Firstly apologies for not posting for some time dear reader, this has been due to various health and other problems which I will not bore you with here. After all, this is supposed to be a fun place to be!
So, read on and enjoy........
This will frighten you! It will, dear reader, I promise you! Now, let me ask a very simple question, for those of you that have been in their present home for a good while......
If you had to move home in two months time, would you be able to do so without panic, consternation, apprehension and despair? No, I thought not. Because, and this is the real stumbling block, there is that terrible and awesome place called the loft, attic or whatever. It is of course, the place that all those things, bits and pieces that will come in handy one day, just in case, (Oh, those terrible words) are stored. But not in an orderly manner, oh no, they were just placed there with a dismissive "I will sort that out a bit later", (Oh, those even more terrible words). The thing is, you never do. So that storage space is a complete and utter mess, full of random items, those that should be stored together but have magically found themselves dispersed across the available area, (gets smaller the more you put there, doesn't it?). This normally continues until there is so little space to move that it is almost impossible to sort or tidy anything. You know what I am talking about here, don't you dear reader.
I shall now enter smug mode before I continue, please give me a moment....
Smug mode has been achieved.
My loft is looking rather good at the moment and getting better by the day. Why? How? You ask,
well read on and I will tell you. Sons have left home for their own place. Therefore, all their stuff that they wanted to keep is now out of our loft and either with them (in their garage or other spaces that get filled with things that really shouldn't be stored there) or has been thrown away or given to charity. This means that we can clear out as much as possible, put holiday items together, get rid of nearly all the old Christmas decorations and lights (except for a few essential bits) and generally keep what is really necessary in cardboard boxes that are labelled with their contents!
Now, what is really necessary? Well, there are simple rules which we have applied. not just to the loft items, but to the rest of the house as well. Ask yourself these questions......
Do I like the item? Do I need it? When did I last use it? If you haven't needed to use the item in the past year then you probably don't need it or like it. So...... list it on e-Bay/give it to someone else/give it to charity/recycle it and lastly if you can't do any of those then throw it away! The trick here is to be ruthless in your decision to eliminate it. This is of paramount importance and you must not weaken. Many a stout hearted fellow has weakened and put back that which clutters. I have made and heard many excuses to retain the item(s) that are cluttering everywhere, but these must be ignored, trust me on this dear reader, you will not regret it I assure you.
By getting rid of the useless clutter in your loft and home you are not only making it a better and easier place in which to live, you are also de-cluttering your mind at the same time. You will be able to find the things that you need for a change, instead of spending ages looking for something that you think is "around here somewhere" because you will know where it is now won't you? Then you can assume smug mode, you have my permission. I wish you well and a tidy loft.
Thank you once again for following and reading my musings, until the next time.........
My loft is looking rather good at the moment and getting better by the day. Why? How? You ask,
well read on and I will tell you. Sons have left home for their own place. Therefore, all their stuff that they wanted to keep is now out of our loft and either with them (in their garage or other spaces that get filled with things that really shouldn't be stored there) or has been thrown away or given to charity. This means that we can clear out as much as possible, put holiday items together, get rid of nearly all the old Christmas decorations and lights (except for a few essential bits) and generally keep what is really necessary in cardboard boxes that are labelled with their contents!
Now, what is really necessary? Well, there are simple rules which we have applied. not just to the loft items, but to the rest of the house as well. Ask yourself these questions......
Do I like the item? Do I need it? When did I last use it? If you haven't needed to use the item in the past year then you probably don't need it or like it. So...... list it on e-Bay/give it to someone else/give it to charity/recycle it and lastly if you can't do any of those then throw it away! The trick here is to be ruthless in your decision to eliminate it. This is of paramount importance and you must not weaken. Many a stout hearted fellow has weakened and put back that which clutters. I have made and heard many excuses to retain the item(s) that are cluttering everywhere, but these must be ignored, trust me on this dear reader, you will not regret it I assure you.
By getting rid of the useless clutter in your loft and home you are not only making it a better and easier place in which to live, you are also de-cluttering your mind at the same time. You will be able to find the things that you need for a change, instead of spending ages looking for something that you think is "around here somewhere" because you will know where it is now won't you? Then you can assume smug mode, you have my permission. I wish you well and a tidy loft.
Thank you once again for following and reading my musings, until the next time.........
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