Simplifying Life

ceridwen

apple-mint

Just click on the link and wait for the bit at the top to stop saying "buffering" and up will come the video on the top half of the webpage (you are looking at the little cartoon man digging).

Aril
- I misremembered the Shaker song - or perhaps mine is a different version. Found it on:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Gifts

Also found of interest:

www.simpleliving.org/

www.life.ca/home/simplicity/

Jolaaled

ceridwen wrote: »

could be that happened because you clicked on the YouTube screen on the blog.

Try

www.storyofstuff.com/

Wow...a great video...really gets the message across so well.

apple_mint

ceridwen wrote: »

apple-mint

Just click on the link and wait for the bit at the top to stop saying "buffering" and up will come the video on the top half of the webpage (you are looking at the little cartoon man digging).

Aril
- I misremembered the Shaker song - or perhaps mine is a different version. Found it on:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Gifts

Also found of interest:

www.simpleliving.org/

www.life.ca/home/simplicity/

ceridwen I think you are making a difference! I got part way through this and it started buffering. Lots of people must be looking at this .... I hope so anyway :T

lilac_lady

My clutter rule is pinched from the Fly Lady. I meant to do it last year but never got round to it.

I'm going to get rid of 3 items per day in 2008. (365 x 3 = 1095) :eek:

I'm starting tomorrow with a photo of my Ex........:D

likklegibbon

Ever since I had a major declutter a couple of years ago I try to stick to the rule of "1 thing in, 1 thing out" with permanent purchases - it stops my house getting re-cluttered and makes me think before I buy whether i really need it.

bails

Hi all and Happy New Year! Now that I'm getting 'out and about' in the threads a bit more I keep 'bumping' into a few of you! We're obviously on a similar path this year
I am so excited by this thread in particular and would love to have a regular place to post what I've managed to declutter each day so count me in. Know nothing about stickies or how it works though, sorry
I have SO many areas to declutter, it's going to be fantastic to achieve some of it this year! As for the Feng Shui take on it, I have M.E./CFS... - the question is, which came first, the clutter or the illness?
Anyhoo, good luck with simplifying everyone; I think this is going to be a wonderful process!
Oh, and as I really do have so much to simplify (and limited energy) I'm making a list of lots of ickle jobs on small pieces of paper, then I'm going to pull one out of the hat each day to do. I'm hoping this will stop me talking myself out of decluttering by being indecisive about where to start! If you can help me get somewhere with all of this, my boyfriend will seriously love you forever!

apple_mint

OK. I give up. I'll have to come back to this in the early hours It's been buffering for the last 20 minutes. I really, really want to know what happens to stuff!

apple_mint

Used to be my mantra. But ... Cooking from scratch uses so many more utensils, dishes and pans than a single slip in the oven foil ready meal tray. However .. OH does like my cooking from scratch meals and is prepared to do all the washing up. I simply have trouble finding cupboard space for all my car boot 'kitchen' gear!

rosieben

bails wrote: »

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Oh, and as I really do have so much to simplify (and limited energy) I'm making a list of lots of ickle jobs on small pieces of paper, then I'm going to pull one out of the hat each day to do. ...

Thats a really good idea - I'm sure I waste at least 15 minutes trying to decide what to do next!

Dont have any advice for you except to keep at it, even though it may seem that you arent making much progress at first. I've been decluttering for over 6 months and its only recently that I can see a real big difference. So hang in there, you will win in the end. Doing 10 or 15 minutes at a time adds up to a lot of minutes over a few weeks! Good luck!

tooties

ok folks
im still feeling inspired to start decluttering etc tomorrow, i liked the idea of jobs in a hat think i might give that one a go.
happy new year everyone and happy decluttering
regards
tooties