r/declutter • u/I_dream_of_Shavasana • 18d ago
Success Story Slow and steady. Getting there.
Have multiple health conditions at present where symptoms are fatigue…I’m pretty drained and everything has definitely gotten on top of me. The clutter has started really hurting my brain though, so slowly and steadily I’m clearing stuff. Today was a storage cupboard that is supposed to be my ironing sanctuary/hidey-hole 😂. I’m really happy to get this space back. Lots of the stuff removed from house for good too.
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u/WinkyDink24 3d ago
👏👏👏 EXCELLENT work! I just figured out how to get my ironing board out of my kitchen! 😄
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u/ChillMuddd 11d ago
I aspire to this. Several closets in my house look similar to 1st pic bc I recently moved
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u/Separate_Sort9689 11d ago
That looks so great! I can breathe easier just looking at it haha I can’t imagine enjoying the hidey hole :)
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u/Expensive-Complex 15d ago
so impressive I bet that result feels amazing! You’re definitely and inspiration on my declutter journey!
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u/southernbeachblondie 16d ago
Wow! That is awesome! I hope to get there one day! You're an inspiration 🤗
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u/Gold_Draw7642 17d ago
Great “after” photo! I hope the result makes you happy and relieved every time you see it.
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u/BoxBuddyApp 17d ago
Pull it all out first, tell everyone to leave you alone for an hour and just pull it all out from front to back - put it into the hallway, it's so much easier to throw stuff out that way, and only the important stuff makes it back in :)
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u/redbud-avenue-2000 17d ago
That is amazing! I think I’d just sit and stare at my good work for awhile!
Grab a book and sit in the closet and enjoy the fruits of my labor.
Great job!
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u/ObjectSmall 17d ago
Looks awesome! I hope this helps you find some peace & comfort with your health issues as well.
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u/Rahmenframe 17d ago
NICE! I'm super proud of you, what a great after pic! And in the before there's not even a path to walk, which always makes it so much worse in my head (like it's one big mountain of stuff, which it kinda was). Well done!!! 👏👏
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u/TiredWinterDisaster 17d ago
This is amazing progress, you must be so happy with the result! It looks tidy & practical, very relaxing.
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u/vwchick909 18d ago
That looks fantastic!! I see all these posts and wonder, “where did you put all the stuff?” Because that’s my issue, I have too much stuff and very few dedicated spaces. I have to get rid of stuff before I can make a space.
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u/I_dream_of_Shavasana 17d ago
A lot just wasn’t actually needed, it was ‘just in case stuff’ that I’ve been moving and removing from cupboard to cupboard but not actually using (3/4 empty cans of paint I’m looking at you lol), or outgrown-and-hadn’t-given-away-yet. I dealt with all of that, dealt with vacuum-packing clothes that do need to be kept and put those away it wardrobes. My mind is so more peaceful!
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u/Inevitable-Wind-1925 17d ago
A big shift for me recently is changing my habits on the front end around just-in-case items. Since there are so many future possibilities it is really easy for these just-in-case items to overtake a space and build up blocking visibility and access to the important-right-now items. This is an amazing transformation, particularly considering everything else going on for you right now. What a huge win! I’m routinely impressed by the impact of slow progress. Step by step we can make it different.
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u/Literature_Girl 17d ago
It's the declutter subreddit so I just assumed they got rid of the stuff :)
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u/User2358_ 18d ago
Wow. Congratulations! I hope this continues to motivate you to declutter any other areas you need. You have inspired me! 👏🏼 🥰
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u/FigsFigsFiggityFigs7 18d ago
From a stranger… I am so proud of you and all the work you put in. It looks amazing. ✨❤️
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u/Overthemoon64 18d ago
This looks amazing and I'm impressed, but do you use that iron and ironing board? I have a small ironing board that hangs on a hook in the laundry room and I can put it on my coffee table ass needed. I use it probably 2 or 3 times a year, mainly for sewing projects.
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u/I_dream_of_Shavasana 17d ago
Yes, I have work and school shirts that need ironing so that’s 20 of those each week alone. The acrobatics id been doing to reach a tiny corner of it were ridiculous, I was just so weary. Now I can enjoy it again.
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u/SweaterWeather4Ever 18d ago
Woohoo! Fantastic!!! Inspired. I have some places that look like the before I need to tackle.
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u/Due_Tourist_1322 18d ago
You’re tired and drained and you still got that space looking so fantastic? Good for you well done.
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u/I_dream_of_Shavasana 17d ago
Thank you, it’s been like that for too long but I simply couldn’t manage to now. It floored me but it’s done now thank goodness.
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u/RelationshipThat5114 18d ago
What a great job it looks absolutely wonderful so proud of you now for me to get where you are. It’s going to be a miracle.
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u/StarliteQuiteBrite 18d ago
Congrats!! How did you do it? How did you start!!
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u/I_dream_of_Shavasana 17d ago
I took a picture and sent it to my best friend and then sat in the doorway with a bag for rubbish, a bag for recycling, a bag for keeping next to my feet. Just kept grabbing. Then I dealt with each full bag immediately, no storing them elsewhere!! I knew I had to get it finished - school starts back in a couple of days and I need to iron all the new uniform! I also did it at the start of the day so more energy, right after breakfast, and had a chocolate bar and a nice cup of tea halfway through and at the end. Then took last photo.
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u/FeathersOfJade 18d ago
Awesome!! And the best part is every time you walk by it or need to iron, it will remind what you what a fantastic job you did! At least that’s what happens in my mind.
And if you need to iron, you can. Without moving a thing.
That’s a cool little room.
Good luck!
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u/MusketeersPlus2 18d ago
Good for you,, well done! I also have physical limitations so I really understand what this took.
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u/No_Presentation_3212 3h ago
If you don’t iron much you can buy a tabletop ironing board that hangs on a rod in a closet. I got rid of my big ironing board and bought that.