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SPRING-Clean Declutter - Need Help

SPRING-Clean Declutter - Need Help

The ALL-YEAR-ROUND job of DECLUTTERING and CLEANING our homes is daunting. Especially for those of us who HOARD, or struggle with depression, and decisions, anxiety & other MI. I'm so challenged in this way so reaching out for support. Maybe start an Declutterers Army 💪

If you suffer the same challenge or have some great suggestions - type away... 💙💜💙💜💙💜💙

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hi @Awpgirl
Just thought I would drop by and say hey because I feel pretty isolated and alone atm
what sort of games do you play?
take care

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@MDT counter strike; world of Warcraft, starcraft , hearthstone, halo, Forza.... Mainly fisrt person shooters and MMORPG

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nice ! @Awpgirl
do you play star wars battlefront?
I used to play WoW way back in the day when i was at high school. Feels like a long time ago now lol.

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@Former-Member ... Thinking of you whilst you are at your folks place.

Hey @MDT - Do you have any clutter that we can encourage you to attend to?

@Former-Member I am beginning to think zilch could be as dangerous for you as council pickups are.

@utopia @1stepup61 @Owlunar @Shaz51 how are you going?

@Faith-and-Hope ... Thinking of you with your move

@Awpgirl, getting a sorting routine that works is great. I have found regular evaluation of how things are working is necessary.

I rather suspect my Mr D is feeling a bit hypomanic, he cleared out our annex in an afternoon dumping most items willynilly in the shed, most without adequate dust and spider protection. The shed is now cluttered to the point we can no longer move freely out there. I have suggested to him we get some storage containers so we can sort things properly and label them so when the time comes we can find what we need. He is wanting to start on the spare from now ... the things there need more considered sorting so I suggested we need to do this together but there are some larger things he could deal with.

New stick vacuum is really good.

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Nothing to report @Former-Member. No cleaning up at my place.

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I have started to divide my clothes up into the boxes previously mentioned.
I was concerned it would trigger list self esteem .
Instead I'm feeling really empowered

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That’s great @Awpgirl .... ❣️

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@utopia you are not alone, some days I have not managed even 3 bits of paper.

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Hi all, I'm pleased with today's progress. I put some effort into the garage and cleared out a drawer and a big storage tub and threw out two bags of stuff that was "surplus to requirements". I tipped the drawers out and put everything back in piece by piece so I could make a judgement call on each thing. Hopefully I can keep the momentum going. You're right @Former-Member - ziilch could be a problem. I really do need to ask myself if something is necessary or will it just end up as more clutter. Freeing up space and seeing progress is a great motivator and I don't want to fall back into bad habits. I hope everyone else is going OK.

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Good work @Former-Member
One drawer√
One tub √
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