Sheds

Please, no!  I'm not even done with my house and we're moving outside to the shed!!
Sometimes, you need a different venue to reinvigorate your quest to simplify.  Many people have a garden/storage shed in the backyard.  It invariably gets cluttered with last minute stashes of extra lumber, weed killer, garden tools, kids' toys, you name it.  A friend of mine recently purchased a new home and the previous owners left a shed packed full of that kind of clutter.  Lovely.

At least once a year, go through the shed.  Pull everything out, sweep, and then put back only that which still has a purpose or use.  It will make you feel more optimistic about opening those doors to get a tool or supply you need.  I know I need to do this soon as yesterday I was fishing around for something and found a snake wrapped around the pitch fork.  He was only trying to be helpful, for I later discovered a mouse family of five in a flower pot I needed.

Yes, it's time to declutter the shed.