Tag: mess
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How did this happen?
I don’t think I’ve presented myself as some advanced de-clutterer. I’m not! The move certainly sped things up and concentrated my efforts. But the underlying conditions can creep up again. I was messy Mesi after all. I often had trouble figuring out what to do with the papers and things to come my way. Having…
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Crates Ahoy!
The 2 crates of belongings have arrived and it was quite a flurry of activity. We did not get as much notice as we expected. We hoped they would bring them up the plaza near the actual building but it was not to be. But it all worked out in the end. My wife was…
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Hitting a Wall
Note: this post was originally written on March 3rd. It’s 9:15 pm on Wednesday and I am worn out. The living room has exploded into messy piles of photos. I decided to go through some of my boxes of sentimental papers and photos. Yes, kids, real physical photos and letters on paper and cards sent…
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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…
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Craft Room
Today, I am decluttering my part of the craft room – our middle bedroom of three. Note that this is after I already went through massive amounts of stuff earlier in the year. We are lucky to have a craft thrift store in town, so it was easy to donate items in good condition before…
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They Called Me Messy Mesi
My last name used to be Mesi – a Sicilian (Italian) name that we pronounced like the store Macy’s. The kids at school called me Messy Mesi. It stung, but it was accurate. Imagine a desk like this old-fashioned school desk… …stuffed to the gills with crumpled papers, school texts, notebooks, and pencils. Maybe a…