{"id":11680,"date":"2024-02-11T21:37:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T21:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=11680"},"modified":"2024-02-11T21:42:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T21:42:52","slug":"home-tidying-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=11680","title":{"rendered":"HOME: Tidying Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"487\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7112-1024x487.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11677\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7112-1024x487.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7112-300x143.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7112-768x366.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7112-1536x731.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7112.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Massively more tidy\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Believe it or not, the above pic\u2019 shows our bedroom, or rather those areas of it I\u2019ve tidied &#8211; \u2018my side\u2019 of the room, you might say? &#8211; massively improved in terms of tidiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My tattered n\u2019 torn psyche was bellowing at me to de-clutter these areas\u2026 again. So I did. I seem to have to do this over and over and over. But that\u2019s life, I guess?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7113-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11678\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7113-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7113-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7113-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7113.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This area will be even calmer soon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019ll actually get better still, pretty soon, as the two framed Thin Lizzy prints will be going in the music room\/office\/studio. And there\u2019s a little pile of six more framed prints below the <em>Nightlife<\/em> artwork that will also be going up in the drum room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hitherto it\u2019s been my custom to disrobe for bed and simply dump my clothing on the floor, down by the foot of our bed. Not any more! I\u2019ll be folding clothes neatly, and leaving them (temporarily) atop the chest of drawers. To be worn again or put in the wash, the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7114-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11679\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7114-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7114-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7114-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/img_7114.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clearer, calmer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The areas pictured above are usually piled high with stuff. Now the floor is clear. And the chest of drawers is neat and minimal. Ditto the chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing under the chair is a little wooden \u2018bed table\u2019 type thing, that I made years ago. Like a mini bench, for eating off, or doing whatever it might be; reading, arts n\u2019 crafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, whilst wee pockets of chaos persist, even in these pics (if you look close enough), it\u2019s a trend in the right direction. And I <em>really do<\/em> feel the benefits, more or less immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, the above pic\u2019 shows our bedroom, or rather those areas of it I\u2019ve tidied &#8211; \u2018my side\u2019 of the room, you might say? &#8211; massively improved in terms of tidiness. My tattered n\u2019 torn psyche was bellowing at me to de-clutter these areas\u2026 again. So I did. I seem to have &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=11680\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;HOME: Tidying Up&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-32o","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11680"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11681,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11680\/revisions\/11681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}