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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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@Former-Member I got Darling one of these for Christmas. She thinks it is fantastic.

She is constantly vacuuming and mopping. This has helped her to keep up with her self emposed standard.

https://www.lg.com/au/vacuum-cleaners/lg-A9ULTIMATE

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wow , love the vacumm @Determined

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I thought it was juat an expensive gimmick @Shaz51 but Darling was keen to try it. Turns out it works a treat.

We have timber floors that show up dust unfortunately.

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@Determined

I have seen cheaper version but people and customers have said what was wrong with them so sometimes it is better to spend a little bit more for something better

glad your Darling is happy xx

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The baby Java Finches look like this now @Bunniekins Almost (sort of) like their parents....

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I had been thinking about getting something similar @Determined @Shaz51 but was put off by the negative reviews.

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mr shaz is put off by the negative reviews. too @Former-Member , @Determined ,

so I have a brand new small vacumm for the house yesterday

@Appleblossom, @Bunniekins

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I have gone back to sweeping the cat hair off the carpet and the doing a vac ... had pet standard vacs and all that ... this seems to use less energy .... so it seems to me.

@Shaz51

@Former-Member @Determined

Lovely bird @Adge

@BunniekinsYou are such a caring person.

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Love my stick vacuum (it is corded by choice) and it is the reason why our carpets gets cleaned far more often than it has ever been done (short of when we had a cleaner) which is why a stick vacuum/mop for the limo/tiled areas is so appealing.

Might check in 6 months time to see what you & Darling think of your unit @Determined . And I will take the bite 🎣 getting a vacuum for Christmas sucks 😁😁😁.

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@Adge baby finches are so cute :Dxxx

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