tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post7439827809290084244..comments2024-03-18T20:05:47.522+08:00Comments on Cresting The Hill: HOW DECLUTTERING CAN JUMPSTART YOUR LIFELeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-26906147353237177062018-11-01T20:51:18.232+08:002018-11-01T20:51:18.232+08:00I'm with Kristin - we all need to move more of...I'm with Kristin - we all need to move more often to clear out those cupboards! I'm planning on doing a bit of a mini cull in January when I'm on holidays - Kristin has inspired me :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-80103946691712960402018-11-01T05:10:02.160+08:002018-11-01T05:10:02.160+08:00Yes, I think I need to move more often. I would de...Yes, I think I need to move more often. I would definitely own less stuff. Thanks for reading. Your prompt for next week sounds fun.Kristin Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305028053739196344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-62035334977251589662018-11-01T05:08:47.416+08:002018-11-01T05:08:47.416+08:00I think it’s a common problem for most of us. 😊I think it’s a common problem for most of us. 😊Kristin Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305028053739196344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-17828607101757312152018-11-01T05:08:01.957+08:002018-11-01T05:08:01.957+08:00Woo hoo! Basement clean out! It’s fun. Really, it ...Woo hoo! Basement clean out! It’s fun. Really, it is. 😉<br /><br />Good luck!Kristin Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305028053739196344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-37902199036638347782018-11-01T05:07:06.466+08:002018-11-01T05:07:06.466+08:00Wow, you should win some kind of award for moving ...Wow, you should win some kind of award for moving in a week. That makes me nostalgic for the (pre-kid) days when I moved often and everything I owned would fit in a small Uhaul.Kristin Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305028053739196344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-86189543819163486742018-11-01T05:05:31.001+08:002018-11-01T05:05:31.001+08:00Isn’t it amazing how much we accumulate? My baseme...Isn’t it amazing how much we accumulate? My basement clean out was the final stretch of my decluttering, but I, too, have been working on it piecemeal for a couple of years.Kristin Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305028053739196344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-28331699754949394092018-11-01T05:03:46.939+08:002018-11-01T05:03:46.939+08:00Hi Natalie! Sounds like you have a good maintenanc...Hi Natalie! Sounds like you have a good maintenance plan in place. I need to make sure I do the same!Kristin Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305028053739196344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-17241996195978157852018-10-31T14:41:07.352+08:002018-10-31T14:41:07.352+08:00Good on you Kristin, I get the clutter clean up bu...Good on you Kristin, I get the clutter clean up bug each house move. We have done 3 in 4 years. However, I am a sentimental person too so keep some of my memories but nothing like I had originally. I think teachers like me are notorious for "keeping" stuff as we think "I wonder how I can use this with the kids!".<br /><br />Thank you for linking up for #lifethisweek. Next week's optional prompt is Share Your Snaps. Denyse Denyse Whelan.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16888810644186418559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-72941186659879467112018-10-30T19:25:01.252+08:002018-10-30T19:25:01.252+08:00Me too - Kristin has inspired me to start the proc...Me too - Kristin has inspired me to start the process before too much more time goes by.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-35936042374831027862018-10-30T19:24:34.237+08:002018-10-30T19:24:34.237+08:00I'm starting to be really glad that we don'...I'm starting to be really glad that we don't have a basement or an attic (both rare in Australia) it means I have less places to put unwanted stuff - so I'll be more likely to toss it out rather than store it.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-39458580639324693672018-10-30T19:22:47.687+08:002018-10-30T19:22:47.687+08:00We've been in our house for nine years Vanessa...We've been in our house for nine years Vanessa - the thought of moving in a week just freaks me right out. I've decided we need to do a "pretend move" de-clutter to downsize the amount of unnecessary stuff lying around in the backs of our cupboards.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-57583804503003767902018-10-30T19:21:42.569+08:002018-10-30T19:21:42.569+08:00I try really hard not to buy unnecessary stuff in ...I try really hard not to buy unnecessary stuff in the first place - we have so many sales catalogues, TV ads, internet ads, ebay access etc and it becomes a challenge just not buying things - everything I don't buy I see as saving money and house space :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-50083007823553495802018-10-30T19:20:24.209+08:002018-10-30T19:20:24.209+08:00It was an interesting follow on to Kristin's p...It was an interesting follow on to Kristin's post on her blog wasn't it Natalie? She certainly accomplished an amazing feat in a very short period of time once she set her mind to it.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-31895512141081884382018-10-30T19:17:17.895+08:002018-10-30T19:17:17.895+08:00I thought we were doing the same thing Janet, but ...I thought we were doing the same thing Janet, but we've been in our house for nine years and I can see stuff in the tops of wardrobes that really needs to be culled. I think it will be my January clean out project.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-24145138080478588282018-10-30T19:16:13.700+08:002018-10-30T19:16:13.700+08:00My MIL has just moved house too Sue - she downsize...My MIL has just moved house too Sue - she downsized the house but managed to stuff it full of so much "Junk" I just cringe when I walk in. That generation seems to attach so much significance to really ugly stuff - beats me why the Depression impacted so many people who were barely children at the time - I think it's an excuse they all cling to!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-89638548810509053452018-10-30T19:14:39.131+08:002018-10-30T19:14:39.131+08:00We were the same Amy - 23 years meant a lot of stu...We were the same Amy - 23 years meant a lot of stuff had found its way into the back of cupboards and it was so liberating to donate or ditch so much of it!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-24392187395892687132018-10-30T19:14:26.768+08:002018-10-30T19:14:26.768+08:00We were the same Amy - 23 years meant a lot of stu...We were the same Amy - 23 years meant a lot of stuff had found its way into the back of cupboards and it was so liberating to donate or ditch so much of it!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-9507459310709579622018-10-30T16:27:06.571+08:002018-10-30T16:27:06.571+08:00I really need to do some decluttering! I really need to do some decluttering! Claire Rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303800760888031091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-3174244931046055182018-10-29T22:41:07.785+08:002018-10-29T22:41:07.785+08:00Kudos to you. I cleaned out by basement two years ...Kudos to you. I cleaned out by basement two years ago due to a similar situation. I have accumulated more stuff recently and you have given me the incentive to do it again.bamauthor.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729484497834537343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-68470431470091403012018-10-29T16:32:50.123+08:002018-10-29T16:32:50.123+08:00It's so much work!! After 9+ years in one hous...It's so much work!! After 9+ years in one house we moved on about one weeks notice so we had to declutter after we moved. But it's a lot nicer now!Vanessahttp://www.normalness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-72340538648275592492018-10-29T15:53:40.287+08:002018-10-29T15:53:40.287+08:00I've been decluttering for a whole year and it...I've been decluttering for a whole year and it is a never ending job. We just have too many things these days. Now I'm on a recycle and upcycle mission! #AnythingGoesARoseTintedWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121124615187637415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-13691595937326999592018-10-29T08:54:09.373+08:002018-10-29T08:54:09.373+08:00Hi Kristin - I read about decluttering in the rece...Hi Kristin - I read about decluttering in the recent MLSTL link up. Well done! I try to do a home scan quarterly and donate or toss what we don't need. Thanks, Leanne, for featuring Kristin. #lifethisweekNataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151221243588416460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-73582239957116388552018-10-29T00:34:14.116+08:002018-10-29T00:34:14.116+08:00Hi Janet, sounds like you have a great maintenance...Hi Janet, sounds like you have a great maintenance plan in place. I plan to be diligent about what makes its way into the basement from now on! Thanks for reading.Kristin Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305028053739196344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-46480526560097355822018-10-28T23:10:44.184+08:002018-10-28T23:10:44.184+08:00Hi Kristin. I'm in the habit of cleaning out c...Hi Kristin. I'm in the habit of cleaning out closets and cupboards at least once a year if not twice a year to donate or discard what we don't need. The word in question here is 'need' -- and since my husband and I don't always agree on that, some things I'd be happy to toss remain. But I have specific storage spots to keep down the clutter in our general living area. I do think clutter clogs the mind! Thanks for a thought-provoking post!Janet Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163979332125772105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-42883398123806469802018-10-28T12:08:25.182+08:002018-10-28T12:08:25.182+08:00Oh Sue, I remember going through that when my aunt...Oh Sue, I remember going through that when my aunt died. She grew up during the depression and couldn’t stand to part with anything. I hope your MIL makes a smooth transition to her new home.Kristin Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305028053739196344noreply@blogger.com