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{Declutter} The Bathroom cupboard

Remove everything from your bathroom cupboard and vanity top, as you are taking them out access: Is it broken? Old hairdryer, electric toothbrush etc. Yes, throw away. Do you use it?  No, throw away. Has it expired?  Makeup, perfumes, lotions etc have expiry dates. Yes, throw away. Use baskets to keep items organised or easy to…

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{Declutter} Expired beauty products

Continuing on with the Decluttering 52 Things in 52 Weeks Challenge. Did you know that most products in your bathroom have a used by date? Amazingly alot of people don’t realise, but if you have a look on your products usually it is mentioned in a very small font.  It maybe hard to say goodbye…

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{Declutter} Handbag

Please forgive me my day’s have been all out recently, yesterday’s post was ‘Cleaning Tuesday’ clearly it was Wednesday, but here I go again, Decluttering on a Thursday instead of Wednesday, will you forgive me??  LOL. I have posted about decluttering your handbag before, however, I want to repost this, because I have so many…

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{Decluttering} Birthday Candles

You are very lucky 2 posts from me today!!  I wanted to give you one last Decluttering challenge this week and in aide of our post from Cupcake City I thought it was fitting for you to go through your stash of birthday candles and throw away some of the old ones you don’t use…

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{Declutter} Nail Polish

Do you have a few extra bottles of nailpolish that you thought looked really pretty at the supermarket, purchased it, used it and it just wasn’t the right colour and now wonder what to do with it?  (Yes that’s me, I brought black nailpolish to wear to a concert I went to last year, it looked…

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{Declutter} Board Games

While the kids are home go through your pile of board games and sell, donate or giveaway the games the kids have grown out of.  Just for fun play them one last time.  This will also make room for new better age appropriate games. Our family favourites are: Jenga Trouble Monopoly Hungry Hippos Puzzles 3…

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{Decluttering} The kids wardrobe

While the kids are home today, go through their summer clothes and donate, sell, giveaway or store for other family and friends all the clothing they have grown out of .  Make it fun, get them do a fashion show for you. My kids have quite a few summer clothes but as for winter they only have…

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{Decluttering} The freezer

Now that winter is approaching, it’s a good time to use up alot of the food or meals you have in the freezer, to then restock with yummy casseroles and soups. Create your meal plan using food from the freezer Clean the freezer wiping down the sides and shelves.  See more details about cleaning the…

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{Declutter} Kids colouring books

Today’s decluttering task may not relate to everybody, but at the moment I am doing quite a bit of rearranging in my house to cater for a new wardrobe system.  I am wanting take a few things out of the WIR and store elsewhere in the house.  I found that one of the drawers in…

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{declutter & organise} Broom cupboard

An organised broom cupboard makes ‘cleaning day’ so much easier when you don’t have to wrestle the contents inside. In my broom cupboard you will find: Vacuum Cleaner Ironing Board Iron Clothes hanger for my the ironing 2 dusters (I have 2 as my girls help me dust) Blinds cleaner Mop No broom, I don’t…

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