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I had possibly the worst night sleep last night I have had in a while. Every so often I have two reoccuring nightmares and they are just awful, last night they happened and I was waking every twenty minutes including twice in tears. This was not good as we had to be out the house before 8 for the table top sale with Mum and Dad. It took ages to set up the table with things we are trying to declutter. We sold some things but not as much as we had wanted at all. I was really quite surprised and how tight and cheap some people are.
It was a traumatic morning for me, not only had I had very little sleep but a child bought a toy which was a radio controlled plastic rat. Now I have an absolute fear of them, I am terrified. He was sending it all around the hall and at one point it came right up to our table, I was pretty much hysterical shaking and almost crying I was so scared. Now this is ridiculous because my logical brain was telling me it is a toy and I was being stupid but OMG it was so lifelike and I was terrified. I have never reacted with such intensity like that.
After the table top sale Mum and Dad came back to the flat for some lunch and then mum was good enough to tidy up the little patch of garden and plant our window box. I had intended to help her but with my back all I could do was supervise. She has treat us to some lovely ornamental purple kale and yellow primroses and although this photo doesnt do them justice, they are lovely.
Statue of Captain Cook, Whitby - demonstrating the use of photoshop to declutter an image . . . no OAPs were harmed in this experiment.
The genkan has accumulated a lot of clutter because I haven't been home to keep it neat. This is mainly mail, with a few items from pockets and bags mixed in.
Prospective color scheme:
Blue, yellow, soft pink and wood accents
To do:
*Declutter
*Set up sewing machine & crafting area
*Make new yellow curtains
*Make yellow pillows or make a cover the green one in yellow fabric.
*Bring plant back to life/repot (ha!)
*Hang mirror and art
*Buy a rug? [not sure since I will be crafting in this area and it can get messy}
*Bar stools
*Fabric on the short wall under the bar
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The more you know, the less you need.
— Aboriginal proverb
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No matter how much I declutter there are some things I can never part with. Mrs Ted (original name, I know) is 60 years old so I thought she deserved a photoshoot.
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Watch this. Then hit link below. Really.
Amazing Grace - In Sign - Tartanic
Also. Question. My sister, using Internet Explorer, does not have a live link here, nor are the View on Black or Declutter links live on other pictures. Is that Amazing Grace link live for you? It is for me in both Firefox and IE.
No, I will NOT make my bed. The topsheet being tucked in makes me feel like I'm tucked into a casket.
category 16: books!
this one's title can be translated into: " you could be ruining your own life" (and become a total failure) - unless you declutter and get rid of unread books for good! Think: bookcrossing!
In the bedroom it is best to replace old bedding with neutral bedding. Add lots of pillows to the bed to make it look warm and inviting. Declutter the space of any unneeded furniture so there is a nice flow to the room. Again old lamps and light fixtures replaced with new ones will make the room look great.
Today I spent the morning with my 7 yo daughter at Starbucks. She read a book about Rocks and Minerals (smarty pants) and I scanned through 4 year old Creating Keepsakes magazines (so I can declutter). What great inspiration I found - even though it was "old".
I almost completely scraplifted this layout. It's laughable how almost exact it is! But I love it so who cares! :)
CS TPS, PP daisy d's, Rubons Doodlebug, Stickers AC, brad, sewing machine stitching
Spring cure task:
I have to declutter and find another place in my pad for another bookshelf.
I also want to:
-find a new curtain rack
- go wireless
- wash the slipcover
- change one of the glasses from the window
I hired a organizer to help me declutter my home office. Here's the result. Look Ma, no piles of paper!
The photographs were left to my parents in a Will by their next door neighbour. At the time I said I'd look after them. Decluttering the attic I found the box with them all in. Many of them were taken in Norwich photography studios. I'm trying to date them as there's not much information on them. I guess they must be late 19C. They are not being added to the declutter pile. I'll carry on looking after them.
as part of the declutter i found some cushion covers i bought in india, in, er 2007...
so finally got rounf to using them, thanks to some very cheap cushion pads form ikea.
this is my favourite though. :-)
'chair' for the SH
Quick project to build a second hanging bookshelf for my office, which will allow me to declutter considerably.
Cutting the dado for the shelf divider/support.
A pile of stuff to go to the charity shop for the start of November declutter. Not pictured are 3 carrier bags full of mine and girls clothes, a carrier bag of fabric that was gifted but that I won't use and some random bits and bobs from a kitchen drawer. I also took some of the girls clothes to a friend for her daughter.
The square became a roundabout 60 years ago . Overall impact of the S2S project has brought decluttering, updating, bins, planters, common black paint in all major town public realm areas.
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Are you shopping for that happiness but end up being broke?
Being a professional leadership and behavioral speaker, an intriguing topic that I speak about most often is about discovering what would allow us to be at our psychological best every day.
And often, we can’t run away from this simple word, happiness. Almost everything we do is about arriving at happiness. We have many ways to be happy, and this includes shopping.
In a study conducted by the University of Michigan on the benefit of retail therapy, making a purchase decision can help to reduce sadness. And sadness, in a nutshell, is when things happen outside of our control and arriving at an undesired outcome.
So, what happened after that? We look for ways to regain control, and shopping, that is, making a purchase decision, help us to recover some form of control. But it only helps in reducing sadness temporarily.
A study has surfaced that those who pursue material possession tend to be less satisfied and experience fewer positive emotions every day. Shopping becomes more of a stressor rather than a positive multiplier.
The question is no longer about how we can shop for happiness, but how we can invest in happiness, and be mindful of strategy that is more sustainable and duplicable so that we do not end up being broke. There is three happiness food for thought strategy for you
1. Invest in Experience
Psychologists discovered that people experience a new sense of happiness and positive emotion when they invest in an experiential purchase. That is, the vacation we took, lunch treats we give to our friends and colleagues, and offering both time and effort in volunteer work for a cause you believe.
An experiential purchase allows us to re-live that same moment of happiness repeatedly without expiring. People experience somewhat newfound joy whenever they recalled that happy experience, even though it was the same vacation, even though it happened several months earlier.
2. Invest in Simplicity
The common saying of doing more with less is outdated. The reality is that the more we do more with less, the less we do, and we have no more. While having more options is a good thing, but when we have excessive options, it can even lead to becoming a clinical depression issue.
Simplicity helps us to declutter our lives and focus on what is more important. Your energy goes to where your focus is and what you focus on, whether negative or positive, expand. But what is more important in investing in simplicity is that you free up more time for yourself.
Happiness is when you have worked hard and create time for yourself to enjoy your harvest, with a clear focus on what you want, without being cluttered up with the expectation of the world. Most people are busy getting busy, and for a tinge of happiness, ended up shopping for short-term pleasure and then returning to their cluttered lives, and the cycle continues – I called it the rat in a lab life.
3. Invest in Flexibility
Letting go of the need to always be in control builds your flexibility. Nothing is predictable to the dot in our world. In my work, I have seen countless people wanting to control things they can’t control and ended up being frustrated and burn-out, and this frustrates the people around them too.
Being flexible does not mean not having a goal but being flexible enough to discover new ways around them. You will realize that by planning less, you are conscious of more unforeseen opportunities that might just come your way. Be flexible.
Stop shopping for happiness but invest in one. Be experiential, simple, and flexible. Each day. Everyday.
Article by:
Joseph Wong is a multi-award-winning behavioral transformation coach, leadership speaker and an author of two books on how we can influence without authority. Email to influence@traininggearasia.com
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It's the 3rd day of my 30 Day "D" Challenge, and today's challenge was the cargo "organizer" in my car, which was really just a giant blck hole taking up precious space. It's been sorted, stacked, and re-organized to the point I could even fit my travel blanket in there. And it hit all 3 "D" points: dumped or donated various contents in the process of dealing!