Handbags & Shoes

Day 5 - Sunday

Half the day is wasted (in my opinion) by my sister taking the girls to church and then a bit of shopping. More magazines and Kinder eggs arrive at my house when she eventually turns up at 1.30pm. Another half an hour to get her out the door and I tell her I'm coming round soon to do some more sorting out.

She answers the door with clothes in her hand saying she's 'folding' them. As the TV is on I suspect she's actually sat on her arse doing very little! So as the SW is coming round on Tuesday I suggest we need to clear the entrance space around the door to create an immediate impact of less clutter.

She clears the walkway through the to the kitchen while throw out the mounds of pizza leaflets, election flyers and unopened post. I gave a sneaky peak at some of it and overdue bills and demand letters frighten me. The debt she must be getting into to pay for all these things is heart-breaking for me. She has nothing of any value to show for the inheritance our Dad left her.

Next is the bags. 10 of them piled on top of each other all full of 'things'. We go through them one by one. This one is for work, this one weekends, this for taking the girls out, this one for taking the girls out when they were babies - hold on, what??!! A reminder here, the girls are now 7 and 10. They don't need baby wipes, nappies, the health visitor book or dummies (soothers, pacifiers or whatever you want to call them). My sister is getting emotional at this point. She can't bear the idea of throwing away their baby bits. But I'm tough, it must go and go it does! I congratulate her, like a small child, for making the right decision. The bags are reduced from 10 to 5. I've done my best

Now for the shoes.... Trainers, sandals, walking boots, wellies, tap dancing shoes, ballet shoes, more trainers....a mix of hers and the girls. I do better with these, most get thrown out yippee! Just a few pairs left which go back on the shoe rack. I'm hugely aware there's many more shoes throughout the house, but for now a small victory!

The entrance and hallway now look clear and clutter free. How long for I have no idea.

The remaining bags & shoes