Bronita

Spring clean and organise my home (read all 10 entries…)
Hahah.

I started this goal 10 months ago!

But, i am still gonna stick with it.

Spring starts in a week and a half, and this time, i am getting prepared. I’ve written down a plan. The main difference with this plan, is that this time, i have actually created a solution to the problem with my clutter.

See, the problem is, i have lots of stuff, and nowhere to put it. Most of my stuff actually doesn’t have a home. So whenever we tidy up, it gets put in a pile, on my desk. Then the pile spreads, is added to, and overtakes my space!

So yesterday, i went out and bought four 60 litre plastic bins. I really hate buying plastic, but i figure, i won’t be throwing these away for a long time, if ever(?). And now i have a solution to my mess!

I’ll have one bin for shoes, one for craft, one for photography, and one for papers that need keeping. They’ll all live inside my wardrobe, where all my unnecessary shoes now live. I’m going to get rid of lots of crap this spring.

I’m also going to go through my clothes again, and get rid of bits and pieces i don’t use, that have accumulated over the year(s). I’ll have a major overhaul.

Yaiy!

Aug 22, 2007, 05:28PM PDT | 2 cheers


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almondine is back. sad. not so well but I understand the waves

A plan!

thats a great idea. I often have a goal but forget about the plan bit. I foolishly offered to have the extended family for Christmas this year (champagne was involved in that decision). If I start now the house might just be ready in time. I know that my mother is worried. If I have a plan I won’t panic at the enormity of the task. I can do one room a week, or maybe I should decide on a room order and break it down by cupboard as well….

Aug 26, 2007, 04:50PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Bronita

A bit of help..

I think i have something that could help you!

When i was browsing the web about organising my house, as i am wont to do, i came across a page, which is a blog or something, that has a great plan about how to get your house in order.

It goes room by room, and the way they do it, makes it seem so easy! The house plan they use might not be exactly like your house, but it’s still a great starting point.

The page is here and there’s a second page here. I hope it helps!

:)

Aug 26, 2007, 05:54PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

almondine is back. sad. not so well but I understand the waves

Thanks

I’ve had a look at the pages. this is great. How is your spring cleaning going?

There is such a difference between spring cleaning and ordinary cleaning isn’t there. I think I’m in the mood for the big review, of my clothes at least. My problem is that whenever I think I want to get rid of something I think of people without clothes in Siberia or something drastic and how they would have kept these same clothes until they wore out. (school literature has a lot to answer for. Then I feel guilty and frivolous…... Or I decide to keep them for a little while longer ‘just to see’ and so nothing happens. Anyway – tell me how you’re going :)

Sep 13, 2007, 05:15PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Bronita

Donation

I haven’t actually been doing very well in my spring cleaning, I’ve been so busy for the last 3 weeks! But this weekend I’m going to tackle it again :)

Do you donate your clothes to charity? If i have clothes that are still perfectly fine, but don’t fit, or i just don’t wear anymore, i donate them to charity, and then they can be sold to people who don’t have the money to buy brand new clothes, and the money goes to good causes. I actually feel kinda happy when i donate something that’s still really nice, because i know someone else will get something that they might really love at a cheap price! And you can donate anything, there are even organisations to take old spectacles, to donate to people in poorer countries who can’t see very well. Or you can knit up wool scraps into blankets and donate them, and they go to cover people and keep them warm! I love that thought :)

I’ve started buying more second hand clothes too, because that way if i get sick of them quickly, i don’t feel so guilty ;) And then the money i spend on clothes goes to charity, and there’s less waste. Then when you are done with them, you can just give them back.

Sep 13, 2007, 05:29PM PDT | Respond to this


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