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- Day 270: Moving a Large Bookshelf Into the Garage Was More Difficult Than I Thought
- Day 269: Moving My Desk, Fish and Chips and a Family Evening
- Day 268: I Feel Lighter Now That 10 Charity Bags Have Been Donated… and Appointment Booked for More
- Day 267: A Trip to the Dentist and Decluttering the Kitchen Counters
- Day 266: A Trip to the Hygienist and 100 Days to go on my 2020 Challenge
- Day 265: Discarding The Dressing Up Clothes and More Black Sacks of Rubbish
- Day 264: Clearing and Sorting Spare Room Boxes Into Categories is a Massive Step Forward
- Day 263: Feelings of Despair Turn Into Feelings of Joy When I Clear Space
- Day 262: Dealing With Homeless Carrier Bags and a Basket of Random Stuff
- Day 261: Routines are Helping With Clutter Control, and Making Proper Use of the Towel Rail
- Day 260: Busy Doing Nothing Before a Few Hours of Housework and Maintenance
- Day 259: A Lunch Date and Feeling Good About Clearing Stuff
- Day 258: A Feeling of Calm as I Go About My Day
- Day 257: Walking and Creating Spaciousness on This Sunny Sunday
- Day 256: You Can Get a Lot Done By Being at Home All of the Time
- Day 255: A Sense of Calm and a Chinese Takeaway
- Day 254: Lots of things Went My Way Today, Apart From Damaging the Alexa Cable
- Day 253: I Feel Happy When I See a Tidy Space, So I Took Action
- Day 252: Planning Some Jobs Around the House, and Learning to Witness My Intense Feelings Without Fixing Them
- Day 251: Music Can Lift Your Mood Almost Instantly, and I Now Have a Plan For the Charity Bags
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Tag Archives: challenge
February Decluttering Reflections
It’s been 60 days since I challenged myself to declutter or improve something around the house every day. Today seems like a good day to reflect on what I’ve achieved in February, how I am feeling about the challenge in … Continue reading →
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January Decluttering Reflections
Today seems like a good day to reflect on what I’ve achieved in January and how I am going to tackle things in February. How is the house feeling generally? A lot better, particularly downstairs and the main bedroom (although … Continue reading →
A Simple Fix
This kitchen breakfast bar stool has been sitting on its back for at least a week, and ‘find tool to fix stool’ has been in my list of things to do for even longer. You see, it was wobbling for … Continue reading →
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File Tax Paperwork in One Place
Sounds simple doesn’t it, to put all tax return paperwork in one folder so you know where it is? However, I don’t, and I can never find anything that I need. And why do I always leave it until the … Continue reading →
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A Day Off To Declutter
I had the day off today with the intention of pottering about decluttering and sorting the kitchen area and utility room as it was getting a bit out of control. The goal was: To feel more relaxed in the space … Continue reading →
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The Overcrowded Sock Drawer That Winds Me Up Daily
As I reached for a pair of socks this evening, I remembered that I hadn’t got anything to write about for today’s blog. And there it was right in front of me – the annoying sock drawer that I do … Continue reading →
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Can You Find a Fluffy Hot Water Bottle When You Need One?
Just look at these lovely looking fluffy hot water bottles. Don’t they deserve a dedicated place around the house? I think so. So, why do I find them in the kitchen, spare room, bedroom, lounge and various other places? Sometime … Continue reading →
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Bacon Sandwich and Admin Over Lunch
At lunch time today, I rushed home to make a sandwich, make some calls, do some other admin online, and empty the bins around the house ready for the Tuesday collection. It’s amazing what you can fit in around the … Continue reading →
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A Reason to Buy Beautiful Fresh Flowers
Sometimes life happens and you are on your feet all day attending to everyone else’s needs, giving you little or no time to focus on your own projects – in my case, my decluttering/improving challenge. As this happened to be … Continue reading →
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Can Clutter in Front of a Radiator Make the Room Colder?
After moving the stool, a box and some other clutter from in front of the radiator in the kitchen/dining room today, I could actual feel the heat radiating from it. Do you think that all this time it’s been heating … Continue reading →
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