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Right - I want to get sorted now H has left...........where should I start????

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FAQ · 17/03/2008 12:03

He's took the stuff he "needs" (and can fit in the room he's renting) - the rest he's says I can box up and put in the attic until he's sorted with somewhere bigger/on his own (as long as I label the boxes in case there's something he needs before then).

Now I'm not sure where to start.

The bedroom that was the office (computer is now downstairs) is full of loads of papers/stuff/cr*p most of which can probably be sorted and boxed up, and the books tidied up and put on the bookshelves.

My kitchen cupboards need sorting, including the cupboard under the stairs (which doubles as my "pantry") - again I think quite a bit of his stuff in there.

Now the dining room/living room need sorting too - the dining room table is was a general dumping zone for papers and things, most of which I think are mine - there's still space at one end to sit and eat meals at. The downstairs bookshelf also needs sorting, and it needs a general tidy up.

Bathroom could do with a good clean and drawers sorting to get rid of all the nearly finished bottles of stuff.

My bedroom isn't too bad so don't think I'll do anything with that just yet.

The DS's bedroom is also a disaster zone, toys/clothes/everything needs a good sort through and the junior divan (which H insisted we kept) just takes up too much space and I want to get rid of it. Junior/single beds aren't expensive so when DS3 is ready for a bed (not for a long time yet) I'll buy him a new one......

So where do I start??

Do I start with the "general" tidying up?

Or should I start upstairs in the office......if I do that any boxes of stuff I get packed up can stay in there until I get round to getting it in the attic.

ARGHHH where to begin......

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FAQ · 18/03/2008 08:42

no I tried the control journal too - 3 times actually (still have them lying around somewhere LOL) - didn't work for me.......

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LoveMyGirls · 18/03/2008 14:08

Hows it looking?

FAQ · 18/03/2008 17:31

haven't done much today (yet) been busy - was out doing an assembly at the school between nursery drop off and pick-up this morning, and then playing for a funeral at church this afternoon.

Spent the time since picking DS1 up from school on my bum on the sofa

About to cook dinner and then I'll do some more sorting.......decided that I'm going to do it in "bite sized" chunks.

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