tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post8610750412816393764..comments2023-04-07T15:01:52.944+01:00Comments on slow lane life: Cleansing with helprachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-45431564282236802622012-01-16T17:43:49.359+00:002012-01-16T17:43:49.359+00:00Excellent! Maybe this will propel me to start dec...Excellent! Maybe this will propel me to start decluttering and organizing my files.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956873259908320109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-67884008462483107662012-01-14T17:00:16.577+00:002012-01-14T17:00:16.577+00:00If I could show you my wee firepit on the patio ri...If I could show you my wee firepit on the patio right now, you'd see it's piled high with black ash.... from exactly the same cleanout you've described! 8-) Good for you, don't you feel lighter now?Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-55042615121891256992012-01-12T20:57:10.580+00:002012-01-12T20:57:10.580+00:00Gah!
Guilt!!!
i just keep moving the stacks...Gah!<br />Guilt!!!<br />i just keep moving the stacks...zephyrhttp://www.thegarden.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-44885592094467453432012-01-12T14:51:58.293+00:002012-01-12T14:51:58.293+00:00Well done! I have declared this year the year of t...Well done! I have declared this year the year of the declutter. We shall see. I've done (some of) the kitchen cupboards today and discovered I shan't need to buy bleach, window cleaner, TCP, disinfectant for several months, if not years.<br />Glad to hear that your ZD is flourishing - hardy beasts, they are.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-8684809060582072142012-01-11T20:57:04.511+00:002012-01-11T20:57:04.511+00:00Clearing paper - gloriously therapeutic!Clearing paper - gloriously therapeutic!colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484411878651364981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-69775889505099264622012-01-11T19:35:24.067+00:002012-01-11T19:35:24.067+00:00..... send...help...........
I'm trying to cl........ send...help...........<br /><br />I'm trying to clean and need Lottie to keep me on track...those eyes would do it...I'm almost sure. Or...maybe I'd just sit and pet her instead.... I don't seem to be getting anywhere....BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-88517424041215775992012-01-11T09:58:13.749+00:002012-01-11T09:58:13.749+00:00When we cleared out my parents house we found elec...When we cleared out my parents house we found electricity bills and receipts for coal deliveries going back 30 years. Onto the bonfire they went - though now I almost wish I had kept a few as historic artefacts....But what gets thrown out as part of house clearances is another story.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-4323634733379340952012-01-11T07:47:43.660+00:002012-01-11T07:47:43.660+00:00I finally sorted out a system - each year goes int...I finally sorted out a system - each year goes into an old shopping bag and is stored in the ceiling. When one goes up - one from 7 years ago comes down (you're supposed to keep said stuff for 7 years apparently) and enters the waste stream :) Seems to work ok..<br /><br />viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-58356427872574017882012-01-10T23:45:49.866+00:002012-01-10T23:45:49.866+00:00woohoooo.... carry on.....I'm feeding your fis...woohoooo.... carry on.....I'm feeding your fish....BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-74881267705074738922012-01-10T22:05:31.724+00:002012-01-10T22:05:31.724+00:00"I can't do it , Miss . My arm still hurt..."I can't do it , Miss . My arm still hurts , Miss ." <br />( Not that that explains why I don't seem to have done it last year , either )SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-5326173343804864352012-01-10T19:42:05.615+00:002012-01-10T19:42:05.615+00:00You put me to shame. I took time in August to do t...You put me to shame. I took time in August to do this but I'm now back at square 1!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578068028402755597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-77804411987086516492012-01-10T12:16:24.911+00:002012-01-10T12:16:24.911+00:00Great job! Just love the feline contributions!Great job! Just love the feline contributions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-68039031923887154252012-01-10T09:26:00.468+00:002012-01-10T09:26:00.468+00:00Well done you! Lottie looks gorgeous. Does sh...Well done you! Lottie looks gorgeous. Does she have her " mane" all year round? My semi longhaired cat, Taichi, loses his in the spring, and actually looks better for it I always think as it tends to look somewhat dull and tatty... it's not a lovely white bib like Lottie's!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-18310076558403012062012-01-10T07:49:34.839+00:002012-01-10T07:49:34.839+00:00Good work, and nice to see Catkins at ease in your...Good work, and nice to see Catkins at ease in your living room. How is the apple tree? Love to see some photo's of your garden.Desireenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-7574347139615590222012-01-10T06:43:54.856+00:002012-01-10T06:43:54.856+00:00I am impressed that the cats let you get on with i...I am impressed that the cats let you get on with it.<br />MiMau would be sitting among it all, being removed, replacing herself . . . ad infinitum.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-73254776260579879142012-01-10T00:23:51.253+00:002012-01-10T00:23:51.253+00:00Great job! It's such a relief to have it done...Great job! It's such a relief to have it done, isn't it? I can see that the cats provide a great deal of motivation.judy in kyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810068743975026564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-55244538843783248122012-01-10T00:11:46.325+00:002012-01-10T00:11:46.325+00:00Doesn't it feel great to start a major project...Doesn't it feel great to start a major project like getting rid of papers? I swear they really do self-multiply :)<br />I chuckled when I saw the fotos of Catkins & Flossie ... the first cutie has a "do not think that any papers are coming near me" look while the latter cutie looks like she is trying to direct you to the proper file folder. I take it that Hamish, Scotter and Millie are not paper chasers.<br /><br />Just want to say that I enjoy your blog. I guess I am a lurker as I don't often post comments, just emit a quiet chuckle & silent nod of agreement while reading your observations.Eunicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074092878968244830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-85815087596432429542012-01-09T23:58:37.239+00:002012-01-09T23:58:37.239+00:00I keep meaning to tackle the study. But blogging i...I keep meaning to tackle the study. But blogging is so much more fun.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-38532483166502662552012-01-09T21:59:26.507+00:002012-01-09T21:59:26.507+00:00Is Lottie auditioning for a part in Mad Men?Is Lottie auditioning for a part in Mad Men?Arthur Ransomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775858936238630182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-77856434542415095232012-01-09T21:40:24.713+00:002012-01-09T21:40:24.713+00:00I think I need to borrow your cats... maybe for a ...I think I need to borrow your cats... maybe for a month. i have paperwork, the attic, the mudroom, the stair well.<br /><br />Please oh please send them on over. Mine could care less.<br /><br />She loves to sleep on piles. the more the merrier as far as she's concerned!<br /><br />xo Janeflwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-14364008844382729372012-01-09T20:23:43.784+00:002012-01-09T20:23:43.784+00:00Since we have (finally) installed a wood stove in ...Since we have (finally) installed a wood stove in the island house too, I can attest nothing remains piled long on the desk either...A great improvement on the shredder in fact (hubby just place paper on TOP)!<br />What is it exactly about the New Year that we all reach for something to clean/spruce or such?<br />The Cats seem to have helped to keep you on track Rachel! I gather Flossie and Tosca could not care less...<br />Have a wonderful week and hugs to all,Noelle the dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805639450753772211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-56210027823422021492012-01-09T20:11:44.870+00:002012-01-09T20:11:44.870+00:00I thought I had a relaxed approach to paperwork un...I thought I had a relaxed approach to paperwork until I met my husband! At least I have an occasional cull. He has piles of stuff everywhere, so much so that when we moved here we agreed in advance that my rules would prevail in some (the more public) rooms, in exchange for him having rooms over which I would not nag. It mostly works!!the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-35074845522721571562012-01-09T19:02:58.970+00:002012-01-09T19:02:58.970+00:00I like filing - I like creating order out of chaos...I like filing - I like creating order out of chaos. I agree about the stove - ours has been dealing with paperwork since the shredder died!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-41136824621999621582012-01-09T18:58:59.561+00:002012-01-09T18:58:59.561+00:00That is an impressive reduction. I am turning my b...That is an impressive reduction. I am turning my back on two such filing cabinets and a cupboard full of boxes.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.com