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I'm all for being a minimalist but if i chucked everything in my house that didnt 'bring me joy' i'd have an empty house. Still like to read the thread though.
As for folding ones knickers.....what the heck? Whats simpler than chucking 8 pair of pants in a drawer? Have i missed something?
I thought the same................but then I tried it:D
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I thought the same................but then I tried it:D
Havent looked back!
Fair enough
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Depends on how big you knickers are Judi.. Mine were cut from the sails of the Bounty! haha!!
2 hideous fake Chinese dog/lion ornaments shipped out of my houses... scabby ugly things.. they did NOT bring me joy!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
2 hideous fake Chinese dog/lion ornaments shipped out of my houses... scabby ugly things.. they did NOT bring me joy!
Oh I've got one of those in the attic along with a load of Buddhas I thought they brought me joy but the only things I've missed about them since they went in the attic a couple of years ago is dusting them.:D the decision now is to CS them or fob them off on the school summer fete. (Anything that doesn't sell at the fete goes to a CS anyway)SPC~12 ot 124
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Depends on how big you knickers are Judi.. Mine were cut from the sails of the Bounty! haha!!
Mine aint much smaller.:(
I kid you not.
Ps Theres 8 pairs there. One for every day of the week and a spare :rotfl:This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
Went shopping with mum today for her sisters pressie. I know my mindset is now changing as things that i would have gone 'oooh pretty' and bought I actually said it and put it back. We got them some candle holders in a wicker basket, both aunts enjoy sitting in garden so ideal for putting citronella candles in. Added some biscuits and job done. Mum pleased too as came in £7 below budget so she can get some wine for her!!Don’t put it down - put it away!
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If I can ever get through the 'hoarder' territory down to normal person level clutter I will get on.. in the meantime.. keep on keeping on because I am being motivated to bin some!
Don't worry, pigpen, you'll get there, if you stick at it.:coffee: Reading the book should fire you up - it did me.
I'm in the same boat! My house still looks like a hoarder's paradise! Stuff is leaving, but very slowly at present. At least nothing is coming in, apart from food - I stopped that, a few years ago, along with junk mail... that goes straight in recycling and burning, the moment it comes through the letterbox.
I found that starting with socks, underwear, nightwear, accessories and jewellery was a great motivator, because the results are instant, and so quick and easy to maintain. :j
It is harder for people who, like me, have somewhere along the line, lost the knack of getting rid of stuff that I no longer needed. In the past, even with five children I kept the house clean and tidy. I think I probably relaxed and became lazy, without noticing, after the children left home. Until, it was so overwhelming that I didn't know where to start!
Kondoing is going to be a long job, but I have a definite vision of how I want my home to be, and the things that I want to do... when I have the space!
I no longer have the stamina that I had before retirement, so I'm plodding along, but the joy of clearing even a small space is amazing, and the spaces will eventually join up together!:rotfl:
I see MK as the answer to any serious clutterer's prayers, because she is not judgmental, her method is somewhat hypnotic, and the subtle changes to our mindset make it quite hard to unthinkingly slip back into bad habits. Also, cleaning and tidying is super easy and quick... so successful Konverts have said! (I haven't cleared enough space yet, to indulge in more than basic chores!)
My tolerance of [STRIKE]shi[/STRIKE] carp is constantly decreasing, so stuff is going that I would never have dreamed of parting with at the start. It's just brilliant and I haven't missed a single thing that's gone! :dance:Needs, NOT wants!
No food waste since November 2010. :j
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I'm all for being a minimalist but if i chucked everything in my house that didnt 'bring me joy' i'd have an empty house. Still like to read the thread though.
As for folding ones knickers.....what the heck? Whats simpler than chucking 8 pair of pants in a drawer? Have i missed something?
Yes, you seem to have missed the whole point! :rotfl:
Have you read the book?Needs, NOT wants!
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Yes, you seem to have missed the whole point! :rotfl:
Have you read the book?
LOL No, too tight to buy it.....so i just keep chucking stuff out. Seriously guys you'd love my house cause theres very little in it. I think its great. Hubby despairs.:D
Mind you, ive been chucking out for a good 2 years now and there is nothing ive chucked out that weve needed or been asked for.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
I've been chucking out for about 18 years.. lol...
I'm too tight to buy a book too!!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0
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