Remember this? It’s where I stopped last weekend. My husband’s catch-all space. A mess I haven’t tackled since my youngest left home. I promised myself I would tackle it this weekend.
The white item to the left of the photo is an antique map pressed between white boards to keep it flat. That I must leave alone.
It’s not much, but I cleared a path way! I organized all the man’s literature on his hobbies: model railroad, fly fishing, shooting, wooden boats, history (specifically, Oregon history), mountain bikes, gun dogs, and philately.
I also dug out two boxes of “stuff” that he hasn’t looked at since we moved into this house, or since he quit bow-hunting.
I’m half-way there (and I didn’t throw away anything except the old catalogs).
I also moved all of his cooking magazines down to the main floor and put them – in order – into binders so he can find his favorite recipes.
I don’t fault him. It’s overwhelming. I stopped at the half-way point because I was overwhelmed. Maybe next weekend.
Jaci Dawn 
🙂 and 😦 When I did that, I kept some of my old catalogs because they showed specs of tools, etc. And I REALLY wish I’d kept a Herter’s Catalog as well as a Warshawski. (both mail order catalogs, one sporting goods, the other automotive-and JC Whitney competition)
It’ tough “cleaning/de-cluttering” huh?
I kept those kinds of catalogs. I also made certain he had a newer Beckel’s before I tossed that one. As for LL Bean, Orvis, REI, and Jackson Perkins… the old ones are now all gone.
Only what I knew I could safely toss, got tossed – and that was about half a dozen items. 🙂