What have you been doing today?

[mcmich]

More tidying in the sewing room.  It's very hard to find places for things when you have thrown out a cupboard.    The local op shop will do very well this week.

Love a declutter 

[mcmich]

My 95yr old aunt is moving from a retirement unit into the hostel on Thursday. She has been storing some of her grandaughters things in her garage while she travels. So DH and I moved all the boxes down to her mum's place. For someone that lives a very nomadic life, she has a lot stuff.

[cookie1]

We took quite a load to the op shop last week. Most of it was clothing but some of it was kitchen stuff I haven't used for years.

[judydawn]

Well done Michele, I imagine your aunt was quite worried about not being able to help her GD out with the storage, good to hear a solution has been found.
That must have been hard to do Margaret, I find that as soon as I get rid of something I need it!

[achookwoman]

I think that the amount of stuff we accumulate has a lot to do with our age .  We buy and we inherit stuff.   It is good that things go to op shops as they are then useful for someone else.  I was told on Sunday that there is an inner city suburb that has a cupboard in the Main Street where people can put small things they don’t need and anyone can take them.
I was also told that another person put unwanted cook books in the recycling bin. Oh horror.
Today we are eating out. More shop surfing.

[djinni373]

That is so true Chookie. We now have stuff from three households here ATM. I am having trouble decluttering as I keep thinking that our "children" may need it when (maybe that should say if  ) they ever move out. But maybe they will be like so many people who think that their house should look like something from Vogue or Home Beautiful from day 1 and they won't be interested in preloved stuff. So I keep procrastinating because I can't make up my mind.

Eating out and shop surfing. What fun. Enjoy.

[judydawn]

Have you asked the kids Gayle?  Then again, it’s generally not just your own - their partners would have a say as well.  I don’t think there’s much in my house that my girls would want but if kids are just setting up home there would be more chance they’d like some help.

[cookie1]

The inheritance bit is hard. Mum had a few things from Dad's Mum and she adored fine china and crystal. I have now inherited all her stuff, then of course DD will cop mine as well as her Nan's. Fortunately she likes fine china too so when she builds her house or whatever she can have it for everyday use.
We use it for everyday too but don't break very much.

Your holiday is sounding lovely Chookie and Ral.

[obbie]

Sounds like us, we inherited alot of crystal, and stuff from Mum and dads house, so much to find extra room to store it all. I could easy set up another full kitchen with all my gear.

[mcmich]

My 95 year old aunt has 3 china cabinets full of Royal Doulton Dolls and so much china. She has 2 sons that have both been married 3 times each, having children to the 1st, 2 wives. 1 son lives in the states and the other in Queensland. So it's DH and I to sort her out. None of the grandchildren want her stuff. They live in a digital age and aren't interested in things of a gone by era.

[cookie1]

The Royal Doulton dolls would be special Mich. I'm sure she has loved collecting them and gains pleasure from them.

[mcmich]

The Royal Doulton dolls would be special Mich. I'm sure she has loved collecting them and gains pleasure from them.

Cookie, you are so right. She moves today so I will take another look at the room and maybe we can fit a small cabinet in with her favourites so she can still enjoy them. Thankyou for bring that point up. She is leaving so much and loosing some more independence so it would be nice for her to still have soom special things around her.

[achookwoman]

It is going to be a stinker today. 39 degrees forecast for Barwon Heads. We are going out for an early breakfast. Will be part packing up and cleaning as we leave tomorrow morning.

[cookie1]

Mich that would be so nice for her. We did that for Mum. They love to look at the treasures. A smallish glass fronted cabinet shouldn't be tooooooo expensive.

[mcmich]

We managed to fit a small existing cabinet in Aunty's room. She also has a tiny bar fridge. A chest of drawers with her huge TV  on it. We have put some pictures on the wall. Her son that lives in The States sent me money to pay a cleaner and put her things in storage until her grandkids can come get them. (brilliant not having to clean up too much). I have taken her winter clothes and a few tea chests of things so that I can rotate her photos, paintings and china dolls.
We both shed some tears when I left.