Tag Archives: Clutter

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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“Peak Stuff”

Posted on February 11, 2018 by john graham

Economists are funny people with some very strange ideas.   They are always forecasting things which rarely come true.   Today I read for the first time about the theory of “peak stuff”.  It is not a concept I have … Continue reading →

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Decluttering Progress ????

Posted on December 31, 2017 by john graham

This is my annual performance review of how well I have been doing with shedding the accumulation of ages. It has been a year and 63 blogs since I started my decluttering, almost to the day.   So what progress … Continue reading →

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Clutter, Time, Space.

Posted on November 23, 2017 by john graham

The link between clutter and time and space is endlessly interesting. At least it is if it’s raining and you’ve got nothing better to do. Clutter only accumulates over time. If you have more space you have room for more … Continue reading →

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Best Before Never

Posted on September 17, 2017 by john graham

It was only at the end of July that the Last Laugh Looney Party successfully concluded their Brexit negotiations with Mr Junket of  the European Union.  Finally they have agreed to ban all SMALL PRINT. (See my blog in the Archive dated 31st … Continue reading →

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Maybe NOT Snowshill Manor at Kilsby !

Posted on August 17, 2017 by john graham

Following on from my last blog about Snowshill Manor, I’ve had a discussion with Mo and she’s not too keen on the idea of moving into the garden sheds.  I am now having second thoughts about collecting even more clutter … Continue reading →

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Maybe Snowshill Manor at Kilsby ?

Posted on August 15, 2017 by john graham

Following on from my earlier blog about my recent visit to Snowshill Manor, I have had a thought :- What if I were to do a Snowshill Manor approach to de-cluttering at our home in Kilsby ? We would not … Continue reading →

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Snowshill Manor Clutter

Posted on August 13, 2017 by john graham

I went to Snowshill Manor in Gloucestershire recently and it gave me a whole new perspective on clutter.     The guy who owned it originally, Mr Charles Paget Wade, was an architect who liked collecting things.      All … Continue reading →

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Tidy Bears and Clutter Glasses

Posted on August 1, 2017 by john graham

After a period of remission from my cluttering dissorder I’ve now started again with the help with the Tidy Bears.   (You can see all my earlier blogs on de-cluttering by clicking on “CLUTTER” in the TAG CLOUD). I have … Continue reading →

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TIDY BEAR – PANTS INVESTIGATION

Posted on July 25, 2017 by john graham

De-cluttering continues with a wardrobe box which John visits every day.   In fact it is probably the most regularly visited part of his walk-in wardrobe.   So it needs to be easy to use, and yet it isn’t ! … Continue reading →

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