Tag Archives: Clutter

Clutter reset- bank statements

Posted on December 23, 2020 by john graham

I started my decluttering rampage four years ago, although it soon fizzled out into more like a ramble.    Then I slowed to an amble and eventually it became a shambles.   Rather like the story of Brexit. Take the … Continue reading →

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Clutter Creative Solutions.

Posted on December 22, 2019 by john graham

Another rainy day. A day indoors with nothing to do. An opportunity for de-cluttering ? But you have to be in the right frame of mind.   If the rain was torrential and flooded your home, you would move the … Continue reading →

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Peak Socks !

Posted on May 8, 2019 by john graham

I exhausted myself with de-cluttering for most of 2018.    In fact the tide of clutter seems to have come back in.   😹☹️😫😩 If you have read my earlier blogs on this subject (you can find them by clicking on … Continue reading →

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TTONRO

Posted on May 1, 2019 by john graham

I have discovered part of the problem of my cluttering disease.   It’s a affliction called – TTONRO – The Theory Of Never Running Out. It starts at an early age.  It’s why you always have to have three pairs … Continue reading →

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Rubbish Bins 3

Posted on February 24, 2019 by john graham

This is the third blog in the series of posts about bins and rubbish.   A key question to ask is “what is the difference between clutter and rubbish?”   It occurs to me that one mans clutter is another man’s … Continue reading →

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Rubbish Bins 2

Posted on February 17, 2019 by john graham

Where does all the rubbish go? Maybe the Pig Bins really do go to pigs.   That used to be the case, but after outbreaks of swine fever, that has all been stopped.    So who is eating it now … Continue reading →

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Rubbish Bins

Posted on February 10, 2019 by john graham

Once upon a time we all had one small rubbish bin which was emptied by the Council every week.   No fuss, no guidelines and no worries.   It just happened. Now that’s all changed.    We are all environmentally … Continue reading →

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Eating the Clutter Elephant

Posted on January 13, 2019 by john graham

This is my first progress report on my 2019 decluttering plan.  The first thing to say is as of yet I haven’t decluttered anything but I need to start out with a strategy and a plan.  So here goes:-c Strategy … Continue reading →

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DeClutter-A-Day

Posted on January 6, 2019 by john graham

Happy New Year! I obviously had a moment of de-cluttering breakdown with my last post “Learn to Love Clutter”.   It’s not a strategy that will ever work for me. Seems  like almost a year has gone by since my heroic … Continue reading →

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Learn to Love Clutter ?

Posted on December 30, 2018 by john graham

Maybe there is an alternative to continuously unsuccessfully de-cluttering.    Perhaps I should become a hoarder and completely reverse my thinking about clutter ? Become a collector of EVERYTHING 😀😀😀😀😀🤡 Starting with SOCKS.   Why not, it is as good a place to … Continue reading →

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