From the category archives:

simplifying & reducing

Organising Project: Under The Stairs

It’s time to reveal another clutter spot in my home; under the stairs; it’s not pretty and it needs a coat of paint, but hey ho, eventually. I spent about two hours sorting, clearing and organising it on Saturday, without spending a penny; I don’t like to hoard stuff, so spending lots of money on fancy storage items [...]

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Sunshine = Motivation

I feel inspired to get things done this week; it’s the sunshine and Shoestring.

Each day I’m picking my three Most Important Tasks {MIT’s} and anything else I do after that is all good.

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Simplifying and Reducing: The Final Phase

I’ve posted this photo of our landing before, but I wanted to show you what lurks behind the door. Over the last few months I’ve slowly been purging and simplifying all the rooms in our house. The trouble is when you do this the stuff has to go somewhere. Now some of it has been [...]

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More Reducing!

Hello everybody Where did the last ten days go? I’m so behind on my posting! I’m in full scale ‘reducing my belongings mode’ as simplyfing of my clothing is quite possibly the best thing I’ve ever done. I feel constantly relieved, if that’s the right word, by the results of my clear out and now I’m turning my [...]

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Simplifying and Reducing: How far can I go?

This title should read how far can I go or how far do I want to go? Since posting last week about my wardrobe clear out, I’ve been pondering these questions. I feel liberated by my clothing reduction, it feels great, and now I’m turning my attention to all our possessions. I must admit we are [...]

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Simplifying and Reducing My Clothing

My self imposed ban on buying clothes has been going for 8 months now and so far so good. It’s really focusing me on what I actually need versus what I want, and I feel much better for it. Ever since I can remember I’ve had too many clothes; some unworn and some too small. [...]

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Organising: Packing My Case

I’ll start off by saying that I love packing, it’s a mixture of holiday excitement and getting to organise a case. When we go on holiday we pack as lightly as possible, taking one case and one piece of hand luggage. For hand luggage I use my trusty Kipling Messenger. I’ve had it for years and use [...]