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. There are always those declutter items that are a little trickier to move along than others. Sometimes we might need someone else's cooperation for this, sometimes we aren't sure how to declutter items responsibly, while other times we are just avoiding the selling process, and the reasons go on. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Newcastle (Australia) Area 365ers
Who would like to get together in  for a chat and a cuppa with me I have chosen a tentative date for our Newcastle get together of Wednesday 17th October 2012  From 10am to whenever As yet I have not chosen the venue but I will be sure to make it within easy reach of public transport in case that is the option for some people. Sydney readers are also welcome. The train to Newcastle from most Sydney suburbs only costs about $11.40 return off peak (after 9am) return or $16.40 return, peak times. Anyone wishing to attend please leave a comment below. … [Read more...]
Moni’s latest update on the Mammoth Bookcase Declutter
I have been on a mission to declutter a bookcase filled with books, CDs, photos and anything else that could be stuffed in there plus a Balinese dresser full of DVD's Early September things took an unexpected turn, as a new tv entered the house. It wasn't planned but not entirely unexpected either. Our small lounge housed an older type tv that has been with us for years and was a favorite perching spot for our cat. Unfortunately the countdown to the final digital changeover meant that we either needed to invest in a digital box and a different aerial because of our area, or consider an … [Read more...]
Friday’s Favourites ~ 5Oct2012
On Fridays at 365 Less Things I share with you my favourite comments from my wonderful readers and my favourite web finds of the week. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I did. Favourite Comments. Enjoy! Grace from Brazil tells us about some of her unusual and sometimes unplanned ways to declutter her stuff in this comment. Deb J has made an impression on more that just her mother if this comment is anything to go by. I also wanted to share with you two more success stories on readers influencing others around them. They were both in response to Deb Js post about her mom. Lynn's … [Read more...]
Deb J and her Mom, Leona ~ An amazing transformation
My mother, Leona, is the oldest of three girls. She was 84 her last birthday. Growing up, I thought nothing of all the stuff we had because it was put away neatly, displayed neatly and everyone seemed to have all that kind of stuff. My parents were neat freaks so it wasn’t surprising I grew up to be one too. It wasn’t until I moved out on my own that I learned that we didn’t need to have all of that stuff. As I grew older I became even more aware of what we didn’t NEED. I had the 12 place setting of china, numerous pots & pans, and plenty more kitchen gadgets as well as nic nacs … [Read more...]
Guest Post by Moni Gilbert ~ The Bus Factor
Don't worry everyone, Cindy is fine she was just insanely busy this week. Instead our good friend Moni has stepped in with a guest post. I was recently asked what my Bus Factor was. If you are like me and not up to speed with the business world's buzz words, you would have needed to be told that Bus Factor is a measure for just how indispencible you are to your organisation/business/family and just how much disruption and disarray it would cause if you were to be hit by a bus. So what is my Bus Factor rating? Married with three teenagers, there are four other people capable of cooking a … [Read more...]
Get set for success
I have had a couple of conversations lately with people who are struggling to gain momentum with their decluttering. They are making fitful starts here and there but get frustrated. I have discovered through these conversations that the main underlining theme behind their difficulty is that, once chosen, they don't have a plan in place as to how to get rid of the clutter. As a result all they end up doing is moving it around the house. Most of my regular readers have this situation well and truly in hand. So much so, that they can also easily investigate and discover an outlet even for … [Read more...]
Mini Mission Monday ~ Function
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. Every piece of clutter we own has a function or at least used to before we stopped using them. This week's mini missions are centred around the intended use of an object. I'll name the function and you can use your imagination to choose something to declutter that suits that category. Have fun … [Read more...]