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8/8/2015

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Cath in the comments on this post said that her room seemed 'less loud' as she simplified and uncluttered it.

Visual 'noise' can be just as disturbing as sound, don't you think? Marie Kondo discusses it (page 93 in my copy of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying) where she describes printed information on things like furniture and boxes - words, words and more words - as noise. Maybe this is why I am happier with washing up liquids etc in the cupboard under the sink and not sitting out around it.

The noise of books was the subject of this post!

The more I simplify the more aware I am of the 'noise' of pattern and texture and I find myself reducing both. I don't know if I dare to have it, but the idea of a smooth white floor really appeals to me. My room at university in Sweden had a perfectly plain cream coloured floor which I loved (of course people take off their shoes when they enter a house in Sweden!) And in our town house in York we had a white tiled floor in the kitchen which lifted my spirits every time I went into it.

How simple can I dare to be?

On the Kondo front I find myself re-visiting some of the categories....and I still haven't got round to doing the freezer.

Tomorrow!

How are you progressing and are your rooms quiet or noisy?
I especially like the bedroom to be quiet.

8 Comments
elaine link
6/8/2015 04:00:02 pm

The older I get the less noise I want in my home - my tastes get simpler and less fussy and as I gradually clear surfaces and get rid of unwanted ornamentation the happier I become.

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Freda
7/8/2015 05:52:52 am

A lovely way to get happier Elaine!

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julia
7/8/2015 12:36:09 am

freda, this is such an important thought.....i am looking around at all the "noise" i am surrounded by and realize that it just creeps back in behind our backs, doen't it? i used to teach yoga in our rec room in the basement. everyone who came into the room for the first time would remark about the feeling of serenity...an entire large room, with no furniture, soft lighting and only a few things on the walls...two candles and a simple arrangement of flowers. when they acknowledged how much they loved the space, i would remind them that they could create this too.....but isn't it interesting how our minds tell us otherwise?...what is stopping us? stuff! and by the way, since i stopped teaching here....guess what...the room is getting full again.

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Freda
7/8/2015 05:58:19 am

That room sounds wonderful to me! And of course we can have it like that if we want....but it does creep in, in tiny increments..

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cath
7/8/2015 01:06:32 am

We quieted down the noise of books in our bedroom by changing the open bookcases for (white) cases with doors. That was - I do remember - one of the suggestions you made in that post you linked to now. We will do the same in at least one other room.

Having started working with the FLYLady method as well this week has slowed down my Kondoing. I can already see however how much the combination of both will eventually benefit my limited energy, my sense of accomplishment, and my practicing mindfulness. Isn't that wonderful?

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Freda
7/8/2015 06:00:20 am

That is wonderful Cath, and wonderful of you to share it! Thank you.

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Lucille
11/8/2015 02:14:00 am

My mother ran a Nursery School from our home and the large room had a white linoleum floor! We had to clean it in the holidays.

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Freda
11/8/2015 07:25:07 am

Oh dear..

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