Tag Archives: Cleaning

Day 283: More Plastering, More Cleaning and Lots of Dust!

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

As I sat down to write this at 10.30pm, I realised that I hadn’t relaxed all day. It was a full day of work including a long zoom call. The plasterer was also here for over 9 hours. Firstly he … 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 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 260: Busy Doing Nothing Before a Few Hours of Housework and Maintenance

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

This morning after taking the girls to school, I settled down for some me time. I lit a candle, got myself a cup of hot water with a slice of lemon, and set my alarm for 24 minutes. During my … Continue reading →

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Day 240: Sketching, Clearing Space and Working on Habits

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

My daughter joined me in the conservatory this morning during my quiet time. I had spa music playing and she said that the atmosphere was really nice. She seemed to want to chat about this and that so I went … Continue reading →

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Day 238: Focusing on Decluttering the Wardrobes One Step at a Time

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

After carving out the usual time to myself this morning, I carried on listening to Mel Robbins audible book Take Control of Your Life. She has a no nonsense approach and I needed that today. I just had to jot … 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 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 218: Clean Windows and a Sneaky Little Apple Pie

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I’ve never wanted clean windows as much as I do these days. Looking through clear glass makes such a difference. It just seems more important to me than it ever used to, which is quite symbolic considering all the decluttering … Continue reading →

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