Category Archives: decluttering

Day 261: Routines are Helping With Clutter Control, and Making Proper Use of the Towel Rail

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Since the girls have gone back to school I seem to have developed a new routine for daily chores and it feels good. I’m getting quick jobs done first thing and then dealing with other things as they happen not … Continue reading →

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Day 260: Busy Doing Nothing Before a Few Hours of Housework and Maintenance

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

This morning after taking the girls to school, I settled down for some me time. I lit a candle, got myself a cup of hot water with a slice of lemon, and set my alarm for 24 minutes. During my … Continue reading →

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Day 259: A Lunch Date and Feeling Good About Clearing Stuff

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I had a lovely lunch out with my husband today. We went to one of our favourite restaurants called Frederic Bistro and I had fillet steak with a peppercorn sauce, fries and salad, followed by warm pear tart and ice-cream. … Continue reading →

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Day 258: A Feeling of Calm as I Go About My Day

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Even though I had to drive the girls to school and had a busy day at work, I have felt really calm and relaxed all day – not really letting anything get to me. I enjoyed regular breaks throughout the … Continue reading →

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Day 257: Walking and Creating Spaciousness on This Sunny Sunday

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Apart from my morning stretch routine, I haven’t done any proper exercise for a week or so. I could see that it was a lovely sunny day so I went for a 30 minute brisk walk. I then spent the … Continue reading →

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Day 256: You Can Get a Lot Done By Being at Home All of the Time

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I do love being at home and just pottering around doing whatever takes my fancy. Although I feel this way (and therefore staying in has and will continue to suit me fine), I appreciate that there are people out there … Continue reading →

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Day 254: Lots of things Went My Way Today, Apart From Damaging the Alexa Cable

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today was one of those days where things just went my way. Don’t you just love it when that happens? I feel that it’s important to acknowledge successes, however small they may be, so here goes:

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Day 253: I Feel Happy When I See a Tidy Space, So I Took Action

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I was looking at my ‘I feel happy when…’ list again earlier today, and I noticed an entry that said that ‘I feel happy when I see a tidy space’. I’ve been living with clutter for so long, that any … Continue reading →

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Day 252: Planning Some Jobs Around the House, and Learning to Witness My Intense Feelings Without Fixing Them

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

As I’ve mentioned before, we have a few jobs to do around the house and garden that we can’t or don’t want to do ourselves and so today we got a builder round to go through each one to see … Continue reading →

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Day 251: Music Can Lift Your Mood Almost Instantly, and I Now Have a Plan For the Charity Bags

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Mo Gawdat in his book Solve For Happy talks about keeping your own happiness list and referring to it when you are feeling down. I don’t usually feel down as such but this morning after dropping the girls off at … Continue reading →

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