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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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That’s the one @Smc .....

I also think of them as “I think I can” steps .....

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Baby steps here too, one more box packed today.

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"I can do this" is also how I have been able to motivate myself to deal with one thing a day. No packing but a friend helped take a load to the tip. We got a couple of moving tasks done, sorting electricity for leaving house, dog has had shots and been given an all round treatment that includes heartworm protection and has been booked into kennels so she is not in the way of removalist & cleaners. Mr Darcy took some jeans that are now too big for him to the op shop as well as some excess kitchen implements.

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I'm so over living in disarray as well. On a good day I have a burst of energy and feel so good for what I've done, but sadly those days are outnumbered. I'm new to this forum and honestly, it's a relief to no I'm not alone!

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Hello @Yimeepim

Welcome 👋

You are certainly not alone.

Bursts of energy are rare for me too, at most times impossible, my "I can do this" was inititally committing to tidying/getting rid of one thing a day.

Here we share tips we have found useful and if we need advice on a particular item or problem area, our fellow clutter busters are happy to share how they have dealt with things.

A tip I came across and immediately used was one thing in, two things out.

We would love to hear of any successes, no matter how small, putting a book on a shelf can feel like a major triumph some days.

Can I gently encourage you to deal with one thing today.

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Hi @Yimeepim and welcome to the forums 👋

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hello @Former-Member , @Faith-and-Hope , @Yimeepim , @Smc , @Ali11 , @Determined

mr shaz totally cleaned out mum`s shed -- wow , looks great now

but mum said to take everything to the op shop or the dump -- will doo , maybe next week xx

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Did mum have much in the shed @Shaz51 ?

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not a lot @Former-Member but wants everything to go

haha i laughed and said mr shaz will fill it up fast if you like xx

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