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40 Bags in 40 Days Challenge.....Day 2

Short and sweet.....

Didn't hear from any participants today however I did my part in this challenge and even though I recently cleaned out my closet I still manged to find 27 items of clothing to toss! *amazing*

16 items below are from the 2 drawers in my dresser that I did not get to yesterday...it was nice to reminisce on my skinnier days!

 And 10 from my closet (didn't even attempt the shoes yet)

Update as of 11/3/11.....recevied picture from participant number one of day 2's loot! *GOOD* job girlfriend ; }

40 Bags in 40 Days Challenge.....Day 1

Well folks day 1 has come to an end and I have heard from one participant so I will post a picture of her success .....

The following 2 pictures are the things I managed to clean out of 2 of the drawers in my dresser. I will add the stuff from the other 2 drawers to tomorrows bag!


 Good night all ; }

Day 1 of our 40 Bags in 40 Days Challenge!!!

OK ladies, it's Day 1!!! I will be taking on this challenge and cleaning out my dresser drawers this afternoon and will post pics tomorrow. Be sure to keep me updated with your progress ; }

40 Bags in 40 Days

 1. *my dresser drawers          

2. *my side of closet                     

 3. *JD’s dresser drawers        

 4. *JD’s side of closet             

5. *pet cabinet

6. *pantry                      

7. *under kitchen sink           

8. *utensil drawer                 

9. *jewelry armoire                

10. *bathroom cabinet & drawers   

11. *linen closet                      

12. *make-up cabinet                         

13. *my studio                                   

14. *laundry room shelving           

15. *shelving x3 in JD’s music room     

16.  *shelving x3 in JD’s music room  

17. *shelving x3 in JD’s music room  

18. *cookbooks                           

19. *home office credenza                     

20. *home office desk drawers  

21. *my junk drawer

22. *catch all basket     

23. *home office tubs

24. *home office book shelves

25. *my car

26. *my van

27. *JD’s truck

28. *utility shed

29. *headboard in master bedroom

30. *night stands “   “ 

31. *front counter @ store 1

32. *front counter @ store 2

33.  *file cabinet  @ store

34. *bookshelf 1    @ store

35. *book shelf 2   @ store

36. *back room @ store 1

37. *tech center @ store

38. *refrigerator @ store

39. *storage room @ store

40.*back room on 2^nd side @ store

 

        

40 Bags in 40 Days.......

Yep you read it right!!

I was blog hopping the other day and came across a blog where this young lady had created the challenge of throwing out 40 bags of stuff in 40 days and I immediately knew that I too wanted to do this very same challenge.....besides, we *all* have tons of stuff we either don't need, don't want, never touch and simply just haven't taken the time to go through closets, drawers etc throughout the house. 

I come from a family of pack rats and collectors ... I cringe at the thought of the fact that I have turned into my mother! When she passed away *all* of the crap that she had collected for so many years was left behind for myself and my sisters to have to deal with.  Right then and there I made a vow to myself to NOT become like her ..... sadly I have NOT honored that vow : {

So when I read about the "40 bags in 40 days challenge" on another blog ... my first thought was "I AM GOING TO START THIS VERY CHALLENGE!"

The idea is pretty simple ... purge your house of 40 bags of stuff in 40 days *STARTING Nov 1st & ending Dec 10th!! Just in time for the holidays!!

Don't know about you but just the thought of it makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.

I made my list of spaces to clean out ... closets, drawers, shelves, pantry, fridge, studio, car...

... if it's cluttered or can use some clearing-out, it's on my list.

(And I did count spaces like my closet, for example, for two bags ... come on, who are we kidding ... I can take way more than one bag outta there!) So it really wasn't as hard as you might think to come up with 40 spaces to clean, I promise!

So.....

anybody wanna join me!?!

It'll feel SOOOOO good when we're done!

Warm fuzzies for all! :)~

(*Note:  when I mention "throwing things away", I don't necessarily literally mean throwing things away -- like in the garbage can.  Most of what I take out of my house is actually donated to my own thrift store which supports animal rescue groups. Please donate your stuff to Salvation Army or other people who can use it!) In most big cities there are some great charities and organizations that support children etc......

So be sure to let me know if you are going to play along in this *great* challenge! I will post updates and pictures here on my blog daily ; }