Just wanted to let you know that I am going to be away from the computer for most of the week. The posts are set up to appear automatically but I won't be at my computer to answer any comments. I believe Cindy will do her best to check in with you all occasionally and she will also be in charge of Friday's Favourite Five this week. So keep those comments coming in so Cindy has something to chose from and I will be back at the helm on Saturday. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL YOU WONDERFUL MOTHERS OUT THERE I have mentioned before about my mum and her infectious laugh. Well here she is in full … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2011
Simple Saturday – Under Cindy’s Bathroom Sink
These photos are the result of a 10 minute clean up under my bathroom sink. It took me longer to actually get all the items to their new homes, but the decluttering itself was a breeze and look at the difference. I removed and found new homes for: 12 bottles of nail polish (neighbor) a foot scrub brush (this was broken apart - some recycled, some trashed) 2 Aveda Be Curly hair products (neighbor) Color Me Beautiful color guide (Anyone else remember Color Me Beautiful? trash) a large box of latex gloves (moved to the paint supplies, which is where they're more useful) 4 … [Read more...]
Friday’s Favourite Five ~ 6MAY2011
Here are this weeks favourite five comments... Jess@minimalistmum in response to Simple Saturday ~ Key mini mission ~ I think you’ve found the key! Read more Cindy in response to Simple Saturday ~ Key mini mission ~ When I find unknown keys… Read more Juhli in response to Thoughts on the use it up challenge ~ I really laughed when I read the 8 month saga of using up soap… Read more Liina in response to a comment from Snosie ~ Snosie – I’m not sure if I’m understanding your predicament exactly, but... Read more Paola in response to My Stumbling Block ~ My … [Read more...]
Hoarders (the TV show) ~ Helpful or voyeuristic.
I was watching Hoarders on TV last night and I must say that show makes me cringe. Not because of the frightening degree of clutter in the homes, although that is alarming at best , but because of the way these poor folks are seemingly expected to deal with their clutter in such a short period of time. I understand that the hoarders and their families have got to the point of desperation and something needs to be done reasonably quickly. Ripping of a band-aid, so to speak. This is especially the case where children have been removed from the homes by the authorities because of the risks … [Read more...]
Thoughts on the Use It Up Challenge
Cindy's Weekly Wisdom Colleen has issued a Use It Up Challenge several times. The most recent one I can find is in September. I've been thinking a lot about this challenge recently because we are finally coming to the end of it here at the Bogard household. Along the way, I consumed all the multiday vitamins and calcium I had in the cabinet, and we used all the various extra bottles shampoos and conditioners along with several toothpaste tubes that the girls had not squeezed down tho their last drops. Those items were quickly finished in comparison to the soap challenge. I had no idea we … [Read more...]
Same information different translation
Among the answers to the ten questions post last week was a response from Cindy to question 2 (For Me)... Question 2. ~ My style of decluttering is “Slow & Steady†do you think that is a style that works for you and makes my blog unique? Cindy's Answer ~  Yes, I think slow and steady for decluttering, like weight loss and love, is better than “fast and furious†which often doesn’t last. In terms of your blog being unique. It must be, because I’ve read every single post, and I don’t read any other blogs except for a very occasional peak. In response to that answer from … [Read more...]
Mini Mission Monday ~ Perishables
Mini Mission Monday is about finding ten minutes a day to declutter. To make it easy for you, each Monday I set seven declutter missions, one for each day of the week for you to follow. It takes the guess work out of decluttering and makes it easy and "fun" for you to achieve some quick decluttering. Inspired by a comment from Lynn last week today's mini mission will focus on items that can perish when left unused to a long time. Believe me I know this happens because I have experienced it more than once. You may be surprised at the things that this can happen to. If you are interested I … [Read more...]