Have you ever opened a closet door on a Saturday afternoon, filled with great intentions to organize it? Have you ever immediately shut the same door (discouraged and disgusted) before putting anything in the cute wicker baskets you bought at Target?
So have I.
The problem is I instinctively know I don’t want to organize shoes I no longer wear, clothes that are out of style and belts from the 80s (pre-kids) that might only fit around my upper arm now.
After all, why organize clutter?
This is a problem in many of our lives. We’ve got more “stuff” than we can manage – whether it’s on our schedules or in our closets. And this stuff drains our energy and steals our creativity. We end up shuffling things around to make room on one counter, only to move it the next day. There’s got to a be a simpler way to live. And there is.
If you feel overwhelmed by the clutter in your life, I hope you’ll join me in a few weeks on a 15-Day Living Clutter-Free Challenge. It’s based on my book, “I Used to Be So Organized,” but you don’t have to buy the book to participate. It’s completely free, and I promise you’ll feel more focused, creative and motivated once you are done.
Here’s how it will work. Starting January 9th, Monday through Friday for three week, I’ll walk you through the process of decluttering your mind, schedule and most areas of your home. Each post is short, and includes practical tips you can apply to your life. I don’t expect you’ll be able to apply the tips immediately, so these posts will stay in my archives under “Clutter Free,” so you can come back when you’ve got time to deal with that area of your life.
To sign up, just enter your email address in the box in the sidebar on the right (below where it says to receive my posts by email) or sign up in an RSS feed. If you are already a subscriber to my blog, you don’t need to do anything. Once the series is over, please feel free to stay as a subscriber to my blog, or unsubscribe. I promise my feelings won’t be hurt. 
I hope you’ll join me, as we uncover, declutter and reclaim our minds, schedules and homes. Once we do so, we’ll be freer to obey God in these areas of our lives.
Grace & Peace,
Glynnis
Sounds like a wonderful series! I’m looking forward to it. I recently organized my closet and it was a HUGE blessing. Looking forward to tackling other areas ~ of my home, my schedule and my mind. Happy New Year! Glad to have discovered your blog through P31 devotions!
I truly did a ton of work emptying our home of clutter in 2011, along with a bit of clutter emptied from my own mind, too. But, we moved from Ohio to Florida and downsized in 2005 after 28 years in Ohio so I’m still feeling the need to declutter more. Maybe you have some more clues on how I can do that, huh? I’m excited to do this, too!
My blog: http://somethingbyjuliana.blogspot.com/
God bless…Juliana
I hope I have some suggestions that will help you. Thanks for signing up.
Glynnis,
I’m trying to sign up for the 3 week Session, how do I do that? Thanks
I am trying to sign up for the 15 day clutter free challenge but the sign up link keeps sending me an error. Help! I need this challenge . . .
Hi Judi, I just signed you up. Watch for an email to confirm. And thank you for your interest!!
I also tried to sign up but was unsuccessful!! Please help me
I tried to sign up but I am unsure if it worked. Please sign me up
Hi Jenn, I just signed you up. Please watch for an email to confirm your subscription. Thank you!
I’m game but as an industrialized collector, 3rd generation pack rat, it will be a tough uphill battle. It is however, one of only 2 New Year’s resolutions, to clear the garage, so cars can actually enter, that our living space can actually be used for living.
That’s a great goal. I believe you can do it. I’ll be there to cheer you on!!!
I need this also and cann”t seem to sign up. Please sign me up. A little at a time is my motto!
Hi Cassandra, I’m sorry you had trouble signing up. I just entered your email address. You should get a confirmation email soon. Thanks so much!
I am so looking forward to this study! I need help in organizing and decluttering our home….I’m encouraging my “sista girls” in my Bible study group to do this study if they are feeling overwhelmed and need help! Thanks Glynnis!!!!!!
Wonderful!!! Tell all your friends. It’s free!!!
Would love to be a part of the Clutter Free 3 week series. I can’t find where I can sign up. Please sign me up.
Hi Denise, I just signed you up, but I think you might already have been on my mailing list. If you get a confirmation email, just respond to it to make sure. Thanks so much, Glynnis
Would like to sign up for challenge.
Hi Cynthia, I just signed you up. Watch for a confirmation in your emails. Thanks so much!
I am always up for de-cluttering and whittling down. I’m married to a packrat, so he brings it home, leaves it for a year or so, and then I recycle it. I still have some piles to go before I get down to the essence of what we really need to keep. I’m trying hard to do a little at a time!
OK, I am WAY excited about this challenge. Thanks so much! Looking forward to it
Loved your book, so excited about this series!!
Thank you Jennifer!!!
Glynnis, so excited to hear of your upcoming study. I already get your posts by email. Is there any other way to sign up?
Hi Helen, thank you so much for being one of my subscribers. You don’t have to do anything else to get these posts, as they will arrive as normal. Blessings, Glynnis
I like this idea a lot!! I’m game!
Glynnis, I would love to sign up but the sidebar box has disappeared on my screen. Would you please sign me up also? Thank you and God bless you for your willingness to serve and help.
Hi Michelle, I’m so sorry about that. I was able to sign you up tonight. Watch for an email to confirm. Thank you!! Glynnis
I’m so excited about this – and so glad to have found out about this challenge! I will also pray I am up for it! Seems whenever I do get rid of something I always end up needing it! I didn’t let my now husband see my home for a couple of weeks when we started dating because of fear he would RUN! Its really not THAT bad but he is of the mind set that if you don’t use it for 6 months you don’t keep it – goodness I have magazines that old hanging around waiting to be read.
God, please give me the strength and endurance I need to overcome my many hurdles and achieve the goals I will set for myself when I begin this program — and for the other ladies and gents who will begin this program with me. AMEN!
Anne, Thank you for praying for the others who will be part of this challenge. Please know that I’ll be praying for everyone who signs up for this series. I know it will be a challenge, and many will battle defeating thoughts. But the key is to set goals that are realistic, but stretch you just a bit. If they are too big of a stretch, you will want to quit. So just take it one baby step at a time. Blessings, Glynnis
Can’t wait…my home & family NEED this challenge. Hoping I can get my kids involved at some level too, b/c they are inheriting my pack rat tendencies. :-/
Me too! I am w/u, jennifer! We can do this!
Help, how do I sign up for the program?
I look forward to my first “on-line” bible study AND I always feel up to a challenge, I just hope I can “follow-thru”.
I am also having a problem signing up. Please add me.
Hi Sherry, I’m so sorry you had trouble signing up. My website was definitely having trouble today. I was able to add you, so watch for an email to confirm. Thanks so much for your interest!! Glynnis
please sign me up for the study
Hi Maria, I was able to confirm that you are signed up for my blog, so you should receive the posts. If you don’t get something from me next week, please check your junk file or filter to see if it’s blocking my posts for some reason. Thanks so much! Glynnis
Please sign me up for the 3 week challenge as well….thanks.
Hi Melissa, I’m happy to do so, and thank you for joining us. Watch for an email to confirm. Blessings, Glynnis
Wow how funny to find this link through the emails I get from P31!
Just last night I finally gave up several items from 10 yrs ago. Funny how relieved I felt!! No more hauling it around looking for somewhere to stuff it for later. I realized I can’t take it with me when I move on from this world and I’m not here to please just me anymore. So if it isn’t part of God’s plan for me then it can go. (after all God provides all we need, right?)
Of course I need help knowing what all God wants me to part with and what to keep for later. Can’t wait to read your email posts!!!
Thanks a bunch! God Bless!!
Hey!
How do I sign up?
Nadine
Hi Nadine – thanks for your interest. I just signed you up. Watch for an email to confirm. Blessings, Glynnis
I also am having trouble signing up, please help.
Thanks!
Can you email me privately? I need your email address to sign you up.
I am constantly trying to de-clutter my home, but my family seriously loves clutter. They don’t see it as clutter – the kids see their things as “treasures” and my husband is always bringing something home that he thinks he will need someday. (You know how people leave stuff on the side of the road and label it “free”? HE is someone who picks that stuff up just to have it – even if we don’t have a present need for it!) Anyway, just a couple of nights ago, I told him that we have to do something about the clutter, as its presence makes my mind feel out of control and I spend too much time cleaning around these things, etc. I am really looking forward to the study, and I already bought your book and had just gotten to the point of skimming through it.
Hi Crystal – thanks so much for buying my book. I hope between the book and my blog posts we’ll make some headway on that clutter. And my kids have NOOOO problem with clutter either. I don’t know how they stand it. But I have control over most of the house and allow their bedrooms to look a little messy. But I still make them clean their rooms up every few days. It’s a battle and I keep reminding myself that one day I’ll miss the clutter. (hard to imagine, but I trust that I will)
Hey Glynnis, I cannot sign up either, so if you could sign me too that would be great. On another note, I tried to sign up for info on She Speaks and couldn’t do that either. Maybe you could direct me on that too. See I am getting organized by having you help me, thanks so much, Leigh
Hi Leigh, my website was being persnickety today. I’m sorry. I just signed you up for my blog and the She Speaks blog – and I’m glad I could help. You did good delegating that task. LOL
Sounds lie a wonderful course!! I’m excited to begin!
I don’t see a spot to sign up either, could you please add me as well? Thank-you! I’m interested in your book, I’ll have to go take a peek! I have 4 kids & seem to always be struggling in one area or another…
Hi Carla, your typo made me smile.
I’m sorry you didn’t see the spot to sign up. I think my website might have been overwhelmed and shut down a few times today. I just added you. Watch for an email to confirm. Thanks, Glynnis
Sorry for the typo! *blush*
Thanks for the laugh… I thought I was the only one who bought cutsie Target baskets and never got round to using them. I’ve actually bought garbage bags today to use for clothes I’ve not warn in years! They’ve been put in those vacuum bags for when they come back in style. HA! I look forward to your course. I’m in Australia so it won’t quite be Mon _ Fri, but close enough for my cluttered brain.
I think we all have things we are hoping will come back in style. They may not, but our kids or grandkids might like them for a dress up party some day. LOL
I can’t seem to find where to sign up? Would you mind signing me up? Thank you! I start back to work that day after a 12 week maternity leave and not looking forward to returning…hopefully this will also help me to de-clutter! I’m a but overwhelmed by how much I have to do.
Hi Jennifer, I just signed you up. Watch for an email to confirm and thank you for joining us! Congratulations on your precious baby!
Can’t wait for this! I’m on your mailing list already, so am I correct that I don’t have to sign up? Thanks, Glynnis! Loved your book and I know I will love this challenge.
Thank you for your sweet comment about my book. That such a blessing. And you are correct. You don’t have to do anything else.
I saw this online study offered by you today, and I am ready for the challenge. I have been talking this week about decluttering my home as my New Years resolution!! I’m really excited to see what God has in store for my.
Thanks Glynnis
I’m so glad you will be joining us.
Oh this is wonderful! Count me in! I NEED guidance in this area. I guess I can start by taking notes on the handy dandy notepad that I have from you
I can’t seem to find where to sign up? Would you mind signing me up? I am ready for a plan to tackle this clutter once and for all. I can’t seem to be able to get it all under control “my Way.”
Hi Tracey, I’m sorry you weren’t able to sign up. I just added you to the mailing list. You’ll need to confirm it in an email. Thank you! Blessings, Glynnis
Oh how I need this, Glynnis! Thank you for offering to help! I am a saver, and I save everything, and I am drowning. I have such a hard time getting rid of stuff. I sure hope you can help me de-clutter my office, my closets and my life. When you said how this drains ours energy and creativity, you really got my attention. I look forward to your posts and helpful suggestions. Happy New Year!
i am soooo glad i clicked on the link to this blog via a P31 email.
we just moved last week and i am looking forward to continuing to purge and de-clutter as we unpack what seems like far too many boxes for a family of 4. with your professional guidance, tips and support, it will make this daunting task much more enjoyable.
So looking forward to this series! I’m in the mood for change. I decluttered a lot of our stuff a couple of years ago, but there’s still plenty to purge! I am a neat freak but my hubby keeps stuff “just in case” …. and he could care less if the house is clean or dishes are done. (Opposites do attract!) Please sign me up! I can use all the help I can get!
You and your husband are the opposite of my husband and I, BUT for the fact that I do care if my house is clean and the dishes are done. The SAME part is the fact that I keep things “just in case.” My husband doesn’t keep anything that he hasn’t used in the last six months. I didn’t let him see my house until we had been dating a little while – I didn’t want to scare him off. Thankfully, it didn’t!
I think the way I wrote that is confusing! We are the same as you are Kelly except my husband is YOU and I am your husband!
I’m so excited Glynnis! Can’t wait for the challenge to start!
I cleaned out my closet recently & arranged it by color, but, I still have
a chest full of clothes & a cedar chest. Help!
The other big problem I have is papers. I hope you will have suggestions
for getting that in order!
Blessings,
Janet W.
Hello,
I would like to sign-up but can’t seem to find the link to do so. Please sign me up. I am looking forward to the challenge. Sometimes clutter keeps me in bondage. I recognize this and would love love love to release disorganization and clutter from my life. Thank you for the challenge!
I would like to sign up for the Clutter Free challenge, but I can’t find a link that says “sign up”. Can you help me?
Thanks!
Hello,
I signed up for your blog a while back but realize I have not been receiving any of your blog notices via email. I would like to sign up for the Clutter Free Challenge. Please sign me up, if you can. Thanks a million! Lisa Byrd miwuk@hotmail.com
What is this and how does it work – ? I am sure I need to do it!!!
-Cyndie
I can’t wait! Perfect timing- we are moving from a small apartment to a townhouse. I should be done with most of the unpacking by January 9th and ready for some organization tips/ help! I have been struggling to keep our household in order!
Sign me up—clear the shelves in 2012!!!
Could you please sign me up for the Clutter Free Challenge… I am so looking forward to it.
Amy
Glynnis – I tried to sign up but I get an error message. Can you help me? THANKS!
Hi I am ready for this right now!!!!! However, I am about to move between the 2nd & 5th of January so I do not plan on having clutter cause I tend to find myself having paper’s to where the ink is fading/faded off & from where my husband & I (just got married on the 9th of December & it was my birthday) just moved from I threw away shoes, sneakers, & I gave away clothes & etc. I don’t plan on any clutter come 2012 meaning emotional or spiritual cause its a bit overwhelming. So yes I’m ready to be clutter free!!!!!!!!!
I’m VERY excited about the possibilities of declutttering, but don’t see the link for signing up – will you add me to the list…PLEASE!?!?! God bless you!
Your 15 day challenge is exactly what I need. Acutually I started that task today. So, I can’t wait to add your helpful hints. Thank You!
Peace & Blessing
Please sign me up! (I don’t see where to sign up on your website for the Clutter Free Challenge!)
Please sign me up…
Hi Dominicah, I’m happy to sign you up! Watch for an email to confirm. If you don’t get one, then check your junk file. Thank you so much!!!
i am overwhelmed and cannot wait for this study..Thank you for making this free and not needing to buy anything so many of us are struggling…Gods Peace
sorry i forgot to say in my post…LOVE your web site…it is very pretty!!!
Thank you for your sweet comments!!!
Please sign me up for this study! I am so not organized and tired of living in clutter!!
Hi Amy – it looks like you are already subscribed. So you don’t need to do anything else. When I entered your email address again, it said to watch for an email to confirm. If you don’t get an email, then perhaps it’s getting stuck in a junk file.
Thank you so much much for being one of my subscribers. That really blesses me. Happy New Year!
Looking forward to this study! If I already get your emails is there anything else I need to do to sign up? Getting started today…starting to pack up Christmas stuff!
Love the look of your website
Hi Cheryl – thank you for being one of my subscribers.
There is nothing else you need to do – these will arrive like normal. I’m packing up Christmas tomorrow!
Would you please sign me up? Thanks.
Thank you for your interest. I tried to sign you up, but it said you were already subscribed to my blog. So if you are getting my blog posts, then these will just arrive in the same way. If you haven’t been getting my posts, then perhaps my posts are getting caught in a junk file. Here’s a comment I got:
Please check your inbox for a verification message from “FeedBurner Email Subscriptions”, the service that delivers email subscriptions for Glynnis Whitwer. You will need to click a link listed in this message to activate your subscription. If you dont see a confirmation e-mail in a reasonable amount of time please check your bulk/spam folder.
Thank you again!!!
Thank you so much for your interest. I signed you up, but it looks like you are already on my mailing list. But watch for a confirmation email. If you aren’t getting my posts, perhaps they are stuck in a junk file. That seems to be happening with some people. Let me know if you have any trouble.
HI, I am trying to sign up for the study, ( and your blog) but don’t know if I actually did or not. It keeps sending me to your home page. I haven’t received any kind of confirmation or anything. Can you please tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks, Terri
Hi Terri – I tried to sign you up as well, and it said you are already subscribed. These posts will arrive just like my normal blog posts. But – if you aren’t getting them, perhaps you can check and see if they are being blocked somehow. Thank you so much for your interest. I’m honored with your trust.
Glynnis,
God is always on time – every time – with the answers to our deepest needs and prayers. Just last night at the “Watch Night” service, my sister-in-law was ordained as a Reverend at her church. While the families gathered together to pray in the New Year, I asked God to send guidance my way to help me not only regain what I once had but be better than before – to fulfill the potential He placed inside of me. Somehow, my whole world seemed to unravel – in a snowball effect – over the last 4 years and this past year was the hardest of them all! Things I could once manage with ease now seem to be mountains to overcome. I had heard of Proverbs 31 Ministries several times while listening to radio broadcasts and never actually had the time to get on the internet to look into the ministry further. Last night during the service, during a scripture reading, I turned to Proverbs 31 – actually not really remembering the full scope of the proverb. But after reading that proverb again, I began feeling renewed and encouraged. Tonight, I purposed to sit down and look at the P31 ministry site and right on the Home page, saw the challenge!! It all began last night, and I look forward to taking this journey with you to see what God has in store on the other side of the challenge! Thank you for your service and heart for women.
Be blessed!
Hi Renee and welcome. God is so good! He knew you had a stirring in your heart and He directed you to an amazing passage of Scripture, and then to us. We are just a group of women who love God passionately and desire for our lives to be a reflection of His. I hope you’ll also sign up for our devotions, that way you’ll get encouragement every week. Here’s a link: http://devotions.proverbs31.org/
Just what I need! We are about to move yet again… (The drama continues!) God is good! I love the feeling of decluttering! On this particular move I’m going to have to downsize a lot, and very quickly! So, thank you!
Love your blog!! I’m looking forward to de-cluttering my life. Thank you.
Thank you Cathy. I’m so glad you made your way here today.
I don’t normally make myself “resolutions” or promises for a new year, but maybe a CHALLENGE is a good thing!
I had a chaos meltdown this past weekend. I had planned a 16th birthday party for my son and was cleaning up the house for company and just simply lost all perspective. I will take any advice you give to heart and begin applying immediately. The party was a fun time with family and friends and I wish I would feel confident enough in my home to do it more often. With your help and prayers, I would like to feel “free” and safe in my home again. Free to invite those friends over who have never been to my home, and safe to relax and enjoy down time with my family in a clutter free, chaos free environment. Thank you for this hope.
Lori Ann, I believe with all my heart this is possible for you. It just feels so overwhelming that it’s hard to think and make decisions. I am praying for you, and trusting that God has a plan by bringing you to my blog today. It will be a fresh start for you. Blessings, Glynnis
Glynnis, Thank you so much for offering this.
You are welcome.
This sounds exactly what I need to start 2012.
Lately I have had battles with cancer and have found it hard to keep organised in the house. Some tips to get me motivated again will be great.
Thank you Glynnis.
Hi Maz – I’m so glad you will be joining us. I imagine you’ve dealt with physical and emotional exhaustion. Hopefully I can help provide some doable tips that will help bring you a sense of control and order. I’m praying for you this morning.
I’m trying to sign up for your 3 week thing and I get an error message. Help?
Would love to try this (and hopefully get my kids involved too!!!)
I consider myself a pretty organized person, but I have signed up for your blog, knowing that there is more to learn about organization. I have to share a praise: my 17-year-old daughter has always been unorganized and her room has been a constant mess. At times I wondered if she will ever learn to be more organized, esp. at college next year. (I am grateful that she is a smart, responsble daughter and this is one of her worst vices!) When I asked her to clean out her closet, she challenged me to clean mine (which I did). She cleaned out all of her closet and her drawers in her bedroom and bath, threw away unusable items, and boxed up items to donate. I am so happy that I won’t have to do this after she leaves for college and she is so happy with her room now! We ended up with some very good items to donate to charity! One thing to share: place all of clothes in the closet with the racks backwards in January. As you wear an item, turn the rack around the opposite way. At the end of the year if the rack is in the same backwards position, donate or get rid of that clothing item.
I’m excited for the course, But I have to start packing right away. Do you have some advice for someone on a 30-day moving time crunch? Maybe need to cut down by as much as half! 2 kids, books, art, and lots of work tools.
Thank you so much!
Laura
I think you wrote today’s P31 devotional for me! I’m always talking about needing to organize, but the clutter paralyzes me. I’m looking forward to your 15 day challenge, but I’m not sure it I signed up correctly. I didn’t get a confirmation email. Thanks for your help and motivation!
Hi Glynnis!
This could not have come at a more perfect time! I just moved into my new apartment on December 11th and am still going through and unpacking boxes. I am not sure why I packed some of it instead of just throwing it away! Well, now’s my chance! I am looking forward to a de-cluttered home and a de-cluttered 2012! I am glad we are all on this journey together.
My first thought after reading how you helped your friend (from the Encouragement for Today) was “Oh don’t worry about bringing coffee, just come on over!”. Seriously, I will sign up for your Challenge. Thank you.
Please sign me up. Got an error when I tried to do it myself. Thanks!
I am 100% in on this one!! My closets are a disaster and as you said, I keep scheduling time, then I (conveniently) find other things to do!! Thanks for the encouragement that is is not “mission impossible”!!
There are several spots in my home I don’t really look at, and several more that I see but don’t have the willpower to power through.
My hubby and I have often discussed my inability to categorize things correctly. That is why we still struggle with money. I am getting better at it, but sometimes I forget to go through my mental checklist of what is vital, what is important, what is needed but can wait, and what is a want but not needed.
I am thinking your posts will be very helpful for me to purge out some more of this stuff I am unsure about.
U r not alone, shannon b. We will get it done!
Love It! I’m trying to sign up, but can’t. Can you help?
Hi Sophia, I’m so sorry you had trouble. I just signed you up. Thank you for your interest. Please watch for an email to confirm the subscription.
Am overwhelmed about the quantity of things I need to deal with. How do I organize & store everything without spending my whole paycheck on storage containers? ? It would be easiest to buy 70 matching containers & 3 large file cabinets, but not economically feasible. If you are creative in your job and home (teaching, public speaking, sewing, painting, upholstery, furniture refinishing, etc.) then you don’t throw away everything not used in a year! Help!!
Hi Janice, I know this is a tough issue. My friend Karen Ehman just posted something yesterday where she told all her family and friends one year that all she wanted for gifts were plastic storage tubs. She posted a picture of some storage shelves holding these organized tubs. My advice is just do what you can, one little change at a time. There’s no time limit on this, at least for most of us.
You’re email devotion from P31 today literally brought tears to my eyes because this is the exact thing that has been weighing on my heart! I am so excited to see what you have to say on Monday and I thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing this challenge. It’s an answer to my prayers.
I cannot wait to get your pointers on organization! That is my goal this year…I have been trying to tackle one drawer, closet, and cupboard at a time. I SO enjoyed your devotional today. I just subscribed to your blog…I don’t know why I never realized before that I could do that in addition to P31! You are, as always, such a blessing to me, Glynnis! I have enjoyed our email communication, as well. God bless you with a wonderful new year!
Yippee! so glad you’ll be filing these. I’ll be off to my mom’s on Jan8 to be there while she has spinal surgery (yes, would love some prayers!) and then immediately out of town for work for several days, so I’d miss the first 10 days if you weren’t filing them!
I am concerned because i tried to sign up, and it says I already receive your posts, but I don’t remember receiving these posts …. hmm…I’ll be looking in my email inbox for others.
Kathleen, I just discovered a technical issue that was affecting my posts. It was fixed this morning. If you don’t get an email from me on Monday, please let me know. Thank you and I’m praying for your mom right now.
Mentally organized outwardly disorganized! Can’t wait to get started this has been my prayer!
I’m so looking forward to this! It goes right along with my goals for 2012, and I can use all the help I can get! Bring it!
Single mom, 4 boys (youngest is 7) – need I say more . . . besides HELLLLLLLPPP!!!!
I am so excited about this!!! Can’t wait to see how this will change my life! Blessings, Lori
Oh my stars, I need this 15 days!!! Clutter equals chaos, and I cannot wait to get started! (My husband, too!! :->) Blessings to you, Glynnis!!
Hi, Glynnis!
I found you just in time! Praise God for P31 Ministries! I have been crying out to God and to my husband about feeling so tired about balancing work, home, ministry and my “moods,” and much as I don’t want to dump my frustrations on him, well…*sigh!
“I used to be so organized,” and I say that without quoting the title of your book
, and I came to realize recently that I really need help. I have been praying and looking fr a mentor, and I have approached some women in my church, but all I get are words of encouragement while what I need are practical tips– actual how to’s.
I praise God for your practical approach in encouraging women! I can’t wait to participate! More power from the Source of Eternal Power for you, your family and your ministry!
I wish you could come to my house – it isn’t horrible, but it sure could use some help! I’m delighted you are going to do a blog on on decluttering! Thank you in advance!
Can’t wait to follow your blog!!!!
Great timing, i was contemplating whether to pay for the “toss n tidy” lady, but now i can save money and do this with less pressure, yet with a timeline (structure), which is desparately needed.thx for the encouragement. I feel better, already!
I could use a little help with the decluttering of my house and life. Thank you.
Please sign me up. I keep getting the error message, as well.
Hi Barb – I just signed you up. I’m so sorry you had trouble. Please watch for an email to confirm the subscription.
I have a long way to go. Do hope you can help.
I’m having trouble signing up. Can you help. I want to declutter.
H
I bought the book last week on Amazon and I’m looking forward to the daily blog from Glynnis that starts tomorrow!!
I’m ready!
God knew I needed to see this!! I was on my way to bed Nd decided to check Facebook one more time. I’ve felt so blah lately and I know it’s due to my clutter. I need this 15 day challenge. Let’s get started!!
Hi there Glynnis..so powerful nd i can identify with this devotional…in the eyes of my friends i’m perfect when it comes 2 my home..but they dont know of the times that i do get overwhelm with all the stuff…i need 2 do this,pls help me 2 join…stay blessed!
I am SOOOO Ready!! Moving in 2 months and don’t want to take it with me!!!
This most definitely sounds like something that will be good for me! I am a major clutter bug with physical disabilities so i don’t need anyone to twist my arm and tell me to leave it till tomorrow. I hope to be moving to an apartment in the next month or two so i have to downsize anyway and this will be a good way to start by getting the clutter under control and out from underfoot. Thank you for doing this study for us! I’m looking forward to it! God bless and have a great day everyone!
I am so glad to be following this blog and starting to get rid of clutter…I am so ready to do this in all of my life..thank you for doing this…
You are welcome. Thank you for joining me on this!
I have 5 children who have graduated from college and moved out. I have a lot of their stuff. Please sign me up for your declitter strategies. Thank you for your help. I also have size 8 to 16 in my closet and I am now a happy size 8
Carolyn – I just signed you up, so watch for an email to confirm. Hopefully you’ll get Day 3, but if not come back to my blog to visit and you should get Day 4 in your inbox. Thanks so much!!
Not sure if I’m in or not?
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Hi Debbie – did you get Tuesday’s post? I checked this morning and your subscription was active, meaning it did go out.
I signed up for the 15 day Clutter program. I got an email from you talking about it, so I think I’m signed up, but I didn’t receive anything yesterday, which I thought was supposed to happen. Not sure what to do. Will I receive emails each day?
Hi Danica, I’m so sorry about this. An email did go out, and I confirmed your subscription just now and it is active. So, something happened in the delivery. It’s possible it got rejected somehow. You might check your junk file to see if it’s there. One option is to add me to your email address book using glynnis@glynniswhitwer.com. This should alert your email server that I’m safe to accept. I hope that solves the problem, and thank you for persisting. That means a lot to me.
I just get so overwhelmed trying to do everything. I am single, work 45 miles from my home and can’t seem to get everything done. I make lists, but by the time I get home, I am too tired to do much. My weekends are spent doing laundry, grocery shopping, running errands and going to church. I took at day off work this week to work on cleaning out my garage, but ended up sick and did not get it done. it seems that all I ever do is work, either at the office or at home. The more I try to get done, the worse my house looks.
Hi, the most important thing on my organized list is for God to give me a strong desire & motivation to do just one thing! Amen lynne
Hi Gynnies,
I’ve been busy for the past few weeks, but I’m trying to catch up with your posts. Hopefully I can declutter too. You see, I’ve got a big adjustment when I married, from a 300sqm house, I’m now living in a condo with a 30sqm unit. It’s a bit tough to unclutter since I don’t have much space. But the challenge is to clear my closets so I can have more space. Pls. pray for me, I believe your decluttering series will greatly help me. God bless you as you minister to a lot of women.
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Hi Gynnies,
I’ve been busy for the past few weeks, but I’m trying to catch up with your posts. Hopefully I can declutter too. You see, I’ve got a big adjustment when I married, from a 300sqm house, I’m now living in a condo with a 30sqm unit. It’s a bit tough to unclutter since I don’t have much space. But the challenge is to clear my closets so I can have more space. Pls. pray for me, I believe your decluttering series will greatly help me. God bless you as you minister to a lot of women.
Ooops, sorry, reposting my comment.
Glynnis,
I just found you! How do I start this so late? I will never catch up!!
HELP!
Deni