I am a slovenly slut who lives with a hoarding slob..

[SunflowersSmile]

Well I am never going to be neat and clutter free but things have gone too far. I am here for shoulders to cry on and to vent if you don't mind. To declutter I enter realms of self loathing. I am revolting!! God the things I find as I delve into murky piles of stuff. It will have to be little and often or I will implode. Also have toddler to entertain though one back to school Wednesday.
As well as decluttering need to sort proper storage- empty airing cupboard [feel faint at thought] and when space purchase cheap [and narrow] chests of draws. Our house is small and bursting at seams. [Dh will hopefully not notice as his piles of crap shrink as squirrelled to BIN].
Please be there for me.....

Have you thought about joining the fly threads? They seem to be advocates of little and often.

I shall look- thanks. Think maybe too far gone...

I like little and often, if you take on too much it can be too overbearing. This morning I took on one of the kitchen cupboards once I'd cleaned the dishes, and this afternoon I sorted out the bottles of god knows how old shampoo and cleaning products in the bathroom. I appear to have half-filled the recycling bin in one day, however

You can do it :o

I'm on the fly threads OP! Come and join us, we have . It's never too late!

Just found old banana in bag in pile...dissolved..
Sneezing cos of dust and bits I have disturbed. Thanks CaptainHetty. I too will have 'bin problems'.

Hope not too late.

One thing I find useful is to use three sep containers when I declutter - bin / free cycle or sell / to be put elsewhere. Do 15 - 30 min bursts be ruthless. Allow 5 mins of that time to put things back in to the proper place / room that they should be in. At first you may feel like you are getting nowhere or even crating more mess but by the end of a week of 2 sessions a day you will see a difference. Another key thing is to get the stuff you don't want out of the house - plan at least two tip/ charity shop visits per week to keep on top of things as you go.

Creating I mean

Getting crap out of house will be essential.

Well best get on. Ta all..

How's it going Sunflowers?

Stalled today as out with children. School for older one tomorrow.
Must try and GET ON as temptation just to wilt and clear things to 'edges'.
Thanks for encouragement Whirliwig!

You can do it!!!! I know you can

Peer out of pile of crap to say 'Thank you'. .