In the interest of honesty and by virtue of the fact that I am a long time blogger and therefore, over sharer. I feel it only fair that I own up to something I have been hiding for a long time...................
Phew, shall I just let that actually sink in for a while. Yes I write a thrifty blog, when in fact I have been economical in admitting the fact that I have an issue myself.
So what am I going to do about it.
I have asked a friend to help me with the hoarding issue. January is going to be a month of clearing the clutter and selling, donating or throwing away. I know this isnt going to be easy. I have handbags that are 20 odd years old and have never thrown away a pair of shoes in my adult life (yes that means I have a LOT of shoes). We are going to go one room at a time, starting with my bedroom.
January is also going to be a no spend month. I am not going to spend money on anything that is not a necessity (repairs and breakdowns excluded).
So there it is my new years revelation.
Hello, my name is Jen and I am a hoarder and over buyer of "bargains".
Phew, shall I just let that actually sink in for a while. Yes I write a thrifty blog, when in fact I have been economical in admitting the fact that I have an issue myself.
So what am I going to do about it.
I have asked a friend to help me with the hoarding issue. January is going to be a month of clearing the clutter and selling, donating or throwing away. I know this isnt going to be easy. I have handbags that are 20 odd years old and have never thrown away a pair of shoes in my adult life (yes that means I have a LOT of shoes). We are going to go one room at a time, starting with my bedroom.
January is also going to be a no spend month. I am not going to spend money on anything that is not a necessity (repairs and breakdowns excluded).
So there it is my new years revelation.
Can we start a support group ?
ReplyDeleteI have actually been sorting, decluttering and throwing away so I'm getting better, but it is still a habit that's difficult to break.
Good luck !!
I think we need a support group too. I often start but can never finish!
DeleteMe too, a hoarder. That's one of my resolutions as well for this year, to declutter. I have recently put my fave black jersey dress with a diamante collar that I wore 14 years ago to the new year's eve party. I knew I could never squeeze in it again, after two kids and a zillion cakes, but kept it as a memento. It still looked splendid, and I almost wept giving it away. But it's time to be ruthless. Good luck to us both!
ReplyDelete... put in the charity collection bag... (I meant).
DeleteWell done. I am going to start next week when the boys are back at school
DeleteGood luck!!
ReplyDeleteI need all the help I can get Becky!
DeleteI have the same problem so I know what you mean. I need to declutter too, have started but need to do more!
ReplyDeleteI seem to start, but never get to the end and always do the easy stuff leaving all the hard stuff still here!
DeleteGood luck! I have the opposite problem and if I've not used something for a week or so I throw it away. Therefore I have the smallest wardrobe known to mankind. It is going to change this year!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could live a simpler life. It is what I dream off. I dont want the contents of the airing cupboard to fall out everytime I open it!
DeleteGood luck. I think I'm reasonably good at getting rid of things that we don't need... hubby on the other hand... he seems to have a thing for "owning things".
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