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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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Hi @Former-Member we currently have four jobs pending, waiting for tradies to get back to us as to when they can do them. Our green bin is full - we can use neighbours but wait till day before pick up so they are not inconvenienced should they have their own garden waste. Really pleased with my new iron, some clothes really do look so much better on when ironed.

Hello @Zoe7 👋 is there one thing you could deal with today that does not require trailer or $.

@octaviaoften I would pick the spot that was distressing me the most as a starting point such as where something was physically in the way or embarrassing if visitors were to call in.

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Always find that "visitors coming" is a great motivator to spruce things up @Former-Member. Doesn't always work out that way though, so we are very grateful for tolerant friends.

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Think a few of us can relate to that feeling @Smc 😀.

If possible though, I would try and ensure the undies on the clothes horse were moved to a less conspicuous place. 😀😀

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Morning @Former-Member @Smc @octavia

House clean on the agenda here today so it is nice when Darling gets home. There is a possibility she may be home a day early 🤯

4 boys in the house for a week and it is easy to see why darling is constantly riding the vacuum cleaner lol

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That and have a mess in the back yard to clean up.

Had a friend show up when we were out an decided to groom the dogs. But left the hair on the ground. From a distance it looks like the chook yard after a visit from the fox lol.

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@Former-Member, we have had visitors arrive before now while clothes were drying above the woodstove. 😛 Nowhere else warm enough to do so in midwinter... as I've said, we're thankful for tolerant friends.
@Determined, all the best with the whip around. Hope you enjoyed your week with the boys?
I have happy memories of the occasional time my sister and I had time at home with our Dad while Mum was away visiting people elsewhere. Things happened differently to usual, which was interesting in a fun way, and it was one-on-two time with Dad.

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hello @Smc , @Former-Member , @Adge , @Determined , @octavia , @Former-Member , @Former-Member , @Appleblossom

well we have visitors coming in december and we have put up new curtains

and I have pulled out all our bedding to put in one place

Ha ha got the biggest mess now

got some things ready to go to the op shop

a load in the wash

sooo hot up here that I need a break

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That is so mmmeeeee! @Adge

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Me too @Appleblossom

Only the To-Do-List is not done, because I keep collapsing with exhaustion...

Adge

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