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Category Archives: Inspiration
Day 198: Organising the Cupboard Under the Sink Without Being Tempted to Buy Expensive Shelving
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 197: Decluttering the Dining Room to Let the Light Through
I’m starting off with the ‘after’ photo today as it’s so much clearer. I’ll show you the ‘before’ photo in a bit. After work today I moved my attention to the clutter building up by the back door in the … Continue reading →
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Day 196: Eliminating Floor Clutter in the Utility Room, and Decluttering the Herb Plants
I didn’t take a ‘before’ photo of the utility room floor because I thought I’d taken one the other day when I cleared the counter top, but if you imagine it all messy… well, now it looks like this. You’ll … Continue reading →
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Tagged aerogarden, Cleaning, clutter, decluttering, organised, tidying, worklife balance
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Day 195: Motivated to Clean Using a Variety of Zoflora Disinfectant Fragrances
As I’ve mentioned previously, I’ve been listening to Mrs Hinch’s book Hinch Yourself Happy over the last week or so and it’s given me the kick I need to start a more regular house clean. I decided to try out … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cleaning, clutter, decluttering, Mrs Hinch, organised, tidying, Zoflora worklife balance
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Day 194: A Storage Idea Motivated me to Declutter the Utility Room Whilst Cooking a Roast Dinner
I am really enjoying listening to Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat – he’s such an inspiring person. The below quote stopped me in my tracks as I was out walking this morning, as it made me think about the … Continue reading →
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Tagged clutter, cooking, decluttering, mo Gawdat, organised, tidying, worklife happiness balance
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Day 193: I Finally Have a Decluttered Room To Relax in, Plus a Bit of DIY
After the work I did tidying and cleaning most of the conservatory yesterday, it was worth spending a bit of time today sorting out the final part which was the accumulated clutter on the desk and to give it a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cleaning, clutter, decluttering, DIY, organised, tidying, worklife balance
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Day 192: Rearranging and Cleaning the Conservatory After Work
The conservatory is getting untidy again and making me feel uneasy whilst I’m working in there, so today after shutting my computer down, I decided to do something about it. The sun was still shining so I opened all the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cleaning, clutter, decluttering, organised, tidying, worklife balance
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Day 191: Presents, Pancakes, MacDonalds, Cake, Cleaning & a Movie
The large balloon floated out of the box as my daughter opened it. It looked amazing with the heart shaped confetti inside and the message on the front; definitely worth the money. My youngest loved all of her presents and … Continue reading →
Posted in 2020 Challenge, decluttering, Fun and relaxation, Inspiration, Life, working mum
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Tagged birthdays, Cleaning, clutter, decluttering, organised, relaxing, tidying, worklife balance
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Day 190: Listening to a Cleaning Book by Mrs Hinch, and Birthday Preparations for my Daughter
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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Tagged Cleaning, clutter, decluttering, Mrs Hinch, organised, tidying, worklife balance
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Day 189: My New Microfibre Bendable Dusters Have Arrived!
You know when you have such a busy day and you have a package for you on the side that you really want to open but you just don’t get the time? That was today for me. I’m only talking … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cleaning, clutter, decluttering, dusting, organised, tidying, worklife balance
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