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Tonight I cleared out the rubbish that was my make up. it was full of cheap gimmicky rubbish. Now, less so.
I am trying to declutter one small area of my house at a time.
One of my favorite backyard posers last year, the young Verdin are foraging in my Baja Fairy Duster again this summer. You can see a little yellow coming in on this juvenile's head. The stucco wall behind the plant created a nice bokeh for me; I did "prune" a few small branches to declutter the composition.
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Midtown Tucson, AZ
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Another view, with mirror "window" on left, and reflections bringing in light. Good angle to see the too-long patio window that hangs over from the file cabinets on right.
Something new, something old: the white fabric with the map of Paris and the stripe is new, everything else is material left-over from old sewing projects. It's so satisfying to declutter my drawers and baskets.
In-process paper and files easily stash under the patio glass overhang. I was too cheap to have a glass piece cut to fit the file cabinets, but I found a tempered glass window that fit -- sort of. (Thanks, Freecycle.org.) Hence the overhang, which has been a serendipitous blessing. I shove papers underneath when I leave the office, and the desk always looks tidy. The computer mouse and keyboard sit on a glass shelf under the desk surface - when I push the shef in, they 'disappear' visually.
In 2002, I was managing a Newspaper company - and we were selling mugs for the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The production team managed to deface a mug with a picture of me. Now I don't drink tea or coffee and this couldn't go in the dishwasher and I'm trying to declutter. So tell me why I am still keeping this.
L-R top row: broken sports bra, broken belt, old goggles, thai fisher pants, black concert pants, 2x gym pants, 3/4 jeans, 3x casual trousers.
L-R bottom row: old netball bloomers, bottom half of 2 piece bathers, one-piece bathers, scarf, 2x LSTs, white t-shirt, green t-shirt, dress, worn out socks, summer pyjamas.
Our wooden A-Frame display stands are becoming more and more popular at home.
Of course they're perfect for shops, cafes, bars and restaurants however they're proving just perfect for storage solutions at home.
vintage porcelain teacup. . .purging some vintage goodies in a new etsy shop called wolfiedigs. It's not a new venture or direction, just a way to declutter the house a bit (I hope!)
There were a few reasons why I needed/wanted to get out for a drive today. I am wondering if the fact that I have had house mice is having an ill effect on my health. I have spent so much time the last few weeks, trying to declutter and get rid of a lot of stuff, and I'm not sure if I have disturbed the mouse spray and been breathing it in. You can't vacuum when you've had mice, so I haven't been doing that, but you still disturb things when sorting and moving belongings. I always have a cough - for years, and they couldn't find out the cause - but it has been worse recently. Anyway, I thought I would get out into the fresh air for a few hours today. Also, the forecast was for clouds and I thought this might be easier to drive in. The sun recently has been so glaringly bright and it affects my eyes. Note to self - must get my eyes checked sometime this year!
So, on this cloudy, low-light day, I made my way east of the city, hoping to maybe see an owl of some sort. I quickly checked to see if any Short-eared Owls were to be seen, though I knew it was probably too early in the day for them to be out. No sign of one at all. Time to drive a few back roads in case there was a Snowy Owl in sight. Some of the roads I travelled were ones that I hadn't driven before, which was good for me. Though I have been east of the city many times over the years, I have still only driven a few of the roads myself. I was fortunate to find two Snowy Owls; first a beautiful, streaked female, and then on a different road, a handsome male who flew off when I was still half a mile down the road.
There was still time to go back to look for a Short-eared Owl and this time, there were several of them. Most of the time, they were either flying far away or landing in the middle of a huge field. However, at the end, one did land on a post and stayed there for quite some time. Awkward to photograph, though, when there are other cars and photographers. I couldn't see anything at first, as there were two cars in front of me. In the end, I got out of my car and carefully stood between the two vehicles - couldn't see well around the first car and couldn't move out any further otherwise I would have blocked a friend's long lens behind me. I suspected that my photos were blurry because of the front car and for my last few photos, I moved around and stood away from the heat rising from the vehicle. That made a difference - now I have several somewhat sharper images, and an awful lot of blurry shots to delete. Sigh ....
A young relative of one of the landowners came across the field and I had quite a long, interesting talk with him. He wondered what all the cars in the area were doing and I explained about the owls and that we were all birders/photographers. He said his grandmother was so worried and stressed out - quite afraid. I told him that I am always concerned when photographers do this, as I know it must make some landowners nervous (understandably, with the crime rate in rural areas), and told him to please apologize to his grandma, and to also reassure her that we are all good, harmless people, interested only in trying to get photos of the owls.
Another reason to get out today was that we are about to have a drastic change in our weather! For wekks now, we have been enjoying much milder winter weather, but on Sunday, 3 February, the forecast is for a high of -22C (windchill -31C). A high of -24C for Monday.
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For too long a time now I work in spurts of organization...I have been 80% organized untl the twins but 3 years of being sic(preggo) and no sleep 18monts later..My organization has slipped away and and Mounting into monumental proportions..(to me)I am overwhelmed. I keep stumbling with flylady and know that each stumble set me up for today> TODAY right now I am making a WHOLE HEARTED commitment to myself,myfamily,myhusband,myfamily,friends,and the Mother Earth.... to NOT be a PERFECTIONIST and to take ONE step at a time.
I will Declutter,Reuse,Recycle,Stop buying needlessly,Reduce my foot print. I am integrated every tiny bit helps..one step at a time
I intend on having a harmonious,Warm,Magical,Romantic,Enriching,CLEAN to every corner.(not in one day or at one whole time) Beautiful HOME to Grow my little ones in warmth of Heart and Spirit. Doing this will give me TIME with them, ME, Hubby, Connection time with Friends Family...
I will have time to CREATE and My Heart will Sing since there's no trace of"guilt" for fear I a not doing something eles or not deserving this time.
I will make this fun for me by embellishing my FLY Baby Steps...so my GEMINI twins will play and pick up!
Here I go to Shine my sink I am jumping in!
This baseball cap is from a winery I LOVE. I have owned it for 4 years and worn it exactly 0 times. I've been saving it for the day I'll wear it but, let's face it, that day isn't coming. Off to Goodwill it goes!
A Hot Spot is an area, when left unattended will grow and take over the whole room as well as making the house look awful.
Yes, I know that. My craft room is a perfect example of that tragedy and the room is actually a one huge Hot Spot. Another one is the dinner table in our living room. I just happened to clean that up last Sunday and it's been pretty ok since that, so I bravely entered the craft room. We've had more Hot Spots when we didn't have a toddler. Everything's out of his reach now, so dinner table it is!
FlyLady says: "Now I want you to set your timer for 2 minutes and let's practice putting out your Hot Spot. You don’t have to work till you have finished; just do what you can in 2 minutes."
This is my desk in my craft room. The room has been in a horrible state for ages. The whole desk is full of stuff, but I had to choose one corner because of the limited time. It still took me 8 minutes instead of two. I couldn't stop, but fixed two corners instead of one.
Conclusion: I really need a small paper shredder. I've been talking about that for years. I don't feel comfortable to put my bills and other personal papers to the recycle bin outside the house. I tear the papers to pieces, but that takes time and I'm still not happy with the result, so these papers just keep lying around. What I also need is a proper trash bin in the carft room. I only have a plastic bag and it's not nice or handy in any way.
Look, I found candy! They will take care of themselves quickly, I promise!
"Do you have areas like this that continue to grow if left alone? Does the rest of the family see this as a place to put things when they do not want to put them where they belong? It is our job to nip this in the bud. Get rid of that pile, find the surface underneath, and stop the Hot Spot from becoming a raging Clutter inferno!"
- FlyLady
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1. I think Anthropologie's window is my favorite, 2. sweet taffy, 3. Fox 01, 4. Untitled, 5. Luciano, 6. Papa Seahorse with 2 fry, 7. Celeste's room, 8. Play kitchen relocated, 9. Finished fabric cubby house, 10. After restoration, 11. If Only to stay Little, 12. New room #1 - Girly girl, 13. Small kitchen II, 14. 1920's, Veere, girls in local costume, 15. diy: declutter your desk, 16. Ella the rag-elephant, 17. bruno phonestrap, 18. tree of luck :), 19. baking, 20. Meet Tanya Whelan of Grand Revival Designs, 21. the line up, 22. An Angel at my Table, 23. An Angel at my Table, 24. Mettes Pottery {Home}, 25. leila the rhinoceros, 26. This room belongs to 'The Pez', 27. DSC00397, 28. christmas cards 3, 29. Matt Bunny, 30. FIBERARTARTISTFLYER, 31. Chocolate Plush Prototypes, 32. Saquinho / Little Bag, 33. custom order - tablecloth, 34. my Buuts Buuts vision, 35. Ausritt (2), 36. Naughty Little Nigel Booklaunch at BooksActually
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One wonders How I get any work done here at all .. well, I haven't ! Last two months I have not made ANYTHING ! I have just contemplated designing and organizing this room ;}
This photo is a blast from my High school Past. Wow I had hair back then! 150Lbs Then maybe less.
This was from the Moore High School AFROTC Dining out. I found this photo cleaning out some old boxes while trying to declutter my life.
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Very messy before shot of my home office I let it go way to long before cleaning, including typical paper clutter, as well as toys on the floor as well as other junk that didn't belong in the office in the first place.
My towels and washclothes. I left the basket of vitamins and the tuperware of our less used jewery in there. Then I got rid of all towels that didn't match, that had big holes or stains, and that just generally didn't work. I left only 6 towels in great condition (one needed a small repair to a hem) and that all matched. I left all the white washclothes (we use about 4 a day), and three hand towels (which are mostly for show in the bathroom).
Ann Taylor silk, cream, sleeveless dealio
Grey Cotton Grandma Sweater
Arizona Jeans
Beat up old brown leather belt
My Mom's 1962 Seattle World's Fair necklace
I am pretty sure I look even dumpier than normal in these jeans but they are comfortable. What's a girl to do?
Very messy before shot of my home office I let it go way to long before cleaning, including typical paper clutter, as well as toys on the floor as well as other junk that didn't belong in the office in the first place.
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picked this up at a craft fair today. i just started my declutter phase. i'm trying to simplify my life and thought this was a beautiful little reminder. now i just have to figure out where to hang it.