KonMari 2018 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

GreyQueen

Thanks for those tips, I shall chase the GP surgery at the start of the week following and get appt to discuss whatever it is going on. What is PA, by the way?

High on my list of modest ambitions is to have the flat tidy when friend and neighbour SuperGran pops over. It's a running gag between us that she always catches me at sixes and sevens (she is herself a very tidy, clean and minimalistic lady) and, as a pensioner, has more time for chores than me.

At least, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it until I can think of a better one.:rotfl:

Slinky

I've been kondoing data today. Deleting details for old enquirers and old customers who haven't done business with me for a number of years. OMG what a slog. Flipping GDPR. Loads more to do yet still.

Karmacat

Slinky wrote: »

I've been kondoing data today. Deleting details for old enquirers and old customers who haven't done business with me for a number of years. OMG what a slog.

I did a bit of that in the runup to my retirement, but I bet there's more I could do ... next winter, I think, there's a lot of other areas I'm currently working on.

WeeMidgie

Guessing PA is pernicious anaemia.

Today my offer for the one bedroom flat I'm downsizing to was accepted and here in Scotland, that is the end of any uncertainty. No chance of any of the delays and scenarios that e.g. caused such problems for Cheery Daff on the DFW forum. Not that there would be a chain here in any case, as the former owner has died, and also I'm not selling my current home, it will be let out.

Coincidentally I've mostly done the kondoing, but will need to wait for milder weather to do the tiny garden shed. I've had a brief look inside. There's no rubbish, just items needing rehomed.

It'll be great to move. I've been very happy here for the past 6 years, but I'll be even happier where I'm moving to. All the years of overpaying the mortgage, then of saving are paying off. I will have a simple, frugal and very happy life in a neighborhood where several dear friends already live. I have much to be thankful for.

Karmacat

Midgie, how lovely! I'm very pleased for you

greent

So far these hols I have managed to go through all of DS2 and DS3's clothes with them and the boxes of hand-me-downs from the loft. Lots of items left their rooms (for CS/ fabric recycling/ NNS/ boxing up from DS2 for DS3) and some items have come out of loft into their rooms (via wm! ) (Only 1 box for each in loft now) Have also gone through their books with them - some passed on, others have gone into NNS box.

The idea is that we go through the whole of their rooms over the hols (I always used to do this with my eldest 2 in the Easter hols, in a sort of fly-lady way - making each area/ collection a zone and we did a zone a day) in a category a day way (although not something every day) - toys will be split into micro categories and any/ all Leg0 is joy sparking, so will be staying! It's a way of sorting things back out when they've been mixed up (part of playing is the mixing up - but it doesn't necessarily get sorted back out) and also hopefully discarding the odd item along the way. Just little random bits have left their rooms today for rubbish/ recycling - and some stationery has been returned to the office. DS2 discovered an old £10 in a notebook so I have swapped it for him and I will swap it at a bank sometime. I am also going to buy his amazon voucher from him, as he can't think of anything he wants to buy and I will use it. He can have the cash instead and may use it at a later date, or bank it.

I've also got rid of a vase and a ceramic baking dish this week - both broken However, as I have alternatives, I shall not be replacing either (at least not unless something wonderful is found) A couple of other small items have been replaced by more joyful funkier ones (rec'd as bday presents) and the originals have been set aside for DS1's uni box of items

CS bag is about half full now - will carry on with it and see what else I can find to fill it up

ETA: just added a winter cost (DS3)& a book which I've just finished to the CS bag - getting there Also added 10(!) bars of soap from the stash to the shoebox appeal bag (another ongoing bag )

Slinky

Bin day here today, can feel the garage heaving a sigh of relief as the recycling and rubbish we sorted at the weekend has been dragged out for collection. Trip to the tip still required for some bits and there is still plenty more to work on.

Wednesday2000

carrielovesfanta wrote: »

I've been slopping argan oil hair mixtures on my legs for ages trying to use them up - doesn't seem to have had any ill effects so far

The argan oil I have has seemed to last forever! I think it's because it comes out in tiny drops.:p

WeeMidgie wrote: »

It'll be great to move. I've been very happy here for the past 6 years, but I'll be even happier where I'm moving to. All the years of overpaying the mortgage, then of saving are paying off. I will have a simple, frugal and very happy life in a neighborhood where several dear friends already live. I have much to be thankful for.

Good for you. Brilliant!:T

Wednesday2000

I've been inspired by YouTube and Kon Marie and have got rid of lots more stuff yesterday and this morning!

I have been using Velcro strips to put stuff onto the backs of cupboard doors to allow for more space. It really works. I sorted out my kitchen cupboards and the cupboard in the porch that way and it really makes it looks like there is a lot more space. I hung up my eco mop in the cupboard with the vacuum cleaner.

I also put my spice jars velcroed onto the back of the cupboards to use the vertical space.

I didn't notice that there are nails hammered into a plank of wood at the top of the porch cupboard and I have hung my dustpan and brush and all the reusable bags up there. I have lived in this house for 15 years, lol!

Slippers and more clothes into the charity shops bags. I have some unwanted H & B reusable bags I can give them too.

Broken light binned, ear oil binned (God knows what year my husband bought that!) sachet of descaler used up to clean the kettle. All the rubbish and recycling has gone out today. I found lots of packaging around the house that can be recycled.

I decided to keep the glass jug to keep wooden spoons, ladle etc... in as it looks quite nice and minimalist on my kitchen counter top.

I was looking on Pinterest for clever ways to store scarves and realised that I got rid of so much stuff that I have a spare drawer for them now.:)

I wish it could be Spring all year round as I get so much more energy this time of year.

WeeMidgie

Wouldn't it be great if we could bottle some of the Spring energy surge and top up with it when we got a slump later in the year?!