Hah! Last couple of days I have spent hours cleaning and tidying the house because a friend is coming to cat sit (just popping in, not staying or anything) and NO ONE CAN KNOW WE LIVE LIKE THIS!

Anyway, she came over today to get keys and instructions on where the bowls & food are etc. I said to forgive the clutter (we have a lot of stuff) and she said: “Don’t tidy up on my account!”

This is a tough time for many people. At the moment in my country there are
7918 confirmed infections and 314 deaths.

Remember to always make your health a priority.

I want to share with you some less waste tips that may help you these days.

• Let’s start with masks - they are not difficult to sew at home (or even make without sewing!) and it is obvious that having a reusable one is better than using lots of disposable ones. After use you can disinfect it with boiling water or just put it into laundry ;) I recommend you having a few face masks.

• Hand sanitizer - the world went crazy about it. Try making it yourself, it is easy! Ingredients: 

1. 12 tablespoons of rubbing alcohol 
2. 5 tablespoons of aloe vera and 3 tablespoons of glycerin which will prevent your skin from drying out and provide extra protection
3. You can also add some drops of essential oil;)

• Most of people started to care about cleaning much more due to the pandemic. Using homemade cleaning products is a goal that I still have not achieved yet. If you feel ready to start using them, go for it, look for the recipes (for example on pinterest) and make your own natural cleaning supplies!

• I know that gloves are required to be worn now, but to be honest I do not believe that using disposable gloves will save us and from my point of view we are just making a huge waste with this plastic or rubber accessories. But…

• please,wash your hands after touching any questionable surface. It is crucial to keep you and others save.

• If you are storing food, remember that using aluminium or metal cans is probably a better choice than choosing plastic or glass due to recycling. Of course you can reuse most of packaging. But again, make yourself comfortable and buy what you need to survive.

• Buy fruit and vegetables that stay fresh for a long time as: apples, potatoes and sweet potatoes, onions, garlic, apples, carrots, celery, lemons, beetroots, cabbages, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower. You can also freeze fruits, I often freeze my bananas ;)

• Grow your own food and make your own bread, cookies, muesli, pasta etc. ;)

I hope you’re doing great and have everything you need. I wish you good heath! Greetings!

Hello February! January decluttering sum up.

I let go to 294 of 1000 things. Those were probably the easiest things to declutter ;)

• tops: 33 donated, 2 gave away, 1 sold
• trousers: 5 donated, 4 thrown away
• underwear: 8 thrown away, 6 donated, 2 gave away
• other pieces of clothing: 5 donated
• accessories: 19 thrown away, 1 donated
• 30 CD-boxes - gave away
• old camera - gave away
• phone holder - gave away
• 13 magazines - thrown away
• old tokens - thrown away
• 2 small balls - thrown away
• 2 shop member cards - thrown away
• 3 pens - thrown away
• pencil sharpener - thrown away
• 2 toys - thrown away
• 4 stickers - thrown away
• basketball ball - give away 
• 2 notebooks - thrown away
• 35 tourist guides and leaflets - thrown away
• old notes - thrown away
• bookmark - thrown away
• 3 CD’s - thrown away
• 23 drawings - thrown away
• 1 stress ball - thrown away
• old charcoals - thrown away
• 6 small pencils - thrown away
• 3 tortillons - trown away
• 7 broken brushes - thrown away
• 2 markers - thrown away
• 2 batteries - thrown away
• fidget spinner - gave away
• pumice - thrown away
• broken glasses - thrown away
• 13 body creams - thrown away
• 2 nail polishes - thrown away
• body sponge - thrown away
• old toothbrush - thrown away
• baby porridge after date - thrown away
• 30 pyssla images - thrown away
• 13 old letters - thrown away
• broken vibrator - thrown away
• a lot of photos - thrown away
• 2 needle pillows - thrown away
• crochet hooks - thrown away
• needles - thrown away
• 2 needle boxes - thrown away
• some ugly or broken buttons - thrown away
• some pins - thrown away
• ribbon leftovers - thrown away
• some confirmations from post office - thrown away
• 2 mugs - thrown away
• photo album - thrown away
• medal - thrown away
• old condoms - thrown away
• toothbrush holder - gave away
• old glue - thrown away
• pencil case - gave away

… and lots of actual garbage. I can’t believe that I collected so much things in my life. Sometimes it is difficult to get rid of something, but I really feel better after starting decluttering. 

Marie Kondo Method for lesbians