Tag Archives: decluttering

I’m still here …

Posted on 02/06/2014 by John

Last year a combination of health problems, a bereavement and then the weather conspired against me getting any more time in the workshop. This year my excuses are work, family life and severe procrastination! As you may have noticed there’s … Continue reading →

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Another lack of progress update …

Posted on 28/04/2013 by John

We’ve spent the weekend decluttering and tidying the study, which we’re slowly turning into a playroom for the girls. We sold and gave away some bits and pieces, threw some other stuff out and put the rest in the loft. … Continue reading →

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A bit more space

Posted on 17/01/2013 by John

Yesterday I sold my old drill stand, drill vice and a tool for removing car oil filters on a local selling group on Facebook for £20. This means despite my purchase of a hand drill, I was £17 up on … Continue reading →

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Clutter redistribution

Posted on 18/08/2012 by John

I’m not sure it was the best idea to choose the hottest day of the year so far to do this, but today I’ve mostly been in the garden working on my shed. The door was so warped and the … Continue reading →

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A bit less clutter

Posted on 17/08/2012 by John

As I was working from home today I was able to do a few odd jobs during my keyboard breaks. Most notably I did a bit of decluttering in the garage. Until yesterday (when we returned them) we had my … Continue reading →

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Clutter clutter everywhere

Posted on 06/08/2012 by John

A number of things have conspired recently to make the workshop in my single garage a lot messier than usual: I’ve been buying tools and machinery (and even a dust extraction kit!) but not finding them a permanent home My … Continue reading →

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Another lack of progress report

Posted on 10/06/2012 by John

Another two weekends have passed with no progress on any of my projects 😦 Last weekend I had to look after the kids for the whole 4 days while my wife studied. This weekend a combination of bad weather and … Continue reading →

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Various odd jobs

Posted on 07/05/2012 by John

The weather was pretty changeable today, so I still haven’t progressed any of my projects. I’ve done a bit more decluttering and some odd jobs I’ve been meaning to do for a while: Taken stuff to the dump I’ve got … Continue reading →

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Decluttering

Posted on 06/05/2012 by John

There are a couple of things I’ve been meaning to do for a while, but for one reason or another haven’t got round to: Clearing space Today I stopped procrastinating and listed the freezer, gas hob and cooker hood on … Continue reading →

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