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Day 265: Discarding The Dressing Up Clothes and More Black Sacks of Rubbish

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I spotted the bag of dressing up clothes by the washing machine this morning (where I’d dumped them yesterday after sorting out the spare room) and being a sunny day I thought that it would be a good idea to … Continue reading →

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Day 263: Feelings of Despair Turn Into Feelings of Joy When I Clear Space

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It’s important for my progress to record how I felt when I walked into the garage today. Despair Sadness Closed in

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Day 262: Dealing With Homeless Carrier Bags and a Basket of Random Stuff

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I’m sure that I’ve written about carrier bags before in an earlier post, but the grocery shopping ones have got out of control again. I can’t really blame anyone but myself for not having a place for carrier bags. For … Continue reading →

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Day 256: You Can Get a Lot Done By Being at Home All of the Time

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I do love being at home and just pottering around doing whatever takes my fancy. Although I feel this way (and therefore staying in has and will continue to suit me fine), I appreciate that there are people out there … Continue reading →

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Day 251: Music Can Lift Your Mood Almost Instantly, and I Now Have a Plan For the Charity Bags

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Mo Gawdat in his book Solve For Happy talks about keeping your own happiness list and referring to it when you are feeling down. I don’t usually feel down as such but this morning after dropping the girls off at … Continue reading →

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Day 245: Play The Game or Do the Puzzle, and Then Find the Missing Pieces

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

As you know, I sorted out the games cupboard yesterday (click here if you missed the video). As a result, I found myself tipping out the pieces of a few old games and toys to see if they were worth … 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 230: A Day of Working, Cleaning, Rearranging and Recycling

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

At lunch time I tackled the kitchen and mopped the floor. I’m not quite sure why it was so messy because I spent quite a bit of time in there yesterday. I suppose with us all being home and eating … Continue reading →

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Day 226: Disposal of Oil From the Deep Fat Fryer

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I couldn’t even seem to find five minutes to plan what I was going to declutter today because work was non-stop zoom calls and emails. Then the thunderstorms and rain were so loud this afternoon that I couldn’t hear what … Continue reading →

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