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Day 75: Decluttering the Downstairs Cloakroom

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

This is quite a simple room to declutter so I’m not sure why I hadn’t thought about doing it before now. I was cleaning the toilet and sink today and noticed soooo many cleaning products lurking around as well as … Continue reading →

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Day 74: Decluttering Two Kitchen Drawers… Motivated me to Clean the Ovens

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Every time I open certain overcrowded and organised drawers in the kitchen, I see untidiness and crumbs. It always seems to be a job for another time. This morning after breakfast I emptied the dishwasher. As I was putting away … Continue reading →

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Day 73: Finding a Purpose for the Conservatory

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I didn’t really get the chance to tidy in the conservatory after boxing up and removing the christmas decorations a couple of weeks ago, so today I gave the chairs a quick wipe over, swept the floor and tidied up … Continue reading →

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Day 72: Getting Prepared for Home Working

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Due to things potentially heightening with the coronavirus, myself and some other colleagues have been asked to work from home from today. This means coming up with a new routine at home particularly since my husband’s been asked by his … Continue reading →

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Day 71: Organising Wardrobes Part 2: Getting Rid of More Stuff

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I continued with the wardrobes today. I didn’t have much time having been at work, but managed to do the following: I took out all the clothes that were hanging up and dumped them on the bed I dismantled the … Continue reading →

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Day 70: Organising Wardrobes Part 1: Making the Most of the Wardrobes You’ve Got

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

We have two double built in wardrobes in our bedroom but I’ve never liked them mainly because they don’t have backs to them (it’s just bare wall). They are also at right angles to each other meaning that one of … Continue reading →

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Day 69: Clearing a Path to the Desk

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

There’s no point having a desk if you can’t get to it and there’s no point getting to it and then it’s too messy to sit at. Faced with this obstacle course in the spare room… …I decided to set … Continue reading →

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Day 68: I Sold Some Clutter!

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I was sorting out a pile of games the other day that my girls no longer wanted. In amongst them I found a ‘good as new’ Harry Potter game and thought I’d advertise it on FaceBay. All the pieces were … Continue reading →

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Day 67: The Cost of Clutter and Procrastination

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

There’s a cost to not getting things done. Last weekend you will have read my blog on procrastinating about the drain issue and we ended up handing over £120 to a drain specialist! What’s the cost this weekend? There’s been … Continue reading →

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Day 66: Purchases Waiting to be Returned Are Temporary Clutter

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I bought myself some new comfy slippers a couple of weeks ago. I ordered two colours to see which I preferred. I kept these beige ones… …and left the unwanted ones sitting around waiting to be returned. Another habit I … Continue reading →

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