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A Way Around Clutter

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  • 21-04-2014 11:41AM
    #1
    imme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,200 ✭✭✭


    Do you have a magic recipe for avoiding clutter?

    If so what is it.

    Isn't some clutter somewhat acceptable.


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    Birneybau
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,455 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    Snow plough...


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    #3
    HazDanz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,300 ✭✭✭HazDanz


    Keep what you care for. Dispose what you do not give a fcuk for.


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    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Burn it!


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    Antar Bolaeisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    I use a map, it details all the safe/known paths through the piles of clutter and which pile contains what.

    I lost a guy last week in a clutter fall when mapping out new routes through the "library".


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    Banjo String
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    Eating spicy food and Guinness usually gives me the clutter.


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    shopaholic01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭shopaholic01


    HazDanz wrote: »
    Keep what you care for. Dispose what you do not give a fcuk for.

    This. Also buy less and choose quality over quantity.

    If you have something you haven't used in a year get rid of it.


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    Pumpkinseeds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭Pumpkinseeds


    I declutter ruthlessly every few months, yet the kitchen drawers and cupboards are always cluttered:confused:


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    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Pumpkinseeds wrote: »
    I declutter ruthlessly every few months, yet the kitchen drawers and cupboards are always cluttered:confused:

    Everyone has a 'stuff' drawer in the kitchen.


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    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    It's all about discipline. Use it or lose it.


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    Pumpkinseeds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭Pumpkinseeds


    Larianne wrote: »
    Everyone has a 'stuff' drawer in the kitchen.
    Yep, but we end up bickering about the 'stuff' drawer when one of us has to rummage through a ton of stuff looking for something:D


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    Frosty McSnowballs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭Frosty McSnowballs


    Clutter is for lazy slobs.

    Everything has its place, it needs to be clean, lined up and squared off.

    You people disgust me.


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    #13
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Regular clear outs!
    If I haven't used / worn it within a year, dump it.


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    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    Clutter is for lazy slobs.

    Everything has its place, it needs to be clean, lined up and squared off.

    You people disgust me.

    But where does all your 'stuff' go? :confused:


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    Tin Foil Hat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,679 ✭✭✭Tin Foil Hat


    imme wrote: »
    Do you have a magic recipe for avoiding clutter?

    Don't have kids. Also helps not to have wife. Both come with enormous amounts of 'stuff'.


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    Frosty McSnowballs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭Frosty McSnowballs


    Larianne wrote: »
    But where does all your 'stuff' go? :confused:

    If at any stage my things become "stuff", it means I don't need it and ether, sell it, donate it or pawn it.


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    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    If at any stage my things become "stuff", it means I don't need it and ether, sell it, donate it or pawn it.

    But what happens if you need a paperclip, or a bit of string, or a scrap of paper?! :eek:


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    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    I'm ruthless when it comes to throwing things out. Friends of mine are always saying that my house looks bare when they come around but i'd prefer the minimalist look to having a bunch of crap hanging the place around gathering dust. Nothing worse than having to move stuff to get at other stuff that you need to use.

    Also, go digital. I don't own a single DVD or CD as i charity shopped a bunch of stuff about 2 years back. Saves a ridiculous amount of space and makes accessing things much more simple ;)


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    Frosty McSnowballs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭Frosty McSnowballs


    Larianne wrote: »
    But what happens if you need a paperclip, or a bit of string, or a scrap of paper?! :eek:

    I'm not fcuking McGyver Lari!:)

    Also, I'd do have them....but they have a place. What is wrong with you people! :P


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    #20
    Larianne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    I'm not fcuking McGyver Lari!:)

    Also, I'd do have them....but they have a place. What is wrong with you people! :P

    You're not?
    :(
    Disappointment.


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    #21
    Frosty McSnowballs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,396 ✭✭✭Frosty McSnowballs


    Larianne wrote: »
    You're not?
    :(
    Disappointment.

    I'm better!


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    #22
    Ankhyu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,313 ✭✭✭Ankhyu


    whiskeyman wrote: »
    Regular clear outs!
    If I haven't used / worn it within a year, dump it.

    Easier said than done for us hoarders ;)

    I have too many clothes, find it hard to throw them out cause I "might" wear them again. I have a problem :(


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    jokettle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,419 ✭✭✭✭jokettle


    For random clutter like post-it notes or calculators, I have a storage box - just a cheap thing from Dunnes - that I use for all that stuff. Living in a small apartment means a clutter-free life is a necessity, not a choice!

    This reminds me, I need to clear out my wardrobe today. Urgh, effort.


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    #24
    [Deleted User]
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    If I don't know exactly where it's going to go in my house, I don't buy it. Simples.

    I have a "stuff" press in the utility room, even that's not particularly untidy though, but in contains things like sharpies, and screwdrivers, and needles and thread and the likes.

    I have a nice lady who comes to clean my house and if there are stuff and things out of place she leaves them on a little table in my kitchen until I put them away. She keeps my under control if I feel I'm losing it :D


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    #25
    alexlyons
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭alexlyons


    Live on a boat for an extended period of time... You learn to only keep whats absolutely necessary


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    #26
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I'm terrible at decluttering. When I was younger my sister would help me clear my wardrobe. She'd hold up an item and if I hesitated she'd get rid of it. It's the only way to do it if you're in any way indecisive.


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    #27
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    I have a book case where the shelves are full of "useful stuff I may need some day".
    As they are always visible I tend to actually use them rather than buying more stuff.


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