Off to Goodwill! I have decided to stop letting perfect be the enemy of good. This is not everything and I have not optimized where I will donate it… But a trunkful of stuff that has been sitting in my bedroom will be GONE. Can has gold star?
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Amazing!!!
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This holds me back more than it should! Bravo for clearing that space.
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TC…we came home from a weekend away and noone has cleaned up the mess kid made using highlighter in the bath/apparently throwing pj pants and other shit in there. So that’s a tomorrow job.
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I came back with Bathroom Art (see below), 2 cappuccino size cups and saucers for me (dishwasher safe), 2 demitasse and saucer for Human’s espressos, and a frame to put our wedding cards in (see below), all for under $20. The decluttering still counts, right? 
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cleaned the kitchen sink with some old baking soda
so gratifying
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Slowly un fucking the kitchen bench. There’s a pile of stuff that’s been building on it. Goal is to have it completely clear besides small shelves and the kettle/ toaster/ stand mixer.
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I took several years of very old tax returns to be shredded and dropped off like 10 gallons of paint, left by previous owners, for recycling. (Usually there is a 5 gallon limit, but when I called ahead to confirm, the manager said that the paint was going to get picked up late morning and that if I came after lunch, I could bring it all at once.)
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Pulled the dead tomatoes out. Still need to pull grass and weeds and get cardboard on the beds, and dig potatoes and cover that bed, but HEY one step at a time.
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I unfucked two closets by moving a bed.
Now the bedroom closet actually opens, and turns out it’s super deep and useful for hanging clothing! Who would’ve thought. I banished some unused blankets to the basement and pulled out the shelves, leaving the hanging rod free for COATS.
THESE COATS:
This shallow hall closet has literally never been closed because it’s full of giant coats that stick out too far:
The hall closet is gonna get some hooks, shelves, and baskets. And a weirdo mural or something because why not? It’s gotta be better than this yellow.
But in the meantime I can at least close the door and walk through this little walkway without tripping over a door.
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applause
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How do people unfuck their fridges? Mine always becomes a chaotic
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My fridge is a bastion of Fuckery. However, I have found ways to make it function.
Step one: we replaced our mother fucking side by side 
yes this is an extreme step, but it’s WAY easier to unfuck a fridge you can access more easily.
Step two: ZONES. This is key. Dairy goes in the upper right. Doesn’t matter what it is. So if I decide to be weird (for us) and buy Creme Freshe, there’s still a spot for it, even if it isn’t a normal fridge resident.
Step three: slide out trays. New fridge is deep. I have classic ADHD brain of “if I can’t see if when I open the door, it does not Exist”. I get around this by like, putting all my yogurts in a tray I can pull out. Nothing gets lost in the back this way. Similar: round spinner (lazy Susan? I hate that name, but for clarity sake), for condiments. Boxes within boxes: I have a box in the cheese drawer for snack cheese (string, baybel, etc, #toddlerlife ).
Step four: this is SUPER over the top but see my above brain function. I have a white board where I write all my produce and leftovers. If I do not do this, it doesn’t not exist. 
Easiest method? No. But literally the only thing I’ve found to get around my fucking brain.
I hope some of this is functional/helpful for you? One step we haven’t taken yet but need to is getting Tupperware that stacks better.
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Yes helpful! What product do you use for slide out trays? I had contemplated just getting cheap plastic trays from Amazon after measuring my fridge but not sure if you mean an actual stick on slider
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I got them at Costco! They’re sets of bins. Clear plastic things. One can one and some long skinny ones.
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Hah. I bought another fridge.
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We made it work for SO LONG a whole year of fuckery. Then it started getting worse at its cold and hot zones, and we just decided FUCK IT Labor Day sales. #noregrets
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Oh, the fridge in my kitchen is fine - it’s just not big enough. So now we have two fridges and at least one of them is still nice and clean. LOL
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I have just accepted that once a month I will overfill it and lose things, and then clear it all out again. The Circle of (fridge) Life.
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