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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Is 10 Minutes All It Takes?
I've suspected for a long time that I may have issues with keeping my attention on one thing and focusing. I am a prolific multi-tasker and easily distracted. Not with all things. For example if I am interested in what I am doing I can concentrate and produce what is required. Blogging, baking, reading - I can lose myself in these things. However when it ...
Still Decluttering? Join The Club!
It's been over 3 years since I began our journey toward a family life simply done. I'm still decluttering. Is this possible? It would appear so. Decluttering is a bit like trying to lose weight. It's easy to gain, not so easy to lose. So, as a non-believer in crash diets, I've taken the slow and steady approach to stuff reduction. What I've found as an ...
Simply Being Mum’s Spring Sale 2012 Starts
I read a while back that the average UK household contains £600 worth of stuff that is no longer required and could easily be sold. Now it's very annoying when someone quotes a statistic like that and cannot find the source to back it up. Sorry but, I'm going to be one of those annoying people today. I have a good idea it was an article in one of the ...
What Do All Of These Items Of Clothing Have In Common?
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Is it that they all desperately need ironing? Yes they do....but that isn't the answer (I try not to iron, see how I do the laundry here) Perhaps this will help... ...
Hoarding Sentimental Clutter – Time To Say Goodbye
"You are so organized and tidy and an inspiration to me!" This comment was left by Cheeryshirley last week. Thanks Cheeryshirley! I may be organised in many areas of my life and home, but not all. We all have our Achilles heel. I've posted about mine before, and it's paper. Paper that has the potential to be sentimental to be exact. This hoard weighs ...