Dear Friends,
Another #LongIsland #Xmas house decoration that leans towards the off-beat.
Frankly, surprised how similar they tend to be. The #BigBox-ification of Christmas?
It's a yard with every indication of being used and enjoyed, as indicated by the trampled texture of the snow and toys left outside, and qualifies for inclusion because of its overall cluttered look with all the non-Christmas stuff.
ESM
#Christmas
#modest #clutter
#suburbs #NewYork
#photography #photographer
Oh wow, just did a scan of what video/film/TV shows I have saved and topped out at nearly 3 Tb (Terabytes) or 3072 Gb (Gigabytes, or Gibabytes if you are pedantic like me). #clutter #ffs
Life really _is_ about gathering things as you go on your journey it seems. #Howbigaremymemories
Pixel dailies: Clutter
#pixelart #pixel_dailies #clutter #ドット絵 #aseprite #Procreate @pixel_dailies
Good afternoon. 🌴🌴🌴
9 December 2025
If I toss my old Visual C++ book, I could free up space for two or three more novels in the bookcase. After all, it’s not like I plan to do any more programming. That chapter has closed. It’s time to let those things go—completely.
I know the impulse to hang on “just in case.” But when we don’t release the unused, it accumulates. Slowly, quietly, until we’re buried in stuff. And then we become… hoarders.
That’s where I am now—or at least, that’s how it feels. We have a lot of things. Over the years, I built storage into our life to bring order to the chaos. But storage is a trickster: if you build it, you fill it. I told my wife I wanted to rent a dumpster and just start tossing things in. I didn’t get a concurrence.
There are boxes we never unpacked after moving here—over twenty years ago. They sit like sealed time capsules in the back of my little work garage. Once, I resolved to do something about it. I grabbed a box, determined to haul it off to Goodwill. But when I opened it, I found my Calvin and Hobbes collection—and just like that, the wind left my sails.
Tossing technical manuals is one thing. But Calvin and Hobbes? That’s sacred. Honestly, those books should be classified as academic texts—philosophy in comic form.
And even now, as I type this meditation on letting go, I glance toward Ben’s bed, still sitting where it has for over sixteen years. Those who follow my blog know what that means.
“Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.” — Barbara Hemphill
“The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.” — Marie Kondo
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #clutter #hoarding #palmtree #abstract
Today's #pixel_dailies theme is #clutter.
MR. CASTEN'S CLUTTER #ShortStory #Fiction #Clutter
THE ACCUMULATION OF STUFF, reducing #clutter #Donations #Resell
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/ten-kinds-of-happiness
What took the edge off my happiness in exploring this delightful page was my noticing it was "presented by JOYWARD New and only at ❤️ CVS".
A press release from Woonsocket, R.I. tells the expectant world of the launch of "Joyward™, a new line of decor, gifts and more to celebrate the joy of every season" -- in other words, yet more ugly clutter to clog the living spaces of middle class Americans.
Tried out a mix of a bb cream and foundation I bought a year, or more ago, one too light, one too deep, and still ended up too light despite adding more of the deep. Also felt uncomfortable, granted one is older, I’d been going through old stuff I’d kept and was surprised to see it.
I’ve mostly got things I loved and could display, if I had more of a tidy up. Seems maybe something has upset things and everything else is bothering it too, unless a few are that bad. I’ll need to try things out more slowly.
Also wish I could find where I put some supplements. I’ve looked twice now. Vitamin A and possibly for eye health, and possibly a few more.
I stopped them because taking a few together was making me shaky and tired, but the eye-watering could do with help again. I’ll need a new spray too, that had a life of six months regardless of where it’s been misplaced.
Where do the bloody lost things go?
#health #eyes #supplements #makeup #cosmetics #skin #clutter #stuff
🚀 In a riveting exposé on the #philosophy of #clutter, we dive into the groundbreaking "Recantha's #Tiny Toolkit" — basically a glorified pencil case with more bravado than utility. 🎨 Featuring such cutting-edge innovations as "sticky notes" and "rubbish scissors," this #toolkit boldly redefines the concept of #underwhelming. 🛠️
https://tinytoolk.it/toolkits/recantha-kit/ #innovation #gadgets #HackerNews #ngated
27.10.2025
1. THE BOBBY LEES - napoleon
2. DEAD KENNDYS - funland at the beach
3. THE CASUALITIES - guerra y odio
4. SONIC YOUTH OF TODAY - najas por la espalda
5. KLABUSTERBÄREN -
https://www.subjektiv.net/27-10-2025/
#2025 #BEASTIEBOYS #BIGSPECIAL #BIGSPECIALSLEADORDMODS #BOBBYLEES #CASUALITIES #CLUTTER #DEADKENNEDYS #FAMILY5 #FOYERDESARTS #GWENDOLINECHRISTIE #HONKAS #KLABUSTERBREN #MANTAROCHEN #RUTH #SILOKIDS #SLEADORDMODS #SONICYOUTHOFTODAY #SPEEDWEEK #STRAFE #ULTRAMODERNE
This is me. I don’t class myself as having that fortunate life, but it’s been ok & like everyone I’ve accumulated *Stuff*. I often feel I’m forever going through drawers & cupboards, doing clean outs. My rule is - one thing, one thing out! Works for the most part but I still feel I have too much. Memories in the china cabinet, a few favourite books on the shelves. #Clutter #Stuff #Recycling.
The acquisitions of a fortunate life have accumulated over the years. All must be culled while I have the wherewithal | Paul Daley | The Guardian
🇩🇪✨ Bravo, Schleswig-Holstein! You've heroically swapped your emails to #open-source, proving once again that the real #innovation is in the riveting world of #inbox #management. 🎉 Who knew that the future would be cluttered with #newsletters and #Discord invites? 📬🤦♂️
https://news.itsfoss.com/schleswig-holstein-email-system-migration/ #Schleswig-Holstein #email #clutter #HackerNews #ngated
👕 What to do with #clothes when we lose or gain weight (with absolutely NO diet-culture talk!): practical tips for dealing with size fluctuations without #clutter
https://lttr.ai/Ajs0Y
via @thathoarder
I just decluttered some of my office, a little. (It's also my den. It's also where I record.)
Anything that helps, helps.
#clutter
She looked around her home this morning and shook her head seeing the enormous amount of #clutter that occurred and built up after the previous day's illness turned her into a rolled up ball of pain and a couch potato. Thankfully it passed and her neglected to-do list will be conquered today, including pulling a few large weeds that turned up after a lot of rain over the weekend so they do not turn into tumble weeds. #Chattories
Today’s #Chattories prompt is #clutter (word or inspiration.)
Make a new post including the two hashtags. Write a one-post story for the prompt.
Keep it clean!
There are no limits on previous prompts; use or re-use as you like.
Have fun!
Trying to declutter your space? This online chat group can help.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/declutter-space-facebook-group-ex1
I Tried Swedish Death Cleaning (And It Changed How I Declutter)
StefaNikolic//Getty ImagesI Tried Swedish Death Cleaning — And It Totally Changed How I Declutter
My front room has been decluttered like never before.
By Katie MortramPublished: Dec 29, 2024
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As an editor for Good Housekeeping UK, it’s fair to say I’ve tried my fair share of decluttering methods. I’ve used the ski slope method in my bedroom and have found solutions for the 6 things most likely to clutter up your home. But one famous method I had yet to try was Swedish Death Cleaning – until now.
My front room was littered with clutter, so it seemed like a good place to start. However, I never expected the method to have quite the impact it did and to clear so much. Here’s what happened when I tried Swedish Death Cleaning.
What is Swedish Death Cleaning?
Swedish Death Cleaning was introduced by Margareta Magnusson in her book, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. It sounds a little morbid, but the purpose is an important one. The idea is to remove the burden of decluttering for your loved ones after you’ve passed away, so you’re left only with the essentials and those items that have the most meaning.
While it was initially intended for those later in life, it can be relevant at any age when clutter has started to accumulate. It’s a mindset designed to help you consider the true worth of items as you sort through them.
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How I found Swedish Death Cleaning
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Clothes
Magnusson advises that you start with the bigger items and work your way down to the smaller ones, saving sentimental items for last. This will give you the best progress to begin with and motivates you to continue.
For me and my living room, that meant dealing with the items on the floor first, namely two large bin bags that were filled with clothes and tucked against a wall. These were left over from the last time I decluttered my wardrobe, but I never managed to sort through them! I quickly rifled through and arranged the items into what could be donated, sold or thrown away. This worked out well because clothes are one of the easiest of categories to sort through, according to Magnusson; easy items are those that are ‘extensive and without too much sentimental connection’.
Magnusson says you should let family and friends know what you’re doing, as they might want to help or could be interested in what you’re giving away. I don’t live near enough for such help unfortunately, but my niece and my partner’s little sister were indeed interested in a couple of the handbags I was getting rid of. All it took was a WhatsApp message to check. I held out little hope, but the excitement and eagerness I got in return took me by surprise and fueled me to keep going. As for what remained in the bin bags, I moved these next to the kitchen door, so they couldn’t be missed in future; they were donated a few days later.
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Books
I then moved on to the bookcase. This was partly because it was so overfilled that books had ended up stacked on the floor, and also because I assumed they wouldn’t have sentimental value. I only have two shelves dedicated to books, but I was shocked by how many I’d squeezed into this space. I was quick to sift through them, removing those I’d already read as well as those I likely never would. There were a lot of books we’d been given for birthdays and Christmases, which I felt guilty about pulling out, but I knew they’d never be used, so they had to go to a new home. Magnusson says, ‘I will never feel guilty about not keeping presents for ever. To be grateful and happy for a present when you first receive it is something different, because that gratitude is not connected to the thing itself but to the giver.’
Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: I Tried Swedish Death Cleaning (And It Changed How I Declutter)
#2025 #Books #Cleaning #Clutter #Decluttering #Education #EndOfLife #Health #Home #Libraries #Library #Opinion #Reading #Science #SwedishDeathCleaning
