{"id":110593,"date":"2019-09-09T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-ruthless-approach-to-decluttering-completely-transformed-my-life\/"},"modified":"2019-09-09T14:03:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T07:03:25","slug":"a-ruthless-approach-to-decluttering-completely-transformed-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-ruthless-approach-to-decluttering-completely-transformed-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A ruthless approach to decluttering completely transformed my life"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSince watching an episode of Marie Kondo\u2019s TV show, I have overhauled our family home \u2013 and reaped mental, financial and professional rewardsWhen I moved in with my husband, we found ourselves with two of everything. We sold furniture and donated kitchen utensils to charity. But, having lived alone, parting with more sentimental items was difficult. And, as I later discovered, my husband is a bit of a hoarder. He couldn\u2019t ditch his MDF TV cabinet; I was too attached to my impractical 50s Danish tub sofa.Things got worse after we had children. With the arrival of countless toys, books and kids\u2019 clothes, it got out of hand. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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