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Clearing Clutter & Buying and Selling Second Hand Stuff

by RachelSwirl September 26, 2018
Clearing Clutter & Buying and Selling Second Hand Stuff

I’ll openly admit that I’m a bit of a neat freak; I regularly tidy and clean around the house and I ask my children and husband to do the same to maintain a neat, tidy and organised living space. Should something break or become worn then I’m sure to throw these things away, and more often than not I will replace such items. I keep a regular stock check of my children’s wardrobes and am forever sorting through their clothes, making piles of clothing which is either too small or has seen better days. I then take these piles of …

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Living With OCD & Keeping A Clean House With Kids

by RachelSwirl August 30, 2017
Living With OCD & Keeping A Clean House With Kids

Suffering with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) can simultaneously be a blessing and a curse. I have my good days and my bad days, the good days being when my OCD is a catalyst to a clean and tidy house, the bad days being when my OCD drives me to distraction as I desperately try to get things into some sort of order to prevent ‘bad things’ from happening. Thankfully I have managed to get a grip upon my OCD over the years, I no longer walk between the cracks on the pavement and I’m far less prone to gambling with …

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Clean Up And Clear Out

by RachelSwirl September 17, 2016
Clean Up And Clear Out

Paul finally managed to clean up and clear out the garage whoop whoop! Now we just need to work out how we are going to empty the utility room whilst temporarily using it for the washing facilities. Being used to having so much space makes it so bleeding difficult when you are asked to make do with far less, it’s certainly given us the chance to sort through our belongings and get rid of a whole load of rubbish. The kids stayed overnight at my parents house last night, I am hoping that they slept well and didn’t miss us too …

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