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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 would say our place is on the cusp of being acceptably tidy, getting it clean is my main challenge.

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Some more stuff hoisted off - a friends daughter gladly accepted the box of knick knacks - yay.

What day are you suspecting your visitors might come @Shaz51

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ha ha theyyyyy are here @Former-Member

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Makes the cleanup worthwhile then @Shaz51 😀😀😀

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Got a bit of yard cleanup work done today, but it took longer than I expected so it cut into my planned gardening time. Never mind, am happy with the improvement I can see as a result. Rubbish bin is officially full, with a bit more to put in once its emptied on Monday.

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Very slowly starting to clean sills and window frames - a job that has not been done for far too long. It is quite discouraging as it takes me so long, but will plug away.

Had a bit of rain last night, gutters are holding but spotted some water on top of the wood heater, looks like a leak around the flue. Will need to get this looked at. We really did not want to be spending the little we have saved on this place but have had little interest in the house. On that note, has there been any progress in relation to your roof @Determined

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Not since putting buckets up @Former-Member . Still hear it dripping when rain is heavy.

I need to go back up at some point with a better light and have anouter look.

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Starting sorting a couple of kitchen drawers. Old broken specs (not in adequate condition for donation) along with old stained placemats & coasters disposed of today.

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Sorted through DVDs and have given a fair few away.

Cleaned grill section of oven.

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Sounds like you are really making strides with your cleaning @Former-Member! How many DVDs do you have in your collection now?

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