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May 01, 2008
de-cluttering tools
Merlin Mann has a whole series of blog posts about his own de-cluttering epiphanies. While most of it's old hat to me (it centers around a Peter Walsh book with which I'm very familiar), I liked his post on the tools to purge BIG.
I find that when I'm in the mode, and have the time, I can pull far more trash and recycling out of my house than my pathetic little city-supplied bins can hold. right now in my kitchen i've got my blue recycling bin completely full of magazines, plus a stack of magazines and boxes next to it, and a trash can full of my daily recycling of catalogs and soda cans. I've been housing this massive pile o' crap in my kitchen all week because i couldn't put the magazines outside in the rain-- our recycling bins don't have covers.
I may take Mann's suggestion of purchasing at least one Brute can for times when I have an overflow-- preferably one with a snap-on lid. I wish the City of Durham would supply recycling bins that are similar to our trash and yard waste bins-- tall, wheeled, and with a hinged cover. That would be sweet.
Posted by lisa at May 01, 2008 10:36 AM
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I'm a new convert to GTD and have been reading a lot of what Merlin has written about it as well as his recent decluttering posts. I also love Peter Walsh on Clean Sweep; have not read his book but it is going on my list. I feel so empowered when I have my stuff under control.
Posted by: minty on May 8, 2008 11:03 AM
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