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Monthly Archives: June 2020
Day 182: Dreaming About Being Unorganised is a Wake Up Call
I had the most frustrating dream last night and had to type it up as soon as I woke up… Someone knocked on the door to give me and my husband a lift to a party in London and we … Continue reading →
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Day 181: Gift Wrap Organiser Has Room for 60 Gift Bags, 8 Rolls of Wrapping Paper and More
There is no competition between the very flimsy storage bag that turned up yesterday (which I’ll be sending back) and the new heavy duty one that arrived today. Everything to do with wrapping gifts is now in one place and … Continue reading →
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Day 180: Disappointed With the Leg of Lamb and Wrapping Paper Storage Bag… but Loved the Fillet Steak and Homemade Chips
My body clock is all over the place at the moment, not falling asleep until 4am last night and then waking up at 9.30 this morning. I haven’t been exercising much lately so I thought that if I went out … Continue reading →
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Day 179: Deciding How Long to Keep the Children’s Old School Books
I woke up feeling a bit better today so I spent some time in the spare room this afternoon trying to see if I could shift some more stuff. I had put everything into categories a week ago making it … Continue reading →
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Day 178: I Needed a Restful Day Before Taking the Tent Down
That’s two nights in a row that my fitbit has shown 50 mins sleep early on in the night followed by 3 hours sleep around 6am. Not good! Me not being able to sleep is mainly to do with my … Continue reading →
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Day 177: A Scorching Hot Day – Perfect Timing for a Day Off
I have a couple of days off work and it couldn’t have come at a better time as the weather is hot! I’ve also still got tension in my head and neck so I wouldn’t have enjoyed working on the … Continue reading →
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Day 176: Creating More Space in the Conservatory Was a Good Decision
If you saw yesterday’s post, you will be aware that I created some space in the garage to store an item of furniture no longer required in the conservatory. Today was about moving the item. This is an exciting move … Continue reading →
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Day 175: Getting Things Done in My Cluttered Hideaway
I woke up feeling in the mood to make some big decluttering changes today. I felt so in control. I had the morning off work so I planned the day carefully giving me enough time to get some chores done … Continue reading →
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Tagged clutter, cooking, decluttering, lockdown, organised, tidying, worklife balance
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Day 174: My Teen’s Delicious Homemade Pizzas, and More Recycling Leaves the House
My youngest was really excited about making pizzas for us for dinner today. All the ingredients that she’d asked me to get turned up with the shopping this morning. She asked if I could help her (but only if she … Continue reading →
Posted in 2020 Challenge, coaching, decluttering, Inspiration, Life, recycling, working mum
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Day 173: Learning About the Art of Discarding Stuff, and Playing More Family Board Games
“We must stop simply having stuff and putting it away somewhere. We need to think more actively about our relationship with things” Nagisa Tatsumi, The Art of Discarding Whilst working on my challenge this year, I’ve become more and more … Continue reading →
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