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Feeling on the verge of great truth, where i am finally in my place. L I S T E N !
a year of living positively day 8
Favorite people & a good song, a great story make!
Before decluttering, I hadn't realized that my wife and I had amassed so many flash drives over the past several years!
”Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace.” -Nikki Rowe
Just as solitude and nature give my mind a place to rest, notebooks offer their own kind of refuge. Writing things down helps loosen their hold on my thoughts — a form of decluttering that leaves me feeling lighter, clearer, and free.
Notebook from Denik, bandana from Wayfaring Wolves (Etsy).
Riley, wearing his Santa hat with style.
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Yes, the “studio” is full of decluttering boxes again (sigh).
Lined with burlap.
After I ordered it this way several years ago, it has stayed this orderly and decluttered since then without any further effort.
It's easy to put the socks in their place after they are washed and it's a pleasure to open the drawer every day.
Just like most of my other clothes, my socks, too, have minimalist design without any pattern.
That's how I like them.
Patterns are too much noise for me.
I created this self-awarded certificate in Apple's Word App using the Certificate template.
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I know, decluttering or neatening can be and often is overwhelming. Especially during this COVID-19 pandemic. My Aide, Heather, insists I make three piles, the third pile being
'3. Not Sure'
Here is my shortened process:
1. Discard Now!
2. Must keep and I know where to put it (30 second limit to think of a place or it goes to the Discard Now pile.)
Much to my surprise, I have discovered that once an item is discarded, I never regret or miss it. And it feels so good to have a completely decluttered area‼️🌹
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the dilemma: we have not yet exchanged contracts, so moving is not definite, but we seem to be nearing the day when it will happen. I have been giving away furniture to family and friends, because I have a very good idea of what will fit in our intended smaller home (I've drawn scale plans . . . can't help my past in garden design!) - however - Peter is being circumspect and taking a trickle of decluttering to the charity shop. When we exchange, everyone in the chain (except one at the top end) wants to move quickly . . . so, am I counting my chickens before they're hatched?
The bookshelves from this picture went to Abby for her new studio
January 01, 2015
"Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality." - Jonas Salk
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Started the year off with decluttering and reorganising parts of the house; the process actually took up more time than I had originally anticipated, but it does feel good to have the closets in order and the donation pile growing.
Figured I'd start off the year by showcasing this beautiful handcrafted origami tree, that probably has a proper name but I've forgotten. It was made for me by an amazing person and sits proudly on display in my dining room for any guest to admire.
I'll probably shoot this again someday; as my original idea for this is not what I shot today, but couldn't resist showing it off any longer.
This is a compliation of 5 shots, stacked together and then processed in Photoshop. Of course though, when showcasing something so beautiful, I don't feel I've done it justice.
Anyway, hope everyone has had a good day. It's a quick upload for me this evening, but I will be playing catch up with everyone's streams either later tonight or tomorrow.
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Teen Betsy Mccall by Uneeda in original outfit
In my playscale dollhouse kitchen
I decluttered this kitchen enough to photograph it. My playscale dollhouse has become a hoarder's house!
I've had a very productive day decluttering, so I rewarded myself by processing some photos.
This chrysanthemum was from a bunch of flowers I received for my birthday in the midst of Perth's hard lockdown in the early months of the pandemic. Photographing the beautiful flowers was a much needed distraction at a time when I couldn't go outside.
One of my resolutions this year is to burn through my candle horde. It is one step of my house decluttering process. I realized incense sticks are a better "good smell" generator for myself.
Highest position: 274 on Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Thanks guys :)
For the group Ms. Cheeky's Workshop Week#2: Composition- De-cluttering.
Added more blur and removed the floating toy.
HBW everyone!
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so near the end of my holiday photos now.
So busy with decluttering the house, looking at potential homes and talking about what we need, what we don't want, this and that . . . so this is really a post and run, although I shall be back to catch up soon. Not sleeping well which plays havoc with concentration, but is quite good for introspection and allowing things which would normally be hidden to come to the surface.
i have let go of the other two ikea glass cabinets,as i wanted a different look,and won't be bringing them to our next big move,and you can see that i don't have as much stuff as before...the power of decluttering !! some children will be happy with my old toys..so that is a good feeling.
Having completely decluttered due to a house move 2 years ago, it appears I am becoming a human Magpie again, filling my home with pointless, shiny objects. I googled 'human Magpie' and found the following:
Nine reasons why people have clutter -
1. You have a busy life.
2. You're comfortable with mess.
3. You've suffered an illness or a bereavement.
4. Your life is out of balance.
5. You or someone close to you has cared for someone through a period of depression or illness.
6. One or both parents was a collector/hoarder/inventor or creative.
7. You're struggling with loneliness.
8. Your personality type.
9. We live in a consumer society.
Or indeed none of the above.
This is a result of decluttering and "internal recycling". As I process my photos, I like to jot notes for potential titles, keywords, etc -- scrap paper and pencil (ancient technologies!) work well for this. As I was working in my closet, I came across a large glass bowl with pens and pencils collected and saved over eons. I recognize one from 60 years ago (link to another photo below). Given that they were plentiful and colorful (I will never use these before meeting the Grim Reaper), I thought I would use them for my 366 project.
Day 5 of my 366 project.
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Me being silly while Janet is decluttering the room for us to take some photos .
Ok yes I did polish off a fair few of these lovely tarts hence why the dress is a little snug lol
Since I last passed through Gare du Nord some seven years earlier, SNCF has done some tidying up that now enables an unobstructed view from the Eurostar check-in area of the Grandes Lignes rolling stock. On the left a TGV, but of greater appeal is the Nez-Cassé BB25200 locomotive with matching Corail hauled stock - to me still the Gold Standard of rail travel.
another 94 degree day, sitting in a pool of sweat...ugh, so trying to declutter and have some fun in my Studio.....
Decluttering my apartment. I'm a minimalist, keep what I need and donate or junk the rest. Still in the process of getting rid of things I no longer need.
We purchased this vintage ceramic piece from a friend of ours who was having a "decluttering" sale. As soon as we saw her, we knew we had to bring her with us. She now lives on one of our "tableaux tables," and looks right at home!
Trying on my clothes to help me decide.
Spring is almost here and it's time to thin out my wardrobe.
Decluttering is becoming an obsession.
1 skip + 1 garage full of junk = decluttering Saturday!
Having said that, still needed to fill the car and go to the tip as the skip could not eat all my garage rubbish......and will need to go again tomorrow!
I've been working on decluttering, sorting, shredding, filing, and consolidating (mostly paperwork) for some time now. Before I strike a new system, for dealing with papers, the pile keeps getting bigger not smaller.
Draping a blanket over it, for now, has made all of us happy.
Those poor shoes that have been kicked out of the closet will be burned tomorrow in a garbage incinerator!
Not very original but it was an indoor day for me ... spent cleaning and decluttering the house. The most fun I had was snapping photos of raindrops on my back deck.
ODC : Having Fun
04-16-2011
hello everyone,
sasha is at the rainbow bridge right now,we have lost a part of us too soon today.I don't know how to write about grief because this is the worst thing that has happened to us both and i am not sure how to express myself here.
she has been ill the last few days and today she was put down and went to sleep..the vet came and gave her the injections so that she will not suffer much.She died in our home with us and not in some scary vet practice,so we thank our vet for coming all the way to our home for this.
we have done all we could for her not to suffer,the vet also said she wouldn't last a week with the condition she is in.
It feels surreal all this and we both have shed many tears for her.
She has had a wonderful life with us,i hope she remembers us up there,we both got sasha when michael and i started dating,when she was only 2 months old..so you can say she is like our child.
She lived with us in indonesia for a year,then we moved to germany and stayed there for three years,then we moved to england and stayed there for five years and now she has come back to her country of origin and died here..
we're collecting her remains in a few days because i don't want her to be buried in an awful place all alone and we are somewhere across the world..
i have kept myself very busy today,i cleaned the damn house,tidied everything,decluttered,put things away..anything to keep my mind off her departure.
she went very bravely and we kissed her goodbye...
i want to share this with all my friends here as you all have known here from since i started flickr...
I have REALLY missed doing toy photography, so I took a micro break from my decluttering campaign and shot a quick snap of this random silliness that exists in my room. Hope you enjoy!
In case you’re wondering just what Captain Hook and an abnormally small pokémon would even do together: they enjoy going hat shopping (Hook tries on the hats and the Teeny-Tiny Jolteon gives him his brutally-honest-but-with-love opinions), drinking tea, and then spilling that tea, if you follow my meaning. Maybe it’s because of all the time spent on Neverland (and therefore proximity to magical hijinks), but somehow Hook manages to understand the meaning behind the pokémon’s little yips and barks. Don’t ask me, I’m just the reporter.
Samson (a.k.a. Sole) is taking liberties now that I'm full into decluttering mode. He's probably thinking, "If the shelf is bare I'll shed some hair there".
I've really "clicked" with The Minimal Mom's videos. I get incentive from her as I try to cut back on my possessions.
Getting started: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyUFf8Neto0
Strobist Info:
580EXii on hotshoe @1/16, zoomed @105mm, bounced off red and blue sheets behind the water.
postprocessing: Removed some spots in water
Those poor shoes that have been kicked out of the closet will be burned tomorrow in a garbage incinerator!
Came across these whilst sorting stuff ready fort a Bathroom makeover . Made in Australia too. Found a lot of things this week . Decluttering and, in between the hard work in the loft , have enjoyed the cleansing experience I just saw in the ingredients that this includes Palm Oil which is a bit controversial but apparently they use Palm oil from managed forests only
*A year of living positively* day 3 decluttered
I have this spot and today i needed to go sit there and breath and ponder and watch squirrels cross the wires to remind me that others have really tough S*** going on.
explore!
There you are, sitting in the office, as usual, working away.
Look away from the screen for a moment and what do you see? How tidy is your desk? Is it an open-plan office? Is there a view out of the window?
What is minimalism?
Whenever I tell someone I’m a minimalist, they look at me like I just told them I’m waiting for a comet to return me to the motherland.
Defining minimalism is a bit difficult, as it’s more a lifestyle than personality trait.
However, we see minimalism in terms of meaningfulness. We don’t need stuff to make us happy or fulfill unmet desires.
We want to live intentionally, and we feel like minimalism helps us do that. We focus more on experiences, meaningful work, and people than we do on things.
At the same time, it doesn’t mean we live in isolation without electricity. We still buy things. We just try to be extremely intentional when we do so. We’re always asking – “Is this something I need?” and “Is this the best tool for what I’m trying to do?”
Minimalism is the opposite of consumerism and the violent grasp of living intentionally.
Why does minimalism allow you to “pursue your passions”?
This is a two-fold answer that still leaves more unsaid than said. However, minimalism helps us do what we’re doing in two ways:
1) We don’t overspend. Once we realized that we could be sustained on very little, it meant we don’t need six-figure jobs to support our lifestyle. That means we can consider work we find meaningful and fulfilling first, and let the money thing work itself out.
2) We invest saved money into businesses, ideas, and dreams. Sometimes this is direct – we save more and therefore have more money to spend on the tools we need. And sometimes it’s indirect – we don’t need a lot of money, so we have jobs that require less time, which translates into spending more time on things we care about doing.
In short, something is always going to take your time and money. And if we aren’t living intentionally, we end up spending our time and money on things we don’t really care about.
Why do minimalists own so few things?
Although some minimalists have goals of owning “X” amount of things, we’re not really like that. We just like to have only what we find necessary.
Sure, we sometimes buy something we don’t need. But we’ve also become much more adept at realizing when this happens and quickly try to sell it or give it away.
For a minimalist, it’s just as easy to ask the question “why do people own so many things?” To us, things are an obligation and a weight. If they aren’t worth it, we don’t keep it.
Do you really save money being a minimalist? How?
We have saved money in three important ways:
1) We spend less buying things.
2) Spend less maintaining things. Everything we own is a choice to not have the money it is worth (resell value). If we could sell something and we decide to keep it, we view ownership as a cost of keeping that thing. If the cost outweights the benefit, we get rid of it. Secondly, things break, wear down, and just lose value. That costs us money, too. Owning fewer things means we have less maintenance/ownership costs.
3) We buy higher quality items. Yes, we buy things and we’re usually the people with the €300 coat instead of the €150 one. Say what you will, but we buy based on value. If we don’t love something, we don’t buy it. Since I only have one pair of jeans, I only buy jeans that I’m happy wearing every day. It might be more upfront, but I know which jeans wear out quickly (and, as a side benefit, I keep my jeans until they wear out - something I never did before).
How do you get rid of things?
We are still getting rid of things, but it definitely starts with a conscious decision to live differently.
I’d love to overcomplicate this and give you a decluttering plan and all these other things to “help” people get rid of things, but that never really worked for me.
You know how to get rid of things, what you’re really asking is “why should I get rid of things?”
And in a funny way, the times I’ve found most beneficial are when I’ve started out being content with where I am at. I’ve found that when I’m secure in myself, I realize that I really don’t need all this crap to make me happy. When I go into a decluttering session with that mindset, it’s a beautiful dance of liberation and reaffirmation.
Once you answer that for yourself, the best advice I have is to just start. The closet is always a great place to begin. It’s fast, it’s overstuffed, and you hate half of it anyway.
Once you’ve cleaned out a space, you start to realize more things that don’t fit or are unnecessary. Continue to pare down and reevaluate. It can take months or years, but that liberation is a fire that can blaze a new trail of life.
How has minimalism impacted your life?
Although I loved the feeling of being rid of many of my things years ago, and even more so a year ago, I feel like it’s really opening up a new season of life.
Sure, minimalism brings all these benefits of cost savings, less distraction, and simpler life, but I think it does something else.
I don’t quite have the words yet, but I think it helps me become more available to opportunities. If a really great opportunity comes across my plate, I have the flexibility to take it.
More importantly, it’s changed the way I think. I no longer think working for myself has to be a stressful, cumbersome combination of chance and luck. It’s just living intentionally and learning to keep an open mind.
I want to live a simpler life. Where do I start?
Really, I think you need to start with the resolve of “why” I’m doing what I’m doing. That’s why I think the work of these bloggers/authors is absolutely phenomenal. They focus on the “whys” rather than the “how tos.”
You know how to get rid of things. You know how to sell things and drive to the goodwill.
Sometimes tactics help (I really like zoning off a section and just deciding to go through it), but at the end of the day, just doing something will always trump planning.
For wild inspiration, read The Minimalists, Becoming Minimalist, and Zen Habits.
Can minimalism help me get out of debt?
Yes. But it’s probably easiest to just start spending less than you make. And sell anything you can.
Anything else?
I hate writing about minimalism too much in this fashion, because I feel like it’s very preachery.
Please, the last thing I want to do is tell you how to live your life. If you’re happy with the trajectory and what you own in life, please keep doing it.
We wanted to make a change and getting rid of the crap that keeps us from living intentionally was a great way to do so. It also freed many of our financial obligations and led to opportunities we never would have otherwise experienced.
We know what it’s like to feel stuck and in a rut. We were there. We didn’t like it. We’ve changed. And minimalism was a huge catalyst for that.
Lots to do this for the remains of this week and into next! Contracts to sign, visits to Suffolk, being a Taxi-service getting Abbey home from Bath, getting Phoebe back and forth to her Dogs Trust training, packing and decluttering boot fairs. amongst this only two big walks to look forward too, shame, but busy times.
About six years ago we designed and planted a wildlife garden to encourage a haven for wildlife, if the weather improved there maybe some photos "From the garden!" We shall see how things pan out! The move to Suffolk, all guns firing and so exciting!
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I had intended to take serendipitous pictures of my room at the top - but I must have been caught up elsewhere and forgotten about my intention. This is the room that has to be downsized most. In the new house I shall have a small study which will also have a single bed in it for visitors and for me to lounge on to read/listen to music. I have had the luxury of space up here in my old office and a built in wardrobe which has acted as a stationery cupboard (ye gods!).
Catching up is happening, but taking time. My mind isn't properly on the job, but I am enjoying your photos as and when I visit your streams . . .
With help from Hubby, we managed to get the "Studio" back in order (i.e. the decluttering clutter temporarily stored within over the Holidays is now where it belongs) just in time to get this picture before the topic (below) expires.
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1. Take at least ONE picture in the "studio" per week*
2. Take at least ONE picture for every topic posted in this group. As I'm the one posting the topics, this should be easy but as I found out last year, it's not (although I was successful. Barely!)
*caveat - every week where the "studio" is available. How can an otherwise unused bedroom in my house, dedicated to shooting the dogs, not be available? Well, as we finish the whole house/storage shed declutter, we will probably turn next to the garage, and it's possible we'll need the space for sorting. PLUS in the middle of summer the room gets toasty. Yes, we have A/C, but the room's orientation makes it hotter than the rest of the house.
Anyway - we'll try!
365:2026 - #7
For Sliders Sunday ~
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This will be my last post for a while.......due to unforeseen circumstances I am being forced to take a flickr break......the fist one since I joined flickr in 2008!
I didn't just want to disappear of the face of the earth without giving my dear friends and contacts an explanation as to why I'm not around.
I will be however, popping in to visit your streams and comment/favouring whenever possible......just haven't got the time to post my own images!
Not sure how long the break will be.......hopefully not long at all because I will miss you all!
To all my flickr contacts and friends...please don't forget me....I won't forget you! x
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Tintin and Snowy was created by the Belgian french artist Georges Rémi(1907–1983, under the pen name of Herge). The series follows the adventures of a young reporter Tintin and his Fox Terrier, Snowy. The wildly imaginative Herge made Tintin a true globe trotter who traveled a lot of countries and even to the moon itself to solve mysteries. Not without controversies, Tintin was popular among young and old as well.
Strobist Info:
Subject Left Above : SB-25 on manual 1/16 power through white Umbrella ,
Subject Right Above: 580-EXii on manual 1/64 power through white Umbrella
Both triggered by Cactus v4.
so i decided to do the spring cure again this year. while i am fairly happy with the layout and decoration of my apartment, i can always use a kick in the rear to do some deep cleaning and decluttering. however, this week was week one and i didn't do anything! eep! i hope to get on track later today and combine weeks one & two over the coming days. wish me luck!
Ms. Cheeky's Workshop Exercise # 4: Shoot What You Love
I often walk to this spot after work. It's a place I love. I'm beginning to work more on night and twlight shots. No tripod, so I set my camera on the railing, with a 2 second delay. But if someone else happens to walk on the boardwalk and shake it, then the photo shakes. I'm learning how to set slightly longer exposures than my auto setting will provide.
For the exercise: I tried to follow the rule of thirds, and have the boat harbour in the lower third, and not have the horizon line divide the photo in half. I tried to follow the rule of decluttering- although the dark land on the right maybe detracts. Still, I liked the curve in the water where it meets the land, echoing the cloud curves in the sky. I did a slight crop in order to de-clutter a little. I tried to pay attention to light. It was twlight, and the sun was off to the right (picture is taken facing south). It was long past sunset. Hence, I had to use a longer exposure, and then I used a few Photoshop touches to lighten it up a little and to "de-noise". I like the play of light on the water, and the flow of light from right to left.
I am open to all feedback and criticism. I do see that the de-noising process added some loss of detail to the boat lights in the distance. I probably needed to use an even longer exposure to capture this better.
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Taken 9/16/09, Uploaded 9/20/09, #7300, Topaz Adjust- denoise, slight crop, original in comment below
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My 25th secret is this: I have a very unhealthy fixation / obsession with journals and notebooks.
Recently, as you may note from my day 232 I've been decluttering my bedroom. I have come to realise I have more notebooks and journals than a stationery store [well, or nearly].
Sure my fixations aren't normal, as shown on day 221, but no fixations are normal, surely?
I have spent the majority of my life marveling at new note books and journals. And hours debating about which to buy. Sometimes I go crazy. Especially during the "Sales" time.
Loads aren't used, mainly because I don't want to ruin them. But then I love love LOVE the feeling of starting a new notebook :) hence why loads of these notebooks I have started, yet have not finished!!!! about 5 pages in and I've forgotten about them!
Read the notes. Some were given to me. Some were sale purchases. Some I just had to buy. Some are brand new (too good, and I don't want to ruin them and use them!) and some are full of words! Go read the notes!
For the rest of this month of May, I have decided to take this opportunity to do the
30 SECRETS IN 30 DAYS challenge! I will tell you my secrets. Day-by-day :) Ok, some may seem like facts, but they're still things not many people know about, thus qualifying them to BE secrets. Heh.