KonMari 2016 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

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Topher I hope you find some peace in your kondo journey, maybe talking to someone about your feelings or even writing them down may help.
As others have said your beautiful supplies will perish, it's much better they get used by someone else and they can appreciate them.
Have you time to maybe help out at a school doing crafts? Or maybe a mothers union . Please keep us up to date, this group is full of lovely non judgmental people, who have all had a journey of their own to go on.

silvasava

Greenbee - just a quickie - you can get battery tree lights now & some of them switch off automatically after 6/8 hours.
Spent today having a lunch with a group of sailing friends & watching Strictly that I'd recorded yesterday, also got a lovely email thanking me for the lights and garland that I'd freegled! So glad they've been useful instead of being binned. Busy week ahead but I will be Kondoing where I can even if it's just small stuff.

MMF007

Kondo'd a large bag of presents to DH family, who we won't see till NYD, and a smaller bag to other rellies.
We are visiting my parents for xmas (I think we pass Grunnie's home area as we travel to Northern Scotland so I shall wave as we go!). An massive bag will go up there because there are 2 birthdays as well. My house will breathe a sigh of relief when all pressies are disgorged!

I must say that the house is looking cosy and inviting and, er, quite spacious:T Well, that is all relative, it is a very small house! The kondo-ing has made a real difference though. I still have more to do and need DH to get onboard more but as previously mentioned I am doing it at a steady pace and am happy to revisit categories as I improve my MK tactics :rotfl:

PollyWollyDoodle

Ugh. Written seven cards and I've only got to 'B' in the address book (to be fair, my family name begins with 'B' so there are quite a few!).

I am only sending to (I) immediate family who will be mortally offended if I don't send a card and (II) elderly or non-techy friends who are not on FaceBook. I don't give cards to people I see every day. I think I've whittled the list down to about 25. Better plod on. I always liked to write letters (personal not a round robin) but have had to abandon those this year.

Can't be bothered to put any decorations up this year.

Igamogam

Will be posting 10 cards today. I have enough cards bought in sales after Christmas from Ox*am to last me many many years Only putting 1 tree up though Greent :eek: - lovely knocked down price noble fir. As OH said should have bought a trailer load as it was cheaper than fire wood :rotfl: Kondoed some Christmas decs and an artificial tree that came from work..........was going into a skip. Nothing wrong with it just lazy co workers who couldnt be bothered to put it away:mad: Anyway gone to a local good cause who are opening up on Christmas day.

Right - got to get up and at it - first thing is a call to B*dy Sh*p who have ballsed up an order :mad: Then drop off OH at work quick trip to The Town then I am good until Saturday - turkey pick up day

Igamogam

PollyWollyDoodle wrote: »

Can't be bothered to put any decorations up this year.

I have heard this a lot this year.......wonder what it is?? 2016 has been a funny old year.............:(

GreyQueen

Igamogam wrote: »

I have heard this a lot this year.......wonder what it is?? 2016 has been a funny old year.............:(

I enjoy Xmas up to a point. Time off work and spent with family, nice food, all good things.

What annoys me, and I get tetchier about it every year, is the endless hullabaloo, starting many weeks or even months before the event.

I'm a lousy consumer at the best of times, and detest waste, and Xmas now is replete with everything I loathe.

Subjectively, I feel that more of the people I encounter in my everyday life are trending towards the same mindset. It's as if the marketeers have finally gone too far, and a stressed, skint and over-busy population is starting to call b******t on it.

That's my twopennorth, anyroad.

We have an office tradition that in Xmas week we have a running potluck buffet. This is a bit of a financial stretch to a singleton on a low income but I made out like a bandit on YS last night, bearing home in truimph one of those 12 cupcake platters for 90p.

Yesss!!!! Winning!!!! I expect they'll be gone by mid-morning. Wonder what YS will produce on this evening's hunting session? I have a back-up in the cupboard if I come up empty-handed.

grunnie

MF007 I'll be waving too. Having a day out today to Inverness don't need anything and like last time I was in Aberdeen I didn't buy anything except a raffle ticket and won a hamper of fairtrade chocolate. :j My younghest GD aged 3 put up my Christmas tree at the beginning of November as I didn't have any toys to entertain her. Herself and big sister age 6 went up the ramsay ladder to the loft and took down the Christmas stuff a bit at a time. Took them all day to decorate it just right. The 3 year old was taller then the tree so she could reach the top and walk around it. Kept me entertained too:j. Have a good week everyone just remember Christmas isn't meant to get you tired and harassed - it is to enjoy the peace. There will be another next year to get organised for.
The weather forecast is snow for me in a week or so and I have stocked up on yarn to crochet a bedspread. :TAttic 24 on fb if anyone is interested in doing the same. I had to learn half trebles and have been watching utoobe videos for practice.

VJsmum

Morning all!

Yesterday was my birthday and I received the most perfect presents. A coat rack from OH (I know it seems odd, as it is for us both - but we had seen one we liked that was rather pricey, so having it for my birthday was perfect as it justifies the extra cost. He hadn't told me he'd got it, I came home and found it in position), a new rucksack from the children that i needed, especially as i travel lighter these days; a bar of Hotel Chocolate chocolate (consumed! - actually I prefer Moser Roth from Aldi, but i appreciated the gesture); a make up bag from bezzie to replace my old tatty one that has been binned; money and vouchers from other siblings, parent and parent in law; and a bird feeder and fat balls from my sister (who was horrified when i said i wanted fat balls :rotfl: but was more horrified when i asked for books from the charity shop). So not too much net gain except what was needed or desired (well actually none! ) and 70 messages on Facebook - I feel very blessed.

I celebrated by walking a stretch of the Wales coast path (we have an aim to do all 870 miles of it, and are currently on about 70 - at this rate I shall be doing it in my bath chair :rotfl:) - it was the most stunning walk, mostly beach this time; then a meal out with friends and the pictures last night to see the new Star Wars film. There was no retailing involved - i resolved a few years ago to not do christmas shopping on my birthday and generally spend it in the hills.

There is a christmas market here today - which i shall visit to get some local produce for the big day - cheese and so forth. But i am pretty well done.

Have a lovely day all

Slinky

Well I'm here waiting for BT who hopefully will reconnect my phone line today. Nearly 4 weeks without a landline has been a little trying. An engineer called at 7.40am on Thursday morning saying he'd be with my by 8.15am to fix it. However nobody had told me he was coming and I had to be out of the house for an 8.30am meeting and we then went away for the weekend.

Lovely weekend away, kondoed lots of money on the hotel and food but didn't buy much to bring back with us. OH found a new jumper to replace one he uses at work so that will go the charity shop or night shelter. Found some good birthday cards and a jar of jam at an NT property. Jam will be used by MIL when she visits at NY then given to her to take home as we don't do carbs. Only other things we bought were some pies (whoops, carbs, but they are a guilty pleasure to be spread over a number of weeks).

Managed to avoid most retail opportunities and OH caught up on a lot of sleep which he said he felt the benefit of having worked like a demon for a number of months. He's got 4 more days this week, I'm just doing admin now and will attempt a good tidy of the home office.

Called in at the supermarket on the way home and got most of the bits we want for Christmas bar veg which we'll get at the end of the week.