The Burnt Diaries-Decluttering Craze

It has been over a year since I moved in with my partner, and I now know that I was chasing the wrong goal.

I tend to be the one who takes care of the home, and he fills in some financial extras we may need. I am not necessarily okay with this being the way forever, but for now I can take charge of how I want my place to look. The truth is a lot of the crap that has been accumulated is mine. He has stated several times that we do have too much crap, so I am finally listening.

This is my first time living completely independently and in partnership, so I want to take control and curate my life for a better future.

We got a storage locker downstairs in the communal garage, so we are taking advantage of it. For now, since I'm too embarrassed to share my place's current state, I just wanted to share the inspo first and my plan.

The place is small, but I am not sure why I struggle so much. I used to be able to clean around the same number of rooms when I had roomies. I want my collection to appear purposeful, not like a hot mess. I'm a gyaru and a maximalist at heart, but how does one make it all work together?

First stage, before I go on a spending spree, I am following some basic ground rules.

Core decision rules (I asked Claude, but it's a good starting point).

1. The One-Year Rule: Haven't used, worn, or touched it in 12 months (and it's not seasonal/sentimental)? It goes.
2. The One-In-One-Out Rule: New item comes in, an old one of the same category goes out. Keeps totals from creeping back up.
3. The "Would I Buy This Again?" Test: If you saw it in a store today, would you pay for it again? No = let it go.
4. The Duplicate Rule: Keep the best version of anything you own multiples of (mugs, chargers, tools), donate/toss the rest.
5. The Maybe Box: Genuinely unsure items go in a box with today's date. If untouched in 3–6 months, donate unopened.

After we declutter (which I suspect will take me a month or two), we will get to focus on decorating,

Someday I will show you the progress!

Bye!

Thrift Flip Room Decour☆

Hayo!

I few months ago I went to the swap meet with my gf to find new stuff for my room. My theme is pretty specific. Everything is pink and red and there are some variations of colors I allow. I'll do some room tour soon when I'm happy with the layout ;v;

I found some pretty kistchy stuff in rough conditions, but nothing I could not fix with lots of cleaning and a few coats of paint.

So welcome to a mini DIY of mine kkkkk

This buddy looked dead inside a little bit. Really gross and half-assed lol.

I haggled for this beauty. It was originally 20 bucks but with the original filthy state I let the seller give it to me for 10 USD (I'm so proud lol).

I know it does not look bad on photo but there was a lot of dirt and questionable goo on it.

After cleaning them I gave them a fresh coat of gesso to even them out (Thanks Moriah Elizabeth.)

After a few coats of 99cent bubblegum pink acrylic and some details in different colors for accents they are ready to go and be displayed!

he just looks about done with me and my dirty a$$ room lol

Kewpie, Bebichhichi and Popple's corner over here 💖

Really judgy face??? But better than the souless look, right?

What do you think? Aren't they fun additions to my romantic kistchy theme?

Bonus: 

This mirror was also a find I fell in love with... added this little guy and two diner ornaments also found in the same place.

Thank you for stopping by to this chaotic place my blog has become.💖