Friday, 12 July 2013
Clutter
My friends and family think I have OCD in the cleaning department, I actually don't, I just love a neat, clean and clutter free environment. I always feel less stressed when i know my house is presented in a way that makes me feel comfortable, which is always expect that unexpected visitor, I do have a small bleach obsession and have a morning ritual of cleaning all the toilets , cleaning my kitchen (morning and night) I cant start my day until i know everything is as it should be. I am constantly de cluttering and again people wonder how I have got anything left to de clutter, well the answer is I have a shopping addiction, I bore easily and am forever buying new things for my home and so its always a case of out with the old and in with the new. I have a fabulous local selling site (similar to ebay) but no fees and people are local so collect things the same day. They will pretty much buy anything... So this week having a quieter week and a bit of sun, I began the shed tidy up, each time I do this I am more and more ruthless and If I haven't used anything since the last de clutter, out it goes..I must be the only person i know that has two huge lofts both of which are empty, a garage that has been converted into a living room so no clutter there, endless amounts of cupboards (having raided IKEA) that are mostly empty, 3 kitchen units (yes i kid you not) I have a range oven, a dishwasher and there is only room for 3 cupboards (no wall units) and they are filled but there is always room to sort them out (in fact as im writing this, that will be my next task today) I have a huge shed, which is now empty apart from the lawn mower. But it will nicely house my garden furniture come Autumn. Deep deep down Im sure Im a closet messy individual, so sometimes my car is the place that is my messy place, however I seem to have stopped that now too and am cleaning and hoovering it, Iv even bought an in car bin as Im fed up of throwing my Mcd Latte cup on the floor until I can be bothered to have a clean up.. so the last thing that often gets a little cluttered is my Handbag! Come on ladies we all do it, well mine is a large one (I say it like I only have 1 handbag, I have .. well lets say more than 1) Mine was overflowing this morning so I have just given it an Emma de clutter.... what do you have in yours??
This is what I had in mine?
1. Sunglasses (neatly in there case of course given how much they cost)
2. Driving Glasses (again in there case and for the same reason)
3. Purse, overflowing with coppers and receipts (now neatly put in my accounts folder)
4. Lots of keys for my houses (neatly now in my key safe, where they should be)
5. lots of packets of mints, most of which had found there way to the bottom of my bag
6. make up bag which is heavy and Im not the kind of girl that obsesses about touching up make up in fact i rarely wear it, so that has been banished to my bathroom.
7. Tablets... painkillers, hay-fever tablets, hay-fever nose spray
8. tissues & baby wipes (now now... I always have my toddler niece & nephew)
9. Bum bag - no idea why that was in there, but useful none the less for my weekend beach trip with toddlers as now i don't need to take my hand bag!!
10. pictures off my niece
11. bottle of water (yes Im trying)
12. unopened post from my other house which I was kindly given yesterday and I think she saved up about 3 months worth, now opened and dealt with!!
13. CD disk to remind me to give to my friend who is having my printer!
14. elastic band....mmm no idea but im sure useful.
15. Hair bands & clips
16. 10 biro's (now in my pen pot on my desk)
17. Anti bac gel (again toddlers)
18. If this had been written yesterday it would have also included a little book which my friend kindly lent me which I have had for months I finally dropped it off to her yesterday
Off to do those pesky kitchen cupboards now... have a good day peeps
Clutter
My friends and family think I have OCD in the cleaning department, I actually don't, I just love a neat, clean and clutter free environment. I always feel less stressed when i know my house is presented in a way that makes me feel comfortable, which is always expect that unexpected visitor, I do have a small bleach obsession and have a morning ritual of cleaning all the toilets , cleaning my kitchen (morning and night) I cant start my day until i know everything is as it should be. I am constantly de cluttering and again people wonder how I have got anything left to de clutter, well the answer is I have a shopping addiction, I bore easily and am forever buying new things for my home and so its always a case of out with the old and in with the new. I have a fabulous local selling site (similar to ebay) but no fees and people are local so collect things the same day. They will pretty much buy anything... So this week having a quieter week and a bit of sun, I began the shed tidy up, each time I do this I am more and more ruthless and If I haven't used anything since the last de clutter, out it goes..I must be the only person i know that has two huge lofts both of which are empty, a garage that has been converted into a living room so no clutter there, endless amounts of cupboards (having raided IKEA) that are mostly empty, 3 kitchen units (yes i kid you not) I have a range oven, a dishwasher and there is only room for 3 cupboards (no wall units) and they are filled but there is always room to sort them out (in fact as im writing this, that will be my next task today) I have a huge shed, which is now empty apart from the lawn mower. But it will nicely house my garden furniture come Autumn. Deep deep down Im sure Im a closet messy individual, so sometimes my car is the place that is my messy place, however I seem to have stopped that now too and am cleaning and hoovering it, Iv even bought an in car bin as Im fed up of throwing my Mcd Latte cup on the floor until I can be bothered to have a clean up.. so the last thing that often gets a little cluttered is my Handbag! Come on ladies we all do it, well mine is a large one (I say it like I only have 1 handbag, I have .. well lets say more than 1) Mine was overflowing this morning so I have just given it an Emma de clutter.... what do you have in yours??
This is what I had in mine?
1. Sunglasses (neatly in there case of course given how much they cost)
2. Driving Glasses (again in there case and for the same reason)
3. Purse, overflowing with coppers and receipts (now neatly put in my accounts folder)
4. Lots of keys for my houses (neatly now in my key safe, where they should be)
5. lots of packets of mints, most of which had found there way to the bottom of my bag
6. make up bag which is heavy and Im not the kind of girl that obsesses about touching up make up in fact i rarely wear it, so that has been banished to my bathroom.
7. Tablets... painkillers, hay-fever tablets, hay-fever nose spray
8. tissues & baby wipes (now now... I always have my toddler niece & nephew)
9. Bum bag - no idea why that was in there, but useful none the less for my weekend beach trip with toddlers as now i don't need to take my hand bag!!
10. pictures off my niece
11. bottle of water (yes Im trying)
12. unopened post from my other house which I was kindly given yesterday and I think she saved up about 3 months worth, now opened and dealt with!!
13. CD disk to remind me to give to my friend who is having my printer!
14. elastic band....mmm no idea but im sure useful.
15. Hair bands & clips
16. 10 biro's (now in my pen pot on my desk)
17. Anti bac gel (again toddlers)
18. If this had been written yesterday it would have also included a little book which my friend kindly lent me which I have had for months I finally dropped it off to her yesterday
Off to do those pesky kitchen cupboards now... have a good day peeps
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Mid Life Crisis Challenge 2
Flying off into the sunset:
One thing Iv never done or fancied doing is flying on a plane without any company, Iv been on many planes, but always with another adult even if iv taken my children abroad. I'm finding now that is restricting me in my voyage to travel more... Iv got so many of my close friends who live abroad and whilst thank goodness for Facebook and Skype meaning I can stay in touch with them, its not the same as actually seeing them and of course its another place to visit. So I decided a few weeks ago, its going on my challenge list to take the plunge and get on that plane... Iv just met with my Godmother today (AKA auntie Karen) she was also my late mothers best friend. Iv kept in touch with her over the years but only really exchanging Christmas cards and that was when we lived in the same Town. Again thanks to Facebook I was able to track her children down and discover that she is now in France, so emails were exchanged and a good catch up was had over a period of time and she has just visited over here as her second grandson has just arrived, we went for lunch and it was like I saw her yesterday, just non stop gabbing and I told her about my plan to eventually live in France myself and wish I could now really, but its not the right time. So I'm allowed to visit anytime and I absolutely will because I have a feeling that as well as really wanting a break from the UK and would love to spend a lot more time catching up, it could be a life changing trip. Her cottage and lifestyle sound idyllic and affordable for me right now, even if I bought a house and locked it up most of the time.. it could be a start to my life in France forever & apparently there is a shortage of English Estate Agents.... watch this space :)
One thing Iv never done or fancied doing is flying on a plane without any company, Iv been on many planes, but always with another adult even if iv taken my children abroad. I'm finding now that is restricting me in my voyage to travel more... Iv got so many of my close friends who live abroad and whilst thank goodness for Facebook and Skype meaning I can stay in touch with them, its not the same as actually seeing them and of course its another place to visit. So I decided a few weeks ago, its going on my challenge list to take the plunge and get on that plane... Iv just met with my Godmother today (AKA auntie Karen) she was also my late mothers best friend. Iv kept in touch with her over the years but only really exchanging Christmas cards and that was when we lived in the same Town. Again thanks to Facebook I was able to track her children down and discover that she is now in France, so emails were exchanged and a good catch up was had over a period of time and she has just visited over here as her second grandson has just arrived, we went for lunch and it was like I saw her yesterday, just non stop gabbing and I told her about my plan to eventually live in France myself and wish I could now really, but its not the right time. So I'm allowed to visit anytime and I absolutely will because I have a feeling that as well as really wanting a break from the UK and would love to spend a lot more time catching up, it could be a life changing trip. Her cottage and lifestyle sound idyllic and affordable for me right now, even if I bought a house and locked it up most of the time.. it could be a start to my life in France forever & apparently there is a shortage of English Estate Agents.... watch this space :)
Monday, 8 July 2013
Mid Life Crisis Challenge 1
I watched a report this morning on Bone Marrow donors on BBC breakfast, which really made me well up & I decided that was going to be challenge number 1, Im terrified of needles and have really weird veins making it traumatic and painful for me to even have a simple blood test, but the short burst of pain is nothing compared to the pain a parent is enduring watching their sick child in pain or dieing and In need of blood or bone marrow.. I have just registered also to donate organs after I die, but this is something I can do now and maybe help save a life. After just going through a painful and emotional hospital visit with my 13 year old son, having an MRI scan to see if he had a brain tumour, this was I think to date the worst day of my life, sat there in the consultants waiting room waiting to hear those words that would change my life forever, either way, if it was bad news it would have been the worst news and if it was good it was sure as hell going to make me evaluate my life and that of my family and not take it for granted any more and enjoy the time we have together, after all we are all dieing, we don't know when its going to happen and how that's all.
So I have contacted the relevant people today & IM booked in for giving blood and to be tested for a match for the Bone Marrow register on Wednesday...
Mid Life Crisis Challenge
Iv been feeling a little out of sorts lately which is what has inspired this challenge.
Iv had a few hospital & doctor visits which still haven't diagnosed my issue, I've had a lot of stress in my business and come close to throwing in the towel a few times, I'm tired from running a business and working an extra job too (see living on a budget)I'm 
conscious my son isn't happy at school right now and trying to motivate him ready for his important year ahead in September when it will be GCSE time, the same son has also had some hospital visits and at one point we thought he may have a brain tumour which thankfully he doesn't. Then dealing with emotions following my relationship break up, juggling finances to keep within my strict budget, feeling a bit fed up that I cant justify the expense of a holiday despite us all probably benefiting from one, realising that despite being happy that my relationship ending & it has made me happy, happy for me usually means too much socialising, eating, drinking and being merry, which means muffin top increasing more that I would like & id felt amazing loosing 3 stone recently ( a stone and a bit now back on) just generally demotivated and fed up in all areas and the biggest thing on my mind is the big 40..... Its another 18 months before I'm 40, but its getting closer and closer and closer.... I sat watching Coronation Street a few weeks ago and suddenly thought to myself... Is this it? Is this what my life has become? I'm unhappy in my body, I'm unhappy in my job, I spend far too much time alone in front of the TV, I have far too much boring routine, I spend far too much time in the pub with friends that have a drinking issue and really aren't friends more drinking buddies, I eat far too much rubbish that I don't realise I'm eating when I'm bored.. Frustrated that I'm keen to see the world and feel trapped by my business, money, schooling, mortgages etc etc ... so after much discussions with myself... I have decided its all going to change, I don't need to wait for old age or to meet a man before I can start enjoying my life, I can do it now. I also am now going to completely change my perception of the rest of my life, instead of looking at being 40 as a negative thing, I'm going to embrace my 40's, draw a line under the last 40 years which has been full of tragedy, negative people, bad relationships, divorce, money troubles & a childhood id rather forget & have a happy ever after that I can control and I can make happen..
So the challenge is changing my life, doing things I would never think of doing in my pre mid life crisis, a complete life makeover.
To follow will be each of my challenges that I set myself or friends & family set. I will blog about it and put photos on where possible, Its going to include every area of my life and by the time I reach that birthday I will be a brand new Emma with a much happier, positive outlook on my life.
conscious my son isn't happy at school right now and trying to motivate him ready for his important year ahead in September when it will be GCSE time, the same son has also had some hospital visits and at one point we thought he may have a brain tumour which thankfully he doesn't. Then dealing with emotions following my relationship break up, juggling finances to keep within my strict budget, feeling a bit fed up that I cant justify the expense of a holiday despite us all probably benefiting from one, realising that despite being happy that my relationship ending & it has made me happy, happy for me usually means too much socialising, eating, drinking and being merry, which means muffin top increasing more that I would like & id felt amazing loosing 3 stone recently ( a stone and a bit now back on) just generally demotivated and fed up in all areas and the biggest thing on my mind is the big 40..... Its another 18 months before I'm 40, but its getting closer and closer and closer.... I sat watching Coronation Street a few weeks ago and suddenly thought to myself... Is this it? Is this what my life has become? I'm unhappy in my body, I'm unhappy in my job, I spend far too much time alone in front of the TV, I have far too much boring routine, I spend far too much time in the pub with friends that have a drinking issue and really aren't friends more drinking buddies, I eat far too much rubbish that I don't realise I'm eating when I'm bored.. Frustrated that I'm keen to see the world and feel trapped by my business, money, schooling, mortgages etc etc ... so after much discussions with myself... I have decided its all going to change, I don't need to wait for old age or to meet a man before I can start enjoying my life, I can do it now. I also am now going to completely change my perception of the rest of my life, instead of looking at being 40 as a negative thing, I'm going to embrace my 40's, draw a line under the last 40 years which has been full of tragedy, negative people, bad relationships, divorce, money troubles & a childhood id rather forget & have a happy ever after that I can control and I can make happen..
So the challenge is changing my life, doing things I would never think of doing in my pre mid life crisis, a complete life makeover.
To follow will be each of my challenges that I set myself or friends & family set. I will blog about it and put photos on where possible, Its going to include every area of my life and by the time I reach that birthday I will be a brand new Emma with a much happier, positive outlook on my life.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)