Tag: Decluttering
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Why do you do it, Baby?
A song is playing in the cafe I’m in with that refrain. A low, bluesy tune that I don’t recognize; yet the refrain is apt for this post. There is a lot of decluttering content available out there, so why one more blog? My goal is to be able to provide a view into decluttering…
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Guest Bedroom
We are fortunate to have three bedrooms, and our apartment is quite large for two people, by Portuguese standards. When we had the video walk-through of the apartment, we were told that they would remove any furniture that we did not want. But now the landlord is balking. The agent is still looking into it,…
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Books, books, and fewer books!
We got rid of a lot of books this past week. Some books are difficult for me to get rid of because I tend to feel an attachment not only to the story but to the physical books themselves. I used to read a lot of sci-fi and fantasy, and they are often reprinted with…
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Big Decision
Image is of decades of my computers and data that I’ve been storing. I want to make sure that the hard drives are securely taken care of. I did a decent job of moving the data I needed forward from some of the computers, but not others. So there is this big question of what…
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Getting Started on Decluttering
I decluttered around the edges for years, without really changing much in my environment. Just getting rid of broken items, or clothes that no longer fit. I didn’t have a particular goal beyond getting rid of the obvious extra stuff, and if that is where you are, welcome! I hope that you’ll find some interesting…
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Why, that’s a big subject
Why do I want to declutter? There are several reasons. One of the most significant reasons is that we want to move to Portugal in several years. We will be taking a minimal amount of stuff, and I certainly don’t want to try getting rid of it in the last months before we leave. More…
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Tear off the band-aid?
Since the pandemic, I’ve been working from home. I had a sit-stand desk at the office and it really made working more pleasant. I finally ordered one for home, and I’m very excited! I had to remove everything from my desk to move the old desk out and get the new one set up. So…
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A truckload
Whew. Wow. We just did a massive declutter. This is a box of fabric, yarn, knitting needles, and books. It was joined by four more boxes of a similar size and contents, plus a treadle sewing machine, office supplies, scrapbooking paper, costume jewelry, huge embroidery hoop, and a dry mount press! So much stuff that…