Slightly more organised

[vilakins]

I am soooo tired--physically. I've been reorganising and cleaning and tidying after Greg finally got rid of some of his hoarded junk: 6 cubic metres of it. I reckon there's another three to go, but at last the piles of DVDs and books are now off the floor and tables and onto the newly-cleared shelves. I haven't sorted them at all; that comes later

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[linda_joyce]

Anyway, the new one is very cool, flips open like a tricorder, and is a sort of pale gold
Ooh tech envy. Clam shell phones are all the rage here after being unobtainable for a couple of years, and of course it was during those years that my old phone died. I find that when it comes to tech I still live by my early training which can be summed up in one short sentence
"If it still works you don't buy a new one" So I can't bring myself to replace it.

[vilakins]

Yeah, I'm the same. My last cellphone just had tiny keys and a green and black display, very basic, but I'd have been happy enough to keep it. I only used it for, you know, actually ringing people and being rung. :-)

This one has heaps of features. It has e-mail (which I won't use; too expensive) and a calendar and other things that could be useful. :-P

[kerravonsen]

You are noble and good. We are going to have fun. And this could well be the quiet resting type of fun. Because we both need to relax.

[vilakins]

True. I am so looking forward to getting up later and having leisurely breakfasts.

[kerravonsen]

Speaking of leisurely breakfasts, do you have Hubbards cereals? There was a short period when they exported a few of their cereals here, and I loved them, but I can't get them any more. So I was hoping to have some when I was with you. My favourites were the Berry-Berry ones, but I expect there's heaps I've never seen.

[kalinda001]

6 cubic metres of it. I reckon there's another three to go...
Oh my...

they discontinue the batteries six months after the models, so I had to buy a new one. Nice little revenue spinner
Someone is making lots of money...

new one is very cool, flips open like a tricorder,
ooooh new phone. One thing I love about being in a place like Taiwan is that you can get the latest in tech stuff long before it reaches N.America shores and it's cheaper here. Is that the same in NZ?

[vilakins]

I think you and Singapore are ahead of us, but I think we're pretty up-to-date. :-) Nothing is cheap here though.

[entropy_house]

It's much easier to dump stuff when you're alone- you don't need a debate over every item. I am *so* looking forward to the monthly bulk pickup next week. It'll probably take me an hour to drag everything to the pile.

[vilakins]

But it's so wonderful and liberating to see it go!

[entropy_house]

Exactly! Moving stuff out gives me so much more AIR. When I do the bulk pile, I should take a photo, it's going to be huge. My 'staging areas' are crammed so full I hesitate to add anything else--I've got tree trunks, a wood & iron bench, a glass-fronted cabinet, a big mirror, etc. etc.

[vilakins]

Wow. You should.

[glitterboy1]

Wow, well done both of you with the throwing out and re-organising. I find the prospect of hugely daunting, and so I'm pretty bad at doing it. But it really *is* satisfying when you've done, isn't it? I hope you're pleased with the results so far. Will you be able to get Greg to do some more throwing out soon?

Good luck with getting all your work done this week - you'll deserve your break by the end of it!

[jthijsen]

If you're bad at reorganising, try doing it a bit at a time. Start in the first cluttered corner that catches your eye and clear that away. Don't think about the rest yet, you're working on that one corner first. Then, when it's done, step back and enjoy the little bit of tidyness you've just created. Then, when you feel up to it, start over with another pile of clutter. Repeat whenever you feel up to it

[vilakins]

That's easy when you live alone. I used to be very tidy! But when you have nowhere to put the clutter because the shelves and cupboards are full of junk belonging to someone else, that's a problem, and it was mine for the last couple of years. :-(

[entropy_house]

*nods* Mom wouldn't let any of her *garbage* go out, and neither would Ken. I didn't see any point in throwing out and clearing out my own stuff, because the moment I did, they'd move their junk into the clear patches.