KonMari 2017 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

MMF007

Charly, I think it is good psychology, it's one less thing to worry about.
My mum is in denial about my dad's dementia.... It's hard.
x

GreyQueen

Morning all. Big hugs to those whose loved ones are very poorly. We've all been there, or will be there in some form, but it doesn't make it any easier on an individual level.

I'm back at my wee flat and Stuff is every which way. I also have a brand-new upstairs neighbour who seems to be a shift worker (comes in just after 5 am every morning) so, although I'm pretty quiet anyway, I'm trying to be extra quiet in mornings and early afternoons so they can sleep.

The items I'd prepped for the chazzer in Big Market Town were gratefully and gracefully received, so that's good. Mum decided not to replace the sandals as she doesn't really favour that kind of footwear. She also had a pair of those hybrid trainer-sandals, like trainers but with cutouts in the side and bungee cord laces, you've probably seen them?

Anyway, she took them on holiday earlier this month after several years lurking barely worn in the wardrobe. The adhesive holding the soles to the uppers had obviously died and one sole ripped off completely and the other started to detach. They're now binned. Dad suggested she buy another pair, she pointed out that the reason they'd had time to die in storage was that she wasn't using them............. so, no like-by-like replacements.

Fortunately, they were not the only pair of shoes she had with her on that trip.

I'm on annual leave and have some errands to do which will take me around various parts of the city centre, including dropping in on a pal, and then am planning to head allotmentwards this afternoon. I need to tidy up the shed up there, to make sure all the burnables are in the paper spud sacks ready for 1st October.

What's so special about 1st October? Why, it's the start of Permissable Bonfire Season up at the lotties, and I have my annual bonfire asap I'm free after that date.

Dad is also pecking away at the clutter in their three backyard sheds, with a view to doing regular dump runs with bits of metal etc. I'm glad, my parents are in their mid-seventies, and it isn't going to get any easier to clear stuff out.

Righty, time for breakfast then out to face the day. I have things to do and people to visit. Have a good day, folks. GQ x

VJsmum

Just been clearing a half cupboard so that some of DD's baking stuff can go in there. DS may take her pans to uni - though we also have some ex-caravan pans he could use, but at least one set will leave. he will probably take her other kitchen equipment and her plates and cutlery. He doesn't seem fussed on having new and it'll probably get wrecked or nicked.

SHe has 4 sets of bedding so we need to find storage for that. i may do another pass on the spare room chest of drawers to see if some can go in there. She is also a cosplayer and there's 'loads' of outfits, costume, sewing bits associated with that. it is still quite overwhelming...

Wednesday2000

I didn't get rid of the baby blankets yesterday. I brought them downstairs and put them folded up on a footstool and went back upstairs and when I came down two of my cats were using them as a new bed. I suppose I have to keep them now as the cats really wanted them.:p

Karmacat wrote: »

I've just spent 5 days at the house my mum lived in before she died - I'm the only one of the 3 of us dealing with paperwork, and it's a real eye opener - she seemed so organised, labelled files etc etc. But its an illusion :rotfl: I've dealt with genealogy, utility bills, inheritance info and medical papers in the last week, and there was a *lot* of misfiling - which happens to all of us, to be fair. A central heating maintenance bill was in with the medical stuff was the most recent.

Save

It's so bizarre as I am usually very organised. I usually keep my birth certificate in a file with our marriage licence and passports. I have no idea why it was in one of my husband's boxes! I suppose a birth certificate isn't exactly something I use on a regular basis so it must have been misplaced and put away in the wrong place at some point.

MrsPorridge

Oh dear - these posts about children's belongings are not helping me! I had only just started KMing when DS moved back from Uni. Needless to say his stuff is everywhere (and I mean everywhere). He is also one of those strange people who has lots of washing - although I suspect it's easier to stuff it in the linen basket than to put in his wardrobe! He is working locally and saving to go travelling in a month or so. I must be firm and try and make him at least sort out the 8 archive boxes full of his uni work and bin the stuff he doesn't want.


I was desperate for him to come home and can hardly believe I'm saying this but I'm desperate for him to go now

Siebrie

My lovely boss has earned herself a promotion to our majority shareholder! I'm very happy for her, but very sad for me. She'll leave 31 October, no official replacement yet. I'm starting to look at different career opportunities, for instance sign language instructor or translator. I don't have any training or knowledge yet, but saw a course offer not too far away from me.

maryb

Good luck with that Mrs Porridge! I know what you mean about longing for them to come home and then feeling quite relieved when they go. DD graduated this summer but has decided to go back to do a masters so, of course, no point sorting out the dining room (even though none of the cr...stuff that is in there is actually going back with her!!)

Oh yes and she still believes in the laundry fairy too

Slinky

Finally, at long last we've exchanged on the house we are buying to retire to in a couple of years time (well I plan to retire, OH wants to carry on working more fool him!). Completion end of next week, we need to go and do some work to it before we find a tenant to rent it out to. Feels a bit odd we've been waiting so long for it to happen. Now we need to get up to speed on our responsibilities as landlords. It's all changed since we did it for a while with my house when I first met OH. Scary stuff.

Karmacat

Slinky - congratulations! That's great news.

Pooky

Great news Slinky!

Mrs Porridge - I know exactly how you feel! My Eldest DD moved home in June (graduation in a couple of weeks) luckily she managed to get a full time job in her chosen field locally but it was hellish having her home as she didn't want to be here.....she'd had a taste of independence and wanted more. DD2 (19) didn't go down the Uni route and is working full time locally so they decided (with a little nidge) to rent themselves a central flat and start their journey into proper adulthood......the relief to have them both leave was immense....not because we didn't get on but because it was time for them to run their own place. They're having a ball and DH and I are loving the space and lack of responsibility....we succeeded in raising fully fledged grown ups that can live their own lives......yay us!

So don't feel guilty for wanting them gone, it's part of the natural order x