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Well, we have decided on 2 goals for each of us, the house, and financial.  Keeping it simple and specific seems to be the best way to do this.

HOUSE
◊  Remove 2018 items from the house/garage.  We think this will be our last year of counting.
◊  Get rid of the air hockey table.

BARB
◊  The always on the list but more reasonable this year, lose 15 pounds during the year.  That’s only 1¼ pounds each month!  That seems doable!!  Tomorrow is Weigh In Day!
◊  Do yoga class/video at least twice a month.  After the shoulder injury, this is something that hasn’t happened in about 6 months so it’s time to get back into it!

JOHN
◊  A weight loss goal of 20 pounds for the year.
◊  Complete another backyard planter.  This is really more of a house goal but that’s ok!

FINANCIAL
◊  Have a no spend month – most likely February.
◊  Decrease our food out budget to average $400 per month.

 

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  1. azzamap Avatar
    azzamap

    I would love to know how your no spend month went?

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      declutteringthestuff

      It was very eye opening. We realized we like our social life and aren’t willing to cut it completely out to save a few (or more) dollars. We do spend less now because of it.

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  2. Anne Lene @ MinimalistSometimes Avatar
    Anne Lene @ MinimalistSometimes

    I like your goals. I’m sure you guys will reach these, no problem 😀

    This year my focus will be on my digital mountain, and I WILL be counting every app, photo, email, bookmarks and other files… so yeah… I should exceed 2018 by a mile 😆 decluttering other stuff… I will struggle for sure 😳

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      declutteringthestuff

      Our computers are also something we discussed but felt it would be harder to track. We each have our own desktop and were thinking a set amount of time to do digital decluttering, maybe just 15 minutes a week so that it would be attainable, and therefore, more likely to occur. If every years old email gets deleted counts as 1, then I should have 2018 in no time too! Maybe I need a separate tally sheet for digital stuff??

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        Anne Lene @ MinimalistSometimes

        I like the separate sheet for digital 😀 it’s what I’ll be doing. I’m setting aside some time every week to.. to do my digital clean up. I’ll be writing about different areas (digital that is) to declutter, through the new weeks… today’s topic was desktop clutter 😉 next will be equivalent on phones/pads I think 🤔

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          declutteringthestuff

          I think I’ll join you on this journey!

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        2. Anne Lene @ MinimalistSometimes Avatar
          Anne Lene @ MinimalistSometimes

          Cool 😎 😀

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  3. Claremary P. Sweeney Avatar
    Claremary P. Sweeney

    I really like the idea of a no-spend moth. I’m going to try it.

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      Claremary P. Sweeney

      OOPs! No-spend month! But the concept of a moth that is fiscally careful does intrigue me.

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      1. declutteringthestuff Avatar
        declutteringthestuff

        haha I didn’t even notice until I read this one. No spending moths should make everyone happy!!

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        1. Claremary P. Sweeney Avatar
          Claremary P. Sweeney

          If we could only get those other spendthrift bugs to follow suit!

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        2. declutteringthestuff Avatar
          declutteringthestuff

          Haha true!!

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    2. declutteringthestuff Avatar
      declutteringthestuff

      We did find that we had to allow for a certain amount of spending. It was really eye-opening.

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  4. Jena Avatar
    Jena

    These are great goals! I like that you have kept them simple and pretty doable. Well, I’d find 2018 items difficult myself, but you guys seem to be able to declutter lots of things!

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    1. declutteringthestuff Avatar
      declutteringthestuff

      When you might be back into the kitchen, I’m sure you will remove more than you think. You’ve gotten used to living without a bunch of stuff.

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        Jena

        True… But I’ve also been missing a lot of my kitchen gadgets… 🙂

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        1. declutteringthestuff Avatar
          declutteringthestuff

          yep! When we had the flood, it was nice to use some of those things again.

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  5. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    Good luck on the new goals!

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      declutteringthestuff

      Thanks!!

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  6. purpleslobinrecovery Avatar
    purpleslobinrecovery

    Very doable!!
    We’ll be cheering each other on for the 2018 things, and the weight loss!
    Who will get rid of the 2018 things first??

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      declutteringthestuff

      I think you! We haven’t been as focused on removing things like we were earlier. We at least think about what we purchase now instead of just getting random stuff.

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      1. nexi Avatar
        nexi

        Wow, Im impressed ….thinking of digging out the old wi fit – glad I didn’t declutter it!

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        1. declutteringthestuff Avatar
          declutteringthestuff

          haha I was thinking the same thing when I can’t make it to the studio.

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  7. nexi Avatar
    nexi

    Found some of your ideas and approaches very helpful. I bought a Fitbit fitness tracker at xmas, this tracks a variety of things when synched with a tablet on bluetooth find it well worth the outlay.

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    1. declutteringthestuff Avatar
      declutteringthestuff

      John loves his fitbit – he challenges himself to exceed 20,000 steps a day – he is usually about 17,000.

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