That’s right, 33 contractor bags of garbage have gone out to the curb during our moving so far. More to come. 4 rooms nearly complete, and that’s including the attic and basement, the two worst areas of the house for cluttery crap. Way to go, us! Of course, this begs the question why the heck…
Simple
4 Truckloads (moving tips for pack rats)
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4 truckloads. That’s what the mover estimated it would take to move when she came through our house. 4 TRUCKLOADS?!?!?! nothing like having someone else with experience tell you objectively how much crap you own. The ruthlessness is not going as well as I’d hoped, because there is simply not enough time to be objective…
Life
I’m Movin’ Out!
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Change. We all do it, we all live with it every day. Sometimes it’s subtle, sometimes it reaches out and whomps you on the face. My husband and I were driving, and decided to go a different way than I normally would have. And I passed it. A very pretty colonial farmhouse with a for…
Life
Born Disorganized
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Recently at work I had the opportunity to take the Meyers-Briggs MBTI test. This test is born from Carl Jung’s psychological analysis, and measures what he considered to be four key parts of a person’s behavior. My personality type is INFP, or Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Perceiving. While most of that makes a lot of sense,…
Housekeeping, Life
All That And A Bag Of Chips I Shouldn’t Have Eaten
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This title brought to you by the half a bag of fritos that I plowed down this afternoon. Usually I put a bit into a bowl and bring them up to my computer, to limit my intake. Not today. *Sigh*. I mean to write more blog posts. I come up with some wonderful ideas, then…
Housekeeping, Simple
The End of a Big Job
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Life took me away from cleaning for a bit in order to prepare for the first in-person sales from our craft business. After a few days of rest and recuperation, I dove back into the craft room cleanup project. And I’m happy to say that it’s as done as it’s going to get for a…
Housekeeping, Musings, Simple
Nostalgia Paralysis
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When you’re decluttering a massive pile of stuff, you can come across things given to you by people no longer with you. Things bequeathed, given, or just things that can evoke a memory.
Housekeeping, Simple
Keep Slogging On…Entering the Danger Zone
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Big cleaning jobs take time. I have to remind myself it didn’t get this messy in a day, it won’t be cleaned in a day. Currently headed into finishing up week 2 on the craft room. Progress is made every day towards the goal. 4 totes full of fabric are removed and ready for donation.…
Housekeeping, Simple
Progress On a Big Job
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I’ve been working on the craft room for 1 week now, and I’m happy to report that I’ve made great strides. I’d go so far as to say I’m perhaps halfway done. The breakdown of what needed to be done (a.k.a. the project plan): gather fabric from around the room and move it out clean…