I don't know if I am interpreting "Inner Voice" the wrong way but I don't happen to agree that you should always listen to it like people often advise. I think of "Inner Voice" as that niggling little feeling inside that makes you feel cautious when faced with certain situations that you aren't to sure about. In my experience that little voice often tells lies and undermines your common sense. I have suffered from depression on and off during my life and I can tell you for sure that that little voice hasn't helped during those periods. It has come right to the forefront causing me a whole lot Continue reading
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Day 179 Accidental Declutter
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The item I am decluttering today is a motorcycle jacket that has belonged to my husband since before we were married. He has not worn it for years. He had a set of motorcycle leathers made way back then as well and they became his protective clothing of choice. This Jacket has become an example of natural progression decluttering purely by accident. When I say accident I mean it literally. I recently tagged along on one of my husbands business trips. We had no sooner reached our destination and had a bite of lunch when we received a call from our son. We had lost control of his motorbike Continue reading
Day 177 Recycle
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R E C Y C L E R E C Y C L E R E C Y C L E The Word for Today is so simple yet so important. If you are not using something then it is just taking up space. There are so many ways to RECYCLE your unwanted goods that very little should go to waste. RECYCLE by giving things you don't want to a charity, friends, family or even a casual acquaintance. RECYCLE by selling your items on through web sites like ebay or advertise in you local newspaper or through you work Intranet. RECYCLE by putting all unwanted items made of cardboard, paper, metal or recyclable plastic in your Continue reading
Day 175 Slow
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As you would know if you have been reading my blog this week, we are concentrating on one word a day. Today the word is... S L O W By SLOW I mean *** back off a little *** take it easy on yourself *** take it easy on those around you *** do things at a pace that allows you to to be fully present *** give yourself time to make good decisions ***need I go on. In this day and age of "multi-tasking", over achieving, higher education and generally just keeping up with the Jones's, it is very easy to cram your life full of expectations and activities that you think are necessary to appear Continue reading
Day 174 Downsize
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The word for today is... DOWNSIZE Sometimes decluttering doesn't mean getting rid of things altogether sometimes you just need to DOWNSIZE. For example here are a list of the items we have DOWNSIZED since the start of our decluttering process... We replaced a twenty something year old bulky stereo system with a new iPod docking station. We replaced an old laptop with an iPod touch so we don't have to carry such a heavy item around with us when we are on vacation. We replaced our old computer tower with a new Apple Mac Mini which takes up so much less space. We replaced a big bulky Continue reading
Day 173 Simple
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Today's Word of the Day is... SIMPLE Do SIMPLE things to improve your way of life. Keep your spending SIMPLE buy what you need not things that just clutter up your space. Eat a more SIMPLE diet choose fresh ingredients that aren't enveloped in wasteful packaging. Choose recipes that are SIMPLE to create using ingredients that can be used in subsequent meals so nothing goes to waste. Enjoy SIMPLE pleasures like a walk in the park, a coffee with a friend or a wander through a museum instead of spending all your free time shopping. Keep your decluttering efforts SIMPLE by Continue reading
Day 172 Less
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This week here at 365lessthings I going to focus my posts on A Word A Day. Each day I will bring to you one word and I will give you my take on how the word relates to decluttering. The word for today is... Less LESS stuff, this is clearly the main object of decluttering The LESS stuff you have the LESS time spent maintaining them, cleaning, organising etc. LESS possessions to be concerned about being lost of stolen or insured. Once you learn to stop accumulating unnecessary items the LESS money you will be wasting and the LESS impact you will make on the environment. Once you Continue reading
