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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, July 25, 2004 - 12:55 pm
ANNOUNCING.... The 1st TVCH DECLUTTERING CHALLENGE That's right, ladies and gents! To prepare us for snugging our homes for fall (the first harvest festival of the "old calendar" is August 01), I am initiating a decluttering challenge. From Sunday, August 1 through Saturday, August 14th, I will be pitching things and paring down. I want company. To make it more entertaining, I am even willing to offer up a prize: a $10 GC from Target, Walmart, or Amazon to the person who can clear the most clutter. (Yes, folks, I am willing to stoop to BRIBERY!) We will, obviously, be on the honor system, but I am willing to trust you. So, do I have participants??? You have a week to prep extra meals, plan out errands, etc.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, July 25, 2004 - 1:13 pm
Well, I place a kitchen scale next to door on a flat surface so I can get an accurate reading. At the end of the day/week/2 weeks, you'll need to report your poundage totals. (I will set up a sub-thread above to report it, so it doesn't get lost.) This week, I plan on finishing off all writing assignments, dental/doctor/etc. appointments, and shop for crockpot meals & make ahead meals. In other words, all of the prep work to make sure I can declutter my brains out and have everything cleared out. (That way, when the July freelance check shows up, I can get any other storage things that we may need--like bookends and baskets.) I am also making the decision (and yes, I know it isn't fair, but live with it) that electronic clutter will also count (she says as she just cleared out another 100 emails after pulling out and organizing the information) as follows: 25 emails = 1 pound 15 graphic files = 1 pound 10 documents = 1 pound 1 program = 1 pound Yes, it may be generous, and I do want them listed separately, but I think it's important to reward that decluttering too.
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, July 25, 2004 - 1:17 pm
SAMPLE Time period: Just today Physical clutter: 45 pounds Electronic clutter: 05 pounds Total for day: 50 pounds SAMPLE
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 8:53 am
Time period: July 26 Physical clutter: 9 pounds Electronic clutter: 35 pounds Total for the day: 44 pounds (Dang, wish I could count the 10 boxes I packed!)
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 9:21 am
Time Period: July 27 Electronic clutter: 1.5 pounds Physical clutter: magazines...3 pounds Total: 4.5 pounds
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 9:38 pm
Time period: July 27 Physical clutter: 95 pounds (out of office and house!) Electronic clutter: 0 Total for the day: 95 Grand total: 139 pounds (It helps to hold the stuff and weigh yourself then subtract what you weigh without it. My scale doesn't do small amounts.)
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 8:23 pm
Time period: July 28 Physical clutter: 24 pounds Electronic clutter: 0 Total for day 24 Grand total: 163
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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 12:07 am
Time Period: July 29-30 Physical Clutter: 5 pounds Electronic Clutter: 16 pounds Total for period: 21 Pounds It's a start. Unfortunately, there's plenty more where that came from.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 6:47 am
You've all inspired me, so I went to the dungeon (my basement) and started picking away. It was amazing how quickly I cleared out so much clutter! Now, if only my daughters would come back and do the same! I've also bagged many pounds of clothes but won't count them until I actually make the journey to Goodwill, an hour away. 7/27 - 7/31: Electronic clutter - 1 pound Physical clutter - 63 pounds Total for period: 64 pounds
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 12:07 pm
This is a fantastic start everyone. I have a spreadsheet set up in Excel to track everyone. Mak: Any chance of evicting your daughters' stuff after giving them 5 Days notice that you are not a storage bin? Citrus, just tackle it in little bits--you'll be amazed at how fast it goes!
Date | Name | Electronic | Physical | Total | Grand Total | 07/29/04 | CitrusCityGal | 16.0 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 07/31/04 | Lkunkel | 3.0 | 75.0 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 07/31/04 | Mak1 | 1.0 | 63.0 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 07/26/04 | Schoolmarm | 35.0 | 9.0 | 44.0 | --- | 07/27/04 | Schoolmarm | 0.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | --- | 07/28/04 | Schoolmarm | 0.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 163.0 | 07/27/04 | Vee | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 7:22 am
Time Period: Aug 1 Physical clutter 178 + pounds Electronic clutter....none...who has time? Total= 341pounds that I don't have to pay them to move!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 12:44 pm
Time Period: August 1-2 Physical clutter: 8 pounds Electronic clutter: 3 pounds Today's Total: 11 pounds Grand Total: 15.5 pounds Excellent job, Schoolmarm!
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Grandmato2
Member
07-16-2004
| Monday, August 02, 2004 - 4:55 pm
Time Period: August 2 Physical clutter : 7 pounds Total for today: 7 pounds It's a start.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 4:23 pm
Time period: August 2 Physical clutter: 40 pounds (Clothes to Goodwill, yay!) Grand total: 104 If I really needed the space, I guess I would be more forceful with the DDs about moving their stuff, Lkunkel. They live 200, 1200 and 3000 miles away from here, so I just make them pick at it whenever they get home. DD #2 has made the biggest dent of all three of them. She really would take the rest of her things if she had room for them.
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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Wednesday, August 04, 2004 - 1:02 am
Time Period: Aug 1-2 Physical Clutter: 7 pounds Electronic Clutter: 19 pounds Total for this period: 26 pounds Grand Total: 47 pounds Baby steps 
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 1:23 am
Time Period 8/1-8/4 Physical Clutter: 250 pounds Electronic Clutter: 5 pounds Total for this period: 255 pounds
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 1:33 am
Congratulations, Everyone!!!!
Date | Name | Electronic | Physical | Total | Grand Total | 07/29/04 | CitrusCityGal | 16.0 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 08/04/04 | CitrusCityGal | 19.0 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 47.0 | 08/02/04 | GrandmaTo2 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 07/31/04 | Lkunkel | 3.0 | 75.0 | 78.0 | 08/04/04 | Lkunkel | 5.0 | 250.0 | 255.0 | 333.0 | 07/31/04 | Mak1 | 1.0 | 63.0 | 64.0 | 08/02/04 | Mak1 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 104.0 | 07/26/04 | Schoolmarm | 35.0 | 9.0 | 44.0 | 07/27/04 | Schoolmarm | 0.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 07/28/04 | Schoolmarm | 0.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 08/01/04 | Schoolmarm | 0.0 | 178.0 | 178.0 | 297.0 | 07/27/04 | Vee | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 08/02/04 | Vee | 3.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 15.5 | Grand Total tossed so far: 803.5!!!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, August 05, 2004 - 1:48 am
OMG, I forgot about this with all the BB5, but i got rid of a couple of really big things, couldn't weigh them, so here are the estimates: 6 foot glass top from table = 100 lbs (i couldn't move it, had to call three men) 2 levelor blinds = 10 lbs Total 110 lbs Change the weights if you have better estimates
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Friday, August 06, 2004 - 12:08 pm
Time period: 8/6 Physical clutter: 13 lbs E-clutter: 0 Grand total: 117 Looking forward to Vee's yard sale totals!
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Grandmato2
Member
07-16-2004
| Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 7:39 am
Time Period: 8/5 & 8/6 Physical clutter: 15 pounds E-Clutter: 1 lb. Total : 16 lbs.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 7:08 pm
time period: 8/7 physical clutter: 3 pounds e-clutter: 1 pound total for day: 4 pounds grand total: 121
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - 12:47 pm
Time period: August 10 Physical clutter: 10 pounds (haven't started the yard sale stuff yet) E-clutter: 14 pounds Today's total: 24 pounds Grand total: 40 pounds (rounding up!)
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 12:03 pm
Okay, this is quite disappointing, but here are the yard sale totals... Time period: August 11 Physical clutter: 213 pounds Today's total: 213 pounds Grand Total: 253 pounds
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Lkunkel
Member
10-29-2003
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 8:36 pm
We're doing great--I can see us building up steam for this weekend: Date | Name | Grand Total | 08/04/04 | CitrusCityGal | 47.0 | 08/04/04 | Dipo | 110.0 | 08/06/04 | GrandmaTo2 | 23.0 | 08/10/04 | Lkunkel | 418.0 | 08/07/04 | Mak1 | 121.0 | 08/01/04 | Schoolmarm | 297.0 | 08/04/04 | Spinner | 30.0 | 08/11/04 | Vee | 252.5 |
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Grandmato2
Member
07-16-2004
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 4:08 am
Time Period: August 11 Physical clutter: 165 pounds Grand Total: 188 pounds
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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 1:57 pm
Time period: Aug 8 Physical Clutter: 10 pounds Electronic Clutter: 28 pounds Total for Period: 38 Grand Total: 85
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 - 2:02 pm
Time period: from my last post until yesterday, 8/11 Physical clutter: 397 pounds Electronic clutter: 217 pounds Grand total from Aug 2-today (this post): 614 pounds. Please check the previous grand total....in the chart. I should be up to 955 pounds total! YIPPEE! Anyone need any cardboard boxes? I moved over 400! YIKES
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Grandmato2
Member
07-16-2004
| Friday, August 13, 2004 - 6:14 am
Time Period: Aug. 12 Physical clutter: 10 pounds Electronic clutter: 5 pounds
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Grandmato2
Member
07-16-2004
| Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 5:21 am
Time Period: Aug. 13 Physical clutter: 100 pounds
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Saturday, August 14, 2004 - 6:56 am
Time Period: August 14 Physical clutter: 50 pounds (Transfer station) Electronic Clutter: 4 pounds Today's Total: 53.5 pounds Grand Total: 306 pounds
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 6:17 am
Time Period: Since last post Does anyone else feel funny weighing garbage? Physical clutter: 112 pounds Electronic Clutter: 1 pound Today's total: 113 pounds Grand total: 1068 pounds WHOO HOO!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 8:22 pm
Time Period: August 25 Physical Clutter: 20 pounds Electronic Clutter: 16 pounds (Time Period: August 15-24) Today's Total: 36 pounds Grand Total: 342 pounds
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 10:57 am
Time period: August 25 Physical Clutter: 12 pounds Electronic clutter: 1 pound Today's Total: 13 pounds Grand Total: 1081 pounds!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, September 17, 2004 - 2:30 pm
Watching for Purplecow to post her hurricane tally...
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