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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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Haha, love it @Determined. I loathe ironing. I try buy fabrics that drip-dry, and carefully fold or hang clothes straight off the clothesline. Anything to stop the ironing lol 😃 🌷

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@Former-Member, I sent a bag of bedding down to the op shop today

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My kitchen floor is covered in saw dust today, and I have X3 splinters to dig out... 😮

Managed to finish the bed base (storage unit) for the van. Did have to hand saw the lid, to easy to lift lids and screwed them on with piano hinges 😃 Georgia dog was very interested in what I was doing, almost as if worried 🤔. Only needed one break. Can't believe it's coming together, don't know what I'm doing but it's working 😁

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'Onya @Shaz51

I am out with my brother, we have been op shopping. Managed to get Mr Darcy a couple of brand new shirts. He is on on the one in two out rule and recently mentioned a couple of shirts that no longer fit him and has a few aging t-shirts so am hoping he will like what has been purchased 😀.

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yes @Former-Member i washed the doona covers and going to put new covers on before our son and DIL arrives in december

we are going away for our annivrsary this weekend which will be soooooo good

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@Shaz51

Weekend away = 😀😀😀

@Former-Member

DIY = 👍

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Have a happy weekend @Shaz51. 🙂

Oooh @Determined, you do like to stir!

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ha ha @Smc , @Former-Member

if we get there xxxxxx fingers crossed

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LoL @Smc

Darling was actually compliant and happily engaging with the baiting. While *she hates ironing she doesn't see the need to get all worked up about doing it. And she was pleased for the upgrade.

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@Smc 😞 hugzz
So hard 💜🙏
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