Not quite a horder - decluttering

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Ohhh, I need one of those. I just hate crawling completely into the cabinet.

I want one too. I have a double deck lazy susan cabinet on the bottom of the deepest corner but this is fantastic.

I've considered moving my stove to the short wall that has cabinets and putting the cabinets where the stove is now. The refrigerator would probably work better farther away from the stove. The kitchen is U shaped with a table and chairs at the open end. Also very small.

I would like to replace the cabinets with Ikea. These are from the 70's and the shelves are not adjustable. They aren't constructed in a way that drawers could be installed. What I will probably do is paint them and leave the rest alone. I can't afford a remodel and the walls are plaster, so removing them and having anything left in the way of a wall might not be possible.

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Sorry if I've written this here before (head injury!!!!) but when I was in my 30's, my mom started including one "heirloom" gift (added to her other gifts) to me on each birthday and Christmas.

She would write up a little note, like "These unusual bowls were brought back from Korea after the war, by your uncle, as a gift for your Nana. Her favorite color was red, so that is what he brought her."

I got so many family treasures that way, along with the stories of how they came to be.

Now I wish I had kids to pass everything down to.... and the nieces and nephews don't seem to have any appreciation for the things I have.

Sad.

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Wrenn, I replaced my 50 year old kitchen with IKEA. I plastered some lumpy bits myself and will NEVER do that again even if I felt up to it. I did everything except the electrics, plumbing, a window that needed replacing and the counter around the sink myself and the IKEA cabinets are a breeze to put up. Having said that I could not do it now, not strong or fit enough. I think my regular handyman who is very good was horrified but those cabinets are still hanging on the plaster walls 8 years later with only a couple of the doors getting a little droopy!

So sorry to hear about the vertigo. Great work on the wardrobe thinning. I would wait to get clothes in Calif. too. Even the colors are different.

Good job Bunkie!

I need some motivation to get my pantry and kitchen cleaned out. There is no space to put the holiday food. We are not decorating or exchanging presents. However, the doxies will get their stockings. I did not want to cook, but there is a slight chance of snow, so I do not want to be stuck on Christmas with no comfort food.

So I had better get my behind in gear ASAP.

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Wishing everyone a 2015 of health, hapiness and peace.

Mandy xo

Bet I can guess what some of our resolutions will be this year.

I actually went through the kitchen cupboards this afternoon and pulled out all the items I no longer plan to eat or cook with - not to mention all the things out of date since I didn't eat for the year of chemo. Things that were still good already given away. Old things down the disposal and the bottles & cans washed & out for re-cycle.

Happy New Year everyone.