tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post5984638828871348383..comments2024-01-01T21:19:43.721+13:00Comments on THE LAST VISIBLE DOG: The Big Tidy-Up ContinuesKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-7845047420535142452012-11-28T09:59:18.186+13:002012-11-28T09:59:18.186+13:00Brian -- ha haha! 'Can't find my computer...Brian -- ha haha! 'Can't find my computer'!<br />But you are correct about 'natural chaos'. I have plenty of that, but just too many things in drawers and cupboards that end up occupying my mind and wasting my precious mind-space that these days I want to devote to painting...<br /><br />And when I can't find a reference book for a particular project, it wastes time too!<br /><br />But definitely not going for the 'perfect house in the magazine' look.<br />Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-57621953837995195582012-11-23T23:13:06.440+13:002012-11-23T23:13:06.440+13:00I have meant to put all my shells and fossils in j...I have meant to put all my shells and fossils in jars, though, as you say it'd make for more enjoyment actually being able to see them - one day .... :)Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-62257674598206608092012-11-23T23:12:14.422+13:002012-11-23T23:12:14.422+13:00The best thing about tidying up is observing how l...The best thing about tidying up is observing how long it all takes to get back to its natural state of "mess and chaos" :)<br />Many people over here, or up here depending how you look at the world, have houses like the ones you describe, spotless and ordered , but I'm more a fan of the English style, half bottle of milk and last week's newspapers on the kitchen table type house :) Meant to blog on this for ages now, but can't find my computer ......Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-73302207674957885052012-11-22T11:29:35.251+13:002012-11-22T11:29:35.251+13:00I am taking it one day at a time Dave.I am taking it one day at a time Dave.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-36325260078810518972012-11-21T21:05:37.200+13:002012-11-21T21:05:37.200+13:00Do you really think that you will win Katherine? C...Do you really think that you will win Katherine? Can a leopard change it's spots? :-) - DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851174879441602754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-13082503809962843292012-11-21T08:41:41.764+13:002012-11-21T08:41:41.764+13:00PS YP... When my place looks tidy, I know just wha...PS YP... When my place looks tidy, I know just what I'm hiding: A whole lot of junk in the cupboards! Don't open the doors unless you want to be buried.<br /><br />(All very deep).Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-22569877413534081242012-11-21T08:39:04.100+13:002012-11-21T08:39:04.100+13:00GB... I suggest your traveling has helped you have...GB... I suggest your traveling has helped you have a pared-down existence which prioritises people over things.<br /><br />Dawn - as long as there's a net decrease?<br /><br />YP - I do appreciate your comment. And you are right. Our homes reflect ourselves. I just wish mine didn't say 'extremely human, but only recently out of a cave'!<br /><br />Helsie - It's all in the illusion of effectiveness. HaKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-7583747174245929362012-11-21T00:58:20.085+13:002012-11-21T00:58:20.085+13:00I think you've caught some sort of "clean...I think you've caught some sort of "clean up" bug. Sounds a bit like Tony - when he cleans out his bit of wardrobe , he just moves a whole lot of his clothes to another wardrobe or packs them into a suitcase! Like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic !!Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-6271063365678425682012-11-20T13:06:25.891+13:002012-11-20T13:06:25.891+13:00Katherine - I hope you will allow me this alternat...Katherine - I hope you will allow me this alternative view.<br />I believe that too much tidiness is unnatural. One's domestic arrangements may be closely connected with the inner self. We need some jumble, some unnecessary mess because that is a more faithful reflection of what it means to be human. I have always been very suspicious of people whose homes or workplaces are obsessively tidy. I think to myself - what are you hiding?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-65174606718850454592012-11-20T04:57:45.474+13:002012-11-20T04:57:45.474+13:00I recognize the efforts - and failures. It's a...I recognize the efforts - and failures. It's a never-ending job... This weekend I got a most welcome chance to give away some spare clothes and towels and shoes for a charity purpose, just had to put them in a sack at the entrance which was then collected today. On the other hand, this afternoon I went to pick up a parcel with some more DVDs I'd ordered... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-68936345752666822472012-11-20T00:43:40.244+13:002012-11-20T00:43:40.244+13:00I too have de-cluttered over the last few years - ...I too have de-cluttered over the last few years - well, sort of. I did once get rid of a load of books but I soon replaced them with more. As for CD's I do have them all on hard drives (so I can play them when I'm in NZ) but it's not the same and the floor to ceiling cabinet holding them is still there too. I'm pretty ruthless about other things though - well, sort of! GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-39193879614168426962012-11-19T17:40:40.627+13:002012-11-19T17:40:40.627+13:00Ha ha ha... poor you. At least I try...
Re. kids...Ha ha ha... poor you. At least I try...<br /><br />Re. kids leaving home, at least eventually you should be able to get rid of their stuff, and, with any luck, give some junk away to them too. Like a steak-knives deal: for every five things of theirs, they have to take one of yours?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519638191408360845.post-21905092969516772192012-11-19T16:47:22.952+13:002012-11-19T16:47:22.952+13:00I so want to do this too - but Scott is a hoarder ...I so want to do this too - but Scott is a hoarder and seems personally affronted at the concept of decluttering! I do my best - we maintain an interesting, um, eclectic house, but the garage reduces me to despair- if the whole bloody lot burned down he couldn't even tell what was in it but i can hardly walk into it to get to the freezer. <br />I found it was easier to deal with when I let go of thinking of actually fitting a car in there!<br /><br />I still harbour my annual dream of tackling it all over the Xmas holidays! I usually make a dent - then a kid leaves home and fills it up again.<br />Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.com