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The magic of tidying

The magic of tidying

Decluttering and minimising. Taking control of house and garden, nurturing body and soul. I've read Marie Kondo and read a little on a related Swedish method and feel inspired. I've been a borderline hoarder and lived with depression for too long and want to take the initiative. Has anyone done this? Or is there anyone who'd like to try with me?

I've sorted my books and uni notes. I've decided to sell some furniture when lockdown lifts. But the other papers and STUFF in the house and the jungle outside have me beaten atm. Some mutual encouragement and support is the only thing that's going to get me through. I know I'll have to face some decisions like "will I ever use that fabric stash" or "how many books in the TBR ,pile is too many" or "where do I start in the kitchen". Boxing isn't the answer, it was a temporary reprieve.

It's going to be a contest between my commitment to getting sorted and the looming possibility of having to move and downsize for my health. Having control of my space will be a win in either the old space or a new one.

Setting goals. Celebrating achievements. Sharing life hacks. Is anyone on board?

Dimity.

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@Dimity @NatureLover @TAB @Former-Member @Staffy_Mum @Shaz51

Got quite a few things done in my 15 minutes. Cleaned dining room table, put dishes away, tidied up desk and some things on counter, emptied bin, put empty bottles in the shed as I want to use them for worm liquid from my friend. Then timer went off but hubby and I decided to clean out both junk drawers. Have whole shopping bag of rubbish. Will do another 15 minutes later

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Well done @Oaktree. No I haven't got to the ironing yet. I got onto some local advocacy yesterday. Today I realised I'd forgotten a birthday and travelled to a shopping centre for a gift - and ran into an old friend. I probably could have fitted in the ironing if I'd tried. But the other things were a welcome change from the everyday.

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Oh bumping into an old friend sounds nice @Dimity

The ironing can wait for another day

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@Dimity @NatureLover @TAB @Former-Member @Staffy_Mum @Shaz51

Had a lovely dinner. Now I am tidying up ready for the cleaner to come tomorrow. Put all the things on the bench away. Need to do another load of dishes. Clean table and bench. Maybe sweep the floor so it’s not so feral. Lots of sand on it at the moment. Need to find the floors in the bedrooms too.

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I know, cleaning the house before the cleaner gets here! I think I need to get someone out here. I hate cleaning. The place is presentable but could do with a vacuum and floor wash @Oaktree

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@Former-Member @Dimity @NatureLover @TAB @Staffy_Mum @Shaz51

I didn’t get everything done last night so I am going to get my support worker to give me a hand this morning. Cleaner comes at 2pm. Need to move some things into the shed. Shed needs space made. Move stuff off benches onto table so cleaner can clean kitchen.

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@Dimity @Former-Member @NatureLover @TAB @Staffy_Mum @Shaz51

Well that was an exhausting hour and a half. Support worker and I decluttered for the entire time. Got rid of 2 large garbage bags of rubbish. I was pretty ruthless. Now the cleaner can come in and clean and it should get a lot better. Cleaner is only coming for 2 hours per fortnight but hopefully that will stay on top of the worst of the mess. Support worker and I also dismantled a greenhouse that was sitting in the front room. I will put those back up outside in the cooler weather. Probably won’t need them till April/May

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Support worker and I cleared out the front room and went through some drawers with old papers

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Wow what a massive effort @Oaktree . Well done. Will the cleaner be ongoing?

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Yes ongoing @Dimity

As long as I don’t get too stressed and cancel it like last time

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