The magic of tidying

Newspapers strewn on that part of floor soaked most of it up @Dimity lol

It goes

• Read
• Floor
• Bin when too many 😆

I'm curious to know - if you set a timed goal each day, do you set a timer? Part of me hates the idea of something so regimented, but I think if I don't set a timer then I'll set a plan and spend the second half of the time checking the clock to make sure I don't go over my limit. All very silly I know, but I'd love to hear how other people manage it?

@Dimity sorry I missed your comment on the other thread. No, kitty didn't end up working out. I'm kind of cranky at the rescue lady as she wasn't entirely honest with me, but honestly, I'm mostly relieved. I was looking forward to seeing how I'd go with a second cat, but I think I'd prefer not to. It seems that you recently lost a cat? Mine crossed the rainbow bridge nearly 2 years ago and I'm surprised at how much I still miss her ❤️

@TAB cleaning the fridge is HUGE. I have so many empty packets and stuff in my fridge that I get overwhelmed just opening it. I'd really like to buy a new fridge which means getting this one clean so they can take it away, and honestly, I just can't see it happening. So big congrats to you for such a big achievement!

Hi @Chantarelle sorry to hear the second kitty didn't work out but I'm glad you weren't locked into an unworkable arrangement.

Some cats seem to thrive being an only cat. Mine did, after a stint with others.

Yes I lost him a couple of weeks ago. It was a bit difficult there for a while.

Yes I set a timer. One advantage is it's clear feedback that I'm putting in a quantifiable effort that I can record in my mood/activity tracker. If I'm up to it I can follow on with more sessions.

I just came out of a 6-7 week period of sustained effort. I didn't achieve anything huge but it was gratifying as I hadn't been successful in anything similar before.

@Chantarelle I hope you're keeping on top of use-bys for your health. No judgement but a while back I cleaned someone's fridge and there were veg and fruit plastic thingies and other stuff with dates 8 years old.

I'm hoping to have another go at boxes of papers I last tackled 3 years ago, when I got so upset someone called an ambulance thinking I'd had a stroke.

I'm sure there's a funny side to it somewhere.

hmm this fridge still almost like new if clean it @Chantarelle

you reminded me hadnt finished fridge. just did bottom shelf and crisper

@TAB ok now you're just showing off... lol!

Please remember to take time out and be proud of such a huge achievement

knee is telling me dont do anything on floor for a while @Chantarelle but yeah. hurt it like 3 weeks ago , thought was getting better , now as bad as it ever was. other knee went like 4 years ago, couldnt walk for like a week

Asked for physio in pool tomorrow. cleaning shower other day prob messed knee up. always something seems

I have a clean fridge and shower now tho lol

@Dimity

No doubt my fridge could be more hygienic than it is (that's probably true for my whole house) but there's nothing really nasty in there. It's more like I finish a tub of butter, and I have to rinse it out for the recycling but who could be bothered? And then suddenly there are four empty tubs in there and for some reason (and I think a LOT of my problems come from this) I can't just rinse out four tubs and throw them away all at once, and now there are eight empty butter tubs, and aside from the obvious thing that I know I should do, I just don't know how to make them go away.

But... I have a 25 day goal to make some new habits. And that includes each Friday tackling one of those items in the fridge. It all feels so small and insignificant, but no plan I've ever made has stuck, and they all end up feeling overwhelming, so small and insignificant it is. For now. I'm seriously impressed that you've been so productive for 7 weeks. Please don't say it's not huge because you know that it is. Gratifying and successful are massive words! Well done

I get you @Chantarelle . My system... with a double sink and no dishwasher... was to pile catfood and other containers in one sink then do a batch.

Onya for a 25 day plan. I'm toying with the idea of another 40 day project, this time tackling the scary livingroom clutter. But I'm not sure how to pace myself. Before Easter it was to get a load to the opshop every fortnight.