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Post by missjean on Dec 15, 2008 21:29:04 GMT -5
Thank God that BlackSwan at the TOSS Siblings mentioned this place. I lost my RL Squalor Buddy, so I'm back up to whatever level doesn't include excrement.
On the bright side, I'm organized at work now, with filing systems that work and cabinets that close.
I also cleared a lot of clutter through donations of clothes, household goods, books, etc. But things are out of control in every room. I'm sleeping in a sleepingbag on the guestroom bed because my bedroom is a pit.
So I'm basically trying to start over.
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Post by pegasus48 on Dec 15, 2008 21:57:38 GMT -5
Welcome, missjean! I'm glad you decided to join us. I was doing pretty well and then backslid due to a whole bunch of bad circumstances, so I will start over right along with you! (I can still sleep in my bed, but only half of it. Stuff piled on other half, but there is still room for the cat.) Maybe we can have a new look by the New Year!!  |
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Post by heylady1 on Dec 16, 2008 13:56:37 GMT -5
WELCOME!! Missjean! I'm glad you're here....and you've brought up an interesting point. Isn't it weird that people like us can be so organized at work and yet at home we're a mess? At my job I have no trouble making decisions. Big decisions too. I have no trouble with organizing and certainly no trouble with hoarding. But at home....bah..... Anyway, welcome again you've certainly come to the right place... 
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Post by creativechaos on Dec 17, 2008 19:59:18 GMT -5
welcome missjean and hello again pegasus! heylady1, i totally relate to what you said about work and being organized there. i also have no problem tossing things if they are someone else's, but i hoard and have a terrible time discarding anything. i slipped and went awol too, since late summer, so am starting over again too. we can all do this.
pegasus, i am sorry to hear you had some lousy circumstances, but am glad you can snuggle with the cat. furry friends certainly are a comfort, aren't they? sending you cyber hugs
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Post by crazycatlady on Dec 17, 2008 22:04:31 GMT -5
Welcome, MissJean. I'm glad that BlackSwan showed you the way here, too! I really hate that backsliding feeling.  But hopefully once you get cleaning again, you will find it easier since you have decluttered so much. Keep reading and posting. It really does help! 
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Post by Blackswan on Dec 17, 2008 23:38:11 GMT -5
Hey, you made it! Glad to see you here!
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Post by messymimi on Dec 18, 2008 11:59:50 GMT -5
Welcome, Miss Jean !
This is a great place for starting over.
It's good to have you here.
messymimi
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Post by lulu1949 on Dec 18, 2008 13:02:00 GMT -5
Welcome, Miss Jean !!
I haven't got to that backsliding feeling yet because my chaos/clutter has never really been organized. UGH !! But, after reading all the posts here, I feel motivated to begin.
I am sleeping on my couch because my bed is piled full of boxes, clothes, stuff that I shut behind closed doors so I don't have to look at the chaos! (accumulation of stash and dash.)
At my office, outwardly I project the role of a very competent woman that works with $$$$$ and can manage the company finances quite well. My secret fear is if they ever see my house or the inside of my car. ugh, yuk.
Hang in there. You did it before, you can do it again!
Hugs to you and your home!
lulu
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Post by missjean on Dec 19, 2008 17:57:11 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome! I figured I wasn't the only one backsliding, but it always feels like I'm the only one in my family (town, country, etc) in this situation!
Pegasus, I wish I had a cat. Maybe when this place is more pet-friendly...
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Post by notsomessyshell on Dec 19, 2008 22:26:59 GMT -5
Welcome. Glad you found us. Hugs to you. Starting anew is not a bad place to be. You can do this. I try to be organized at work. I wish I was better organized anywhere!
I feel like I am backsliding. I am knocked down by illness and have to rely on my family to keep up the cleaning I have accomplished. That scares me.
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Post by fluffychild on Dec 24, 2008 23:34:31 GMT -5
I also have the sleeping bag, and am sleeping in a chair. My bed if full of things and the couch is full. I am ashamed of myself. I never learned how to keep house. I got on line at home in August and it is wonderful. I would like to be like one of our members that posted pictures - 100 bags in a year. I would like to do 100 bags or boxes in a year. I am more motivated when I am competing against someone.
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Post by Ican on Dec 25, 2008 5:10:23 GMT -5
I am ashamed of myself. I never learned how to keep house. I can understand that. I never learned how to keep house either. I'm fairly new to the forum, I joined in November. But already I can see a difference in my house and in my attitude towards myself (from feeling ashamed to starting to feel like I'm OK). I'm going slowly, but I've managed to declutter my living room (almost) enough so that I would not be embarrassed to have a stranger come into that (one) room. That's a big deal for me.  I agree with you that this forum is wonderful. Looking forward to reading more posts from you, Fluffychild.  |
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Post by fluffychild on Dec 25, 2008 8:02:10 GMT -5
My entire family has left for a more wonderful world that is clutterfree. They also left me with two houses in town - the lower apartment in house #2 has what is called goat paths. The upper apartment is not too bad - I have been bringing fabric down from the attic for about a month and so far I have given 10 boxes to a church group that makes quilts for the homeless and needed -I get the tax write off slip as well. After my husband left me 6 years ago, I had never been in the attic - it was a Pandora's box. I found pay stubs from before I was born from my grandfather. It took me 5 years to get into the garages - I do go to the psychic and my husband told me to go into the garages and take my girlfriend with me. The first garage that I tried was a disastrous try - I got the key in and the lock came out, I shoved it back in and could not get the key out. I took that key off the key ring. No one could see it from the street. It took a month, but through a neighbor and a garage door company, I am able to get in that garage. I got rid of one of two cars in that garage. To make matters worse, my godmother passed away last New Year's Eve and I brought home 17 car loads. My husband and my mother were pack rats. I feel like I am fighting a losing battle. I guess what I am looking for is for someone that is willing to email me to help keep me on track and to work on it at least 15 minutes a day. This will make you laugh - I was happy that my girlfriend gave me a box that the Christmas items that she gave me - I have left the box in the car and I am starting to fill it wil stuff for Goodwill. I have found that with that establishment - you load the box in the car and they will manage to get it out.
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