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Post by tractor on Aug 13, 2016 12:42:12 GMT -5
Have you ever been to the point where putting everything in your house on the front lawn and starting it on fire sounds like to only logical thing to do? I'm just about there...
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Post by plugginaway22 on Aug 13, 2016 12:43:45 GMT -5
Yes, join us on the de-clutter and get organized thread!
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Post by mmhmm on Aug 13, 2016 12:47:27 GMT -5
Have you ever been to the point where putting everything in your house on the front lawn and starting it on fire sounds like to only logical thing to do? I'm just about there... Empathy all over the place! There are even some days I'm tempted to jump in on top of the house's content! Fortunately, it passes. |
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Post by tractor on Aug 13, 2016 12:48:17 GMT -5
Yes, join us on the de-clutter and get organized thread! The pyro thread sounds like more fun. I could de-clutter if I got rid of my wife and kids first. Do we have a thread for that? |
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Post by tractor on Aug 13, 2016 12:53:57 GMT -5
Apparently it's my fault that we can't find that one piece of paper the insurance company needs. I left it on the table, then it got covered up with stuff, only to be swept up into the burn pile (I thought), so I've sifted through piles of my sons crap, combined with piles of my wife's papers (teacher/art stuff), only to find out later that it was in her car the whole time. Off to by some matches (or booze) so I can de-stress this afternoon.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Aug 13, 2016 12:57:23 GMT -5
Yes, join us on the de-clutter and get organized thread! The pyro thread sounds like more fun. I could de-clutter if I got rid of my wife and kids first. Do we have a thread for that? Clarify getting rid of wife and kids.  . EE has freezer space for such a problem but we draw the line at kids. They are off limits.  |
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Post by Spellbound454 on Aug 13, 2016 13:16:04 GMT -5
Leaving things on the table is a recipe for disaster in our house.
We eat off the table...... so I'm likely to just walk in and clear it.
My kids know to put their stuff in their rooms.
I'll put up with mess for only so long.... Then I'm likely to get very irritated by it.... and start throwing things out.
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Post by tractor on Aug 13, 2016 13:31:19 GMT -5
[quote author=" Spellbound454" source="/post/2520808/thread" timestamp="1471112164My kids know to put their stuff in their rooms. I'll put up with mess for only so long.... Then I'm likely to get very irritated by it.... and start throwing things out. [/quote][ I try to be patient, "we'll get to it" or my favorite " I have the next three weeks off and plan on cleaning the house". Only to find out that she's already committed to 27 other things during those three weeks and the house is always last. My oldest will be heading back to college in two weeks, I think I'll order a dumpster while he's gone. |
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Post by tractor on Aug 13, 2016 13:33:24 GMT -5
The pyro thread sounds like more fun. I could de-clutter if I got rid of my wife and kids first. Do we have a thread for that? Clarify getting rid of wife and kids. . EE has freezer space for such a problem but we draw the line at kids. They are off limits. [ The freezer sounds nice, it's been hot here. Can I just rent some space for myself to hide out in? |
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Post by mroped on Aug 13, 2016 13:34:53 GMT -5
I could throw away some of my papers or my wife's papers or my son's things! But I can't bring myself to throw away my daughter's glitter! Sorry, can't do! |
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Post by MJ2.0 on Aug 13, 2016 15:14:08 GMT -5
Have you ever been to the point where putting everything in your house on the front lawn and starting it on fire sounds like to only logical thing to do? I'm just about there... Only every day when I was still with X in the house we bought. I haven't really felt that way since I rid myself of X and the house....  |
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 13, 2016 15:46:47 GMT -5
I hear ya on finding papers. I am apparently the responsible party in my house when it comes to that stuff, even the missing papers are my husband's from before we met and they are in his file cabinet drawer.  |
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Post by wvugurl26 on Aug 13, 2016 15:50:12 GMT -5
Yes. I'm working on it. I do good for awhile then migraines or something take me out for a few days. Right now it's a bunch of crap that needs to go to DF's house. I'm taking it next weekend.
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Post by countrygirl on Aug 13, 2016 16:03:19 GMT -5
Well, I did good, I organized the clutter in my office into neat piles. However, I still have to deal with piles.
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Post by bean29 on Aug 13, 2016 18:07:02 GMT -5
[quote author=" Spellbound454" source="/post/2520808/thread" timestamp="1471112164My kids know to put their stuff in their rooms. I'll put up with mess for only so long.... Then I'm likely to get very irritated by it.... and start throwing things out. [ I try to be patient, "we'll get to it" or my favorite " I have the next three weeks off and plan on cleaning the house". Only to find out that she's already committed to 27 other things during those three weeks and the house is always last. My oldest will be heading back to college in two weeks, I think I'll order a dumpster while he's gone.[/quote] Lol, I will get my garage back in two weeks, have less laundry to do and only 2 of us to clean up after (+ the dog who should have been named shredder). Looking forward to having a semi-empty nest again! |
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 13, 2016 18:40:54 GMT -5
Only one more week for me. I've had the weekend off as DD left and took her dog with her. What a welcome break for me and the cat! I cleaned the place up and went to the dog beach with DS and his girlfriend. Great day!
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Post by countrygirl on Aug 13, 2016 19:21:57 GMT -5
All our garages need the mud and dirt blown out. We STILL have stuff out there from the move of over 3 years now we need to go through. DD has been asking for her jewelry box that is buried somewhere in stacks of "stuff". We need ELECTRICITY IN THE GARAGES BAD. I SAID HIRE SOMEONE TO AT LEAST RUN THE WIRING TO IT, THEN YOU CAN FINISH IT. You can't really see in them and we could hook up heating and lights and work on it this winter. His main garage is insulated.
There is lots of Christmas stuff out there, I threw a lot of old dried out house repair stuff and put things together, like electric, plumbing, in the motorhome garage but that wasn't even a dent.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Aug 13, 2016 23:36:21 GMT -5
My mother is a dirty hoarder (as opposed to an organized, clean hoarder). My dad would hire cleaning people, whom my mother would promptly fire for not cleaning "right". Then, he'd bring in the big, outside trash cans and walk through the house just throwing stuff into it.
It sounds like you might be at that point. Spend a few hours in the freezer, and then think about it.
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 14, 2016 2:44:17 GMT -5
My mother is a dirty hoarder (as opposed to an organized, clean hoarder). My dad would hire cleaning people, whom my mother would promptly fire for not cleaning "right". Then, he'd bring in the big, outside trash cans and walk through the house just throwing stuff into it.
It sounds like you might be at that point. Spend a few hours in the freezer, and then think about it. When I was a kid there were 9 of us (7 kids + 2 adults). When my dad got fed up, you could be sure one of two things would happen. He'd either bring in the big, outside trash can and clean up, or he'd put anything that hadn't been put away, in the garage and lock the door. Later he'd clean out the garage (throw everything out). He was ruthless, when it came to cleaning! LOL tractorTake a straw to breathe through, while you chill.  |
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Post by toomuchreality on Aug 14, 2016 2:45:47 GMT -5
All our garages need the mud and dirt blown out. We STILL have stuff out there from the move of over 3 years now we need to go through. DD has been asking for her jewelry box that is buried somewhere in stacks of "stuff". We need ELECTRICITY IN THE GARAGES BAD. I SAID HIRE SOMEONE TO AT LEAST RUN THE WIRING TO IT, THEN YOU CAN FINISH IT. You can't really see in them and we could hook up heating and lights and work on it this winter. His main garage is insulated.
There is lots of Christmas stuff out there, I threw a lot of old dried out house repair stuff and put things together, like electric, plumbing, in the motorhome garage but that wasn't even a dent.
You have more than one garage? I'm jealous!  |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Aug 14, 2016 7:52:48 GMT -5
All our garages need the mud and dirt blown out. We STILL have stuff out there from the move of over 3 years now we need to go through. DD has been asking for her jewelry box that is buried somewhere in stacks of "stuff". We need ELECTRICITY IN THE GARAGES BAD. I SAID HIRE SOMEONE TO AT LEAST RUN THE WIRING TO IT, THEN YOU CAN FINISH IT. You can't really see in them and we could hook up heating and lights and work on it this winter. His main garage is insulated.
There is lots of Christmas stuff out there, I threw a lot of old dried out house repair stuff and put things together, like electric, plumbing, in the motorhome garage but that wasn't even a dent.
You have more than one garage? I'm jealous! They have one for the MOTORHOME too. |
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Post by Lizard Queen on Aug 14, 2016 8:23:24 GMT -5
I'm ready to burn my house with all the junk in it. Probably come out ahead that way, despite the 2 new bathrooms. There's just a handful of things that I'd save, but it'd be a hell of a lot easier putting those on the lawn away from the fire than the other way around.
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Post by thyme4change on Aug 14, 2016 9:28:43 GMT -5
My husband said he would throw away his boxes of old text books. #smallvictories
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Post by ilovedolphins on Aug 14, 2016 12:43:20 GMT -5
I have certainly felt this way for a long time. I think I just get stuff cleaned up and then it is a big clutter pile again.
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Post by Bonny on Aug 14, 2016 13:16:04 GMT -5
My husband said he would throw away his boxes of old text books. #smallvictories Mine did last week. Woot, woot!  |
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Post by Malarky on Aug 14, 2016 13:25:51 GMT -5
My husband said he would throw away his boxes of old text books. #smallvictories Mine did last week. Woot, woot! Mine promised he'd do that...and one day while he was gone, they went missing. Oops. Not. |
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Post by sesfw on Aug 14, 2016 15:14:17 GMT -5
DH has 4 separate piles of clutter that I keep my hands off of.
I don't dust the top of his dresser ....... he gets pouty if I don't return everything in exactly the right place.
This computer room is a small sized bedroom with one wall a closet. My computer desk is 29" wide and the rest of the room is DH clutter ......... literally.
The high ceiling in the garage has storage shelves attached that is filled with Dh clutter. He did this because I insisted there be space on the floor for 2 vehicles at all times.
If he goes to the 'other side' before I do, I'm thinking a good bonfire is in order. If I go first, his kids can have the privilege ...........
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Aug 14, 2016 15:18:45 GMT -5
DH has way too much stuff and I've started tossing some of it when he's not around. I mean does he really need the shop manuals for the car he owned two vehicles ago? Or how about all the woodworking magazines from the 70's? I've already talked him into parting with his 1970's clothes (polyester anyone?).
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Aug 14, 2016 15:19:19 GMT -5
Our garage is so full that you can't put a car in it.
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Post by msventoux on Aug 14, 2016 16:33:59 GMT -5
DH has way too much stuff and I've started tossing some of it when he's not around. I mean does he really need the shop manuals for the car he owned two vehicles ago? Or how about all the woodworking magazines from the 70's? I've already talked him into parting with his 1970's clothes (polyester anyone?). Polyester...pastel and/or paisley?  Having flashbacks to my grandmother cutting up her old 70's finest to make blouses for me as a child. <shudder> |
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