KonMari 2016 - The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Today I have made some decisions about domestic things that were being pondered over. Nothing major but it is good to get the pondering over with!
So, not getting a new mattress. Have cleaned current one thoroughly (for the record I mixed some washing powder with hot water and sponged the mattress cover down), and have ordered both a mattress topper and a mattress protector (a thin, washable one that goes on like a sheet). I reckon that will be a good combo and is a lot cheaper than a new mattress
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While cleaning I stumbled on a rather nice Denby pot that I have had for years. I like it but have NEVER used it. I picked it out of the cupboard, again, and this time I had a firm word with myself because I will never use it!
In the past I have thought I could put a nice present in it but I haven't, have I?! So it is in the charity bag, with another nightie I also realised I never wear......, a pretty tin that, er, I was going to use for putting edible presents in but never have!
(theme here is that I have kept things that were nice but unused because it seemed wasteful to
throw them out just because I hadn't used them yet:rotfl:.

Now I know I can thank them for being lovely and release them. :T I am sure they will be snappedup in CS.

feels good, decision Friday. DH better watch out, I 'm on a roll :rotfl:

Hi...
Can I just add my voice to the many who say sort your own stuff out so your family and friends don't have to do it for you? My ex is sorting out his Mum's house and I'm getting messages offering me the stuff we bought her (and his Dad, as very little got sorted after he died.)

The charity shops are benefiting, of course. But boy, it's hard work, both physically and emotionally.

Onwards and upwards.

MMF007 :eek: :shocked: in equal measure.
A certain amount of stuff went in the year after his dad died but that slowed to a trickle. I know we spent hours on paperwork and I sorted the kitchen and laundry in 2013 when she was in hospital; I found a bottle of window cleaner under the sink that had a cash back offer that expired in 1995...

I got offered 3 vases today but I have one and that is so rarely used it could be kondo'd. Except I do think that someone will buy me flowers this year. If he knows what's good for him...:rotfl:

MMF, I do sympathise. DD (plus her now-ex OH) did about 16 trips to the skip for me all in one day when I was clearing the parental home. We also filled an entire wheelie bin with clean empty plastic containers which had been stored for Justin. Fortunately the bin men took them, they might not be so lenient these days.

And that was just the tip of the iceberg. It took months, with 2 full days per week attendance from me.

Start to finish (ended on completion of sale of property) was about 18 months.

oceanspirit, my flat is minute, my biggest room by far is the sitting room which is a whopping 9 ft 7 wide x 12 ft 9 long. And one wall of that is taken up with a rad and the sliding door into the kitchen. The bedroom is just about big enough to hold a standard double and a smallish c-of-d and that's it.

I seriously have to shop with a tape measure even for small things, as there will only be 1-2 places where they can be kept and something being a tiny bit too big will mean they won't fit at all.

I think that, if my possessions were spread over a more normally-sized home, it would look a bit spartan and minimalistic. Having said that, having hard physical limits on what I can keep is an excellent discipline.

Umm, still haven't got that bag of Stuff down to the chazzer, not been too well the past few days (mystery gut ache) and have been doing the bare minimum to get by. Did eat a frog in respect of mending something which has been parked on the back of the sofa awaiting attention for probably two months, so feeling glad not to be looking at that.

Us people with fatigue syndromes and chronic illnesses have some challenges which aren't obvious to outsiders but we can only do what we can do, and mustn't beat ourselves up emotionally if we're having a rough time. Sometimes, you have to see that you're fed and can rest, and everything else has to take a running jump.

ETA; If nothing else, those of us who are decluttering are sparing our nearest and dearest a world of hurt when it comes to the end. It's very selfish to hold onto stuff to such a degree that you are going to exhaust, stress, distress and cause vast inconvenience and expense to your relations. Not a good set of emotions for them to encounter at a time of bereavement.

My Mum tells me she is joking with relations and friends that I am decluttering her before she goes. I reckon progress so far is about 0.5 % by volume, but I operate on the joint principle that it's making life easier for them now and easier for me and Kid Bruv at some point which is hopefully well down the line.