Any diagnosed germophobes or hoarders on this forum?

ohh my @Dimity , my husband wants to do sooo sooo much and i ammm trying to get a happy inbeteween happeneding xxxx

hope you are ok my awesome friend , sitting here with you xxxx

ohh my @NatureLover , one step at a time my awesome friend xoxo

Oh @Shaz51 thankyou for understanding. Good luck with Mr shaz being overenthusiastic. I've been at the other extreme.

My helper just left. We had a lovely walk in a nature reserve then came home and shredded papers.

This week has been a roller coaster but @NatureLover and @Oaktree have helped me start doing a bit each day again.

ohhh sitting with you my awesome friend @Dimity , it will sometimes fel soo much but you can do this my friend xxxx

one day at a time , even one minute at a time

@amber22 , @tyme

@NatureLover I'm so sorry you're feeling completely overwhelmed. I've been there but am starting to see a little daylight again.

I told myself I'd "tidy" a few things... somewhere halfway and neutral between chores and decluttering. I persevered with just a little each day and found it's gently steering me back onto the path again. My mood/activity tracker app tells me I'm clocking up a 5 day streak which is the best I've done for 6 weeks.

How are you going with your serves of fruit? I'm still enjoying fresh plums, but expect the season will be over soon. I got a punnet of Victorian strawberries on special the other day.

Oh I am so glad to hear that I have helped somebody! I was starting to feel like I was good for nothing. Miscommunications abound and I have been asked by sane to steer clear of a forumite. To me this felt as though I was being blamed. I understand that they are just trying to do damage control. I just try to be kind and supportive. Not sure how it went so pear shaped!
Well done @Dimity for getting a bit done each day, that is a huge achievement. I got my bedroom done and have done very little else since. The whole thing is so overwhelming. I have stuff that represents my life that I don’t want to get rid of but I don’t have many places to put things. I need to do a thorough sort out of the entire house.

Meggle

Thankyou @Oaktree yes you did help. You also kept me motivated when I first started walking.

You've done brilliantly with your bedroom and I'm glad it's helped set up a sanctuary for you and get ready for your husband's surgery. Other rooms probably won't be as easy but you've proved you can do it.

Thank you @Shaz51 for your kind words and care and support ❤️ You are a treasure.

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@Dimity wrote:

This week has been a roller coaster but @NatureLover and @Oaktree have helped me start doing a bit each day again.

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Aww, thank you for saying that @Dimity , I'm happy to hear ❤️

And I see you do have a shredder 👍

Well done on your 5 day streak 🙂 I liked what you wrote about "somewhere halfway and neutral between chores and decluttering" - I like that, it's like gently sliding into some easy cluttering 🙂

Thanks for asking about the fruit - I got fruit puree from the supermarket: apple, apple-and-pear and apple-and-strawberry. They are yum and working well.

I am sooo itchy all the time, I've scratched my skin raw - moderator please note, it's not self harm. Thankfully my depression without my therapy light box is manageable. I see my psychologist today so will tell her about it.

Hoping you have a good day today doing decluttering 🙂

Well done on your bedroom @Oaktree !

I also have the problem of no storage /nowhere to put stuff. Which means I need to sort shelves out and get rid of stuff on there before I can put stuff that I'm keeping there. It makes it a bigger job!

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@Oaktree wrote:

The whole thing is so overwhelming. ... I need to do a thorough sort out of the entire house.

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Can you choose one room or one quarter of a room to do next and that's all?