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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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I Do that on a Regular Basis - Wash & Fold my Laundry (& put it away) on the Same Day.

That's when it's Dry that same day - Which it usually Is in this Weather.

So I Win that Challenge @Former-Member @Smc @Shaz51

Adge

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'Onya @Adge

Mr Darcy does our laundry all in the one day so I am a bit spoilt.

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Very Good @Former-Member

It's always nice to be able to put it all away - especially that same day.

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Puting out the bunting... 😛

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@Former-Member , @Smc , @Adge , @Appleblossom , @Determined , @Anastasia ,

It is unbelievable, to think we had all that stuff in the house and now it is all gone

And we are living with as little as possible

We still have Mr shaz's shed

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That would be hard @Shaz51

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Donated 5x items that had been collecting dust at our place.

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We had our Younger Son coming around today because he wanted to join in with putting up Chirstmas decs. I've been working on cleaning up around the stove, because our decorations are hung on a branch over the fireplace. So with that extra spur to action, I've got it substanitally clear. There's still room for improvement. but given there have been a few Christmases when I've only managed to clean up the space and hang decs a day or two before Christmas Day, I'm pretty pleased. 🙂 Removed a lot of rubbish and recycling in the process, and both bins have gone out tonight.

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