01 March 2011

Week 1 of CLEAN SWEEP

Welcome to Clean Mama's CLEAN SWEEP!  A month of spring cleaning and decluttering at your own pace.  

This week's "assignment"?  Declutter (clothing)  and start or maintain a cleaning routine.  Between now and Friday, spend 10 or 15 minutes each day and do some clothing decluttering. 
Here are the steps I'm following....
quickly sort through clothing
keep - clothes that I want to keep will stay on the hangers and in the drawers
pack away - kids' clothing in appropriate bins
toss - any clothing with damage or holes
donate - any clothing that doesn't fit

I'm hoping to clear out about 25% of my clothing and get my kids' clothing switched out for spring this week - how about you?  Friday we'll talk about all things cleaning routine.

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18 comments:

  1. Anonymous01 March, 2011 05:06

    I am going to tackle my clothes today too. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  2. S.Greiner01 March, 2011 05:20

    I got my kids stuff tackled because we're having a HUGE community garage sale this weekend...had to be ready for that!!! Thanks for the reminder to do my clothes...sometimes I just don't make it that far!!! Happy Decluttering!

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  3. Handy Man, Crafty Woman01 March, 2011 06:22

    Great assignment! I have our clothes pretty decluttered, but I think I could go through the kid's clothes again and put a few more things into the donation pile.

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  4. Kim01 March, 2011 06:44

    Great challenge! Clothing has been a constant battle in our house. We have 3 girls and I LOVE to buy clothes for them. I've been trying to go at their clothes with open mind and getting rid of things that I don't absolutely love.

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  5. Unknown01 March, 2011 07:08

    I cleaned out the old clothes in my dresser last Saturday. Next is the closet. My spring cleaning routine is cleaning everything (deep clean, declutter, vacuum underneath funiture, etc) on 1-2 walls in a room every week. I'll finish with shampooing the carpets. I work full time so I don't have a lot of time to spend on one room, so I am breaking it up.

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  6. Skoots1moM01 March, 2011 09:35

    thanx 4 the challenge...i'm tackling two closets and a teen's bedroom...
    added your button to my site to keep me reminded ;)

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  7. Unknown01 March, 2011 11:54

    This is a great assignment. I have been dealing with clothes clutter forever. I started today and clean out me and hubby's dresser. I got rid of one bag. Now since my laundry is so behind I just declutter as I wash.

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  8. Amber D01 March, 2011 12:22

    I must be a mind reader because before I read this post my hubby and I cleanded out our closets yesterday and donated it all to Salvation Army.

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  9. Mrs C01 March, 2011 13:28

    Had I read this sooner I could've avoided the 6 loads of laundry i just did!

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  10. Kimberly T.01 March, 2011 14:04

    So wish I could switch out the kids clothes for spring, but sadly the 4' (or more) of snow dictates otherwise. Heading off to clean out my own closet though.

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  11. Sarah01 March, 2011 16:14

    Thanks for the challenge! The closet has been tackled, but now it's time for those dreaded dresser drawers!

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  12. Anonymous01 March, 2011 20:04

    I was about ready to start putting winter clothes away :) I went through my closet and drawers not long ago, but I will be working this week on my cedar chest, getting out the spring clothes and deciding what to keep, toos, and donate :)

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  13. New York mold removal01 March, 2011 20:44

    De-cluttering and organizing all objects from spices to clothes help maintain cleanliness.Also makes life easy and manageable.

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  14. Anonymous02 March, 2011 04:46

    i just clean my closet few days ago but need do my hubby and little in my kids clothes.

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  15. Jodi02 March, 2011 05:59

    I agree with Kimberly! I am so ready to put away winter clothes and go through summer clothes, but these cold temps are telling me it just to early. I need to take a pass on this challenge!

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  16. Amy02 March, 2011 12:32

    so excited about your first assignment, it is perfect.
    Blogged about Clean Sweep today.
    Thank you, as always, for the inspiration!

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  17. Leanne05 March, 2011 19:27

    I've been decluttering. The clothes were the first thing I worked on. Thanks for linking to We're Organized Wednesday.

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  18. Beth @ Our Typical Life06 March, 2011 14:37

    I came here from a blog, andvsaw that you were doing another cleaning month. I suddenly felt the urge to clean my 3yo's room-so I did! Took less than 30min (all at once)!

    Tomorrow, i tackle my youngest's room, which is mostly clothes. Will probably take me longer!

    Thanks!

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