Clutter is the enemy of every urban family....especially if you have kids. Especially if you are trying to carve out space for even a teeny tiny business. The tide of crap that flows into this home seems unstoppable. The good news- reducing our clutter and earning a couple of green points with absolutely no sacrifice on our part. None. Our family has had great success on two fronts. One of which I have been keeping tabs on here at the OrganicNeedle, the bags. We used to have a hall closet literally full of bags. I couldn't bring myself to throw them out, and yet couldn't possibly use all that we had. so....we stopped getting them. That simple. Yes I have left a store with my arms tittering with food, toddlers in tow. Now, if my husband should stop off for more than he can carry and picks up a bag I have to look at him like he has brought home a dead hooker- not that a live one would be welcomed. With a little changing of habits we now have an extra closet. (Those of you non city dwellers might not appreciate that, but here it is something to brag obnoxiously about to friends. Would you like to see my half empty closet? No- look anyway.)
Our other victory can be found in another half empty space- the mailbox. This effort we started a few years ago and now take minimal steps to maintain. We realized we were recycling about a bucket of paper a day. Most of which, we hadn't used or wanted. My husband gets credit for this one- he registered us on the no junk mail list and the no credit card offer list. I then contacted catalogs through their websites or by phone asking to be taken off of their mailing lists. Within a few months our mail was less than half what it was. We are now working on switching more bills to paperless.
In addition to the glorious space, these tiny efforts have given me two less things to worry about reusing and recycling. Besides, I just couldn't convince my husband that the MC Hammer Rain Pant set made with Stop&Shop bags, complete with visa card offer belt would be all the rage in his office.
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