Weekend Uncluttering
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unclutterHow goes the war on Stuff! in your domicile this fine weekend?(we've had sun! And warmth! And leaving the house without jumpers, and the like!)
I made a big effort to reduce plastic containers. We have a drawer for Tupperware/freezer/leftover containers, two shelves in a cupboard which are higgledy-piggledy with take-away containers and lunch boxes and water bottles and whatever else fits, and then the overflow on top of the microwave. Everthing came off the microwave so something else could be stored there, so something needed doing. I threw out many many containers/lids, rehomed some, and generally made things better. There are still some on the floor, because I want to work out whether we need them.
Youngest also used the top of a pair of jeans (previously worn through) to make a carry bag - actually looks better than expected. They were working to a pattern for a peg bag that a friend needs replacing, but that had been made out of the legs of jeans, and the side pocket was a bit larger than our friend wants, but the back pockets are just the right size. makes quite a cute messenger style bag!
(Edited to fix autocorrect weirdness)
I made a big effort to reduce plastic containers. We have a drawer for Tupperware/freezer/leftover containers, two shelves in a cupboard which are higgledy-piggledy with take-away containers and lunch boxes and water bottles and whatever else fits, and then the overflow on top of the microwave. Everthing came off the microwave so something else could be stored there, so something needed doing. I threw out many many containers/lids, rehomed some, and generally made things better. There are still some on the floor, because I want to work out whether we need them.
Youngest also used the top of a pair of jeans (previously worn through) to make a carry bag - actually looks better than expected. They were working to a pattern for a peg bag that a friend needs replacing, but that had been made out of the legs of jeans, and the side pocket was a bit larger than our friend wants, but the back pockets are just the right size. makes quite a cute messenger style bag!
(Edited to fix autocorrect weirdness)
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Date: 2017-09-10 04:14 pm (UTC)I am super envious of your leaving the house without jumpers, though. It's warmer than it was, here, but I'm still not leaving the house without a hoodie and a jacket, at the very least...
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Date: 2017-09-11 12:02 pm (UTC)Good job on getting things in the bin. Is it a 'needs to get done without being watched' or a 'getting a nice thing done' kind of doing while she's on holiday?
The temp on the weekend was only in the low 20Cs, but it hit 26C last Thursday!
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Date: 2017-09-11 05:06 pm (UTC)Definitely a 'doing the thing since the one home' kinda thing! :3 Only so much you can get rid of per fortnight, haha.
Whaaaaaaaaaat, oh man, so jealous! I don't think we've broken 20 for like. Three months? Maybe a couple of days in winter, but honestly it's been. It's been pretty bad. It's noticeably warmer this week than the last few, and the highest temp on the forecast is 18. :/