Tag Archives: organised

Day 8: A Decluttered Windowsill

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It makes such a difference looking out into the garden through a clear windowsill rather than a messy one, don’t you think? I’m almost embarrassed to show you what it looked like before… but here goes… Let’s see if I … Continue reading →

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Day 7: Goodbye tree, see you in 11 months

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today had to be about taking the tree down and other decorations and making space around the house again. It’s lovely for the month of December and then it all starts to get in the way. Once removed, the place … Continue reading →

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Day 6: The Socks Question

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today was a bit of an achievement, 6 socks of exactly the same size and colour came out of the dryer, which is rare. Although I could write a whole paragraph about odd socks, that’s not what today’s blog is … Continue reading →

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Day 5: Decluttering Batteries and Helping the Environment

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I can’t believe how simple this one was. I gathered up all the batteries scattered about the house, which can only be because there isn’t a place for them. I used the tester (that I found in the desk drawer … Continue reading →

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How do you motivate yourself to tidy up?

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Sandra Madeira

At first I didn’t think that I would be able to relate to the title of this blog. After all, who could possibly need to be motivated to tidy up? I used to think that I would always feel like … Continue reading →

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Waking up feeling energised

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Sandra Madeira

After a tiring day yesterday, I had a relaxing evening and then a perfect night’s sleep. I woke up thinking that it was a week day and had to go to work. When I realised that it was Saturday I … Continue reading →

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TV Area Decluttered in the Spare Room

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Sandra Madeira

We now have our ‘TV watching area’ decluttered in the spare room. You may remember yesterday that I posted a blog about decluttering the desk and then waited for my daughters to come home from school and help me move … Continue reading →

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Desk Decluttering Achieved

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Sandra Madeira

Whilst my daughters have been at school today, I’ve decluttered the whole desk including drawers. Even though we were given the desk second hand, I’d forgotten what good condition it was in and how grand it looked. I was drawn … Continue reading →

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Almost tried to reorganise whilst decluttering

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Sandra Madeira

I forgot about my blog Decluttering vs. Organising when faced with my messy desk yesterday. I was trying to organise the layout of the room and then suddenly remembered that my focus should have been on decluttering. Shame on me. … Continue reading →

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Recharging Batteries before Getting Organised

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Sandra Madeira

Sometimes the best use of our time is doing nothing and sometimes we just need to get organised. Sometimes the former needs to be done before you are in the right fame of mind to do the latter. No one … Continue reading →

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