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Decluttering and home maintenance

Decluttering and home maintenance

When MI crisis happens, keeping house can take low priority. But having a messy house can further dent what is often an already low self esteem. Build up of grime follows and rodents have a field day in inaccessible places.

Getting that 2 minute job done (that has been annoying you for years) can lift ones spirit.

I have slowly been decluttering and tidying up our house. The progress made thus far has been achieved primarily by persistently dealing with one item a day.

What has often kept me going has been the encouragement from others @Faith-and-Hope, @Smc @Determined @Shaz51

This tip passed on to me today. Hang all your clothes in the wardrobe with the hanger back to front. As you wear them, return them with the hanger the right way round. In 6-12 months review all items that remain on back to front hangers with a view to donating/selling them.

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Two cupboards in = progress 'onya @Sophie1

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hello @Former-Member , @Sophie1 , @Smc , @Faith-and-Hope , @Former-Member

well just when you are getting on top of the decluttering

My D1 sends all the things for her wedding to our place for safe keeping

and also my MIL gives me a bag of all her dvd`s

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@Shaz51

Incoming stuff = yikes

Has a date been set for the wedding? Hopefully her collection will only be with you for a short while

Are the DVDs ones you want?

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Incoming stuff = yikes yep ha ha

we had to buy a new dryer , got mr shaz to move things around and out -- he was happy with the new look

wedding is next year , as D1 is still living interstate, but is moving back to Qld when they can and she will be living oly 35 kms away from us

Are the DVDs ones you want? --- my MIL said we can take them to the op shop if we don`t want them -- one of them was a gift from us and we now have it back @Former-Member

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Grey miserable day here.

Few jobs ticked off for my day off.

Boat back in shed. (Pruning required of drive way to make access easier)

Front portch decluttered to darlings delight.

(I loaded the boat with clutter and relocated to the shed). Stair closet organised with addition of some hooks and a side lamp on the to be repaired list deposited in the bin.

New door stop fitted.

Minor repair to 1x child's bike.

Need to acquire 1x more hook (slightly different dimension purchased) to finish stair closet.

Next jobs.

Reorder my office space.

(I have left it a mess out of obstinance after it was trashed in a tantruim). Time to build a bridge and fix it up however.

Preassure clean the verandah.

This will also need to be re oiled some Time in the not too distant future. Just a problem keeping dogs and people off it is my main deterrent.

And probably a job for next week but I need to prune and remove some trees to make way for a car port.

Feeling good with today's progress.

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Grey miserable day here too @Determined

way to go with the day my friend

mr shaz Preassure cleaned the back stone steps and back pathway

planted some plants in the front garden

@Former-Member, @Sophie1 , @Smc , @Faith-and-Hope

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Jobs done = yay @Determined @Shaz51

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Bonus job for today.

Managed to get two bycycle hooks similar to this installed. Now I can access the treadmill. No excuses for exercise now 😄

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Tomorrow's task

2x bookshelves to assemble that have been gathering dust in the garage. Garage is starting to look a little bit civilised.

Boys will be excited that finally they can have boxes of books brought up from the shed.

Bookshelves have been waiting since we moved in almost 2 years ago 🥴

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