Not quite a horder - decluttering
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Way to go ladies! I took an unused wig, mastectomy bras, and unused scarfs to the Center Center in town. They were very happy to get the items. Then I took a box of used doggie fleece blankets and doggie sacks to the dog shelter. Finally, another load to Goodwill. Tonight I will clear the stuff off of the furniture (lamps, etc.) so that the carpet cleaners can move the furniture. Oh, I also went to physical therapy for this shoulder. I will do some more clearing next week, but I think I am going to be okay for tomorrow's carpet cleaning…at least I hope so. Decluttering sets you FREEEEEEEE….
Jenifer
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Been organizing, decluttering. Living room is good to go! Coffee table is cleared off and it looks great. Kitchen counter is cleared...just have a few more items to get rid of in the kitchen and it'll be ready (I even cleaned out the pantry and organized that). Then later today, I'll start the bedrooms---have till Thursday to finish those.. I need to keep this energy stream going. But it is nice to see the living room looking so spiffy. :-) Maybe that can keep me going.
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Awesome! Way to go Mandy!
I am sitting here waiting for the carpet cleaners…will be glad when that is over. 
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I bought a new shredder today. Oh how such little things can bring me joy! LOL I've been shredding stuff all afternoon.
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When I shred things I feel like I"m working at Enron
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I do not mind shredding…just hate emptying the shredder because of the little pieces that drop on the floor.
Loving my clean carpets tonight. But I need some motivation to work on decluttering the kitchen. I may have to wait till after Thanksgiving and hopefully the first Tuesday in December I will get to take this sling off. Rotator cuff surgery has been as much of an ordeal as chemo…without the hair loss.
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momof2doxies - Oy!!! Rotator cuff surgery!!!! You have my deepest sympathies!!!
I went in for a simple rotator cuff repair and ended up with a complete shoulder reconstruction....
At least he did it all arthroscopically!!!!
Sending gentle hugs and get-well wishes...
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Shredding with a home shredder takes so long!!! I have bagged my shredding in the garage and will arrange for one of these shredding companies to come and shred.
Meantime, my kitchen looks pretty good and so does my lviing room. I will still have more to do in the kitchen (there is a desk in my kitchen that needs to be cleared off but that has to wait as the bedrooms await me). I think I just need to keep working and not get discouraged...this is a big job indeed!!!!
Thanks to all for your encouragement and hugs to all.
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My kids are great at running the shredder and love to do it. And, when I'm sitting watching TV in the evening it is easy enough to sit in my chair and shred stuff at the same time. Multitasking at its finest.
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Keep up the good work Mandy. I am going out of town to visit DD for Thanksgiving, but when I get back I will join you in clearing out the kitchen. Oh and hopefully I will get this sling off on 12/2. Ah, to have 2 useable hands would be so nice.
I just had a slice of pumpkin pie…yummy…I was not able to enjoy pumpkin pie last year due to chemo.
Hope everyone enjoys the holiday…Eat responsibly
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Oh Mom - how can I even consider eating responsibly? I too spent last year's holidays with no taste buds due to chemo. I'm so looking forward to all the goodies.
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Minus 2, By all means eat whatever you want. You have last year to make up for plus this one. We'll all think we need to diet in January anyway.
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Yes, eat as you wish for Thanksgiving and worry about it later. Too much delicious food to pass up. I am baking a pumpkin pie today and will start a pecan pie bake tomorrow.
I just want to take the time to thank the divas on this thread for supporting my attempts to organize myself for some many years. I am thankful for all of you.
Have a wonderful holiday!
Hugzzz
Mandy
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Thanks Wren & Mandy. My ex-husband and his wife are taking me to Ruth's Chris for dinner. He never did like turkey. I'm going to order every side on the menu that sounds good.
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I think I enjoy burning the documents. There is something therapeutic in watching the smoke and fire. Have a great Thanksgiving! Hard to believe last year I was doing chemo. I'm just thankful this year I can taste the food and eat it.
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To all my Clutter-Busting Sistahs...
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Ohhh, I need one of those. I just hate crawling completely into the cabinet.
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I want that!!!!
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I want one too. I have a double deck lazy susan cabinet on the bottom of the deepest corner but this is fantastic.
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I've considered moving my stove to the short wall that has cabinets and putting the cabinets where the stove is now. The refrigerator would probably work better farther away from the stove. The kitchen is U shaped with a table and chairs at the open end. Also very small.
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I would like to replace the cabinets with Ikea. These are from the 70's and the shelves are not adjustable. They aren't constructed in a way that drawers could be installed. What I will probably do is paint them and leave the rest alone. I can't afford a remodel and the walls are plaster, so removing them and having anything left in the way of a wall might not be possible.
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I'm gifting my nieces & nephews with Christmas ornaments from my past history & trees. They're excited and I'm glad the ornaments are going to a good home.
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Sorry if I've written this here before (head injury!!!!) but when I was in my 30's, my mom started including one "heirloom" gift (added to her other gifts) to me on each birthday and Christmas.
She would write up a little note, like "These unusual bowls were brought back from Korea after the war, by your uncle, as a gift for your Nana. Her favorite color was red, so that is what he brought her."
I got so many family treasures that way, along with the stories of how they came to be.
Now I wish I had kids to pass everything down to.... and the nieces and nephews don't seem to have any appreciation for the things I have.
Sad.
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Blessings - my Mother did much the same. And the things she hadn't already passed along before she died were each marked on the bottom with a piece of paper that said who was to get it and why it was meaningful. I have much of it here. Some if it is truly - dare I say it? - ugly. Nothing is worth much except for the sentiment. My one son has no interest in any of it. My brother's one son has even less interest & only calls his Dad when he needs money. It's hard to get rid of things that I know meant so much to my grandmother & greatgrandmother, but...
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Wishing everyone here a holiday season of peace, health, and happines.
Hugs
Mandy
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Wrenn, I replaced my 50 year old kitchen with IKEA. I plastered some lumpy bits myself and will NEVER do that again even if I felt up to it. I did everything except the electrics, plumbing, a window that needed replacing and the counter around the sink myself and the IKEA cabinets are a breeze to put up. Having said that I could not do it now, not strong or fit enough. I think my regular handyman who is very good was horrified but those cabinets are still hanging on the plaster walls 8 years later with only a couple of the doors getting a little droopy!
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I am way behind but battling a bad case of vertigo that will not let up. Hanging on to walls and spinning. I did however declutter 2/3 of my winter clothes now that no longer fit or are ugly. Tossed 5 coats too. My closet is really small. Next winter I will be in SanDiego at a friends and I love the clothes out in Ca so I am going to wait till then to get new ones. Even sweats are brighter out there. I am going to do the same to my summer stuff too.
Will check in soon.
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