OK, so this blog finds me in the middle of a redecorating our home. What? Home decorating? Doesn’t that sound like the most un-organised/un-decluttered/ (is that a word? Oh well, it is now) un-everything-I-try-to-be? (Now I know that’s word; I just hyphenated it!)
Well, yes, and then, most definitely and resoundingly, no. Hang on, and I’ll backtrack a little to get you up to speed.
A short while ago, my partner and I decided it was time to move out of our humble-dormatory-suburban-abode, and get us ourselves closer to the fleshpots (Ok by fleshpots, I, of course, mean cafes) and other bohemian delights that the city of Brisbane has to offer. Don’t laugh, we really do have some great places, just not anywhere near our side of town.
So, decision made, we started hunting for townhouses, (don’t worry, we’ll get back to reno/declutter stuff in a minute) and ran headlong into the PET problem. The pet problem is, to put it in simple words; “If you have a pet, forget about renting a townhouse.” This is the final word, no appeal, do not pass GO, do not collect 200. I can see the point to an extent. All pet owners have wonderful/quiet/sweet/cute/housetrained/clean/troublefree animals, don’t they? Unfortunately, from a landlord’s point of view, the only pets that fit those criteria are either stuffed or goldfish. So, long story short, no townhouse for us in the near future. So, after much discussion with partner, I decided to make our present three bedroom, one bathroom, one pet suburban space, more liveable…..and so…..
Back to the renovations.
I came to the conclusion that, if I did this properly, the opportunities for a major de-clutter (honestly there isn’t much left, yet there is always something else to toss out) and systematic re-organisation, were enormous. How enormous? How mind bogglingly brilliant were my de-clutter ideas, and most important, how did I convince my partner that all of this was going to be his best lifestyle change since he met me……..?
I’m sorry, I’ll tell you next blog (hehehe)
If you want to join this Odyssey, check this space with great regularity. Each time I’ll be giving you the highs and the lows of each stage of the process. C’mon, you know you want know what happens next, how I co-opted my partner into going along with this; How I transformed a bedroom backwater into a funky office Uber-space; How I created a writer’s cosy retreat from a computer room disaster area. All this and more. I’d suggest you subscribe.

Cheers

SorterSuzy

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