Comments for your online handyman http://youronlinehandyman.com uncluttering - organizing - home maintenance & repair Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:54:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on What Does It Take To Make YOU Get Rid of Clutter? by Pat Fortunato http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-3809 Pat Fortunato Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:54:39 +0000 http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/#comment-3809 Hi, Handyman! You're always so right on: If I didn't already have a handyman (I married him!) I'd propose to you! Since I can't, I propose that you check out my take on clutter: http://www.i-cant-believe-im-not-bitter.com/2010/january/the-closet-cleaner-cometh.html .-= Pat Fortunato´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.i-cant-believe-im-not-bitter.com/2009/dec/oh-no-it-s-new-year-s-eve.html" rel="nofollow">Oh no, it's New Year's Eve! Again.</a> =-. Hi, Handyman!
You’re always so right on: If I didn’t already have a handyman (I married him!) I’d propose to you!
Since I can’t, I propose that you check out my take on clutter:
http://www.i-cant-believe-im-not-bitter.com/2010/january/the-closet-cleaner-cometh.html
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]]> Comment on What Does It Take To Make YOU Get Rid of Clutter? by Scott Becker http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-3584 Scott Becker Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:48:16 +0000 http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/#comment-3584 You see Barbara, clutter or un-cluttering is like anything else it is easier to maintain than have to do it all at once. One great idea that I think works really well is the "one in, one out" rule, every time one new thing comes into your home, one old one has to go out. This works in every area of your home, from clothing to the garage - everything. The difficult part is just making sure that you follow it and remembering to do it. You see Barbara, clutter or un-cluttering is like anything else it is easier to maintain than have to do it all at once. One great idea that I think works really well is the “one in, one out” rule, every time one new thing comes into your home, one old one has to go out. This works in every area of your home, from clothing to the garage – everything.

The difficult part is just making sure that you follow it and remembering to do it.

]]> Comment on What Does It Take To Make YOU Get Rid of Clutter? by Barbara Ehrentreu http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-3579 Barbara Ehrentreu Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:08:25 +0000 http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/#comment-3579 online handyman you are right! I gave away pieces of furniture we had for about 15 years. I have a piano I need to sell. We have to give up most of our living room furniture plus lots of clothing! So it is easy to move, and we went through a lot of our stuff before the fire. None of our stuff was lost but the expense of cleaning it of smoke makes it imperative to divest ourselves of stuff:) online handyman you are right! I gave away pieces of furniture we had for about 15 years. I have a piano I need to sell. We have to give up most of our living room furniture plus lots of clothing! So it is easy to move, and we went through a lot of our stuff before the fire. None of our stuff was lost but the expense of cleaning it of smoke makes it imperative to divest ourselves of stuff:)

]]> Comment on What Does It Take To Make YOU Get Rid of Clutter? by Scott Becker http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-3578 Scott Becker Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:23:18 +0000 http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/#comment-3578 I am sorry to hear that your wife is struggling with this situation Nothingprofound, but I hope that I am able to help in some way - Contact me if you need me! I am sorry to hear that your wife is struggling with this situation Nothingprofound, but I hope that I am able to help in some way – Contact me if you need me!

]]> Comment on What Does It Take To Make YOU Get Rid of Clutter? by Scott Becker http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-3577 Scott Becker Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:21:02 +0000 http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/#comment-3577 Thanks Barbara, I am sorry to hear that you had to go an experience like that, but it is common to have to get rid of a lot when moving - at least to some degree. Yes, people do form emotional attachments and things are hard to part with as you can see from the next comment, but the realistic side of it becomes what to do with it all! Thanks Barbara, I am sorry to hear that you had to go an experience like that, but it is common to have to get rid of a lot when moving – at least to some degree. Yes, people do form emotional attachments and things are hard to part with as you can see from the next comment, but the realistic side of it becomes what to do with it all!

]]> Comment on What Does It Take To Make YOU Get Rid of Clutter? by Scott Becker http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-3576 Scott Becker Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:15:14 +0000 http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/#comment-3576 it is true Renee - less is more! I just read an interesting blog post on the exact topic that you went through where the kids where having a difficult time in getting rid of the parents stuff - for anyone concerned about avoiding this kind of a situation or if you are currently going through it you may be interested in reading http://bit.ly/9toGax it is true Renee – less is more! I just read an interesting blog post on the exact topic that you went through where the kids where having a difficult time in getting rid of the parents stuff – for anyone concerned about avoiding this kind of a situation or if you are currently going through it you may be interested in reading http://bit.ly/9toGax

]]> Comment on What Does It Take To Make YOU Get Rid of Clutter? by Renee http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-3574 Renee Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:09:55 +0000 http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/#comment-3574 Women are usually the worst on THINGS....lololol although I have seen a few men with more STUFF than you can imagine. After going through a life changing experience with the passing of my dad...I realized then that I didn't want a lot of accumulation to pass on to my kids to have to go through and deal with what I did....I was very thankful for all that my parents did for me..BUT...everything that I touched, there was story, a memory and deciding on what to do with each thing was sooo hard. The after thought now of living with each decision has been hard. You realize that things that are important to you aren't always important to your kids or at least the kids now days....I wanted to keep everything, even the check statements from Alaska from the 40's...but you can't keep everything. So I just kept one thing from each pile of papers to add to my scrapbook. Sooooooooooooo...I truly have learned that less is so much more. .-= Renee´s last blog ..<a href="http://artistryinfaux.wordpress.com/2010/01/16/do-you-have-to-travel-for-great-photography/" rel="nofollow">do you have to travel for great photography</a> =-. Women are usually the worst on THINGS….lololol although I have seen a few men with more STUFF than you can imagine.
After going through a life changing experience with the passing of my dad…I realized then that I didn’t want a lot of accumulation to pass on to my kids to have to go through and deal with what I did….I was very thankful for all that my parents did for me..BUT…everything that I touched, there was story, a memory and deciding on what to do with each thing was sooo hard. The after thought now of living with each decision has been hard. You realize that things that are important to you aren’t always important to your kids or at least the kids now days….I wanted to keep everything, even the check statements from Alaska from the 40’s…but you can’t keep everything. So I just kept one thing from each pile of papers to add to my scrapbook.
Sooooooooooooo…I truly have learned that less is so much more.
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]]> Comment on What Does It Take To Make YOU Get Rid of Clutter? by Barbara Ehrentreu http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 Barbara Ehrentreu Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:17:59 +0000 http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/#comment-3573 We were one of those families and we had an emergency so now it will be necessary to move somewhere else and I plan to make sure that we declutter this place.:) I had to throw out quite a bit of stuff and give away a lot of it too. Great article and I hope that someone will get inspired to declutter their life. What clean freaks don't understand is that many people whose homes seem "cluttered" can't seem to give up these objects. People form emotional attachments to their stuff. It's hard to give it up except when you have to.:) .-= Barbara Ehrentreu´s last blog ..<a href="http://barbaraehrentreu.blogspot.com/2010/01/very-productive-day.html" rel="nofollow">A Very Productive Day!</a> =-. We were one of those families and we had an emergency so now it will be necessary to move somewhere else and I plan to make sure that we declutter this place.:) I had to throw out quite a bit of stuff and give away a lot of it too.

Great article and I hope that someone will get inspired to declutter their life. What clean freaks don’t understand is that many people whose homes seem “cluttered” can’t seem to give up these objects. People form emotional attachments to their stuff. It’s hard to give it up except when you have to.:)
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]]> Comment on See Why Deck Maintenance is a MUST by Do You Know How to SAVE Money on Home Repairs? | UBM Building Maintenance http://youronlinehandyman.com/2009/11/see-why-deck-maintenance-is-a-must/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 Do You Know How to SAVE Money on Home Repairs? | UBM Building Maintenance Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:29:57 +0000 http://youronlinehandyman.com/2009/11/see-why-deck-maintenance-is-a-must/#comment-3571 [...] maintaining your home either by doing it yourself or hiring a professional contractor will help you save money and avoid a situation like the one that my customer is in which is needing everything done at the [...] [...] maintaining your home either by doing it yourself or hiring a professional contractor will help you save money and avoid a situation like the one that my customer is in which is needing everything done at the [...]

]]> Comment on What Does It Take To Make YOU Get Rid of Clutter? by nothingprofound http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 nothingprofound Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:43:15 +0000 http://youronlinehandyman.com/2010/01/what-does-it-take-to-make-you-get-rid-of-clutter/#comment-3569 My wife is struggling with that right now. I'll pass your suggestions on to her. I don't tend to accumulate things. I rarely buy anything and I have very few possessions to begin with. My wife is struggling with that right now. I’ll pass your suggestions on to her. I don’t tend to accumulate things. I rarely buy anything and I have very few possessions to begin with.

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