Last week was a strange week. A couple of things happened, out of the blue. On Thursday I met a stranger, who among other things, told me how he never buys anything he doesn't use. He'd recently purchased antique crystal wine glasses at auction - not as an investment, but to enjoy. It was a pleasure to talk to this person. It's a conversation that will ...
Decluttering
Beware Of Project Clutter
I had a rare summer-holiday-day without the Kids last Friday. Carpe Diem! I siezed the day, and the opportunity to tackle this. Our home is now relatively clutter-free. It's been a long-slow-steady-stroll toward a more minimalistic home over the last few years, and although not perfect, it has improved greatly. But still I can create clutter. In fact ...
Summer Fun, Scrapbooking and Selling Stuff
It's gone a little quiet over here at my virtual home. The same can't be said for my IRL (in real life) home. School's out and there's some summer fun going on. As an advocate of scheduling the holidays (even PJ days get allocated!) there hasn't been opportunity for the Kids to get bored, or for me to blog much. But that's okay. Summer break from school ...
When Scrapbooking Goes Bad
Over 4 years ago I started on a journey toward a family life simply done. You may have read my story. Feeling overwhelmed with life, commitments and stuff in general, I knew something had to change. A very physical demonstration of my state of mind, at that time, was a hoard I had been stockpiling for many years. As I started to make the transition into ...
The Things You Own End Up Owning You
One of my very favourite films is Fight Club. Granted, Brad Pitt spends a considerable amount of time bare-chested, which indeed has it's own appeal. Regardless there is most definitely more depth to the story-line than superstar skin. If eye-candy were purely my motivation for watching, surely it would be more efficient to devour a True Blood box-set? I ...
Let Me Introduce You To The Clutterfairy
When I first started out on the road to a Family Life Simply Done over 4 years ago , the first thing I did was start to declutter. I believe this is the starting point for many life-simplifiers. What I have discovered, is that there isn't an end to decluttering. It's a routine, a habit, a work in progress. Recently, I contacted Lesley Spellman aka The ...
Thinking Outside The Box When Organizing
First things first - I had an internal battle as whether to use 'organizing or organising'. I'm thinking 'z' is now more commonly used when in this context? Would you agree this is not a good look for a kitchen table? You'd be right. Fortunately today is 'purpose and place day' at Chez Wright. ...
Time To Move On? Sell It!
It all started with the post Drowning In Stuff at the start of January. Something was changing. There was a definite shift in my mindset toward the next stage of decluttering. I then spoke with the fantastic Clutterfairy and downloaded Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston. *There are no affiliate links in this post Then came Letting Go Of ...
Letting Go Of Clutter To Become Who You Now Are
I've recently discovered Downton Abbey. Yes, I know, I'm a little late to the party ;-) Regardless, I've just finished series one and wanted to share something Carson says to Mrs Hughes when she discloses she'd refused a marriage proposal in episode 4; "What would be the point of living if we didn't let life change us?" I'm not the person I was 2 years ...
Drowning In Stuff
It's been almost 4 years since I started decluttering. I'm a little confused. We're still drowning in stuff. When the journey to a simpler family life began, I was full of optimism. Surely a few ruthless months of purging would reduce our stuff considerably and alleviate the stress caused by material items. I was reading blogs a plenty that had ...