OK, so I have reached day 30 of my month of de-cluttering and my #MinsGame (here’s my intro post about it!) Starting with 1 item on the 1st November, and building up to 30 items on the 30th, a total of (at least) 465 items have now left my home (or are at least sorted … Continue reading
I am ploughing on with my #MinsGame (Weeks 1 and 2 are here and here), and this week saw 126 items sorted and re-homed (or at least waiting re-homing!). Day 15 I sorted out the ‘wrapping up box’! 3 big sheets of previously used used cellophane; 2 random plastic bags that once had kids toys/books … Continue reading
I am ploughing on with my #MinsGame (de-cluttering one item on the 1st day of the month, 2 on the second, and so on, right up to 30 items on the 30th!) Week 1, if you missed it, is here. And here is Week 2: Day 8 Random selection from the drawer that everyone has … Continue reading
So here we are then. on the 7th day of #MinsGame, and here is an update for you. The idea, for those of you who missed the original blog post, is to make a bit of a game of de-cluttering. 1 item on the 1st day of the month, 2 on the 2nd, etc, until … Continue reading
I blogged a couple of weeks ago about going to see The Minimalists on the UK leg of their book tour for Everything That Remains (which I have now read, and thoroughly recommend!) I alluded at the time to a new challenge, a mission. And here it is…. It’s #MinsGame! I had seen this hashing … Continue reading
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