Actually - there was a button that said "delete" under each photo for the last week or so - however, that button doesn't seem to actually DO anything - I have pushed it a number of times...  oh well. 

Thanks for this challenge....  see you around the pool!!!!

:)   Manderwrites - (with an 'S' at the end)

And for others who have been so steady just little by little, step by step, doing this thing and then another thing--that's perfect too. 

For me I am amazed how much changes, in just a month, when you do a little here and there, steadily.

I hope it really shows in your life, and feels great.  

"They" say give yourself a year, to just slowly steadily keep working on the small stuff, shedding more and more, clearing and cleaning. Small steps.

I hope this Challenge has given you a huge boost in that direction. Sure seems like it has. For me it has.

Thanks, thanks, thanks for being inspiring, and supportive teammates.  

It has been a very busy week and weekend, I added another 150 items to my total and I have (finally) uploaded a bunch 'o pictures of the progress and final on the storage and pantry areas...  I still cannot seem to delete the ones that don't show so you will have to go to "all pictures" to see them... oh well... 

This challenge has been (and still is) great for me...  I was already kinda doing little things but it really pushed me into overdrive.  I am now "REsweeping" through my bookshelves in the house and have gotten rid of over 100 books. 

I also did my banking  . . . organized all bills/debts/income - and did a budget for myself. 

It is kind of amazing that by tonight at 9:00 pm (when the last of my boxes arrive from my friend's house) I will have my whole life contained within my sight.  I have also limited my clothing to only my one big closet (a very small walk-in - EVERYTHING is in it - I have hung ALL my clothing excepting underwear - I can see everything and know what I have. 

I feel so much more calm internally - even though I wasn't aware of the dischord in me - now that it is organized I can really tell the difference.  Anyway - I am going to go and finish my bookshelf now!  YAY

Inspired by the deadline! It took me forever to really tackle the big jobs but boy this feels great. It's great to see you taking advantage of the last week, also.

Almost 3,000 counted items. OUT of our lives. Just amazing.

12 boxes of stuff. It's amazing the amount of stuff that you can drag out of the corners and under and inside. 

I hope you all are enjoying every area you swept clean.

Most of you are off to do other summer things. So I want to say THANKS for joining this challenge. THANKS for your inspiration of me and others. And CONGRATS on the astounding, amazing, HUGE accomplishments, big and small.

I hope you each take a minute to walk around and really feel proud of yourself, and enjoy the new openness or organization or difficult achievement you have accomplished. We did GREAT.  

Great to hear from you. I hope you do come back and give yourself lots of points. 300. 500. You deserve to credit yourself for all that effort. And it inspires the challenge members too. 

That is a tough job. With our clutter habits I think it's become much harder.

For yourself, it's great to declutter and I hope you do it  for YOU. Your stuff is yours to do as you please until your last breath. I don't believe we can or should clean up our lives "for the kids." It's got to be so that we can be happier, more free, have more time, feel more open and less burdened.

It may feel hard, but it's also a privilege, and important, and connects the family, to go through stuff. Just speaking from my hospice work experience. Just my view. Sometimes kids these days feel like those family responsibilities and yes, burdens, should be lifted from them. I don't think so. 

You do what you know and feel to be right. And again thanks for sharing. We have been wondering how and where you were.