I've had enough of not being able to find things, and I can't stand it when my OH just buys a replacement of something because we can't find the old one and so I'm going to de-clutter like crazy. I have an ENORMOUS plastic laundry bag in the lounge and it's beng filled with things I think we no longer need. I've started with all of Monkey Nut's littlest clothes and I've added a fair few things that I didn't really want to get rid. You know the things; the perhaps-one-day-I'll-squeeze-my-englarged-behind-in-it-again things and the perhaps-one-day-it'll-be-back-in-style things.
I'm using up the crafty bits and pieces that have been lying around. Not to make pretty stuff, but to make practical things that may (or may not) help with the clearing process. I've recycle some old coffee jars and jam pots, by covering them with crocheted sleeves. (Check Ravelry.com for ideas for these, there's plenty out there). I've recovered the dining chair seat pads with some old curtain material and I've started to make cushion covers out of old sheets that were 'waiting for a project to come along'.
Now to convince my prolific hoarder husband that he needs a little rehab of the cluttering kind and we might move forward.
Maybe one day, I won't have to greet guests with 'Hello' and then follow it immediately with 'Please Excuse The Mess'.
Maybe one day, I'll be able to change the title of my blog.
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