Guest guest Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Did anyone watch Oprah today? It was a great show on decluttering. KNOW YOUR CLUTTER: There are 2 kinds of clutter-"I might need it one day clutter" and "Memory Clutter" One keeps you in the future, the other in the past. Both prevent you from living your life NOW. Ten tips to declutter your home, and more organizing tips. :-) http://www2.oprah.com/foodhome/home/home_housekeeping_landing.jhtml Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 No, I do not watch Oprah. But I have no clutter either. I throw everything out as my friend once said that I don't even keep yestrday's mail..... LOL Barbara Did anyone watch Oprah today? It was a great show on decluttering. KNOW YOUR CLUTTER: There are 2 kinds of clutter-"I might need it one day clutter" and "Memory Clutter" One keeps you in the future, the other in the past. Both prevent you from living your life NOW. Ten tips to declutter your home, and more organizing tips. :-) http://www2.oprah.com/foodhome/home/home_housekeeping_landing.jhtml Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 You are definitely ahead of me! I am a "collector" and it's such a hard mentality to get out of. I also have the "memory" clutter, another hard habit to break. I've been putting myself on Clutter Bootcamp over the last month, lol. I've been watching shows like Clean Sweep and Clean House. When I see those people who fight tooth and nail to keep the stoopidest CRAP I laugh, but I'm the same way, lol. But I'm working on changing that! I've started packing up boxes of my mothers stuff to mail out to family members. I'm only going to keep what I can fit into my one curio cabinet. I have so many nick nacks, it's not funny, lol. They all came from my mothers family, and I couldn't bear to get rid of any of them. Now I'm ready! My brothers don't really want much of it, but they're all getting some, and so are some nieces. I think the key for me is to limit myself to just a few favorites. Cyndi In a message dated 2/7/2007 5:50:17 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, barbara3 writes: No, I do not watch Oprah. But I have no clutter either. I throw everything out as my friend once said that I don't even keep yestrday's mail..... LOL Barbara Did anyone watch Oprah today? It was a great show on decluttering. KNOW YOUR CLUTTER: There are 2 kinds of clutter-"I might need it one day clutter" and "Memory Clutter" One keeps you in the future, the other in the past. Both prevent you from living your life NOW. Ten tips to declutter your home, and more organizing tips. :-) http://www2.oprah.com/foodhome/home/home_housekeeping_landing.jhtml Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Cyndi...how profound! What a simple way to look at clutter, (I think of it as a reflection of " clutter " of the mind) and I will use that as my mantra as Roman and I attack the basement this weekend! Thanks for sharing... --Cee-- RealSimple , cyndikrall wrote: > > Did anyone watch Oprah today? It was a great show on decluttering. > > KNOW YOUR CLUTTER: There are 2 kinds of clutter- " I might need it one day > clutter " and " Memory Clutter " One keeps you in the future, the other in the > past. Both prevent you from living your life NOW. > > Ten tips to declutter your home, and more organizing tips. :-) > > _http://www2.oprah.com/foodhome/home/home_housekeeping_landing.jhtml_ > (http://www2.oprah.com/foodhome/home/home_housekeeping_landing.jhtml) > > Cyndi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I spend my days trying to balance between two worlds: one world has anything it might ever need in case of emergency, or any type of large scale disaster; one world wants to get ride of anything its not using right now. I grew up on a farm. I remember one time, my dad fixed my mums car with a 3 year old baby bottle nipple. (Not a permanent fix, but it worked until they could go get the right part.) That was the way of life, every junk had it's day. (Just not always today, and its sitting on my mothers table in the mean time.) The freezer was full of water in case the power went out.(Which it often did.) That's a habit I keep to this day; there are 4 gallons of water in my fridge right now. I think, my goal is to avoid redundancies in my life. I don't need 7 pink sweaters, or 10 pairs of shoes. (I have 1 pair tennis, 1 dress, and 1 pair boots.) Need to go make supper, - Allegra RealSimple , cyndikrall wrote: > > Did anyone watch Oprah today? It was a great show on decluttering. > > KNOW YOUR CLUTTER: There are 2 kinds of clutter- " I might need it one day > clutter " and " Memory Clutter " One keeps you in the future, the other in the > past. Both prevent you from living your life NOW. > > Ten tips to declutter your home, and more organizing tips. :-) > > _http://www2.oprah.com/foodhome/home/home_housekeeping_landing.jhtml_ > (http://www2.oprah.com/foodhome/home/home_housekeeping_landing.jhtml) > > Cyndi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Hmmm what about those of us who have "things we need to do" clutter? I have a pile of tax papers, a pile of cub scout papers, a pile of movies to sell, etc.Ellen LaFleche-Christian Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont http://tinyurl.com/lpfaf Never Miss an EmailStay connected with Mail on your mobile. Get started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Kudos for sending your mom's stuff on to your family. You just can't keep everything. I have hardly any nick nacks and I'm happy about it. Too many things to collect dust. Barbara You are definitely ahead of me! I am a "collector" and it's such a hard mentality to get out of. I also have the "memory" clutter, another hard habit to break. I've been putting myself on Clutter Bootcamp over the last month, lol. I've been watching shows like Clean Sweep and Clean House. When I see those people who fight tooth and nail to keep the stoopidest CRAP I laugh, but I'm the same way, lol. But I'm working on changing that! I've started packing up boxes of my mothers stuff to mail out to family members. I'm only going to keep what I can fit into my one curio cabinet. I have so many nick nacks, it's not funny, lol. They all came from my mothers family, and I couldn't bear to get rid of any of them. Now I'm ready! My brothers don't really want much of it, but they're all getting some, and so are some nieces. I think the key for me is to limit myself to just a few favorites. Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 YES! That's me too... LOL! --Cee-- Re: Decluttering Posted by: "Ellen Christian" scentednights2002 scentednights2002 Thu Feb 8, 2007 4:44 pm (PST) Hmmm what about those of us who have "things we need to do" clutter?I have a pile of tax papers, a pile of cub scout papers, a pile of movies to sell, etc.Ellen LaFleche-ChristianLilac Hill Homestead / Vermonthttp://tinyurl.com/lpfaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I really love my clutter, lol, but I don't want to keep everything. I thought of more stuff I want to send my brothers. so I'm going to find bigger boxes, lol! cyndi In a message dated 2/8/2007 5:34:33 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, barbara3 writes: Kudos for sending your mom's stuff on to your family. You just can't keep everything. I have hardly any nick nacks and I'm happy about it. Too many things to collect dust. Barbara You are definitely ahead of me! I am a "collector" and it's such a hard mentality to get out of. I also have the "memory" clutter, another hard habit to break. I've been putting myself on Clutter Bootcamp over the last month, lol. I've been watching shows like Clean Sweep and Clean House. When I see those people who fight tooth and nail to keep the stoopidest CRAP I laugh, but I'm the same way, lol. But I'm working on changing that! I've started packing up boxes of my mothers stuff to mail out to family members. I'm only going to keep what I can fit into my one curio cabinet. I have so many nick nacks, it's not funny, lol. They all came from my mothers family, and I couldn't bear to get rid of any of them. Now I'm ready! My brothers don't really want much of it, but they're all getting some, and so are some nieces. I think the key for me is to limit myself to just a few favorites. Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Ohhhhhh, I have that clutter too! Just the thought of doing my taxes makes me shudder in horror! lol. Hours and hours of work! I am so far behind in my record keeping, ugh. Cyndi In a message dated 2/8/2007 4:47:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, scentednights2002 writes: Hmmm what about those of us who have "things we need to do" clutter? I have a pile of tax papers, a pile of cub scout papers, a pile of movies to sell, etc. Ellen LaFleche-Christian Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont http://tinyurl.com/lpfaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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