Category Archives: Inspiration

Day 237: Tackling Another Cluttered Cupboard, Led to Two Hours of Reading Old Journals

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I have a week off and I didn’t start it with a headache which is certainly a first. I must be doing something right. My new regime of spending an hour or so to myself in the conservatory every morning … Continue reading →

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Day 236: Sorting Out Spare Room Cupboard Leads to an Evening of Fun

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I’m assuming that I’m not the only one with a junk cupboard or two, or three. Anyway, in our spare room we have two cupboards and the one that I decided to sort out today hasn’t been sorted out for … Continue reading →

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The Outstanding Blogger Award

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I would like to thank jesusluvsall for nominating me for the Outstanding Blogger Award. Rules of the award 1. Provide the link to the creator’s original award post. (very important: see why in step 5)2. Answer the questions provided.3. Create … Continue reading →

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Day 235: A Solution to Feeling Stuck… and a Roast Pork Dinner

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Following on from yesterday’s theme about hiding behind things and feeling stuck, I want to share with you something I listened to on Mel Robbins audio book Take Control of Your Life. She talks about being stuck and how people … Continue reading →

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Day 234: Clutter Sketching Forces Me to Slow Down

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I sat for ages this morning just looking at one area of the spare room (which started off messier than the below picture I might add). I knew that I needed to listen to someone energising and upbeat, so I … Continue reading →

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Day 233: A Week Off and A Glimpse of a Lifestyle Change

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I have the next week off work starting tomorrow. I finished my last email around 9pm this evening and shut down my laptop until 1st Sept. Looking forward to some time off. Apart from a few appointments that I need … Continue reading →

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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 231: Clothes Shopping, and Repotting the Geraniums

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I felt so refreshed when I woke up this morning. I checked my fitbit app and it showed deep sleep of 1hr 28 mins and the other stats looked good too. It might have something to do with the fact … Continue reading →

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Day 230: A Day of Working, Cleaning, Rearranging and Recycling

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

At lunch time I tackled the kitchen and mopped the floor. I’m not quite sure why it was so messy because I spent quite a bit of time in there yesterday. I suppose with us all being home and eating … Continue reading →

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Day 229: Dejunking My Mind, and Clearing the Clutter Castle By the Bed

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Walking always energises me and clears my head, so as soon as I woke up this morning, I did my usual five minute stretch routine (don’t think I’ve mentioned that before) and then set off for a 30 minute walk … Continue reading →

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