Category Archives: Inspiration

Day 277: Making Progress With the Garage Clutter, and Being Creative With the Toys

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

The trip to the carpet shop didn’t go too well this morning so we won’t talk about that. To take my mind off it, I decided to go to my cluttered hideaway, aka the garage, and sort sort sort. I … Continue reading →

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Day 276: Putting Old Bookshelves to Good Use

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It has rained all day today (all to do with Storm Alex apparently) and I had to do two trips to the school and back – the second one was because my daughter couldn’t find her bus pass. Anyway, I … Continue reading →

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Day 275: What’s Behind the Door?

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I’m not quite sure why I have left the task of ‘clearing behind doors’ for so long. The one I wanted to focus on today was the bookshelf in the spare room. As my husband is working in there at … Continue reading →

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Day 274: Sometimes I Feel Like I’m on a Roller Coaster With Rest Stops

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

This post took a while to put together today. My thoughts were all jumbled up in my head and the only way that I could get them out was to put bullet points down first and then make some sense … Continue reading →

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Day 273: It’s Important to Ramp up the Self-Care When You Have a Lot Going On

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I started to feel a little bit anxious towards the end of today as I’m trying to coordinate a lot around the house. As well as all of the clearing and decluttering that I’m doing, I’m also trying to manage … Continue reading →

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Day 272: Changing Habits of Holding Onto Things ‘Just in Case’ Will Save Time and Space in the Future

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

As I come across certain items around the house, I’m trying not to put them to one side thinking that I might have a use for them one day. Going clockwise from top left… The tins went into the bin. … Continue reading →

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Day 271: Sunday Roast and Creating Space

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

As it’s Sunday, I cooked us all a roast beef dinner whilst pottering about doing some chores and creating space in the spare room. I made quite a few more trips to the garage and my bedroom today moving books … Continue reading →

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Day 270: Moving a Large Bookshelf Into the Garage Was More Difficult Than I Thought

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I was eager to get started this morning on planning the steps involved in moving the bookcase full of books from the spare room into the garage. Step 1: Make space in the garage This wasn’t going to be easy … Continue reading →

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Day 269: Moving My Desk, Fish and Chips and a Family Evening

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I spent ages in the car doing the school run this morning due to traffic jams and rain, and then I had a full day at work. Late morning the sun came out and warmed up the conservatory which meant … Continue reading →

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Day 268: I Feel Lighter Now That 10 Charity Bags Have Been Donated… and Appointment Booked for More

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It was cold and raining this morning. Not ideal when the plan was for me to transport ten charity bags to Sue Ryder (five trips to and from the car). I took the girls to school and when I was … Continue reading →

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