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<\/a><\/p>\nSo now that Spring has officially sprung – we are well and truly into that traditional time of year to clean up and throw out.<\/p>\n
Ha, we are ahead of the game!<\/p>\n
Well…actually, \u00a0I don’t know about you but the de-cluttering, chucking out and whittling down is a never ending task…<\/p>\n
So I have been tackling a corner here a corner there…<\/p>\n
I went through ALL our books and gave a whole lot away…<\/p>\n
I ploughed through a few more hideous drawers…plenty to chuck…<\/p>\n And even got out my paintbrush and gave the walls with the most finger marks ( that really show up in the afternoon light ) a quick once over…<\/p>\n But what about the clutter that I can’t put into a bag and take to Goodwill? \u00a0You know, the clutter of stuff that you carry around in your head and weighs you down with nagging feelings of guilt.<\/p>\n That letter you know you still haven’t replied to, the phone call that you must return, the eye appointment that is long overdue. \u00a0Dare I mention the mammogram…?<\/p>\n Back at my house there is also the small matter of a very large and very dead tree taking up most my front garden – I have been looking at it for about a year now.<\/p>\n A YEAR.<\/p>\n And now that everything is blooming around it, it’s looking extra dead.<\/p>\n That is a full 365 days where I have opened my front door and thought – I must do something about that – I’ll do it tomorrow – OK, definitely next week…FOR SURE before the Spring…<\/p>\n So, what if you tackle all of those things that you have put off, ignored and buried deep for quite some time?<\/p>\n Here’s what I am suggesting…<\/p>\n TACKLING TASKS YOU HAVE PUT OFF FOREVER<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> Make a list<\/strong> of everything you can think of that you haven’t done and know you should…<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> Give yourself a realistic timeframe<\/strong> to tackle the lot – maybe one week with perhaps 30 minutes to an hour given to it for a few days? \u00a0If your time is really tight, give yourself a month and try and take an hour or so on a Saturday and Sunday over four weekends.<\/p>\n 3. Make sure you make an end date<\/strong> for the list to be done.<\/p>\n Having just made my list and got through a few items, I am amazed at how quickly I am checking those babies off…<\/p>\n I wrote three LONG overdue letters – oh the joy when I put them in the mail box!<\/p>\n Made four appointments for things I have conveniently put off for really…ahem quite some time – not looking forward to at least two of them but feeling smug all the same…<\/p>\n Called Peter Rudy<\/a>, the fabulously amazing tree man – dead tree removed in two hours.<\/p>\n Took up an over-long pair of curtains that have been dragging on the floor for ten years – yes, I really did say ten years \u00a0– took 25 mins exactly.<\/p>\n And that was just for starters…<\/p>\n Highlights still un-checked on my list include:<\/p>\n Nasty horror of my kitchen cupboards.<\/p>\n The prospect of painting above cupboard doors..<\/p>\n And of course there is more. \u00a0Am planning to be done by the end of the month…<\/p>\n So there we have it. \u00a0I can tell you in all honesty that the time it takes to tackle a job you have spent quite a bit of mental energy dodging and putting off \u00a0is nothing as compared to the time that you have allowed it to gnaw away at you. \u00a0It is a ridiculous ratio.<\/p>\n So go out there folks and make that list, tackle it head on… and let me assure you that unbridled joy and mental clarity awaits you…<\/p>\n Back soon,<\/p>\n Ros<\/p>\n ps this is how you will feel when you have got through the list…<\/p>\n Hi Everyone I am so impressed at all the efforts you have been making to de-clutter and clear out. Fine work my friends, I especially love all the pictures. \u00a0Keep them coming! So now that Spring has officially sprung – … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"