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The story is gonna be a long one.Please bear with me.
As almost every thursday, for the past few months, I've participated in the Utata.org "Thursday Walk" project.This thursday I decided to pay the birth village of my late father and consequently, my grandparents, a visit.After roaming around on the few streets of this small village (which lies in the province of Antwerp, Belgium, and is called "Hingene") and having taken some shots, it started to rain.I went for a coffee in a brown pub and waited for the rain to end or at least diminish slightly.It got dryer again and I packed up my camerabag and decided to hit the streets again.I didn't have much hope of shooting anything decent any more and was in fact heading back to my mountainbike.Now the village has some quaint little (uninhabited, or so I thought ) houses that date back maybe 150 years and on one of these little houses the door was open and I saw two people, an elderly man and woman, doing things inside this house.The man noticed me from inside and I said hello and asked him what they where doing.I asked the man if he was from this village or was born here and mentioned that my late father was also from this village and the man had known my late father well.In fact, they had gone out (partying) together when they where both young men (somewhere in the mid-fifties I presume) So the man came to know that I was in fact the son of my father and we started talking.The man's younger brother, age 55, had just passed away and he and his girlfriend where busy clearing out the little house where the departed brother had lived all his life.He (the departed brother of 55) had, I found out, had once lived there with a woman ( she to had previously, a couple of years before, been found dead in the house) that was well known in our community for her weirdness and awkwardness ; the woman's name was "Zotte Betty" (translated as "Crazy Betty" ) and one of her sons.The son of Betty, the crazy woman, had lived with the brother till the day they found him dead.
At that point I had to just ask if I could take some photos of the inside.This had to be a one time opportunity.A once in a lifetime chance.I appologized several times if I was being impolite or intruding ( after all, this man's younger brother had just died ! ) but the man and his girlfriend saw no objections.So I stepped through the little door and was immediatly struck by the ackwardnes of the place.How in earth people could have lived in such circomstances was beyond me.It most resembled the home of some horder who never in his live decluttered !
I will save you a detailed description of the state the place was in ; look at the photos and let your mind do the work.
On the other hand, the house was full of memories of a man who must have lived the live of a recluse and now his things, his memories where about to be thrown away, to dissapear.
The more I photographed the interior, the wallpaper with this frail golden color, the odd trinkets and old objects, the more the man and his girlfriend became at their ease and they let me share their thoughts and insights in the life of their brother( in law).The woman even let me take a couple of shots where she was on inspite of her being very wary in the beginning.
I am deeply indebted to these people who have let me in in their personal lives whilst in the midst of a beriefment.
I express my gratitude.
These photos where taken with love.Be so kind as to threat them that way.
copyright Ange Soleil ( a.k.a Tweng) 2008
I have always been a hard worker, but it has been difficult for me to learn in the traditional paper-pencil way. It is a lot easier if I can see, touch and experience things. As a result, I have had to work a lot harder than others.
When I graduated from high school, I was excited about the next chapter of my life. But reality hit, and I did not know what to do next. I explored many job options like a massage therapist and fitness trainer, but was unsuccessful. I did not feel that I could do anything and started working with my father with very little direction for myself.
When I was told about Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado’s Pursuits program, I was intrigued. I researched it with my dad and eventually decided to apply. Even though I had problems with self-confidence, Goodwill helped me believe that I am a light in this world. Pursuits helped me gain the knowledge and experience I needed to prepare for a job and work with others. There were some things that I learned in high school that I really didn’t get, such as balancing a checkbook and balancing life. Pursuits helped those concepts sink in through experience instead of on paper.
I was excited and happy that I was able to get a job with Kuni Lexus before I graduated from Pursuits. I thought I was done with Goodwill and they would probably forget about me like a shadow, but I was wrong.
I saw my face on the side of trucks, in newspapers and even on water bottles, and I was invited to Goodwill’s celebrations. It was truly mind blowing for me! When I was asked to do an interview, I thought it was going to be small and quick, but when I saw the professional cameras, lights and microphone, I was so nervous. But I managed to find the words and answer the questions.
Now that I look back and see how far I have come and how much I have achieved, I realize that there is nothing out of my reach. Thanks to Pursuits, with hard work and honesty, I can be successful. I also gained the courage and the will to keep moving forward to many more successes for my future.
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One of three I posted today if you want to see our kitchen reno that we have been doing this month....
This is the other end of our kitchen. I luv antiques. The diningroom set I have had for many years now and will have the chairs recovered soon..back to a brown leather (they still have a tin seat with horse hair and straw on top) The table pedastle splits open and I have six leaves. I also have two more matching chairs that don't fit in the room as it is lol. I am trying to declutter so removed alot of my other little pieces that originally were in there.
Barbara (my roommate) talked to me about wanting to declutter her life this weekend and I'm jumping on board. As you can see, I really need it. :/
An "after" picture will follow.
Ok guys, I don't even know what this stuff was made of but there is a huge open area behind me but it was dark in this small kitchen. I ended up doing a quadra right behind me and then a light on either side to open up the opposite side and then masking to blend it. I was torn on - 1)Do I just blast it? or 2) Make it soft and more ambient. So I went with 2. I tried blasting it and it looked terrible. I would love suggestions though since I may be going back once they declutter. And yes that's mirrors all the way around and yes I was a bit low for this shot. The owners were literally all around me...
I still can’t believe that all this crap came out of the basement – electronics, school work (all the way back to elementary school), floppy disks, cassettes tapes, VHS tapes and tons of other ‘stuff’ from my years of collecting (hoarding). It is safe to say that Rebecca is much happier now that it is gone.
this is day 334 of my fourth year in pictures…
Los Angeles, CA
April 29th, 2010
Kodak T-Max 400, Sprint Standard developer, Sprint Quick Record fixer
With 15 minutes to spare a pic for today! A bit of a blur after starting my bedroom declutter, rearrange and clean!
Although I'm not a Catholic, I love taking part in Lent. The practice of giving up something for Lent has been one of the best practices in my life. For Lent 2011, my 40 Days of habit breaking is focused on decluttering. Talk about something to give up! When I found Project Simplify on Simple Mom, simplemom.net/project-simplify, I found a match made in heaven!
this is a picture of my old clothes, that i had to thrown out. i had real difficulties with this. i mean at a certain point i paid lots of money for these clothes, and now it's worth nothing. i made a whole video about this, please check it out on my website, www.organizingbuddy.com. please also comment on info@organizingbuddy.com
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I've been having a really good declutter in the last few weeks, in preparation for our house move. I've thrown away six big boot loads of STUFF. Where does it all come from? In the process, Charlotte and Sophie have discovered the Playmobil pirate ship that had been sitting on top of a wardrobe for years, forgotten about. They love it and haven't put it down since we found it. It caught my eye this morning that the crewmates were all brides. As you do.
I have just had my first foray into the world of eBay. As part of my Project Declutter, we're getting rid of a few things, including some outgrown toys. I had fun setting up Kalu's knights for a last foray. I am particularly fond of the dragons!
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Focussing fail!
I love the covers of these books. I've recently re-read them all and donated them to the charity shop. Trying to declutter a bit!
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The International Heart pattern was created by Girard in 1967 with the Miller catalog Billing it as a "tribute of love and friendship." Girard who was Italian born said “the whole world must know about itself, colors vary, their languages vary, but their spirits and aspirations are interwoven into one incredible rich ...
The older we get, the more experiences we collect into our bags (and women’s bags ain't light) … but in the end, it doesn't matter! Declutter & leave only what adds into ONE BIG cumulative ❤️
This is my office, before I cleaned it up. OK, so I haven't started cleaning it yet, but I'm hoping that posting this picture online will motivate me to get organized!
Sheets and linens. I kept two sets of sheets for each bed (complete sets with pillow cases, etc) and then 3 sets for Logan's bed. I also put the blanket we use in the car and a extra set of curtians in there because there was so much space on top of our table clothes. And speaking of tableclothes... I only kept three and the one we use for the kids forts (huge, and white).
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Spring is almost here! I took a break from crafty photography, and hunkered down for the winter with various projects. It also encouraged me to sift through my craft materials.
A few years ago, I was handed a grocery bag worth of buttons (I love it when crafters think of me when they declutter). Around the same time I went to a vintage fair and bought the chipmunk and bunny cards. I liked the buttons on them, but I was mostly drawn to the cute animals. These were probably old cards that the vender repurposed to make the buttons more distinctive? If so, it worked!
The buttons are mostly Domcord, Streamline, Tiffany and Lady Fashion.
I did a lot of thinking this winter about how to use up all these up. I have lots of ideas, but it will probably take me years.
i loved taht while declutter and setting up the table, i re-discovered so many small treasures from the past, - the card of an ornie from tricia joy, cards from textile postcard swaps, an old drawing and sewn header for my blog, a clipping form a mangazine with some wise words, postcards where more the color matters than the real subject.
i got out two of my favorite cups from years ago, given to me/my children from friends.
the little bird was treasure, still wrapped to not get damaged, and in desperate need for a home, - it'll keep on reminding me to trust my wings ;-)
Day 2 turned out a load more stuff that had been hanging around making the place look untidy for months.
Clockwise from left hand corner:
A cross stitch kit that had been given as a free gift with a magazine. It wasn’t a design that I would usually stitch and had been stashed away in a drawer. Thought it was about time I let go: this was Freecycled to another crafter.
A white padded cot bumper. This was acquired when I got a cot from Freecycle for my grandson. I didn’t really want the bumper but took it as a favour. Maybe I should learn to say no! This was given with the bag of clothes to a Freecycler who was giving it to the National Childbirth Trust for one of their sales to raise funds.
A 3kg box of biological washing powder. Nothing wrong with it, it’s just that I changed to liquid tablets when I bought my new machine so the powder wouldn’t bung the pipes up. I Freecycled this too.
A Happy Birthday gift bag. My daughter gave me my birthday present in this last weekend, and it is too nice to throw away (not that I would anyway). It is one of my friend’s 50th birthday next week, and this is the ideal size to put her present in, so I am going to re-use it.
A quarter tin of baby milk. This was left over from when my grandson was first born. He was on this milk until he was put on a higher calorie milk by the hospital. This was left over, and I didn’t think anyone would use an opened tin of powdered baby milk. I kept it for about 3 months but couldn’t think of what to do with it, so I tipped the powder into my green cone food digester, and my mum will have the empty tub for her craft room.
A china teapot. I used to collect teapots and had them all on top of the kitchen cupboards, till I got bored with dusting them! Most of them were given to a charity earlier in the year, but this one I found hiding in a box in the garage. I am going to give this to the Oxfam charity shop.
A burgundy furry hat and gloves. I rescued this from a jumble sale way back in February. It was brand new and had been given to a local school’s jumble/boot sale. Anything not sold at the end of the sale goes to a dealer who gives the school a pittance for it. I thought I could use it for something, but as I never wear hats and the gloves are too tight, I am going to give it to a lady who collects clothes for a homeless shelter in London.
A pile of magazines that I had read and cut bits out of for my collages. I could put these in the roadside recycling bags, but I offered them on Freecycle and another crafter is taking them.
Two letters addressed to the previous owner of our house. We moved here in April 1998, so I reckon after 10 ½ years they should have told everyone that they’d moved! I re-addressed these and put them back in the post.
Finally – a big bag of boy’s clothes that I received from another Freecycler for my grandson. They advertised them as age 6 – 12 months, but most of them were older, and far too big. My grandson is tiny for his age and will take a year or so to grow into them, so I gave them to a Freecycler who is going to take them to a National Childbirth Trust sale.
And that was Day 2’s offerings. This is easy! I still have loads more places to look for stuff so I am confident that I can do 10 days’ worth of decluttering.