SPRING-Clean Declutter - Need Help

Wow, way to go @Former-Member It sounds like you've achieved lots of clearing, even though you're bushed...

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I'm sorry to hear that your muscles hurt @Former-Member That's not fun.

I'm not worried about fences being any particular colour.

Although it now doesn't match any of my neighbour's existing fences (or mine).

The only issue is being told that I'm being done a favour - when in fact no-one wanted that colour (my neighbour said she didn't, & neither did I).

Unfortunately aggressive people have often used that exact same claim (statement) in the past - "I'm doing you a favour", when what they were actually doing was wrong.

So it's a triggering statement.

The birds seem to be managing fine, it's me who is having trouble with the noise.

Sorry I don't know what the hedgy thing with little purple or white flowers is. I would have to see it to have a guess.

Does it have scented small leaves (when you crush them)? If so, it might be Diosma.

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Hi @Former-Member

Thanks for dropping into my thread to see how I was and leaving a great pic - I am wondering how you are also - I feel as if I had to put myself first and as important as I think everyone should - I don't feel good about keeping to myself at times either

You are getting through the stuff you have to get through and that must have been a massive job to start with - I hope you took before pics so you can get an idea of how much you are getting done - bit by bit by bit - you have months of decluttering behind you now and it could get to be a habit

I understand that feeling of WW3 and all the doom - I have a feeling a bit like that at time to time - I could assure you that a lot of people might have it right now - it seems the news is full of land-mines so I get it Lapses - but then

Right now both of us have Christmas in front of us and I feel it biting already - so I feel as if we might be walking on different paths but we both of a really scary feeling around this time of year and alas - it does happen every year

January can be pretty bleak also - so - I know - and I have been feeling sorta frustrated because I have been having trouble walking far but now this is getting easier - there is a lot of scar tissue in my knee and I have about 2 - 4 weeks to improve in and this is happening gradually

I am planning to maybe catch a bus down to the beach early in the mornings or late afternoons and walk on the beach - and do this through January - this has to be a good idea - I just have to put it into practise - I have to start walking around here in the evenings to build up the muscles in my leg

But I am thinking of you and hope you are okay - I have the feeling you are battling day by day too

I do have you in my thoughs though

Dec

Hi @Owlunar, good to see you, and love your gentle little new owl avatar 👍

I think of you often too, forum friends forever indeed. Try not to be hard on yourself for needing to withdraw a little or not able to read posts or not always able to write such lovely thoughtful long posts. We do what we must to get through. I'm just glad youre here.

Yes I'm battling too, in a muddled kind of way. We don't have much choice but we are together in it.

Yes, i have made headway getting through some of my 'stuff' The mountain of clutter. I have taken some before & after pics (which I hoard somewhere safe too lol)

The charity pickup truck came today :'( and I now have a clear front verandah (ready for the next stockpile to go lol). I will try post photo of that space shortly. I have been DECLUTTERING since September 1st, or trying to :-[ Its just so hard to believe I brang it all here.

Glad you say you understand that impending doom feeling too, makes me feel less alone. I think those of us who have suffered - we are under no illusion that it can happen, being crushed from the inside out. Different levels of PTSD I guess. For those who haven't experienced trauma, its just a history lesson to them, or our paranoia. Whatever. Guess our feelings are our own to manage.

What did you mean you "feel as if we might be walking on different paths" ?

Yes, Christmas and January can be pretty bleak here too, my girl died late Jan, but I have to fake-it through because my sons birthday is right in the middle of Jan. What is your Jan stressor? (sorry I keep forgetting).

Glad walking is getting a LITTLE easier for you. Scar tissue on the knee can be slow to heal, use your support bandages. As @Appleblossom woild say, Gently Bentley!

Hope you get to the beach more and walks. Its hard to maintain muscle mass later in life if we don't exercise a bit.

Take care my good friend Dec ❤❤❤

REMEMBER THE MESSY VERANDA I POSTED A WEEK BACK?

TA DA! WELL LOOK AT IT NOW 🙂

THE CHARITY TRUCK CAME TODAY - took it all away. Two beds, m title fridge, x4 dinning chairs, x4 seater roindctable & chairs, heater, kids 4' standing giraffe hat stand, x4 solid outdoor chairs, wooden shelf, a big bag of material and a box of books. All gone. One of the beds was my girl's, which was sad, but I took photos. Its nice to have some floor space again.

Nice one @Former-Member Very impressive. It looks lovely & clear.

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