KonMari 2018 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

GreyQueen

greent has it right, there are no pyjamas on the allotment. Although, in the height of summer, I have thought I could save some time by just staying up there overnight! The ex-sock is just sharing the ragbag with the ex-jammies atm.


RL can be sooo boring compared to a lively imagination, can't it?;)


The mothership has told me this week that she is reading both the People's Friend annuals which have been cluttering up her house since forever and then they're heading outta there. One small win on the clutter front.


I've been allotmenteering after work, haven't found anything amusing but am on the promise of several tonnes of horse manure - someone with some gee-gees needs to declutter it.

star_trek_fan

DigForVictory wrote: »

On the allotment...

I almost hesitate to ask.

<self discipline twangs, pushed beyond restraint by unwanted first aid items>Nope.

Go on, please, what on earth do you use old PJ bottoms for, on an allotment?

A few years ago we had an allotment. Also, found buried around the plot, used PJ bottoms and a pair of underpants......and used condoms!!!!!!!!!!!

DigForVictory

Ah. I dimly pondered storing seed spuds in one leg & onion sets in another but I confess my imagination was at full pelt. (It has uses - I can devise toys/entertainments for children using terrifyingly few resources, but also hazards - I never did find out what would happen if you edged a spud over an exhaust pipe of a 1970s car)

As for 'unwanted' first aid items, I remain politely riveted...

Wednesday2000

DigForVictory wrote: »

What did you not want in a first aid kit? <fascinated in a somewhat bemused way>

A tube of ointment I bought when I had a rash last year and it didn't work. It had a weird medicated smell. Thought I had chucked it already.

Some cough medicine that made me puke, lol.:eek: Thought I had thrown that away too! I must have bought two bottles at the time!

DigForVictory

Oh good - things that Letter of the Law do not belong in a First Aid kit anyway. (I don't think I have OCD but kits held out for sale as first aid kits do have some very specific legal requirements.)

Mind you, I am always amused at the razor in with the defib. Mostly as contemplating trying to use the small cheap aged razor to chop through someone's chest rug as they're effectively dead on the floor strikes me as desperate in several sense. Wholly practical, just yet to hear of it.

The evil cough mixture I would give to a too-sick-to be-here-and-yet-certain-they're-essential colleague.

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My daughter, 23, recently said to me “ I’m not being funny mum but when you die I won’t be keeping any of your stuff...”.

GreyQueen

Flo61 wrote: »

My daughter, 23, recently said to me “ I’m not being funny mum but when you die I won’t be keeping any of your stuff...”.

This is very much the story of our age, isn't it? Of course, 23 is very young and I can recall that, at about that age, I was a lot more hard-boiled than I am in my fifties. There may well be a few sentimental items your daughter would be surprised to find herself wanting to keep when the time - hopefully long in the future - comes.


At least you can use what you love and declutter the rest with aplomb, without worrying about saving it for her.

Karmacat

I'm starting to use that to help me get rid of stuff - thing is, when I pop my clogs, I'm the childless slightly weird auntie, not the beloved stalwart mum. After the kitchen renovation is done, and some things get put back, I expect another round of sorting ...

Litha

I've not been on for a while. Too much happening in 'real life'
I am now almost finished my pre-Kondo sweep and have actually set dates in my diary to restart the process.
I've come to realise that it's been a sort of declutter/ tidy up thing I've been doing previously, so I'm going to re-read the book, do a quick Netflix session and start proper;y this time.
My goal is a happier, simpler life with lots of time and space for creative endeavours.
Wish me luck!
Linda x

Karmacat

I have Netflix available to me during my catsitting gig, so I'm finally going to watch, as opposed to stumble along