tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post1224754807353893292..comments2024-03-08T21:26:51.950+08:00Comments on A geriatric grandmother: CLUTTER!! WHERE HAS IT ALL COME FROM?Mimsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-38881897632975854032013-08-19T20:59:42.302+08:002013-08-19T20:59:42.302+08:00I have just moved my 94 year old mother to an Inde...I have just moved my 94 year old mother to an Independent Living facility near me (previously she was a 1-1/2 hr drive from here) because she has early dementia. Cleaning out her home, which wasn't really all that cluttered at all, since she is obsessive about throwing things away, made me realize what a nightmare awaits our children when we pass. This house is Clutter Central and I can't seem to get started clearing out. I'm "only" 70 so I keep thinking I have lots of time...Bev Sykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794928133704720689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-39487921851655558112013-08-08T10:43:31.366+08:002013-08-08T10:43:31.366+08:00Yes Susan I am sure it's not us that clutters ...Yes Susan I am sure it's not us that clutters the place up...it just happens naturally year after year. When I was a child there was never an over-abundance of money or an over-abundance of things to purchase. Life was much simpler then before the modern throw away society came along.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-36517080897446581622013-08-08T10:41:27.564+08:002013-08-08T10:41:27.564+08:00You are so fortunate to have a basement. We have ...You are so fortunate to have a basement. We have a small cottage type house with 3 bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen. I am sure we will get there eventually and I've even given sentimental items to family members who I guess one day will also pass them on. Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-51083764060490443922013-08-08T09:11:55.719+08:002013-08-08T09:11:55.719+08:00We have a TON of stuff around here. We've weed...We have a TON of stuff around here. We've weeded some of it out, but there is so much more. Living in the same home for more than forty years makes it really easy for things to just accumulate all by itself. Seems like it, anyway.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-9026352100620693202013-08-07T20:44:40.956+08:002013-08-07T20:44:40.956+08:00We're in the same boat here. We are trying to...We're in the same boat here. We are trying to declutter our place and have started but it is a monumental task. We haven't lived in our home as long as you, only since 1991, but oh my goodness, our basement is overflowing with clutter. We should have started long ago but at least we have made a start. We have taken a lot of books to the Goodwill Book drop-off, clothes too. There are things we'll never get rid of, sentimental things, but we also think of the time when we will be ten years down the road and would rather do it all now than wait any longer. We are also still storing our son's things as they have no room in their small apartment. I keep hinting that he needs to do his own decluttering, lol.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-10178361783327865452013-08-07T17:42:20.072+08:002013-08-07T17:42:20.072+08:00I had thought of that and may give it a try as I s...I had thought of that and may give it a try as I still have an account with eBay. I did sell a few postcards that way but I will never get rid of the hundreds I have here.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-51985593634934634312013-08-07T17:41:10.588+08:002013-08-07T17:41:10.588+08:00I guess it happens to all of us these days as thin...I guess it happens to all of us these days as things are so easy to buy even if you don't have a lot of money. I have in the past been asked if I am expecting an outbreak of dysentery so don't buy quite as much t'paper as I once did. lol<br />I too have lots of new teatowels as I once exchanged them with penpals. Haven't bought any for about 20 years now. The decluttering must continue, of that I am determined.<br />Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-41993901901867971032013-08-07T17:32:52.259+08:002013-08-07T17:32:52.259+08:00Can you sell the teaspoons on e-bay? My mum had a ...Can you sell the teaspoons on e-bay? My mum had a huge collection and gave me quite a few, but after a couple of years having to clean them, I gave them back. I don't remember what she did with them in the end. They weren't in her house the week before she died. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-69325611520041772492013-08-07T17:29:27.835+08:002013-08-07T17:29:27.835+08:00I started decluttering after one of my daughters h...I started decluttering after one of my daughters had spent time clearing the house of another family member who had suddenly needed to go into care. she looked around my place and said she was never going through that again and I should start downsizing my stuff. I've done a decluttering every year since then and still seem to have too much stuff. Letting go of some things, and some habits, is really hard. For instance, I still buy kitchen and bathroom supplies in bulk, and currently have a two year supply of toothpaste and brushes, and enough toilet paper to last until January. I have two dozen near new teatowels....a rather large collection of dvds which I watch through alphabetically sometimes.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-18563915686552587032013-08-07T16:53:33.092+08:002013-08-07T16:53:33.092+08:00Rae, if they have lots of them 'stashed out th...Rae, if they have lots of them 'stashed out the back' they possibly wouldn't want more. The days of collecting those objects seems to be long past with most people. Thanks for the suggestion; I could possibly try ringing a few people and ask. Nice to have you pop in. xxxMimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-84259390441463261732013-08-07T16:51:05.119+08:002013-08-07T16:51:05.119+08:00Hi Mimsie, I have a bit to do with Anglicare, I th...Hi Mimsie, I have a bit to do with Anglicare, I think you will find they would love your souvenir teaspoons, when I see all they have stashed out the back I am in awe. xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757728297450699103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-24120199183851182812013-08-07T16:45:16.727+08:002013-08-07T16:45:16.727+08:00I once collected post cards and souvenir teaspoons...I once collected post cards and souvenir teaspoons and am now wishing I hadn't. I doubt they would be welcome at the op shop. Phil will not get rid of some of his books nor any records or CDs so we are stuck with them. Even those he hardly plays now. I actually managed to get him to dispose of camping gear which we had had for years (2 tents plus plus plus). He could still camp but impossible for me now. We sometimes have to accept our shortcomings. I had but he was still hoping. Poor man.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-10241884777559889682013-08-07T15:19:22.874+08:002013-08-07T15:19:22.874+08:00Cluttered. Very cluttered. The smaller portion a...Cluttered. Very cluttered. The smaller portion and I are both pack rats - and collect different things. I have been working on the decluttering process but there is MUCH more to do.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com