KonMari 2018 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

I have the house pretty much to myself for the next 5 weeks - OH has gone on his annual 'trip of a lifetime' pursuing his extreme sport. DD1 will be dropping in en route to her next international destination at some time....not sure when or for how long... So I have emptied DD1 bedroom which has become a spare room into the dining room. The contents of one shed into the conservatory.The contents of the office into the living room....I can live the 'organised chaos' I find it easier to deal with all if I can see it all IYSWIM. The only thing I have taken from KM, apart from an organised knicker draw, is does it "spark joy". I am like Greent and GQ and others on here, in that I feel very strongly about disposing of things responsibly.....recycling and reusing as much as poss I will also be selling a great deal on FB Eb*y and my next NCT sale:) I am downsizing all my work related stuff too....teacher....accumulate so much 'useful stuff' part of that is also I am fed up of subsiding employer:mad::mad:

Lots to do!

Thanks GQ. I'll toddle into the local chazzers and find out their policy

:T Nice one, Siebrie!


I'm on leave just for today and am pootling and erranding this morning and gardening this afternoon, enjoying lovely sunny autumn weather, ever more precious because you know the days are shortening.

Have returned two library books, including one I finished this morning, called How Much Is Enough; the case for the good life by Robert Skidelsky and Edward Skidelsky.

An interesting read, tracing the history of the concept of the good life from classical times to the present, and even pointing out that famous economists like Keynes thought that we'd reach the point of enoughness, whereupon we would almost cease consuming, work less and live more. And how commerce and advertising have given us the turbo-chargeed capitalism and hyper-consumerism which is driving this planet to the edge and a lot of us to the edge of reason.

Paired with another library book, Cait Flanders' The Year of Less, it has been an interesting few days in the reading world. I highly commend both of them.

I will be swinging by a pal's home on the way up to the allotments to deliver some firewood and a couple of other things into her porch, she will be at her workplace but is expecting them. The wood was cut into firewood lengths by me and is very ancient and tired fenceposts, too rotten to be repurposed, which have been cut and stored in a plastic dustbin on the lottie for months. I shall get them down to her place a little at a time for the open fire.

The donation bag sits as ever in the corner of the sitting-room and gets things added to it as they sift to the surface and are identified as surplus to requirements.

Righty, quick internet surflette whilst drinking tea, early lunch (leftovers) then out and about for a few hours. Have a good day, everyone.:)

Pooky wrote: »

there was a jigsaw puzzle board too (passed along to us by a relative) and that was handed over in the charity shop, priced, put out and sold before we left! Quick turn around!

Wow! - that's fab! :j

Sorted a carrier bag of mainly toiletries for the local homeless project - saw an appeal and a collection point has been started in the local smkt. Good way to get rid of (usefully) the excess men's toiletries/ shaving stuff we build up, plus more hotel and airline stuff plus the thick walking socks which DD doesn't like (bought for DoE and never worn again)

Thought this might be of interest,

Sail Hughes has an article in the Guardian about her new Beauty banks charity (it's still up, can't do links on tablet)

It's about giving people access to basic toiletries they can't afford, working with companies as well as individuals donating.

There are details in the article about how to donate, so if you have some spare it's a good home for it.