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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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She does actually @Smc

Her long black coat is very Glossy & Shimmery....

Adge

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Wondering if anyone has made further inroads to decluttering.

It is surprising how quickly things can accommulate if attention is not being paid to things and I am slowly getting into the mini habits that help stop things piling up. I say slowly as my desk seems to have accumulated a bit of stuff lately 😵.

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@Former-Member

Wondering how you are going

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Hello @Faith-and-Hope. 🙂 Good to see you.

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@Smc 💕

Out with my girls, so just “liking” for now .... will catch up across the next few days.

👋💕 everybody ....

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Out with my girls,lovely @Faith-and-Hope

nothing else will go away

hello @Former-Member , @Smc , @Adge , @Determined , trying hard to declutter here but it is golly hard

@ETBug, @Mrsjones , @FindingStrength , @Former-Member

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Well my dead Almond tree got cut down & carted away (1 week ago) - if that counts as decluttering.

It decluttered the back yard, but left a mess of twigs & branches.

The 1st aviary (& birds) is now much hotter - with the almond tree gone (no shade).

Adge

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@Faith-and-Hope welcome back 😁

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Thanks @Determined 👋

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@Shaz51

I don't know why letting go of things we no longer use or need can be so difficult, change can be uncomfortable.

Once we got with the program it became easier as the burden that the weight of our clutter began to lift, Mr Darcy in particular was unstoppable 😁.

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