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Re: January Cure 2026 Discussion
It's day 9! We've officially almost made it through our second Cure week ⭐️
Today we're hitting pause on styling and letting the living room breathe. Clear out the non-essentials (think small decor, extras, visual clutter) and stash them away for now. What was the first thing you took out that instantly made the room feel lighter?
Re: January Cure 2026 Discussion
You know what day it is… Clean and treat, aka day 10! Pick any task—catch-up, quick win, or something you’ve been avoiding—and then absolutely bribe yourself with a treat afterward
What are you tackling this weekend, and what’s the reward you’re dangling? 😌
Re: My workspace is a mess, and I’m fixing it. Join me?
Yup.. it's a mess, but I'll be honest with you, I find that the cords are almost insolvable and when I've tied them up tightly or hidden them away in the past, I then need to go in and undo it all when I add or subtract a new item. My solution is to live with the cords and must make my desk top as nice as possible.
Simple things to do, and I'll include a pic of mine, is just tidy up and get a nice desk lamp for that dark corner - or just move it forward and turn it on more often. Yours is almost more of declutter and then add anything you WANT to look at besides your screen.
Also, I have a laptop for travel and moving around, but use a small Mac mini with a Samsung gaming screen at home and office. It's not crazy expensive and I love my desktop situation AND it looks pretty nice too.
Best of luck and any more helpful folks here today?
Re: January Cure 2026 Discussion
The Mood Board exercise persuaded me to replace my loveseat with a sleeper sofa. Today I removed 3 decorative fabrics (2 quilt squares and a shawl) from my living area loveseat, vacuumed and cleaned the couch cushions & replaced the 2 decorative pillows. I realized that the loveseat looks much nicer in all its mid-century glory without the extras. This brief reset helps reinforce my current preference for simple clean lines in furniture.
Re: January Cure 2026 Discussion
We have so little in our house that is purely decorative. Space is at too much of a premium. So focused on the continued tidying, reassessing.
Knitted blankets that I had been piled up on a couch after washing and drying have now been sealed up in bags and packed in containers and put away until next winter.
Also cleared coffee table - always seem to be be a spot where random stuff seems to collect.
Re: January Cure 2026 Discussion
I am rearranging my living room. I took everything off the wall. Thinking I may not add everything back. I am liking the simpler look.
Re: January Cure 2026 Discussion
I cleaned out the medicine cabinet. I threw away expired meds (and made a list of what to replace) and a bunch of other unused things, scrubbed, and organized. It's a remarkable change, and I'm hoping to be pleased by it every morning.
Re: This 125-Year-Old NYC Apartment Has a Bathtub in the Kitchen — But It Totally Works
Easy to do with the buttons below… I DO find the best way to grab a photo and then upload it is to screenshot it on my Mac.
- Press Command-Shift-4
- Press Space.
- Move the camera icon over the window you want to take a screenshot of.
- Click the window or a separate app to capture it.
- The window will be grabbed, along with its drop shadow, and placed on your desktop.
Re: January Cure 2026 Discussion
I dusted and straightened every picture. How do they get so disordered?
Re: January Cure 2026 Discussion
This was always the hardest task for me. I would be so meticulous that it would be overwhelming. But each year I did this, my List became shorter. It became the most fulfilling task for me. Now that I have moved into an apartment I get to do this here for the first time. happy dance