For the past two weeks, I've been summarizing my progress through a 15 day writing challenge. If you missed it up to this point, you can read it here.
I planned to finish up this week, but to be honest, I want to give the last few days the justice they deserve. I need to make some changes that will take a little time. Fortunately, I have a break coming up this week that will allow me to focus on those changes. Thanks Mom and Dad!
The challenge for day 11 involved a word I love to hate.
Declutter.
Oomph! As much as I hate clutter, I have a knack for keeping it around. But this challenge also entails cutting the clutter in your writing.
The post came in the midst of cleaning out for a yard sale, so my house was in chaos. We had piles of clothes, toys, and dishes in every room. The clutter has been building, and I haven't been able to use my computer desk because of much needed filing. I've been spending my time writing on my bed with the laptop. It does get a little uncomfortable after awhile.
I read the challenge, looked at my desk, looked around the house, then tabled day 11 until after the weekend.
Today I took five minutes, and moved the piles of paperwork out of site. I reclaimed the desk chair from my daughter's room, and set up my laptop for an hour of clutterfree writing.
As far as decluttering my writing, I try to do that on a regular basis. I like to keep my blog posts to the point. I typically edit them down several times before I hit publish. As a fellow reader, I know time is limited, and I want you to feel your time was not wasted.
I also want to know - how do you stay on top of clutter?
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