Help, I'm knee-deep in clutter!

52 PICKUP for JUNE

• Daily Anticlutter Routine: Bring in trash from vehicles (1 minute).
• Pickup Project: Stack up swimming and beach gear (1 hour).
  Sort through the bathing suits, floppy hats, towels, and water sandals. Set up a spot to store beach towels, chairs, umbrella, floating chair and mats, small pool, and sand and water toys.
• Quickie Cleanup in the Bedroom: Flip the mattress (15 minutes).
  Strip the bed, turn over the mattress, and then vacuum all around the bed before you make it up again.

• Daily Anticlutter Routine: Bring in trash from vehicles (1 minute).
• Pickup Project: Set up the deck or porch (1 hour).
  Clean the grill and stock up on charcoal and lighter. Quickly pick off dead leaves, scoop up any toys or trash, and sweep the area.
• Quickie Cleanup in the Basement: Mystery boxes (15 minutes).
  Pick out two storage boxes and do a little investigating. What is all of this stuff? Pull out items to dump, sell, or donate.

• Daily Anticlutter Routine: Bring in trash from vehicles (1 minute).
• Pickup Project: Adventures in eating (1 hour).
  Sit on the porch and pull out some recipes from the box of recipes that you've never used. During the next couple of weeks, try some of those light summer pastas, salads, snacks, and mouth-watering recipes for the grill.
• Quickie Cleanup in Vehicles: Dust and vac interior (15 minutes).
  Use your home mini-vac or hit the car wash and clean out all those little pebbles and leaves from under the floor mats.

• Daily Anticlutter Routine: Bring in trash from vehicles (1 minute).
• Pickup Project: Wild card - no project this week
  Relax outside with a book or magazine. Gaze at the clouds, watch the birds, and listen to the leaves rustling in the trees. Just give yourself a break.
• Quickie Cleanup Outside: Trim bushes and trees (15 minutes)
  Doing a full trim will take more that fifteen minutes. Instead, either trim one tree or one bush, or, quickly lop off only the branches that are hitting you in the face when you step on the porch.

Help, I’m knee-deep in clutter! by Joyce I. Anderson