15 Minute Challenges: Favorite Chair
If your Terrible Awful clutter secret is overtaking your favorite chair, declare war, & take it back. Declutter & make it your favorite place to sit, relax, watch TV or read a book. You deserve it!
EDIT FAVORITE CHAIR CLUTTER
- Prep by gathering cup of tea/coffee or favorite beverage and turning on your favorite music.
- Set Timer.
- Pick up everything(loose)chair, chair-side table(s) and floor around chair.
- Throw out food wrappers, . . . (Have trash can at hand)
- Sort accumulated items grouping like with like i.e. magazines vs hand lotions.
- Sort again grouping like with like i.e. Vogue vs Town & Country.
- Edit each group of like items committing to reading/using each item kept.
- Determine how many magazines or books you
rread at one time & keep those next to chair.- Give reading items a home in a basket, bin or tray
- Give glasses or pens their home in a pretty vase or box
- Re-home extra i.e. hand lotion, reading, pens, glasses, etc.
- Only keep items currently using today next to chair
- Keep your essentials next to you chair. Suggestions:
- Coaster
- Pen/Pencil
- Bookmark
- Reading material
- Donate no longer needed items.
- Put everything away at night so you start the next day fresh. It will reduce the weight of the morning…promise.
HINT: Remember, this is a chair, not command central. It is not necessary to keep a barrage of “I might need” items next to you. Getting up to retrieve items you need keeps you young & helps you get in your daily steps.
