My House is a Pig Sty, Too Much Stuff, Where do I Start??

bobsa1

eek: Well I've just cleaned out the cupboard under the cloakroom sink and another bag of rubbish created.

I did find a load of boots time delay (afraid to admit I'd forgotten it was there. It has now been turned into gift boxes for xmas for mum and mil. Just shows that you frequently don't have a clue what you own.

DH is horrified that I keep posting tidying updates on mse. He says people will be shocked at how messy we are:o

I see it differently, if I keep posting it keep's me motivated! Thanks all for your continued support:T

cwp500

three piles technique;

first pile; definitely keep that.
second pile; not sure
third pile; definitely throw it away.

then apply the same technique to the second pile again. very quickly you get a view of whats important and whats not.

dont keep things of sentimental value other than photographs which can be scanned onto the computer allowing you to dump the negs and prints for ever.

keep backups on disc of any scanned photos.

brightonman123

thought of a garden / garage sale? best to sort out want you REALLY want (or need) to keep first though..

maypole

cwp500 wrote: »

three piles technique;

first pile; definitely keep that.
second pile; not sure
third pile; definitely throw it away.

then apply the same technique to the second pile again. very quickly you get a view of whats important and whats not.

dont keep things of sentimental value other than photographs which can be scanned onto the computer allowing you to dump the negs and prints for ever.

keep backups on disc of any scanned photos.

Oh I could never dump the prints:eek: I love looking through a photo album, there is just no substitute.

cwp500

bobsa1 wrote: »

eek: Well I've just cleaned out the cupboard under the cloakroom sink and another bag of rubbish created.

DH is horrified that I keep posting tidying updates on mse. He says people will be shocked at how messy we are:o

Use it to your advantage. Tell him that you will post every day unless HE does the tidying and organising in future!:p

mary43

Love my photo albums too..............somehow if photos are on a disk they don't get looked at so often and its a real 'memory lane' treat to have a flick through them:j