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sassy72
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Hi everyone, I have been reading the daily blog for a while but never realised the forum was here!

My name is Sarah and I am in Sydney Australia.

I am single and 37 and I live near Bondi Beach.

What I struggle to understand is how I have so much stuff in my house and yet I actively hate to shop and can count on one hand the number of times I bought clothes last year.

I recently went through and donated 25 bags of useless to me stuff to St Vincents, I also brought in 5 enormous bags of books to work to our internal library.

And yet, I went through my books again on the weekend and I still have another 50 books I can get rid of...and I have so many clothes they don't all fit in the closet.
WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM!!

My theory is that there is a book and clothes fairy who works at filling up my closets every time I go to work...lol.

Oh and I own two handbags and four pairs of shoes. I'm serious when I say I hate to shop!!!

Hello to everyone and I look forward to reading all the forum topics...

Sassy (Sarah)

Posted 2 years ago #
charmed2482
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I swear this place is my new internet home :) it so nice getting to communicate with so many like minded people.

Posted 2 years ago #
AJ
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"WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM!!"

LOL! I know what you mean. When I went through my books for a library charity sale, I found 8 large bags of books to donate (my OH donated another couple of bags). All we could wonder was where the heck did they come from? We only have a small place and space is at a premium, yet we still had all this stuff appearing, seemingly, out of the walls.

And, of course, welcome to the Unclutterer Forums!

Posted 2 years ago #
sassy72
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Hi again, I find I read most of this blog in the last few minutes of work while I am waiting for my friend to finish so we can travel home together.

How is everyone today?

I am counting down until my holiday in July, I am going on a cruise to the South Pacific, I am paying the cruise off every week until I go and have just found out I only have $400- to go!

Not really clutter related is it?

Have a great evening everyone....

Posted 2 years ago #
AJ
Member

But an uncluttered wardrobe makes for easier holiday packing! :D

Posted 2 years ago #
Sky
Member

Hi sassy....Welcome. I hate to shop too and all my friends think something is wrong with me. After decluttering, the last thing I want is more junk.

I never thought of fairies, I thought my stuff mating or something.

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
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Hi Sassy! Welcome. I'm another who hates to shop.

Posted 2 years ago #
Another Deb
Member

Hi Sassy,

Finding so much clutter always remind me of how long I have been accumulating it and how OLD that is making me feel. Soooo, getting rid of things is like a fountain of youth, right?

Posted 2 years ago #
sassy72
Member

Hi Another Deb,

I have never felt older than yesterday when I made a joke about 60's music in the office and a sea of gen x twenty somethings looked at me blankly.

Tonight my timetable is as follows:

Come home from work
Walk dog
Watch Hoarders
Sort through socks and underwear and only keep nice stuff

Gosh my life is exciting.

Now, I don't ever donate socks and underwear, how does everyone else feel?

S

Posted 2 years ago #
Joy
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@sassy72 I totally agree about not donating underwear or socks, unless they've only been worn once and washed. I always think, "Would I buy that off the shelf?" And if the answer is "no", then in the trash it goes or in the rag pile.

Posted 2 years ago #
SarahJ
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Old socks are the perfect dusting mitts!

Posted 2 years ago #
nellieb
Member

Welcome, sassy72!

I donate socks, paricularly warm ones, as there is an organization in Houston that gives warm clothing away to the homeless (West Houston Assistance Ministries). Old underwear is thrown out.

I found more things this morning to donate, I'm making a run on Friday. That gives me time to find even more things!

Posted 2 years ago #
chacha1
Member

Hi Sassy Sarah from Sydney. We're happy to have you.

I'm Alexandra from Los Angeles, 44, and I love to shop. Once a year. :-)

Posted 2 years ago #
sassy72
Member

I have a confession that I haven't shared with anyone in Australia yet. I am a hopeless filer at work. Every few months I pack up a box of papers and bring it home. I sort through it and work out what needs to be shredded but am too embarrased to take it in to work as everyone will see me bring it back in.

I have five boxes of papers to shred and two to sort through. I even had my boss set a personal goal for me one year that I keep my desk tidy. Did it for the year then lapsed back into bad ways....

Posted 2 years ago #
Zora
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Keeping work papers at home strikes me as dangerous. If someone were to need one of those papers, you'd be in trouble. Particularly as your boss has already commented on a lack of tidiness.

Can you set yourself a goal of sorting the two boxes that are left and then coming in on a Saturday, when no one else will be there, to return the papers that need to be filed? Instead of shredding five boxes, can you burn them? That would be faster, if your local air pollution laws allow it. Can you come in on weekends and file until you're caught up? Can you dedicate the last half-hour of the workday to clearing up your desk and filing? Can you perhaps get someone else to help you set up a filing system that works for you?

The suggestion to consult someone re filing -- sometimes we fall behind on putting things away because it's too far to walk, because the categories are confusing (you have to spend a lot of time thinking about where to put something), because the labels on the file drawers are too small and hard to read ... all sorts of things can slow us down. An experienced organizer can help clear away the obstacles.

It helps to move the file drawer so that you can reach it without getting up. It helps to have a label machine that makes BIG, READABLE labels that are easy to stick on and peel off. It helps to use hanging folders in different colors, with colored tabs, and BIG LABELS made on the label machine. Finally, it helps to go through the files once a year and sort out 1) the papers that are no longer needed and can be shredded, and 2) the ones that might be needed and can be stored in binders or envelopes somewhere else, as archives.

Posted 2 years ago #
sassy72
Member

Thanks for the suggestion. None of the paperwork is needed fortunately and if I am honest with myself it is just a lack of willingness to shred stuff while I'm at work....

I am committing to taking in one box a week to shred until it is all gone....

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