Laundry Basket Madness

This laundry basket of random crap has lived on the floor of my office for probably close to a year. 

I have no reasonable excuse as to why this is so, but it's been my reality. 

I knew it was there, but it had just become part of the landscape. 

I finally put "declutter the floor of the office" on my to-do list.  It was purposefully a very specific task to focus just on this laundry basket - because there's certainly a lot more decluttering that needs to happen in my office! 

BABY STEPS!


Here's what I found in this laundry basket and what happened to it all.

TRASH/RECYCLING
Fortunes from Fortune Cookies
Year-old Easter Candy
Doggy Poop Sample Container (Empty!)
Desiccant Packs (Moisture absorbents)
Contact Lens Case (I have tons)
Ball of Wax (Just Why?)

PUT AWAY WHERE IT BELONGS
Dog Treats (Unopened, within best-buy dates)
Disposable Shower Caps
9 Tealights
3 Tupperware Midgets
Notepad
2 Partially-used Posh Hand Lotions
Dog Collar
Nail File
9-Volt Battery
Reusable Grocery Bag
Actual Laundry Basket

DONATE BOX
Mermaid Tail Keychain

The kicker to this whole story is that the process from start to finish took less than 15 minutes. 
LESS.  THAN.  FIFTEEN.  MINUTES!

I let this junk sit on the floor of my office for 9 to 10 months, when it was a 15-minute clean-up job.  I'm questioning my sanity.

This speaks to being able to go "clutter blind" because you just get so used to the sight of it, that it ceases to be a problem until you decide to pull your blinders off. 

All I can say is that I'm working on it - one laundry basket at a time!