The KonMarie method

GreyQueen

PollyWollyDoodle wrote: »

No, it's not sad - be joyful! Not having a loft (garage, coal house, cellar, shed) has saved you untold amounts of work. They are evil, junk-sucking monsters which smilingly masquerade as useful storage space.

:T YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!

I have now finished the loft. Or finished the bits that I am doing up there. Both parents have been halfway up the loft ladder to peep at the makeover and be talked through where various items are - in most cases not far from where they were previously.

I've been sure to leave the 'po in plain view under the eaves by the access hatch, to avoid any possible accusations that I have done away with it.:rotfl:

Pointed out where something else was now hanging on a joist and Mum pipped up that it could be got rid off and I was the one demurring for a change! Have some quantity of drag-outs to process for donation and the suitcase needs a clean-up and am running against the clock so dont' want to make more mess - it's more important to me to get what has been released outta here so it doesn't stagnate in the hall or the portch.

I did get Henri up to the landing to vac the cobwebs off the inside off the loft hatch and to vac the landing carpet. We're winning - I now break for tea.................

Be glad to be back at work tomorrow for a rest!

Blue_Doggy

November Min's Game:

Day 3:
three dead rubber gloves
bag from supermarket bouquet
bag of 2013's bulb fibre (tipped on garden, no indoor bulbs this year)

It's amazing what gets dumped down by the back door when a person's hurrying indoors from gardening for whatever reason.

MMF007

What a busy lot we are today, early morning soup and grand loft clearing an' all.

Our hedging work is going well. Stopped for a later lunch then we'll be back at it in a short time. The weather up here is absolutely gorgeous (north of Inverness).

Major paperwork Kondo'd by Dad over the last few weeks, apparently, now burnt by me while DH started hedge. I have now caught up with clearing the hedge cuttings as he goes. A few other gardening jobs have been 'suggested' by dad, so best get at it then!

Laters,

M

choose_wisely

PollyWollyDoodle wrote: »

:bdaycake:

Happy birthday, iQueen - from one Scorpio to another! Hope you have a lovely day.

Ditto from another Scorpio.

Final posting from the October Mins game

Day 29 Thursday

From the bottom corner cupboard in the kitchen originally in Mum's kitchen,
1. Bottle of window cleaning emulsion,
2. Drain cleaner, poured down drain!
3 and 4 Carpet cleaner
5. Ant spray
6. Silver polish
Then
7. Car clean kit
8. Duracell bunny floppy disc
9 to 11. Physics, chemistry and biology A level notes on floppy discs 1996
12. Win 95 start up disc
13. Win ME start up disc
14 to 23. Drawer length plastic zig zag interlocking drawer organisers from a previous attempt at sorting,
24. Leather briefcase
25. Container used for washing powder, only buy small packets now, so need only one
26. Packet of pearl barley, ?contaminated
27. Thai red curry packet mix, BBE 2009 to bin
28. Simmer soup BBE 2012, used up
29. Unmatched glove

Day 30 Friday
1. Small decorative tin that once held sweets
2. Ordnance survey map 2006
3. Artificial flowers from bathroom
4. Old tablecloth wedding present, well used but not for a long time
5. Large jar scented candle, tried to use it up, but I knew that the reason it was in the cupboard was because I don't like the smell, Autumn leaves, might be a relative of Autumn gold
6 to 9 Three photograph frames
10. Old champagne cork
11 and 12. 2 pairs of the 7 swimming goggles
13 to 18. Newspaper issued CDs
19. Broken headphones
20. MP3 player
21. Bottle of wine DD2 to friends
22. Bottle of whisky, given to DH years ago, DD2 to friend
23 to 25. Books to CS
26 and 27. Unlabelled bags of frozen meat to bin
28.White DH work shirt with pocket ripped
29. Several PAYG cards
30. Several business/loyalty cards

and finally Ester:

Day 31 Saturday

1. Purple glass vase
2 and 3. Two chunky square glass containers that held sand and cacti
4. Shower radio
5 and 6. Two eyeshadow palettes
7 and 8. Lipsticks
9 to 11. Dried up mascaras
12. Another shower gel into handwash
13 and 14. Egg cups
15. Driving DVD to DS GF
16 to 18 Driving books DS GF
19 Printed copies of driving test routes
20. Unused packet of tie on L plates
21. Large print crossword book
22. Food container, soup consumed, washed and returned to DD1 same day!
23. Last bottle wine from the box, (plenty more in cupboard)
24. The empty wine box
25 to 27. Three ice cream containers
28 and 29. T shirt and trousers used for painting
30. Last years insurance booklet
31. Notebook filled up with Mins lists!

iQueen

Just popped in to let you all know that my 'minimalist birthday' (70) is going wikidly!

Cards up for the week. Presents all, but one, consumable/useful - chocolate, money, cake, and flowers. Plus a quality thermal vest and a year's subscription to Find My Past! :T

All phone calls fielded. Wrapping papers and envelopes in RC, but... erm, anyone want a matryoshka doll??? This will be the third one in my life that I have [STRIKE]junked[/STRIKE] re-homed! (I have removed the 100 euros!) :rotfl:

But the best present of all - heard my SIL, has started to improve today! He had half a lung removed a month ago, went home 3 weeks later, then had another op last week, because the rib damaged in the first op, had punctured his lung.

I now need to really start motoring with my kondoing, because the money I received means that I can order my wool combs. They require an over-arm swing, so I need SPACE in the living room! Then I can start kondoing my stored (sheep's) fleeces! Way hey, wotta day! :j

Hope everyone's day is going as joyfully as mine, and you are all :dance: with me!

iQueen

I'm in tears!

After I posted, just now, I noticed a birthday cake. I was about to respond, when I scrolled down and saw so many!

I'll thank you all later, can't see through the tears, at the mo. x

greent

Late (as usual!) to the party - happy birthday, iQueen Sounds like a lovely lot of presents you've received
xx

mrs-moneypenny

Back from mils hospital appt, went ok but can't find cause of problem and if you don't know the cause you can't fix the problem so we have been discharged. Her walking is terrible, but she doesn't help matters by slouching over her walking frame rather than standing upright and using it as an aid.
Saw someone I used to be on the Governors committee with, it was lovely to see her looking so well.
Dropped off the bags of courage I'd made for the children's oncology ward, nurse there was so pleased with them. I'll definitely use more fabric stash to make more.
Better go and do something I suppose.

yellowbear

Hope you've had a joyful day, iQueen! :bdaycake:_party_

oceanspirit

Happy Birthday iQueen!

Great news about SIL getting better. Long may it continue.

Stuff is at last making its way out of my little home and I'm ahead on the mins:-

Day 4

1 necklace
2 audio cassette
3 bridesmaid skirt and top
4 bridesmaid shoes

Day 5

5 x long outstanding memo notes all dealt with