Category Archives: Household chores

Day 232: It Took Me Less Than 3 Minutes to Clean a Vacuum Cleaner Roller Brush

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Being my morning off, I caught up with some housework. As I was vacuuming the lounge, I noticed that the cleaner wasn’t picking up very well. On checking the brush roll today it had soooo much long hair wrapped around … Continue reading →

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Day 225: Making a Plan to Get Things Done and Sticking to it, and a Muti-coloured Manicure

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today I have created a decluttering project list that will move me forward a few notches on my 2020 challenge. I mean, I’ve only got 141 days to go so I need to make sure that I stay focused! I … Continue reading →

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Day 224: A Pause For Thought, and a Planned Day

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I woke up to the sound of rain and a tiny bit of thunder at 7am this morning, and I remembered that I’d left some gardening tools outside in a bucket so I popped out to bring it in and … Continue reading →

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Day 223: Rubbish, Electrical Items and Textiles Out, and Painting Finished

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I am feeling really exhausted this evening so I’m looking forward to posting this blog early and getting to bed before midnight – let’s see if I can do it. I think that the tiredness is combination of things: I … Continue reading →

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Day 222: A Productive Sunday For All of Us… Fixing, Dismantling, and Selling Clutter, and My Teens Did More Painting

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It’s the best feeling ever when you wake up thinking that it’s Monday… and it’s actually still the weekend. I think that this was mainly because since finishing work on Friday I was so busy with the garden until late … 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 190: Listening to a Cleaning Book by Mrs Hinch, and Birthday Preparations for my Daughter

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I don’t currently have a cleaning routine, it just happens when I get around to it. I know I can’t do it all and I know that I should ask for help, and I have been better at doing that … Continue reading →

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Day 182: Dreaming About Being Unorganised is a Wake Up Call

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

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 55: Finding a Way to be Ok With the Clutter Whilst Decluttering

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

This post isn’t meant to sound negative, and there’s a point I’m trying to get to… so bear with me. I’ve spent a considerable amount of time over the last couple of days reading other people’s blogs on clutter. I’m … Continue reading →

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Day 54: Tackling a Small Pile of Papers Before it Gets Out of Control

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I quickly dealt with this small pile of papers and stuff today and felt proud of myself. It might not appear to be anything big, but this is one of my interim solutions that really has worked for me over … Continue reading →

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