tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34394243.post6902767827651927048..comments2024-01-06T14:49:12.823+10:00Comments on heavens to bettsy: personal stuff...bettsylyn (Lynda)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03450931813789225897noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34394243.post-47746457230896528872007-05-15T23:07:00.000+10:002007-05-15T23:07:00.000+10:00decluttering is tough....try looking at Flylady go...decluttering is tough....try looking at Flylady <BR/>google flylady for the correct web address.<BR/><BR/>this may help....and you can print off some things for your mum to read????<BR/>Good luck! I am trying to do this with my mum as well! She is getting there....but slowly! :)Nicole & Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08692621339129463584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34394243.post-7271572981049648792007-05-11T05:14:00.000+10:002007-05-11T05:14:00.000+10:00Writing this piece had to have been good for you. ...Writing this piece had to have been good for you. At the end you have realized that the only person you can change is you, and you have vowed not to put your kids through this. Excellent!Nancy Near Philadelphiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803134620826322075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34394243.post-22524880835768607972007-05-10T02:34:00.000+10:002007-05-10T02:34:00.000+10:00A tough situation to sort through for sure. Tryin...A tough situation to sort through for sure. Trying to force her will make her cling tighter. I wish you luck with this situation. There is a site www.organizedhome.net. There are lots of suggestions for folks that need help getting rid of things!swoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072848652991759330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34394243.post-64141485666925482192007-05-07T19:22:00.000+10:002007-05-07T19:22:00.000+10:00I could really feel your heart breaking for your M...I could really feel your heart breaking for your Mum, and gosh it must be hard to recognise some of those traits in yourself. My FIL has the same problem, and hubby and I know we're going to have the devil of a time when he goes. I love flylady's take on the whole thing. She advocates de-cluttering and if it's useful but you don't use it, bless someone else with it if they need it.<BR/>*hugs*<BR/>Tazzie<BR/>:-)Tazziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872390174069150617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34394243.post-171432678558024032007-05-07T14:05:00.000+10:002007-05-07T14:05:00.000+10:00I think there are a lot of people in the world tha...I think there are a lot of people in the world that have the same problem. In the end it probably has very little to do with the "things" but how the person is feeling about themselves and what the "things" represent to them. You are probably right that at this point you can not do much to change your mum but you can change yourself.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741073501328591544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34394243.post-4471978035789491162007-05-06T18:57:00.000+10:002007-05-06T18:57:00.000+10:00That sort of struggle gets you doen, doesn't it? ...That sort of struggle gets you doen, doesn't it? I don't save anything "for good" anymore. I try and use it all.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15434857739724897230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34394243.post-19603621879793193252007-05-06T14:08:00.000+10:002007-05-06T14:08:00.000+10:00I can certainly understand the challenges facing y...I can certainly understand the challenges facing you at this time. It's not always easy dealing with family issues but somehow we muddle through. Sending you best wishes.CONNIE Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11524592276175272170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34394243.post-80429463127981782312007-05-04T16:33:00.000+10:002007-05-04T16:33:00.000+10:00As I step up and over through my half sorted sewin...As I step up and over through my half sorted sewing room I understand where you are coming from. I guess now and again we all need a wake up call. Thanks for sharing your mum's dilema. Let's hope we balance a need for a stash and a compulsion to hang onto everything "just in case".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com