The KonMarie method

MMF007

Thanks, PWD. I hadn't even thought about puttung it all in a crate, doh. Loft hatch is small but i have a shallow plastic crate thingy that i know will fit - just need to sort contents of THAT to new home and transfer rarely-used decorating stuff into it. Still need to suggest to DH and let the idea percolate...
( a garage, oh what i would give for a garage.....)

great to read a couple of newbies getting fired up. It'll help others of us to keep going. I have found RL gets in the way. Ideally I woukd stop everything a do KM for about 3 weeks to complete the lot :rotfl:

kondo'd some domestic admin jobs today, more to do tomorrow but it's good to clear a few things
off the list! Definitely counts as de-cluttering

have a lovely evening everyone.
M

Rowan9

Jo4 I am so sorry to hear your news. You did everything you could for Holly and made sure that she was treated with love and with dignity. It is so hard. Big hugs to you for being so brave for Holly XX

GreyQueen

Evening all.

Firstly, sincere apologies for careless posting yesterday causing wine and tea-spitting incidents and extra laundry.:o

((((((jo4)))))) really sorry to hear about your beloved Holly passing away. I think you did the only sane and loving thing you could have done, but that doesn't make it easier to bear.

Last night, I was watching the second episode of the Wastemen telly prog via the internet and one of the Newcastle crews were clearing out council homes after the residents had passed away. One of the geezers who had been doing this kind of work remarked that just about everything you treasure will end up in a black sack when you go. And that he tends to regard Stuff as just Stuff, nowadays.

I once talked to a lady who was donating some of her possessions and just made a casual comment about was she having a clear out? She told me cheerfully that she was 84 and getting ready to die. She was as fit as a fiddle and in good spirits, but fully aware that she was on the downwards slope of her life expectancy and wanting to get rid whilst she could. I was very impressed with her attitude.

mrklunk, sorry my Mum nicked your bathtowel but, as a receiver of stolen linens, I'm going to hold onto it, OK?:rotfl:

Interesting comment on the male vz female propensity to hoard stuff. I have a Dad who is pretty minimalistic and Mum is a hoarder. I am pretty minimalistic and my brother is a hoarder.

I suspect that women and men might hoard differently, in that I know a lot of women who have more clothes and cosmetics than a boutique, whereas the men I know with loadsa stuff tend to have boys-toys, vehicles (and parts of vehicles), tools, DVDs, music in misc formats and games etc. I do know one man who collects skulls, but it takes all sorts. Gawd help anyone at some point in the future who has to do a house clearance at his place - the collection includes a human skull, apparently.:eek:

I'm finding clear spaces and clear walls very soothing to the eye and incredibly easy to look after. And when things are easy to look after, I tend to put things away properly and not re-clutter, which spreads the ease onwards and outwards, like ripples of orderliness.

shanks77

Jo4 so sorry to hear that Holly has gone over rainbow bridge but be happy that she is no longer in pain and getting to do all the the things she did when she was young. It sounds like she had a lovely life pith you. It is always heartbreaking to lose a furface xx

carolbee

Sorry to hear your news Jo4, I had my cat, who had been with us for nearly 13 years, put to sleep,this morning. A very large gap in our lives is left when a pet departs.

Charis

VJsmum wrote: »

I have had bearings done too, but with this machine you can't just replace the bearings. They make a sealed tank to keep manufacturing costs down, so you have to replace the whole drum unit. Parts and labour were over £200 :eek: hot point themselves confirmed this.


Such a terrible waste...:(

I had a built in hob from Hotpoint installed when I had a new kitchen fitted in April 2014. The pan supports are uneven and frankly dangerous. They eventually sent a 'senior engineer' to take a look and he submitted two reports which confirmed my claim. That was May 6th this year. Since then they have ignored all my emails and the letter sent to head office. :mad: It's impossible to get through to complain on the telephone, it's always busy. I wish I'd paid double and got a decent brand.

Incidentally the engineer told me that Indesit, Whirlpool and Hotpoint are all owned by the same company now and the headquarters are in Italy.

Karmacat

carolbee wrote: »

Sorry to hear your news Jo4, I had my cat, who had been with us for nearly 13 years, put to sleep,this morning. A very large gap in our lives is left when a pet departs.

Oh Carolbee that's awful for you, I'm very sorry to hear it

mrs-moneypenny

Hugs carolebee so sorry to read your news as well

Charis

GreyQueen wrote: »

Last night, I was watching the second episode of the Wastemen [...] One of the geezers who had been doing this kind of work remarked that just about everything you treasure will end up in a black sack when you go.

That reminded me of a very thought provoking poem by David Whyte in which he says 'Everything we ever held in our hands is given to another or slips like sand through the gate of our fingers'

I'm finding clear spaces and clear walls very soothing to the eye and incredibly easy to look after. And when things are easy to look after, I tend to put things away properly and not re-clutter, which spreads the ease onwards and outwards, like ripples of orderliness.

I'm finding I have a much clearer mind and my memory, both short and long term, has improved dramatically. I've also got much more energy, although my enthusiasm has adversely affected the arthritis in my right ankle. All the lifting and shifting, I expect. MK did warn there could be some slightly odd side effects.

I only joined this thread about six weeks ago and couldn't start kondoing immediately but it has already been life changing. The house feels so much bigger and the living room has a totally different ambience. One big surprise was walking into my baby granddaughter's room to see her mum had rolled all her pretty baby-grows (and there are a lot of them) so they all fit on the bottom tray of the changing stand. I'm hoping some other family members will follow suit :rotfl:

june89

I finally have some Kondo news. My green bin was delivered this morning, after at least a year on my council's waiting list! It wasn't raining so I went straight out to do the autumn pruning and promptly filled it up. :rotfl:

Good news is that I can take it with me when I move anywhere in the district. Not that I'm planning on moving soon (Kondoed that idea a few months ago) but at least I won't have to go on the list again!

Also had some unnecessary furniture picked up by the BHF this week. Lovely man collected it, commented on how nice it all was. I could have sold them as they were only a few years old but can't be faffed with the auction sites anymore.

It's (again) been awhile since I checked in here, hope everyone is well and hugs to those who need them!