Well semi-professionally. A friend came to help me. She has been paid lots of money to do this for the rich & famous & she offered to help me.
I took a big breath, stepped back and let her go for it.
She emptied and cleaned every kitchen cupboard, chucked everything out of date (2005!!!!), reorganised the cupboards, got my entire bench area cleared, and the entire place sparkles. She worked for 9 hours full on, like a dynamo.
I am in awe & I could not have done this on my own. I needed help esp after breaking up with exP at Xmas - I was feeling swamped and stressed (work FT, 2 young DC, overcluttered messy small flat).
I gave the bathroom the same treatment so now 2 rooms are declutterd, deep cleaned and lovely.
Over the weekend I took out 7 large bin bags of rubbish, 2 of recycling, and 1 for charity shop.
I clucked and fretted over throwing away some items - which was ridiculous as I'd forgotten they every existed and haven't used them for years. I guess it's to be expected - after all my very DNA was under attack. I'm relearning retraining reprogramming my thought processes re buying stuff and keeping stuff and giving emotional meaning to stuff. I'm getting emancipated and it's wonderful.
I'm at work today but I want to be at home going through the other rooms :)
I'm finally feeling like stuff can just go.
I feel like life is changing for the better - all because a wonderful kind very energetic dynamic slightly OCD person stepped in & threw stuff out for me! WOW! She want's to take on the rest of the flat with me now.
(so happy I just had to share - the DC's stuff and our clothes are next to be done)
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BeCool · 02/04/2013 11:25
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