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Day 96: Decluttering the Paths and Driveway & An Update on the Seedlings

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Today, I was relaxing in the garden looking forward to another warm sunny day when there was a knock at the door. During non-coronavirus times this wouldn’t have seemed abnormal. It turned out that it was our window cleaner who’d … Continue reading →

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Day 95: Pigeon Droppings on The Swing Seat

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I spent hours in the garden today. Mostly lying on the sun lounger listening to audio books, meditation tracks and music. I even caught up on some reading. The warmth of the sun on my skin was so wonderful and … Continue reading →

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Day 94: The Conservatory Now Has a Purpose

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Mid-March, I was trying to find a purpose for the conservatory. Who would have thought that it would end up being my office for the foreseeable future as well as a room to a relax or exercise. I’m not quite … Continue reading →

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Day 93: From Scattering Wildflower Seeds To Rearranging the Conservatory

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I found some seeds lying around the house today that I forgot to sow when in I did the others. All the women at work received a packet on their desks on International Women’s Day on 8 March. This was … Continue reading →

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March Decluttering Reflections

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

It’s been 3 months since I challenged myself to declutter or improve something around the house every day. Today seems like a good day to reflect on what I’ve achieved in March, how I am feeling about the challenge in … Continue reading →

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Day 92: Time To Clean the Inside of the Conservatory Windows

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Since the conservatory was cleaned a couple of weeks ago, I haven’t really felt the benefit when looking through the windows because the insides were so dirty. So, I found some spray and a clean cloth and gave them a … Continue reading →

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Day 91: Pottering Around the Garden & Attempting to Sow Seeds

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I can see the garden every day now whilst I am working in the conservatory, so I popped out there at lunchtime today and trimmed a bit more of the hedge (that I started on the other day). I then … Continue reading →

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Day 90 of Decluttering: Cutting Hair out of the Vacuum Cleaner Brush Roller Doesn’t Take as Long as You Think

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

The poor vacuum cleaner needed a bit of love and attention today, so I got some scissors and cut away the long hair and other materials wrapped around the brush roller. I do this about once a month otherwise it … Continue reading →

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Day 89: Feeling Motivated to Declutter and Clean the En-suite

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

I’ve been longing to get to the day where I have enough time and motivation to declutter our en-suite bathroom. Today was that day and this was the embarrassing mess that I was faced with… I took everything off the … Continue reading →

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Day 88: Slow Down and Do the Vacuuming Mindfully

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Sandra Madeira

Now we’re at home all day, I’m trying to fit in the housework around the rest of the family. Whilst vacuuming the stairs (something I don’t usually like doing as my handheld contraption isn’t working) I had this urge to … Continue reading →

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