Monthly Archives: July 2020

Day 203: Making Good Progress on the Habit of Eliminating Clutter, Instead of Moving it From Room to Room

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I have had a habit for many years of moving things from one room to another and tricking myself into thinking that I’ve decluttered. I would tidy the area that I was working on, having hidden or used the items … Continue reading →

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Day 202: A Lazy Morning Energised me to Declutter Like Crazy in the Afternoon

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Don’t you just love it when you have a day booked off and you can actually have a lazy morning and not worry about doing anything or going anywhere? My girls are on school holidays now so my eldest daughter … Continue reading →

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Day 201: An Unused Bathroom Gets a Freshen Up, and Starting to Box Up the Spare Room

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today I got up earlier than usual and went for a 30 minute brisk walk to clear the cobwebs in my head. Whilst I was eating my breakfast, I thought through the plan for the day which was to work … Continue reading →

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Day 200: By Identifying That Decluttering has Different Levels of Difficulty, it Motivated me to Move Forward

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

When I’m feeling stressed and headachy, my body and mind still want to declutter; however, it has to be something that doesn’t require decision making. What I’m finding is that there are different levels of decluttering and the ones that … Continue reading →

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Day 199: Give Yourself an Awareness Break… but Maybe Clean one Window First

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Doing is not always the way to get results. Give yourself an awareness break Mo Gawdat, Solve for Happy Mo Gawdat, in his book Solve For Happy, says that in order to be fully aware, we must do nothing. Today … Continue reading →

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Day 198: Organising the Cupboard Under the Sink Without Being Tempted to Buy Expensive Shelving

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

This wasn’t even something I was planning to do today, but my youngest daughter and I were watching Mrs Hinch’s instagram story where she took everything out of her under sink cupboard, wiped it all and put it back. I … Continue reading →

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Day 197: Decluttering the Dining Room to Let the Light Through

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I’m starting off with the ‘after’ photo today as it’s so much clearer. I’ll show you the ‘before’ photo in a bit. After work today I moved my attention to the clutter building up by the back door in the … Continue reading →

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Day 196: Eliminating Floor Clutter in the Utility Room, and Decluttering the Herb Plants

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I didn’t take a ‘before’ photo of the utility room floor because I thought I’d taken one the other day when I cleared the counter top, but if you imagine it all messy… well, now it looks like this. You’ll … Continue reading →

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Day 195: Motivated to Clean Using a Variety of Zoflora Disinfectant Fragrances

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve been listening to Mrs Hinch’s book Hinch Yourself Happy over the last week or so and it’s given me the kick I need to start a more regular house clean. I decided to try out … Continue reading →

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Day 194: A Storage Idea Motivated me to Declutter the Utility Room Whilst Cooking a Roast Dinner

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I am really enjoying listening to Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat – he’s such an inspiring person. The below quote stopped me in my tracks as I was out walking this morning, as it made me think about the … Continue reading →

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