Minamilistic / De clutter

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:39 am

Ive found now the girls are grown the need to de clutter the house, i dont need half the stuff i hoard. (seriously just one example, you would not believe how many cups i had) So far ive got downstairs done & it looks great. I'm now in the process of doing upstairs, i'm being quite savage, if there's no need for it, it goes.

Did anyone else do this when the kids were up or are you a sentimentalist & just cant part with anything?

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:41 am

ahhh a good car boot

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:58 am

I can't stand clutter. I don't save anything and if something isn't being used it goes straight into the donation bag.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:51 am

I nver really kept clutter but when there's 6 of you a lot of 'stuff' seems to be needed.

when I separated from my husband last year and went from a family house to a 1 bed flat i got rid of shed loads of posessions. A small amount got thrown away, but most went to charity shops and some went to the kids as family keepsakes..

My new home is quite minimalistic ....less work...

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:27 pm

I threw away 4 truck loads of trash/junk this weekend and I have more!!!

I do have a hard time separating the child hood toys and stuff they made though, we have totes full of them!!---in the shed.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:42 pm

Yes !!!! And even stripped rooms and repainted.

Also, it is really satisfying to go through clothes, shoes etc once a year and force yourself to part with things that don't fit or are really not terribly suitable. The old miniskirts that you freeze in, the five inch heels you are too sensible to wear now very often, the black leather which was just a passing phase.... :sneaky:

Seriously, I have a whole room full of books. I want to clear this - toss some, sell some, donate some. Just reduce the number.

Minimalism rocks!!!

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:09 pm

Yes it does clutter drives me crazy.. :wah:

[QUOTE]Minimalism rocks!!![/QUOTE]

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:23 am

G'day Carla!!! It's freezing here, and there's you in a hula skirt!!! Actually I was wicked today - so what's new - stripped off fifty six layers of coats to try on a new season swimming costume - in turquoise and yellow.... ahhhhhhhhhhh... One more bit of clutter, but only in a minimalist kinda way.

:sneaky: