Tag Archives: writing

Clearing a Path to the Desk

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

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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Is it a Clutter Problem or is it Poor Decision Making and Time Management?

Posted on February 16, 2020 by

I don’t hoard on purpose. I don’t collect things or have an urge to keep going out to buy things. What I do actually do is avoid making decisions about the stuff that I do have. This year I am … Continue reading →

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Stress and Clutter on Your Shoulders

Posted on February 15, 2020 by

I had a bit of a lie in this morning being the weekend. My lunchtime meal with my friends had been cancelled, so pottered about the kitchen, moving my body as I knew that it would ease the aches and … Continue reading →

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What happened to me?

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

I’ve almost finished listing to Mel Robbin’s audio book ‘Take Control of your Life’ and one of the questions that she asks her clients to ask themselves is ‘What happened to me?’ instead of ‘What am I going to do?’ … Continue reading →

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Desk Decluttering Achieved

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

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

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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Blogging, cooking and no wine

Posted on July 18, 2013 by

I finished the wine yesterday and therefore it’s just blogging and cooking today.  I love writing and wine much more than cooking, so adding a bit of blogging to the mix of making the shepherd’s pie, helps to ease the … Continue reading →

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Blogging, cooking and wine

Posted on July 14, 2013 by

I’m having a nice cold glass of wine on this gorgeous summer’s day whilst cooking dinner for the family. It’s been a chilled out day for me as the girls haven’t had any homework this weekend as we are getting … Continue reading →

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Inspired to play the piano again…

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Playing the piano was one of my earliest memories, and I was encouraged to practise and have lessons until well into my teens… and then I stopped.  This was probably because I discovered ‘going out’ and it no longer felt … Continue reading →

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How to deal with clutter quickly

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

The question I asked myself over and over again this morning was: What shall I do with all this clutter?  I was faced with the task of sorting out the spare room in my house, otherwise known as the study or … Continue reading →

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