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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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Does not sound good @Former-Member

Playing on my mind here I need to re-oil our deck. Mum in law was going to get a painter in and I said I could do it. Just one more task I was looking forward to that now seems impossible. Along with some roof trims that need painting.

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Unused glass water dispenser donated today = kitchen bench space freed 😀

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Bit of a reprieve on hot water, after activating release valve water is now clear again.

Slow going on the declutter, Mr Darcy sorted through some papers - my missing birth certificate found. Yahoo.

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I broke up a plastic tub that had been in use in the garden, but was brittle and cracking. Is now in the bin. 😄

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Was feeling a bit flat and unmotivated today, so I set myself a "small task" of washing some nice storage tins and glassware that have been needing it. The glassware is now safely packed away waiting for a special occasion, and I've stacked up the tins to look nice... nothing actually gone from the house, but a few more things in their rightful place.

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my missing birth certificate found. Yahoo. ---- ahhhhhhhhh @Former-Member

Hello @Smc, @Former-Member, @Determined, @Former-Member, @Sophie1

we have a free cart in our town --- so I took down all the 90 minutes Porrige down for anyone to have

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Our boys have been nagging for boxes of books still in the shed to be retrieved. Thinking I may have to put that on tomorrows agenda.

Hoping to make enough space in the shed to put the trailer away.

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Things put in their rightful place√

90 minute Porridge offloaded√

2 bags magazines gone from Darcy residence√

Progress √√√

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Have dealt with a few more bits of paper.

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Ditto here @Former-Member. I've been going through the boxes cluttering around our dining table. Found one that was already full of recycling that never made it out to the bin- facepalm moment. 😛
So I've added heaps more unwanted papers to go, and packed away a few books and magazines that are "keepers" plus some other oddment objects I came across. That's two medium-ish boxfuls worth going out the door. 🙂

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