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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 223: Rubbish, Electrical Items and Textiles Out, and Painting Finished

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I am feeling really exhausted this evening so I’m looking forward to posting this blog early and getting to bed before midnight – let’s see if I can do it. I think that the tiredness is combination of things: I … Continue reading →

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Day 216: Anniversary Celebrations, Shopping, Recycling, and Two Charity Bags Collected

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

My husband and I went out for the afternoon as it’s our anniversary. It was a lovely sunny day so we spent some time in a large garden centre as we had some vouchers to spend that are going to … Continue reading →

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Day 214: If You’re Happy and you Know it Clap Your Hands… and Sort Out Some Clutter

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

The nursery rhyme ‘If you’re happy and you know it’ started playing through a charity bag as I brushed past it in the garage this afternoon. It made me smile and I actually did clap my hands and stamp my … Continue reading →

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Day 209: Finding These Pretty Bowls in the Garage, Motivated Me to Reorganise a Kitchen Cupboard

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Yesterday I found this pretty crystal bowl set in the depths of the garage which I forgot that I had. It was all wrapped up carefully in newspaper dated 2008 which was the year we moved in. I don’t bring … Continue reading →

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Day 208 – Great Progress in the Garage, and Some Thoughts on Being Stuck Behind a Wall of Clutter

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I struggled to sleep last night and I was tempted to just get up and get on with the decluttering. I think that the words of last night’s blog were still lingering in my mind about feeling overwhelmed with the … Continue reading →

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Day 202: A Lazy Morning Energised me to Declutter Like Crazy in the Afternoon

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Don’t you just love it when you have a day booked off and you can actually have a lazy morning and not worry about doing anything or going anywhere? My girls are on school holidays now so my eldest daughter … Continue reading →

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Day 185: A Desk Chair on its Last Legs, and a Little Bit About Happiness

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today we learnt that we really need to get rid of something before it’s completely worn out. My daughter has been telling me for weeks that she needs a new chair for her desk and I kept saying ‘find one … Continue reading →

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Day 179: Deciding How Long to Keep the Children’s Old School Books

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I woke up feeling a bit better today so I spent some time in the spare room this afternoon trying to see if I could shift some more stuff. I had put everything into categories a week ago making it … Continue reading →

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Day 167: Five ‘Out of Date’ Tins of Soup, Paper Recycling and More Rubbish Exit the House

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I was looking for a tin of chopped tomatoes to make spaghetti bolognese this evening, and I couldn’t help but tidy up the tins of soup that were stacked next to it. Being in decluttering mode at the moment, I … Continue reading →

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