KonMari 2016 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

tibawo

Having a bad time today, you know when the little things just build up and up and then it all just gets to much, well that's me today and having just seen a lone magpie out the window I thinks it sums everything up. I'm really cold as well and can't seem to get warm but think that's just the stress of it all. I'm wondering if the sudden change in weather has added to it all.


So, to cut a long story short I am sat at home with an impromptu day off and am hoping if i crack on with things then maybe things will seem brighter. I know I always feel better when the chores are done and maybe the hot water from washing up will warm me up too!

GreyQueen

Igamogam wrote: »

Animal rescue charities/ re homing centres will often take these together with towels and other bedding

The towels have gone to an animal charity. Well, all but the very best ones, which we've kept. Will be used for the rescue moggies.

The wheelchair was successfully offloaded and another branch of cancer uk has been given some more boxes and bags of Stuff.

Among the last things which re-surfaced at the bungalow was a part-knitted garment and something which had been knitted once and pulled out. We're turning them into bobble hats, with fashionably-large bobbles. Two have gone already and I'm working on the third. Tis the right season to get them out of there.

Have kondo'd my appointment with no troubles yesterday and have a good BP reading (126/80) not too shabby for a woman in her early fifties. It's likely lower than that IRL, because that would be white coat hypertension reading..........:rotfl:

I'm using one of the new-to-me terrycloth tea towels (Winter). And very nice it is, too.

MMF007

Good score GQ (the BP). Am pleased that my bp is about 128/78 usually although it would be interesting to see if it is lower now I have lost nearly 2.5 stones.

Today I kondo'd a client's medicine cupboard.
Well more accurately I lifted down multiple paper and plastic bags containing multiple medicaments from a too-high shelf in the wardrobe.
I found a fairly deep cardboard lid, but it was a bit flimsy on its own so I put it in an old roasting tin which had easy-hold handles at each end.
The roasting tin had sloping sides so was no use for this job on its own, iyswim.
I faced-up the various boxes so one can see at a glance the name of drug and strength (eg, a variety of warfarin doses).

It looked soooo good and will be so much easier for her. I think it took me about 12 minutes to do!

I love MK ! :T :rotfl:

Tibawoo, hope you feel much better tomorrow (((0)))

M

VJsmum

I have the blood pressure of a Small child apparently. 90/50.

Which is fine except that when I stand up quick, I can go all woozy and I have to clutchhold of something.

Apparently this may cause dementia in later years.....

maryb

VJs mum I have always had very low blood pressure and it's still low even in my 60s (that gets me a free pass on the middle aged spread, lol) But I've never been convinced it's a good thing. In Europe, they would treat it as something to be rectified.

I developed glaucoma about five years ago and my ophthalmologist says it's all to do with the difference between your intra ocular pressure and your blood pressure. Because I have low blood pressure, what would be normal intra ocular pressure is too high

Igamogam

Busy day.........I am sure I have done lots but looking round I don't feel I have achieved much:o

2 bin liners full ready for CS. Lots in recycle bin. A few things offered on fr**cycle. 10 things listed on eb*y with some interest already. Unusable non recycling stuff in wheelie bin and some bits an bobs to take to recycle centre at weekend. ......seems a lot but still can't see benefits!

camelot1001

Cleared the conservatory ready for the new kitchen to be delivered this afternoon, lots in the bin, other stuff re-homed about the house. Not sure why I have 4 golf brollies, they are in the back of the car ready to take to the community gardens.

Large stacking stereo in the laundry ready to go to the builder for his yard along with a stack of old towels - he buys rags usually, probably where a lot of our old stuff goes when we put it in the textile bank?

mrs-moneypenny

Morning all
Everyone sounds really busy and achieving a lot. So well done all.
I've just about done all of dd3s washing, the last lot is on the line drying -so once it's bagged it can all be returned to her over the weekend. Firs below hers had a fire and the smoke Andy fumes came up into their flat through the vents and cavities. Every stitch they own stank of smoke so I've had it all to wash and line dry. I wen round earlier in the week to help scrub out the kitchen and we kondoed lots of food that was opened as it smelt smokey. I'm just glad they a both safe as it could have been so much worse.

Reminded Dh to put mills garden bin out last night as it's full of the clematis we kondoed last week-it wa like a triffid and had escaped over the fence and covered the neighbour's greenhouse they were at work so I lifted a fence panel and went over to ease it all off without damaging any glass. TBH I'm surprised they hadn't complained before now. Think it will take about 3 bin emptyings to get rid of it all so I don't know if it will all be gone this year as I'm not sure when garden bin emptying finished.

Hoping to get a bit sorted in the small spare room as that is the last major area of clutter (along with the attic) then I'll be starting another run through of the km lists in the correct order.

Have a joyful day all

Slinky

GreyQueen wrote: »

The memories/ mementoes thing is difficult.

It starts innocently when you take some crocks or trinkets or pictures from someone's leftover chattels as mementoes. Not that you're in danger of forgetting your relation or your friend or your late spouse or whomever, but it's what everyone does, right?

Then, this inaminate object becomes elevated above the mere pottery/ glass/ paint/ wood/ metal of its construction and becomes a Sacred Object which is like a fetish, in that it embodies all of the love/ sadness/ regret about that person.

Pity me dear friends, I've been lumbered with a Royal Doulton cup and saucer given to me by my MIL which belonged to one of her many brothers (I think), or her mother, I've no idea, but it belonged to somebody I never met so means nothing to me. OH couldn't give a monkeys either.

I have a collection of china with strawberries on which brings me joy. They are mis matching pieces but have the common theme. MIL has decided that as I 'collect china', I'm to be the custodian of this C&S, which is green & white and has small pink roses on it........

I tried, I really tried, to politely dodge being lumbered with this. 'Forgeting' to pick it up and take it with me when first offered it. Eventually on another visit it got wrapped up and passed to me on the way out of the door and got as far as my car......... and spent several months under a seat....... still intact......... before eventually making its way, unloved, into my home.

She comes to stay once a year around Christmas, so this blessed C&S will have to be moved from the out of sight position it occupys, into sight. Once it's been seen here once........... perhaps I can move it along to a CS.

We did manage to dodge the Eternal Beau china from her, bought by OH's two sisters, neither of whom want it so she was trying to point it our way. I pointed out we had 3 sets of china already and I was downsizing that to two so didn't want more.

VJsmum

Slinky, Donate ithe cup and saucer and say you dropped it....