KonMari 2020 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying

Frugal_Freda

I seem to have developed a better sense of what won't get eaten as my six monthly trawl of the larder for out of date tins and packets yielded none. Keeping shorter dated stuff on the lower shelf has helped and I did write the date on some tins in marker pen so that I didn't need a magnifying glass to see it. I did wonder why there was so much custard until I recalled a friend who can't live without it planned to visit and then cancelled (twice). Roll on tinned fruit with custard this month then

luxor4t

Mrs_Cheshire wrote: »

....I'm on a mission to not bring so much into the house this year, we had a fairly good Christmas (but still need to find homes for a few things). I don't have large chunks of time I can dedicate to it, so going to try splitting it up into smaller chunks.
Does anyone know of a good printable list of komono categories?

So many lists exist - in fact they have multiplied since I last looked! - many are 'free printables', but I have never settled on one that works for me

Hazelnutty

A dump run today with various bits that couldn't be rehomed - some broken xmas lights, a totally obsolete and broken phone, some broken glass from a frame, among various things. Although I don't like resorting to the dump it has freed up some space for the next phase of decluttering.

I have also sold two more things on the work email list so those will leave the house on Monday and another £55 into the house move pot :j

Reviewing all my listings tomorrow and will give away as much as I can. I'm feeling quite itchy for another wave of activity so may tackle my clothes. The first wave resulted in a nice orderly hanging rail and neat drawers but I haven't started on my extensive sports and outdoor kit With my DD heaping everything together really worked so I may do that. The more I can do now the easier getting the new house in order will be.

VJsmum

Evening all

I have been to sister in law's house :eek::eek: Ye gods, where to start? it's hideously cluttered and stuff is EVERYWHERE. it's also pretty filthy.....

So Anyhoo, she was bothered about paperwork and fretting that the 'office space' she's assigned herself is not fit for purpose - she's right, it isn't. it's a small alcove with a rooflight

As a start I shoved everything that wasn't office related (cushions, scarves, throws) under the desk. Put some files up one end (dusting as I went), gave her some things to sort through and piled the paperwork up with instructions to sort it... 3 piles - shred, recycle, file. It really isn't much, but it is a start... And at least the space is less daunting now

For myself, I have managed a thing a day - mainly some plastic bits that were useless and were hanging around. Yesterday's was the leg of some child's plaything - maybe a kitchen or a baby bath stand - why we only had one leg of it and WHY we had a leg of it I am not sure.. But t'is gone now and makes slightly more room in a particular storage basket.. There's a few things more in there that can go, but I need DS out of the way before I do it.;)

Onwards

GreyQueen

Have emailed a pal with a picture of something which I am wanting to divest myself of, which was discussed before Xmas, to see if she might want it. It's made clear that it's on its way out anyway, to the chazzer if not her home. I'll give her a until this time next week to respond then assume a negative if I haven't heard and donate.


Have been thinking hard about various items of cookware for some time now. These things are definately 'on probation' and may well leave in the next couple of months. Good stuff isn't good-for-me stuff if I'm not actually getting any use out of it. Better to let it go off into someone else's life and be useful there.


ETA; just put together a donation bag together which will go out tomorrow.

Karmacat

Accidentally re-kondoed my sock drawer lots of the thin ones that I wear with ordinary shoes are wearing out, finally, I must have ragged four pairs in the last month. I may actually soon need to call on my stash (bought and inherited). I've also grouped together the bedsocks that I inherited, a lot of which are handknitted - from memory, I find them itchy, especially with my weird skin. So I'll try them out one set at a time - any that are itchy are going to the cs, life's too short for anything else.

greenbee

My thin socks are all going too KC - I got a whole lot cheap last winter and I think they'll just make it through this one!

Re. the bedsocks - can you wear them with thin socks underneath? So you get the warmth, but not the itchiness. I find them handy for when I'm lying around on the sofa reading

Karmacat

Maybe, maybe ... and here's a confession that chills my cockles ... I never wear just socks because I need to be able to send any spiders on their way with a swift stamp but I have one set of bootee slippers that are large, and they might work with 2 x socks.

greenbee

I have the same thing with spiders I just keep a heavy book handy. I've also discovered that weirdly some of them just hang about until I've gone and put all my protective clothing on

I also wear socks in bed - I put lots of cream or coconut oil on my feet first and claim it's a foot treatment, but it also keeps them warm So you could do this on your last use of socks about to be ragged, and put the bedsocks over the top - no need to wash the oily socks, nice warm feet, and they'll be lovely and soft too!

VJsmum

Two things for yesterday and today

A 'P' plate for a newly qualified driver into the charity bag (both children passed their tests years ago...

And DS's restaurant pass (a sort of credit card) for the high school he left nearly 5 years ago...

small things - and very flat. But out is out....