Monthly Archives: January 2020

Day 11: Decluttering corners of rooms…

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

This lovely little wind chime has been sitting in the corner of two different rooms since were were given it as a gift around six months ago. Why haven’t I just got around to using it? Today, I opened the … Continue reading →

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Day 10: Organise the Chocolates or Eat Them?

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

We could have just eaten the chocolates that are still lurking around the house from Christmas, not only because they are taking up space in their attractive and colourful packaging, but because they are very yummy. Instead, we thought about … Continue reading →

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Day 9: Declutter Your Mind… Take a Bath

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I was listening to Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s book called The 4 Pillar Plan (which is about taking a control of your health) and I decided that today should be about having some time to myself, even if it’s for just … Continue reading →

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Day 8: A Decluttered Windowsill

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It makes such a difference looking out into the garden through a clear windowsill rather than a messy one, don’t you think? I’m almost embarrassed to show you what it looked like before… but here goes… Let’s see if I … Continue reading →

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Day 7: Goodbye tree, see you in 11 months

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today had to be about taking the tree down and other decorations and making space around the house again. It’s lovely for the month of December and then it all starts to get in the way. Once removed, the place … Continue reading →

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Day 6: The Socks Question

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today was a bit of an achievement, 6 socks of exactly the same size and colour came out of the dryer, which is rare. Although I could write a whole paragraph about odd socks, that’s not what today’s blog is … Continue reading →

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Day 5: Decluttering Batteries and Helping the Environment

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I can’t believe how simple this one was. I gathered up all the batteries scattered about the house, which can only be because there isn’t a place for them. I used the tester (that I found in the desk drawer … Continue reading →

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Day 4 (Part 2): Desk Drawer Organising Continues

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Whilst organising one of the desk drawers yesterday, I resisted doing the one below it so that I could introduce another mini system around the house today. I do feel quite hopeful that organising daily will reduce the clutter round … Continue reading →

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Day 3 (Part 1): Clutter is one of my biggest problem areas…

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today after breakfast I took a picture of my utility room and then turned around and saw the cluttered windowsill in the kitchen and then turned around again and saw the stuff in the corner of the dining room and….. … Continue reading →

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Day 2: A New Place for A4 Paper

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Carrying on from yesterday’s theme of mini systems, the idea for today’s blog came to mind as I walked into the house from work this evening to my daughter saying ‘I couldn’t find any A4 white paper’. From memory, I … Continue reading →

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