Category Archives: Getting organised

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 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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Day 1: A Place for Those Things

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I struggle to find places for things around the house, but when I do systemise something, it tends to stick. For example, I have a place where I put receipts as soon as I get them (first 12 tabs used … Continue reading →

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Dreaming about a decluttered room

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Sandra Madeira

Just over 3 hours ago, I walked into the spare room to do some decluttering (again) and spotted an old CD on top of a pile off other stuff that had accumulated from the last time that I was decluttering … Continue reading →

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How do you motivate yourself to tidy up?

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Sandra Madeira

At first I didn’t think that I would be able to relate to the title of this blog. After all, who could possibly need to be motivated to tidy up? I used to think that I would always feel like … Continue reading →

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What happened to me?

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Sandra Madeira

I’ve almost finished listing to Mel Robbin’s audio book ‘Take Control of your Life’ and one of the questions that she asks her clients to ask themselves is ‘What happened to me?’ instead of ‘What am I going to do?’ … Continue reading →

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Waking up feeling energised

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Sandra Madeira

After a tiring day yesterday, I had a relaxing evening and then a perfect night’s sleep. I woke up thinking that it was a week day and had to go to work. When I realised that it was Saturday I … Continue reading →

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TV Area Decluttered in the Spare Room

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Sandra Madeira

We now have our ‘TV watching area’ decluttered in the spare room. You may remember yesterday that I posted a blog about decluttering the desk and then waited for my daughters to come home from school and help me move … Continue reading →

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