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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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Thank goodness it wasn't a huge job @Shaz51. Sheds can be quite daunting.

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Got a couple more boxes packed today, slow going but spaces are beginning to appear in some of the cupboards.

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How are you going @Yimeepim

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Made a little progress today but packing has been temporarily suspended as we ran out of bubble wrap and packing material.

Found a few more items that can go, mainly jars.

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hello @Yimeepim

: @Former-Member , threw out a few things today too

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Picked up some more removal supplies yesterday, was able to get a little more done last night.

Thinking of you @Smc

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Worked today but ensuring at least one box packed this evening, hoping to make it two.

Feeling that I need to maintain a steady pace even though it feels a bit of a chore tonight.

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A few more items taken to the op shop today.

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Continuing to make progress with the packing with another dedicated effort this afternoon. We were able to clear a lot of the clutter that I was beginning to find overwhelming.

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