Peace of Mind Organizing

Using bingo to make downsizing easier

15 April 2024

My husband, Barry, and I decided last week to sell our house and move into an apartment. We have rented an apartment starting in July, which gives me a couple of months to go through our accumulated belongings and figure out what we want to move and what to do with the rest of the stuff.

I love managing clients’ moves, but it definitely feels more overwhelming when it’s my own move I’m managing!

We have lived in this home 23 years and we’re cutting our living space in about half, so I have my work cut out for me. I really want to avoid procrastinating on the decluttering. So I’ve set up a little challenge for myself.

In an effort to make it as fun as possible, I’m going to start the decluttering process with a bingo board. At Bingo Baker I was able to generate bingo cards that are randomized. I created 30 areas/projects and Bingo Baker randomized them to include 25 on a bingo card. My plan is to mark the project on my card if I spend at least 15 five minutes on it. (I originally thought I would require spending 15 minutes before being able to mark a space but I discovered that it was an overly large barrier for entry. So I’ve reduced it to five minutes, which I hope will allow me to get the ball rolling on a project.) I know from To-Do List Bingo days that trying to get a bingo is a big motivator for me. Here’s a picture of today’s card.

Here’s a picture of today’s card.

If you’d like to join me in the challenge, let me know in the comments. You can create your own cards at Bingo Baker and decide on your own criteria for covering a space. My plan is to post my finished cards every Friday. This kind of public accountability will help me stick with it (I hope)!

Wish me luck!

Tagged with: bingo, decluttering, downsizing, moving

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