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Decluttering

These are all the posts in the “declutting” category, part of the “anti-consumerism” section.


Last week, my t’other half John sent me a link to a quite old article by a guy who has pared down his possessions to just “15 things”. (John came across the article on a geeky news-sharing site and the discussion on there is more interesting than the comments on the blog itself – albeit [...]

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After personally getting rid of bags full of clothes, craft supplies, a broken bucket and many books in the last four weeks, our little Declutter November challenge has come to an end. My last three items for this last half week have been: a time-sensitive book from 2000 (so well out of date now), three [...]

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No pictures this week because first my camera battery died mid-photo session and now my computer isn’t recognising the memory card. Sigh. Just imagine pics of assorted junk ;) This week, I got rid of: Big Blue Dog – one of those “oh so soft!” impulse buys at Ikea nearly a decade ago. Deserves a [...]

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Ah, you knew this one was coming, didn’t you? ;) I’ve also deliberately left it ’til last as I imagine most people will have dipped into their hobby stashes already – hopefully though having a focused look at it will help everyone (and me especially!) prune further: get rid of extra five things (or sets [...]

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We’ve finished another week of Declutter November – and I’m beginning to struggle a bit! I think I snagged a lot of the low hanging fruit earlier in the month and during the garden & wardrobe, and this week’s kitchen, mini-challenges so now I feel like I’m picking things just to meet the target rather [...]

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In this, the Decluttering season, I’ve been thinking a lot about stuff and about how it comes into our lives. My intention was to write this post about the idea of a “stuff hangover” but after reading an article on Get Rich Slowly, I think it’s about more than that. I suffer from a stuff [...]

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