Take the 30 Bags...30 Days Challenge!

Grab a grocery bag or a garbage bag and begin filling your way to a tidier home.

Let's start outside!

Day 1: Remove garbage and anything that doesn't belong in The Car.

Day 2: Declutter The Deck by removing broken pots, old toys and anything you don't use
anymore. Sweep and add a colorful new mat at the door!

Day 3: Choose ONE wall of The Garage/Shed and remove any unused or broken items.

Day 4: Continue with the ONE wall of The Garage/Shed and sort the rest putting like with like.

Day 5: Clean up ONE SMALL area of The Yard. (Yes! A bag of yard waste counts) Rake
leaves, pull weeds, and remove unused toys that are lying around.

Moving inside...

Day 6: Declutter and edit belongings in The Entrance Closet. You don't need ten hats, six pairs
of gloves and 15 pairs of flipflops. Keep only the coats you love and wear and then bag the rest
for the shelters.

Day 7: Remove the accumulation of items you no longer need or use from Under The Bathroom
Sink. Grab a few clear dollar store containers for what remains.

Day 8: Edit Your Makeup. Powdered makeup lasts 2 years, concealer one year and mascara
only four months. Wash your brushes in a mild detergent.

Day 9: Edit The Toys in the bathtub. Use 1 part bleach to 9 parts water and soak the keepers to
remove mold and mildew. Don't have children? You can edit the number of bottles in the shower
- vow to use up what you have before you buy more!

Day 10: Declutter The Laundry Room. Remove items that you do not use any more, for
example, the steamer, dirty clothes pegs, etc. Get rid of your "to mend" pile - you will likely
never get to it. Containerize loose change and buttons, toss stray socks that have been
mateless for months.

Day 11: Edit The Linen Closet. As a general rule, keep only two sets of sheets per bed and
three towels per person. Put sheet sets inside their pillow case and fold towels in half, then in
three and then in half again (the department store fold) to save space.

Day 12: Edit The Pet Supplies. Does Fluffy really need five brushes, four coats and six different
bags of food? Vow to use up the food before buying new stuff. Dispose of old medication by
taking it back to your veterinarian. Toss the "cone collar" - you can purchase a new one if you
ever need one again. Don't have a pet? Go through YOUR hair accessories and see if you can
part with a brush or two.

To the office...

Day 13: Edit and declutter A Bookshelf. Choose ONE book shelf and remove books you will
never read again. Keep only the trinkets and treasures that you truly love and remove the rest.
Color code the remaining books just for fun!

Day 14: Choose ONE File Drawer and edit the contents of the FIRST HALF (warning: start
small and you may just be motivated to do more once you get going!). Shred/recycle papers that
you don't need to keep, simplify your filing system, scan and digitize paper where you can, toss
manuals if they can be accessed online and, just for fun, make new labels on pretty stickers.

Day 15: Clear Your Desktop. Remove any trinkets and treasures you don't truly love, move your
printer to a shelf if you can, choose ONE of your desk organizers and remove the rest (you only
need two or three pens and pencils out on your desktop, the rest can be in a drawer), file or
shred/recycle the piles of paper and set up an inbox to put stray papers in from now on.

Day 16: Edit Your DVDs and CDs. With Netflix and online streaming, you should be able to pare
down your DVD collection, drastically. Pull the discs out of their cases and put them in disc
sleeves and then into a cute colorful container to save space.

Day 17: Edit Your Remote Controls. Remove any that don't work. Program your devices so that
you only need to use one or two remotes for everything. Containerize them or velcro them to the
device or the side of a table or cabinet where they are used.

Day 18: Edit Your Cords, Adaptors and Chargers. If you haven't used a cord, adaptor or charger
in a year you can probably remove it. For the ones you use and for any that you bring into the
home from now on, label them!

Day 19: Edit Your Magazines. Choose about 5 that you haven't read and schedule a time for
reading and remove the rest. If you haven't read them by now, you likely won't read them. Start
anew and vow to either read incoming magazines immediately or flip through, tear out the
articles that interest you and file the articles in your To-Read folder and recycle the magazine.
Make it easier on yourself by having only ONE subscription whether it be paper or emagazine.

To the bedrooms...

Day 20: Deciding what to keep in Your Closet is difficult. Today just remove FIVE items of
clothing, ONE handbag, ONE scarf, and ONE pair of shoes. You can do it!
Day 21: Remove FIVE items of clothing from The Kids and/or Husband's Closet. You should
find this easier than doing your own!

Day 22: Without the kids around, remove Toys from their Bedroom that you haven't seen them
use in a while. If you like, choose just a few toys to put in another bag in the garage or
basement and on a rainy day you can surprise them with a "new" old toy in exchange for
another one from their room - the one-in, one-out rule.

To the kitchen...

Day 23: Scour The Pantry looking for outdated items. This alone can declutter your pantry. It
also reminds you what you have in there. Tidy as you go.

Day 24: Clean out The Fridge. Toss rotten food, check expiry dates, vow to use a weekly menu
and only buy what you need for your week worth of meals.

Day 25: Brrrr... time to see what's in The Deep Freezer. Double your bag for this one - frozen
food is heavy! Toss any freezer burned items. From now on, keep an inventory list of what lives
in your deep freezer. Use a magnet to attach your list to the front of the freezer. As you take
items, cross it off the inventory list. As you add items, add them to your list. This saves you from
digging down into the cold depths of the ice box searching for a roast that doesn't exist!

Day 26: Edit The Cutlery Drawer. Look for spoons, knives, flippers and obscure I'm-not-sure-
how-to-use-this items to remove from the cutlery drawer and make room for the frequently used
ones.

Day 27: Just for today don't worry about organizing Your Kitchen Cupboards. Simply open each
one and look for unused appliances and dishes. Remove them. Done.

Day 28: Yep! We're going there... Under the Kitchen Sink! Decide what you NEED under here.
Maybe a garbage can and the composter, some cleaners and garbage bags? Remove anything
else that doesn't belong. If you happen to keep your flower vases under the sink, edit them. You
really only need to keep a couple of your favorites - after all, how many bouquets are you going
to get at one time?

Day 29: If you have A Junk Drawer, you know how unruly it can become. Remove items that
belong elsewhere like the garage or garden shed. Remove kids toys, nailpolish, business cards
and loose paper. Containerize what is left. Remember to put an elastic band around loose
batteries so that their terminals do not touch.

Last day!

Day 30: Here is something new... put the bag back. Today you will use a proverbial bag. Today
it's about removing the clutter from Your Schedule. Take a long hard look at your
schedule/calendar and see where you can lighten it up. Do you have to attend EVERY Dahlia
Club meeting? Do you have to volunteer at EVERY event in your community? Do you have to
host EVERY girl's night? See if you can free up some time for R&R. You deserve it.

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Tome los 30 bolsos ... ¡Desafío de 30 días!

Coge una bolsa de ultramarinos o una bolsa de basura y comienza a llenar tu camino a un
hogar más ordenado.

Empecemos afuera!

Día 1: Retire la basura y cualquier cosa que no pertenezca a The Car.

Día 2: Declutter The Deck eliminando las ollas rotas, juguetes viejos y cualquier cosa que no
utilices más. Barrer y agregar una alfombra nueva y colorida en la puerta!

Día 3: Elija UNA pared de The Garage / Shed y elimine cualquier elemento no utilizado o roto.

Día 4: Continuar con la pared ONE de The Garage / Shed y clasificar el resto poniendo como
con similar.

Día 5: Limpie UNA PEQUEÑA área de The Yard. (Sí, una bolsa de residuos de yardas cuenta)
Rake hojas, tire de las malas hierbas, y eliminar los juguetes no utilizados que se encuentran
alrededor.

Moviéndose dentro ...

Día 6: Declutter y editar las pertenencias en The Entrance Closet. Usted no necesita diez
sombreros, seis pares de guantes y 15 pares de flipflops. Guarde solamente los abrigos que
usted ama y use y después bolso el resto para los refugios.

Día 7: Retire la acumulación de artículos que ya no necesita o use de Under The Bathroom
Sink. Coge unos pocos contenedores claros de dólares para lo que queda.

Día 8: Edita tu maquillaje. Maquillaje en polvo dura 2 años, corrector un año y rimel sólo cuatro
meses. Lave sus cepillos con un detergente suave.

Día 9: Editar los juguetes en la bañera. Use 1 parte de lejía a 9 partes de agua y remoje a los
encargados para eliminar el moho y el moho. ¿No tienes hijos? Usted puede editar el número
de botellas en la ducha - voto de usar lo que tienes antes de comprar más!
Día 10: Declutter La sala de lavandería. Quite los artículos que no usa más, por ejemplo, el
vaporizador, las clavijas de ropa sucia, etc. Elimine su montón de "reparar" - es probable que
nunca llegue a él. Containerize cambio suelto y botones, tirar calcetines perdidos que han sido
mateless durante meses.

Día 11: Editar el armario de lino. Como regla general, mantener sólo dos juegos de sábanas
por cama y tres toallas por persona. Coloque los juegos de hojas dentro de la funda de la
almohada y dobla las toallas por la mitad, luego en tres y luego a la mitad otra vez (la tienda
departamental) para ahorrar espacio.

Día 12: Editar los suministros para mascotas. ¿Fluffy realmente necesita cinco cepillos, cuatro
capas y seis diferentes bolsas de comida? Voto de usar la comida antes de comprar cosas
nuevas. Deshágase de la medicación vieja tomando de nuevo a su veterinario. Lanzar el "collar
de cono" - usted puede comprar uno nuevo si alguna vez necesita uno de nuevo. ¿No tienes
una mascota? Ir a través de sus accesorios de pelo y ver si puede parte con un pincel o dos.

A la oficina...

Día 13: Editar y declutter A Bookshelf. Elija UNA estantería de libros y elimine los libros que
nunca volverá a leer. Guarde solamente las baratijas y los tesoros que usted ama verdad y
quite el resto. Código de color los libros restantes sólo por diversión!

Día 14: Elija UN Gaveta de Archivos y edite el contenido de la PRIMERA MITAD (advertencia:
empiece pequeño y sólo puede estar motivado para hacer más una vez que vaya!). Tritura /
recicla los papeles que no necesitas mantener, simplifica tu sistema de archivado, escanea y
digitaliza el papel donde puedas, saca los manuales si se puede acceder en línea y, solo por
diversión, haz nuevas etiquetas en pegatinas bonitas.

Día 15: Borrar su escritorio. Elimina cualquier baratija y tesoro que realmente no te gusta,
mueve tu impresora a un estante si puedes, elige UNO de tus organizadores de escritorio y
quita el resto (solo necesitas dos o tres bolígrafos y lápices en tu escritorio, el resto puede Estar
en un cajón), archivar o triturar / reciclar las pilas de papel y configurar una bandeja de entrada
para poner papeles perdidos de ahora en adelante.

Día 16: Edite sus DVDs y CDs. Con Netflix y streaming en línea, debe ser capaz de reducir su
colección de DVD, drásticamente. Tire de los discos de sus cajas y ponerlos en las mangas del
disco y luego en un lindo recipiente de colores para ahorrar espacio.

Día 17: Edite sus controles remotos. Quite cualquiera que no funcione. Programe sus
dispositivos de modo que sólo tenga que usar uno o dos mandos a distancia para todo.
Containerizarlos o velcro ellos al dispositivo o el lado de una mesa o gabinete donde se utilizan.
Día 18: Edite sus cables, adaptadores y cargadores. Si no ha utilizado un cable, adaptador o
cargador en un año, probablemente lo pueda quitar. ¡Para los que usted usa y para cualquier
que usted traiga en el hogar a partir de ahora, etiqueta ellos!

Día 19: Edita tus revistas. Elija alrededor de 5 que usted no ha leído y programar un tiempo
para la lectura y quitar el resto. Si no los ha leído ya, es probable que no los lea. Comience de
nuevo y promete leer las revistas entrantes de inmediato o voltear a través, arrancar los
artículos que le interesan y archivar los artículos en su carpeta de lectura y reciclar la revista.
Hacer más fácil en sí mismo por tener sólo una suscripción, ya sea de papel o emagazine.

A los dormitorios ...

Día 20: Decidir qué guardar en su armario es difícil. Hoy acaba de quitar CINCO artículos de
ropa, un bolso, una bufanda, y un par de zapatos. ¡Puedes hacerlo!

Día 21: Retire CINCO artículos de ropa de The Kids y / o Armario del esposo. Usted debe
encontrar esto más fácil que hacer su propio!

Día 22: Sin los niños alrededor, retire los juguetes de su dormitorio que usted no los ha visto
nosotros