Comments on Towards Sustainability: I've been a busy little Vegemite.

I hear you!
I'm slowly going through cupboard...

2009-03-19T14:04:00.000+11:00

I hear you!
I'm slowly going through cupboards to get enough Stuff together for a garage sale. I have the next free weekend earmarked (First Saturday in May!).
Its a juggling act between having a good stash (food, craft, clothing, etc,) so that you don't need to 'pop down to the shops' all the time and on the other hand having so much stuff to store, clean and maintain that it takes over your life.
And I totally empathise with the loss of the room- my boys went seperate bedrooms 2 years ago and I lost my sewing/craft/storage room overnight. Yep, it was a huge job to rehouse everything.

It must be catching as we are going through the sa...

2009-03-17T19:08:00.000+11:00

It must be catching as we are going through the same process here in Alaska although it seems you are doing far better job. I suppose I've simply got to stay on it and I will get there eventually.
When you've slowed down I have an award for you. Go here to get it and thanks for your great blog.
http://scottchriscoricassicali.blogspot.com/2009/03/lemons-to-lemonade.html

I feel your pain. We are trying go from having a ...

2009-03-17T08:23:00.000+11:00

I feel your pain. We are trying go from having a town house + a weekend place, down to having just the one tiny retirement place, and hubby is NOT cooperating. He is extremely attached to all his stuff!

I think we're all with you here. Our biggest probl...

2009-03-17T00:44:00.000+11:00

I think we're all with you here. Our biggest problem is books. Can't live without books! Sometimes I purge then buy more books! We live on 7 acres in central KY and trying to live in accordance with the land. Good for you! I found you on The Crafty Crow and will check in periodically. This is a great blog!

Keep your chin up! We live in a two-bedroom apartm...

2009-03-16T23:31:00.000+11:00

Keep your chin up! We live in a two-bedroom apartment in Toronto, Ontario. On Thursday morning the movers will be carting our stuff to a two-bedroom apartment in my partner's hometown of Saint John, New Brunswick. The 900-km trip means our stuff costs $1.03 Cdn to move.
I've been working since September to get rid of the inessentials, have reduced our stuff by half, packed nearly everything, and there's still stuff on every surface.
You've managed all that in one week, Julie? Kudos to you!

I must say, you've been busy! I know the feeling. ...

2009-03-16T21:51:00.000+11:00

I must say, you've been busy! I know the feeling. I still work on my decluttering-prosject, and it seems like the clutter never ends. Sometime I'm really tired and fed up with the whole idea, but after a few days with "clutter-rest" I'm back on track. It's much work selling/giving away things! Take pictures of it, writing, finding places to announce it.....decluttering sure is hard work ;)
I've reduced my books, from having to big bookshelves packed with books to only one bookshelf, neatly organized. I'm really proud of myself :D
And you should be as well, for your effort in decluttering!

Best wishes, Kristin

You're doing great! I'm just doing the same here a...

2009-03-16T20:23:00.000+11:00

You're doing great! I'm just doing the same here at the mo, never really considered all the new stuff I've been acquiring to help me simplify! I need another big sort out soon as my household will increase in the summer! Will be watching to see how you get on!

Hi Julie,
You have made me laugh! I can totally...

2009-03-16T17:39:00.000+11:00

Hi Julie,
You have made me laugh! I can totally relate to what you are saying. We have moved many times in 42yrs and I am about to start cleaning and de-cluttering again as my two and a half years of baby sitting duties have finished. My daughter and family have gone to Melbourne to live so not only do I have mine but have a large shed full on their stuff to sort and get rid of. Hope I am not tempted to keep half of it! Many trips to the Salvos coming up.
Regards Patricia

I think the double adapters must be exiting my dra...

2009-03-16T17:27:00.000+11:00

I think the double adapters must be exiting my drawers through some sort of black hole, and arriving at your house....

Now that that mystery is solved, does anyone know where my teaspoons are?

We must be all thinking on the same level.

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2009-03-16T16:34:00.000+11:00

We must be all thinking on the same level.

At the moment I am claiming back my spare room, that was the daycare room (full of Toys etc).So same thing I need to find new homes for lots of things.I have moved the toys to the family room and the things from the family room to the shed which my hubby has had to clean out to accommodate. The salvos and others have had full bins lately and that is just our stuff!

I have given things to friends and anyone that will take stuff off my hands. Plleeeeasssse!

Double adapters,we have plenty but can I find one when I want one? No!

Good luck, you will succeed!!

Tania

Nice going,

You just made me feel like I ha...

2009-03-16T15:17:00.000+11:00

Nice going,

You just made me feel like I have company. I have been slogging through an Autumn clean of epic proportions and sometimes just get to the end of the day and want to give the job to someone else... anyone else.

Seeing things clean and decluttered is good, getting it there can be very exhausting.

Kind Regards
Belinda

Hi Julie

I can sympathise with you. About ...

2009-03-16T12:08:00.000+11:00

Hi Julie

I can sympathise with you. About six months ago we sold our house in Canberra and moved ourselves (and all our furniture and belongings) into our much smaller house on the coast. I still don't have a spare room. I've been totally overwhelmed by the process of decluttering. Then again I haven't had a pressing need for the room.

Anyway, I applaud your efforts to keep going.

Deb

It feels good to get it all sorted though... good ...

2009-03-16T11:51:00.000+11:00

It feels good to get it all sorted though... good luck! When you get overwhelmed, put on some funky 80's music and dance through it!!