The KonMarie method

System

I'm lacking in chairs compared to you guys.

1 3 seater sofa
1 2 seater sofa
2 computer chairs
1 folding chair

Table and bench outside in the garden.

michelefauk

I've been getting on with my Kondoing over the summer and am just about done, apart from paperwork (will tackle that soon!) and the dreaded loft. Or rather lofts as our house has 2 separate lofts. Both are full to bursting, I'm often surprised that the ceilings haven't come down tbh!
They are full of bin bags of clothes, old school books and school work, bags of old birthday cards from forever, suitcases, printers, and other stuff! One has stacks of baby items (my daughter has 3 children who have outgrown the baby stage but their Moses baskets, baby toys and clothes are in my loft as she has no storage in her house and hasn't the time at the moment to sort through it all)

The question is how on earth do I start sorting through it all? The lofts aren't boarded so it's a bit of a balancing act once you're up there, standing on the beams. Do I chuck down a couple of armfuls of stuff at a time, sort/bin/charity shop then move on to another pile? And how do I store similar items together when they are scattered through both lofts?

I'd like to make a start this week at least before I go back to work next week but I really am at a loss as to where or how to go about it! Help!

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all
Hope everyone is as well as they can be,
Dh has gone back to work after the 'after holiday week off' so I'm going to get back into kondoing and general tidying. As the end of the summer holidays are fast approaching so I will be back to work.
As previously mentioned the big butterfly bush that dominated the small front garden got removed on Friday opening up the planting space. Told Dh in all honestly there isn't much that brings me joy in the garden anyway. The reshot poker can stay as it brings me joy, watching the birds feed on that, late father-in- law gave me some white flag irises, they are staying, the blackberry bramble is staying as that brings joy by providing fruit. The poppies have gone over so I'll shake the seeds out and take them up everything else is going to be pulled up and dug over this morning, I'll replant any bulbs I come across as I remember the garden looked particularly joyful in the spring. Then I will see what space I have and plan to plant lower level joyful flowers and maybe put up a bird table there, leaving the drive clear. I'm hoeing to be all done for lunchtime,
I know it's not real kondoing as such but it will bring me joy when it's tidier so I'm going slightly off list and order today and heading outside.
I need to source and price up some privet for mum in law as when I cut her butterfly bush back which was in totally the wrong place and landed over the front wall blocking half the pavement if not kept trimmed I noticed it has cracked her front garden wall, the wall will be hideously expensive to replace so I've suggested that I dig out the roots and all other shrubs along the front border and plant a hedge that I'll keep low and neat so that if and when the wall does go hopefully the hedge will be in place and act as a boundary thus eliminating the need to rebuild wall. Well that's my theory and attempt at saving her some money.

I've read a book this morning that I'll pass on to my mum so that's something out so now I'll go and make a start on the garden, have a good morning all.

Igamogam

Igamogam wrote: »

Been away for a few days and have 8 pages to catch up on :eek: I may be some time:rotfl:

Well at 5.30 pm yesterday I thought I had caught up..............nope today there is another page and a whole new subject to think about......chairs!!

System

I'd like to make a start this week at least before I go back to work next week but I really am at a loss as to where or how to go about it! Help!

Dont look at the overall picture just sort one bin bag at a time. Chuck them down the hatch if your loft isnt boarded.

PollyWollyDoodle

I think - unless you have space to move large volumes of stuff down at once, eg to a spare room - you'll have to do it as you describe. Definitely don't try sorting in the loft, apart from the risk of going through a ceiling you'll get fed up really quickly! Could you pick out one category, clothes say, and just pull all of that out and throw it down?

If it's been in the loft a while, I don't think the category thing will matter so much - reckon you'll just want to discard a lot of it.

michelefauk

The trouble is I don't really know what's in the bags until I open them! Some are labelled but most aren't! Plus I forget what's in which loft. The smaller loft used to be home to all the Xmas stuff, but over the years it seems to have been spread over both lofts. as has everything else. I think I need to have a plan as to where everything will be stored and keep a note of it, so then im not searching through both lofts to find things (if I send my OH up there to get anything, he swears blind it isn't there, goes out and buys another one, which is why we now have about 10 different Christmas trees!)

System

michelefauk wrote: »

The trouble is I don't really know what's in the bags until I open them! Some are labelled but most aren't! Plus I forget what's in which loft. The smaller loft used to be home to all the Xmas stuff, but over the years it seems to have been spread over both lofts. as has everything else. I think I need to have a plan as to where everything will be stored and keep a note of it, so then im not searching through both lofts to find things (if I send my OH up there to get anything, he swears blind it isn't there, goes out and buys another one, which is why we now have about 10 different Christmas trees!)

I know it sounds like hard work but i'd chuck the lot down, sort through it and rebag the stuff you want to keep and put it back but put labels on the bags. If you have chucked a lot you might be able to put all the stuff in one loft space.

grunnie

Lounge a three seater and two seater settee and two recliners and a footstool
Tv room 2 armchairs and 1 footstool
conservatory a 2 seater settee and 2 armchairs.
a chair in each of 3 bedrooms and 4 chairs in the kitchen with 2 matching ones in the loft.
2 sunloungers ( hardly used this summer accept for yesterday which was gorgeous)
But don't get me counting side tables

A_Frayed_Knot

Well, went through my wardrobe this morning and so far have had to keep 7 blouses and a fleece, that I neither "love" or "brings me joy", then get rid I hear you say..... only trouble is ..... its my uniform for work(Stick out tongue)

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