KonMari 2016 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Karmacat

allybee101 wrote: »

I have been assisting with some kondoing at the parents' pad though. It's not in the same league as GQ'S adventures so I fear I don't have any good stories for you.

Two bottles of unopened whiskey liqueur have been handed over to relatives who might like it, along with some Pimms and an ancient, but sealed bottle of Cinzano. It had a wax seal so heaven knows how long it's been sat around. Again it's been a stalwart of the sideboard for many many years! About time it got enjoyed, I'm sure it's matured well!

Those are good stories

ScotinLondon wrote: »

Little and often is the key.

It will all come together with a five year plan that we have in mind.

Little and often is definitely the key - not what MK had in mind, I don't think, but keeping her other principles in mind, and doing little and often, that works for me.

Do tell about the five year plan!

I kondoed a *lot* weeds yesterday - but only so I could take photos still, they went, thats the main thing. Spring cleaning also feels joyful in the MK sense.

Wednesday2000

Aw, little Lolly!:Axxx

ScotinLondon

Siebrie wrote: »

Your work life is not real? What business are you in?

I try and keep work life separate from home life (real life in my head), as work can sometimes interfere with real and then all things go to pot. WL ups and down at the moment, so can't always keep my head on track, plus with WL being a pain and I am so tired when i get home - RL kondoing plus studying not getting a look in.

SILx

ScotinLondon

Karmacat wrote: »

Little and often is definitely the key - not what MK had in mind, I don't think, but keeping her other principles in mind, and doing little and often, that works for me.

Do tell about the five year plan!

I kondoed a *lot* weeds yesterday - but only so I could take photos still, they went, thats the main thing. Spring cleaning also feels joyful in the MK sense.

Five year plan - get mortgage down as much as possible, kondo as much as possible, pass exams, get the house updated as much as possible and then move back up north.

Lots of possibles but we need it to happen.

Just all depends on work situation up north but if house prices in the south don't fall as much as they have predicted, then we should be OKish and I can find work that will suit the both of us and a home that will suit the both us too.

DH has a terminal illness, so whereever we end up in five years has to suit the both of us.
Does that make sense?

In terms of kondoing - we got rid of a wooden magazine rack yesterday - left in the front yard - got picked up by a passerby. We don't subscribe to magazines anymore - so why have it. It normally only gets used when my parents come down, so this hopefully will ensure that once read - goes straight into the recycling bin.

Back to WL now - have a good and joyful day all, if not raining where you are. If raining - stay dry and warm.
SILx

MMF007

SIL, it sounds to me like you are doing amzingly well. I admire you for taking the exams while working, looking after OH etc etc :T
We made a 5 year plan one lovely summer day, a while back and we achieved all the things on it within the timescale. We then made another plan and, with a bit of luck , some hard work, doing professional exams while working ( ), and ruthless saving, it eventually led to us quiting our office jobs. We still work, but are both self-employed and at the moment I have the total luxury of only working 2.5 days a week.

Time is precious, as are people. If you can move pretty soon after your next exams, do your darndest to make it happen. I know there are compromises to amke, maybe a smaller house or in a different area so it is affordable, but, take it from me, you can manage on less money or in a tiny house because you will not be as stressed or anxious and you will have time and head-space to enjoy the lovely things that cost nowt ( a beautiful sunset, bird song, a walk in the countryside, a stroll on a beach in the evening etc etc etc etc etc!). Best wishes to OH, it is tough but most of the time you will manage and when you need to get it off your chest, there's always a place on MSE forums
.
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M

GreyQueen

Afternoon all.

Am being a bit rubbish at kondo-ing as was with pals most of yesterday and was supposed to take a couple of things to give back to one of them and forgot. Doh. Did manage to kondo a bottle of fizz but I'd only bought that a few days before for the very purpose.

As you like my funny RL stories from the parental home, here's one from the archive, as was about 20 years ago.

I'm at the parents and standing by the sideboard whereupon sits their phone (old style one on a cable) and I'm chatting to my Nan. For reasons which escape me now, I have the phone in one hand and am rootling in the cluttered sideboard cupboard with the other.

Various things fall out including, to my shock and horror, a pair of false teeth in a small clear plastic bag which must have had some moisture in with them when sealed. Because they have grown a spectacular mould which is this colour!

Oh-my-gawd, I was having forty fits, going Eww! Eww! Eww! and Nan was getting anxious on the other end of the line. Because everyone keeps a redundant pair of false teeth with their phone book and yillow pages, don't they?!:rotfl:

We laffed (and threw them away). I found another pair of mercifully non-turquoise placcy bagged false teeth in a drawer of clothing in Mum's bedroom earlier this year. Mum seemed surprised and said she didn't know they were there. I was just thankful that they weren't growing some garish mould.

Tell ya, the Turquoise Teeth Incident rates with the Dead-Bird-in-Loft which I nearly kneeled on last autumn for the Ick factor.

I have asked Mum if there are any more pairs of false teeth lurking in the furniture and she says not, but bearing in mind she'd not recalled the set in the nightie drawer, I take nothing for granted.

They were being kept for Justin, apparently.

Slinky

GQ I don't know why but your story about the false teeth and things people have kept reminds me of a lady I met on holiday about 18 months ago. She had had a mastectomy. Her late mother had also had one. Fortunately she had inherited her mum's false t i t and so when it happened to her, was able to indulge in a very odd form of recycling!

GreyQueen

Slinky wrote: »

GQ I don't know why but your story about the false teeth and things people have kept reminds me of a lady I met on holiday about 18 months ago. She had had a mastectomy. Her late mother had also had one. Fortunately she had inherited her mum's false t i t and so when it happened to her, was able to indulge in a very odd form of recycling!

Too funny.

Mum had a mastectomy in 2010 and last year, she had to ring up the breast care clinic to order a replacment silicone boobie as the first one had started to leak. This caused a wee crisis in a household very dedicated to recycling as we didn't know if there was anywhere which recycled them.

Info from the horsepickle was that there wasn't and to double-bag it and put it in the dustbin.

I was racking my brains trying to think of bonkers things which I've found in the parental home but I don't think anything beats the Turquoise Teeth. I'm sure that when I eventually get into all nooks and crannies, there will be something straaange to be found somewhere.

mavvymoo

Hello everyone
Hugs to everyone that needs one.
Update on Little Lolly she is holding up breathing not great but I am hoping the antibiotics will do there stuff as she is on them until Thursday evening. If she is not clear by then then I will take her back to the vets on Friday.

But she is eating us out of house and home so she must be feeling better in herself. She is now up to 3 :eek: pouches a day on the vets advice. and is licking every plate clean She eats really oddly but I think thats as she is so snuffly (sp)

Done some cleaning at home today,Asked DH to just hoover round and by the look on his face you would have thought I had asked him to fly to the moon and back But he did it (just) ok (ish):D

Friend called this morning and she has decided she is coming up for the weekend so thought I had better do a bit.

All the roads are flooded here :eek: I havent seen rain like that for years but now bright sunshine and really lovely I wish this weather would make up its mind as to what its going to do.As for Summer that seems a long way off at the moment.Hope you have had it better than us


Mav x

ScotinLondon

MMF007 wrote: »

SIL, it sounds to me like you are doing amzingly well. I admire you for taking the exams while working, looking after OH etc etc :T
We made a 5 year plan one lovely summer day, a while back and we achieved all the things on it within the timescale. We then made another plan and, with a bit of luck , some hard work, doing professional exams while working ( ), and ruthless saving, it eventually led to us quiting our office jobs. We still work, but are both self-employed and at the moment I have the total luxury of only working 2.5 days a week.

Time is precious, as are people. If you can move pretty soon after your next exams, do your darndest to make it happen. I know there are compromises to amke, maybe a smaller house or in a different area so it is affordable, but, take it from me, you can manage on less money or in a tiny house because you will not be as stressed or anxious and you will have time and head-space to enjoy the lovely things that cost nowt ( a beautiful sunset, bird song, a walk in the countryside, a stroll on a beach in the evening etc etc etc etc etc!). Best wishes to OH, it is tough but most of the time you will manage and when you need to get it off your chest, there's always a place on MSE forums
.
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M

Time is definitely precious and I know that I am lucky with DH. Yes he is terminal, but at least he is walking and talking. The brain fog does hit him every now and then, so I am forced to think and talk differently. Definitely no jumping around when talking as that is normally how my brain works.


However, I do have lots of help from the inlaws.


We want to move north - much nicer people and away from the south. No idea where in the north as yet. That is what we have to work out. We don't have a big house here, so a similar house to what we have we would love.


Its just finances and work that we need to sort out I think - for now and the future.


But hey ho, little bit at a time for the plans and kondoing.


Kondoing at the moment together with the studying is the second priority. Family life is always top.


Have a good evening all.


SILx