tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post1572273079249192948..comments2023-11-03T13:16:48.376+00:00Comments on A Woman Of No Importance: The seasons shift...A Woman Of No Importancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-38217288135737439392011-10-30T12:05:10.642+00:002011-10-30T12:05:10.642+00:00Hello. I saw that you had added as a follower on m...Hello. I saw that you had added as a follower on my Blog so thought I'd pop over to say Hi & glad I did ! Friends of ours have " Rats " Degus or something. They will be here to house & pet sit for me in five & half weeks while I'm away so I've started THE BIG CLEAN ! I've really let it go over the past couple of years ( since I started Blogging ! ) but I'm ashamed ! <br /><br />My daughter has HUNDREDS of books ( I know cos I've just vacuumed under her bed ! ) but has taken her beloved Kindle away with her. I have way too much stuff but most of it has a memory attached so can't go to the charity shop ( I work in one ! ) <br /><br />I've been very happy this year by working in the shop & addressing some issues which were getting me down. Good luck. De cluttering is very theraputic !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-31132416302355651862011-10-29T18:24:37.726+01:002011-10-29T18:24:37.726+01:00The more I read blogs about life in countries othe...The more I read blogs about life in countries other than my own, the more it drives home the knowledge that this depression is worldwide. And we all tend toward the same behaviors when we are depressed inside, and look to similar solutions.<br /><br />I know that a kindle will help me take the next steps with my books. I can get the classics I own FOR FREE! the problem is that modern books cost more than waiting to get them at a used bookstore. Still, there ARE libraries, aren't there.<br /><br />Moving has helped me. Otherwise my collection of books would have looked just about like yours! But that's a tad drastic, isn't it. What also helped me declutter was each time I had to sort through the belongings of someone I'd lost--my parents, and then my sister, particularly. I don't want my son to have to go through that. I found that was a great motivator to go through my belongings and toss.<br /><br />I tried that rule that they show on Hoarders--if you buy an item you must toss one. Yes, well... PHooey to that.<br /><br />But I read your blog and see how you are positively taking the depression head on, working to get rid of things by recognizing why you held on in the first place.<br /><br />I have trouble with rodent pets. I simply do. But I see that as a problem in ME, not as something amiss with you, for Heaven's sake! Loving any living creature is, to my mind, a sign of a person who has light.<br /><br />I am so glad I found your blog just a little while back. Take care.JeannetteLShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528285846408727632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-85753717882413069992011-10-29T14:33:14.431+01:002011-10-29T14:33:14.431+01:00Oh, what a post, appears those little rascals have...Oh, what a post, appears those little rascals have gnawed into your heart!!!! Glad to read that you are making strides from therapy. I definitely know that getting things cleared out in your home relieves stress and improves your well being....that being said....I need to do much, much more of it and hope to have a whopper clean out before the holidays get here. It's a good thing that it has somewhere helpful to go! Take care! (Too bad you can't put those little boogers to work like the cartoon version of Cinderella!!!)ArtistUnpluggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580512807760805224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-37178183265221181052011-10-29T03:16:21.891+01:002011-10-29T03:16:21.891+01:00Oh this is such a great post and I laughed my way ...Oh this is such a great post and I laughed my way through your description of your home life at the moment. I think we must be soul twins - I did a post not long ago on my pride in my domestic sluttery, yet instead of sitting back and enjoying being surrounded by shite, I've had a big clean up! I don't want to be surrounded by white walls, but I do love a house that has plenty of quirky nic-naks and dust of course. Thank you so much for your kind comments on our wedding, it was such a lovely day and very quirky. I don't think many newly weds would send their guests to play silly buggers in an historic cottage - hehe!!Pull Your Socks Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14147274267016718793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-60353668400285911642011-10-29T01:03:41.523+01:002011-10-29T01:03:41.523+01:00Good for you! You are to be commended for your cl...Good for you! You are to be commended for your clutter-clearing efforts.<br /><br />There's an Aussie anti-clutter guru whose practical approach I like: Peter Walsh. He's been featured in various magazines and on telly on Oprah's Show. He has also written several books and workbooks on the subject that I've found helpful. <br /><br />But the most helpful thing was this quote from one of his books:<br /><br />LIFE, NOT STUFF.<br /><br />I liked it so much I put it on the upper corner of the mirror in my bathroom as a daily reminder.Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-25861581160027015732011-10-27T19:02:11.283+01:002011-10-27T19:02:11.283+01:00Having been in the process of de-cluttering the lo...Having been in the process of de-cluttering the loft for the past month I know the feelings. Th charity shop has had a few boxes and there are lots of boxes waiting for daughters to sort through for anything they want. Sadly, I know that most of what I'm doing is moving stuff around and organising my clutter. Letting go is not easy. I've always been a squirrel (the polite term - what my Partner calls me is less polite). And I agree - it's largely to do with me as a person. I tend to live in the past more than the future. I can pick which bits of the past to think about but the future doesn't seem as rosy. <br />If Jo weren't a therapist I might try therapy but I'm not sure our son could cope with two of us examining ourselves all the time. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Anyway - back to the loft. Enjoy the rest of your lazing on the sofa (I mean 'at home') week.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-76872395426199724602011-10-27T17:38:43.904+01:002011-10-27T17:38:43.904+01:00A lovely post. Thankyou. I love my kindle too. ...A lovely post. Thankyou. I love my kindle too. Never read so much in all my life! Happy decluttering by the way. You'll feel so much better for it.Dusty Spiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422088766499401074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-55482170159606087962011-10-27T16:41:35.474+01:002011-10-27T16:41:35.474+01:00Just saw your comment over on mine. Here's the...Just saw your comment over on mine. Here's the sock explained: http://vintagevixon.blogspot.com/2011/02/put-sock-in-it-vixs-guide-to-big-hair.htmlVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-89912861530196998462011-10-27T15:54:39.745+01:002011-10-27T15:54:39.745+01:00What an inspiring and honest post! I love that Mon...What an inspiring and honest post! I love that Monsoon song, it's one of my all time favourites and knowing that Sheila's got a decluttering book makes me like her even more.<br />My Mum and Grandma both struggled with depression and I think their accumulation of clutter was a symptom of their illness. It's so easy to hoard and getting rid and helping others though your generosity is a step in the right direction. Good luck. x<br />PS Give those rats a cuddle from me!Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-79429861880794041422011-10-27T14:28:09.669+01:002011-10-27T14:28:09.669+01:00The rats are adorable, glad you've grown to li...The rats are adorable, glad you've grown to like them.<br />I have fits of trying to declutter too, I frequently haul stuff off to Goodwill, and yet things keep multiplying around here. it's hard for me to part with things that were given to me as a gift, it seems heartless some how. Good luck on your journey.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-57010224660962404012011-10-27T13:23:15.657+01:002011-10-27T13:23:15.657+01:00Unfortunately, for me, clutter busting usually con...Unfortunately, for me, clutter busting usually consists of attacking the largest collection of stuff, most of which I don't remember owning but once I see it, becomes irresistable again. Therefore I bust the big pile of clutter by moving it around and creating a large number of smaller piles of clutter.Bagman and Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760203276065466927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-67102108563006316032011-10-27T13:22:22.878+01:002011-10-27T13:22:22.878+01:00Wow. I thought my books and bookcases were a major...Wow. I thought my books and bookcases were a major task, but yours seem to outnumber mine. Good for you for having them! And good for you for doing what needs to be done with them, too!Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-77479579209440067762011-10-27T11:30:22.901+01:002011-10-27T11:30:22.901+01:00Good on you dear friend! Not easy to make changes...Good on you dear friend! Not easy to make changes! I have been clutter busting as well. No to hit my studio...need to be brutal there. That is going to be tough!<br />Good luck<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-46080944720159226392011-10-27T10:59:09.549+01:002011-10-27T10:59:09.549+01:00Firstly many congratulations achieving a new level...Firstly many congratulations achieving a new level of awareness. Inner change of the self is never easy, for it means taking an in-depth look at our attitudes in seeing what we need to do. Recognising what we are able to change and loving those aspects of ourselves that we are not able to change.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-570655052849048780.post-56346375774791656362011-10-27T10:46:04.014+01:002011-10-27T10:46:04.014+01:00A great post! Im reminded of a story I heard about...A great post! Im reminded of a story I heard about Emerson and Thoreau... Thoreau published those famous words "Simplify, Simplify, Simplify' , and Emerson wrote in respons "One Simplify would have sufficed!' ;)<br /><br />Peace to you my friend,<br /><br />MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com