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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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'Onya @Smc @Adge

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I did that on Saturday @Smc with my freezer xx

Way to go @Adge

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'atta gurl @Shaz51

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Thanks @Former-Member & @Shaz51 Appreciated.

Doesn't seem like much (just small).

If I don't congratulate myself on the small decluttering efforts, I lose heart - & never get to the bigger projects (stuff).

Adge

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@Adge , @Former-Member doing small decluttering are even more important than the big ones xoxo

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@Adge

It doesn't matter how small, every step is progress.

Small steps = doable, not taxing.

The secret is consistent effort.

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Been a good week on the home maintenance front. Plumber has been and fixed the problems identified on the building report we had done pre-house purchase and the new garden shed has been installed.

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Hot weather = need to stay indoors and out the heat

Stuck indoors = opportunity to declutter

Self care = not overdoing things.

Gentle encouragement to deal with just one thing today that is not too taxing such as

  • a small repair job
  • an item you no longer need
  • putting away an item
  • do something that will help you be a little more organised

Small steps here - over the last few days

  • found an item I had been wanting to send a friend, now packaged ready for posting,
  • containerised our USB sticks,
  • got the ice trays out, washed them, filled them and they are now in use.
  • Put bottles of water in the fridge.
  • Mr Darcy helped too by vacuuming the living areas

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heyyyyyy @Former-Member , @Adge , @Smc , @octavia , @Determined

we have taken down another bag to the op shop

have to get the golf clubs out and clean them up and sell themm

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Cheering you on @Smc, was inspired by your thoughts and got out the very few favourite Christmas decorations we brought with us (no tree) and have put them out.

Revacuumed the living areas, found that the hose was blocked which explained why the job Mr D did was not up to Shazzle Dazzle standards.

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