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emma_in_dreamI am feeling very tired at the moment, perhaps because between them Pearl and Ruby had me up from nine til one and then four til four thirty last night.
Perhaps because I am in the middle of a major change to my life. I have decided that this home reorganisation is as important to me as moving house - it is the equivalent in my mind.
As soon as I get the TV cabinet out of the lounge, I will be able to begin the fun, actually cleaning up part of things. So far I have made more and more mess and cannot begin to clear it away.
After that, I need to organise getting a water-proof shed (and arranging a concrete base for it to sit on).
Then the upstairs part needs to be done too - I just really want to have it completed. I find this waiting for step by step so frustrating.
I have decided that I have to focus on the positive of staying here. I get to work fewer hours and spend more time with my kids, which is what I want. I am lucky that I am not locked into a large mortgage on some McMansion. (Though, you know, my house is about a quarter of the size that the ABS says is average, so it could be doubled and still not be a McMansion.)
So, advantages of decluttering:
1, It will make my house seem larger.
2, It will hand on things I don't want to charity.
3, I have made nearly $80 selling things I don't want on Ebay. Hooray! (Though I have also spent $113 on baskets to store things in, so not cost neutral yet.)
4, The kids will have more room for playing.
5, I get to spend more time with the kids.
6, We get to keep living close to my parents.
Perhaps because I am in the middle of a major change to my life. I have decided that this home reorganisation is as important to me as moving house - it is the equivalent in my mind.
As soon as I get the TV cabinet out of the lounge, I will be able to begin the fun, actually cleaning up part of things. So far I have made more and more mess and cannot begin to clear it away.
After that, I need to organise getting a water-proof shed (and arranging a concrete base for it to sit on).
Then the upstairs part needs to be done too - I just really want to have it completed. I find this waiting for step by step so frustrating.
I have decided that I have to focus on the positive of staying here. I get to work fewer hours and spend more time with my kids, which is what I want. I am lucky that I am not locked into a large mortgage on some McMansion. (Though, you know, my house is about a quarter of the size that the ABS says is average, so it could be doubled and still not be a McMansion.)
So, advantages of decluttering:
1, It will make my house seem larger.
2, It will hand on things I don't want to charity.
3, I have made nearly $80 selling things I don't want on Ebay. Hooray! (Though I have also spent $113 on baskets to store things in, so not cost neutral yet.)
4, The kids will have more room for playing.
5, I get to spend more time with the kids.
6, We get to keep living close to my parents.
