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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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hello @oceangirl , @wellwellwellnez , @Mellysmellyelly , @Former-Member , @Adge , @Smc , @HenryX , @Swansong , @Historylover , @Fizz , @MDT , @Emelia8 , @Gwynn , @AussieRecharger , @BlueBay , @Snowie , @StuF , @Tinker67 , @Dimity , @Scoo , @Peri , @bipolarbunny , @saltandpepper , @BPDSurvivor , @Anastasia , @Schitzo , @Krishna , @FindingStrength , @Former-Member , @Former-Member , @TideisTurning , @Former-Member , @Daisydreamer , @Faith-and-Hope

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Oh hey mum @Shaz51 👋 where have I been transported to in the forums? What is this place?

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😂🤣🤣😂my son @saltandpepper

This thread is on the carers side but it is welcome to everyone

Maybe I will needs to do another thread on the other side of the forum 😀👋

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Ah ha I see @Shaz51! I do venture to the orher side of the forums from time to time. Just not to posts that encourage me to live a more organised life haha that's a lost cause on me I'm afraid

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Ha ha my son @saltandpepper you are awesome to me xx

Like my real life 3 step sons ❤❤

Coffee time here

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Aw @Shaz51 im honoured 💙

ice cream time here

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We had a chocolate drumstick @saltandpepper, @Former-Member 😀👋

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Noice:ok_hand: having a kit kat ice cream, was on special. Doesn't taste like a kit kat though, minor disappointment, but it's still ice cream so, ya know, can't complain really @Shaz51

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Hahahaha @saltandpepper ! I agree @Shaz51 ! Where am I? When I saw the thread title, I thought this was about decluttering my brain!


Thanks for the unique tag @Shaz51 !

Now in terms of cleaning and decluttering, I'm a minimalist. I don't keep anything. The less I have the better I feel. I dislike furniture, clutter, papers, books, clothes. I have the bare minimum. 😉

BPDSurvivor

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I really need to pop in here and say I didn't enjoy that KitKat icecream at all @saltandpepper hahha. Major disappointment for me.

Heyaa @Shaz51 😃

Sphinxly🐣

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