The Clutter Fairy

@akalinus (40688)
United States
September 4, 2019 10:59am CST
Clutter grows when you are sleeping. The bad fairy visits your house in the dark of night and plants clutter seeds in the carpet. Specks of dust filter down to give them nourishment. Clutter grows and it breaks free and runs for the cupboards, drawers, and other spaces in your home. Some even pile up in the corner or behind a chair. It eagerly waits to hear those magic words, "What is this? Where did it come from?" You vaguely hear the bad fairy laughing. Does this ever happen to you?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (206938)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Sep 19
Ever? This is the story of my life. And then the gremlins take the things I DO need. This year the gremlins are specializing in scissors.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
4 Sep 19
Yes, I understand about the gremlins. They take important things like your bank card. They bring it back in their own good time after you quietly go bonkers.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (206938)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Sep 19
@akalinus Mine use guitar picks as "practice." Then they go after scissors, wood glue, etc.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
4 Sep 19
@TheHorse There is an island in the sky. Most of the lost scissors, pencils, socks and other things end up in piles on this island. There is a magical sky glider that travels to your house and beams these things up and takes them there.
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
4 Sep 19
there a lot of bad fairy out there
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
4 Sep 19
@akalinus The only place clutter is in my computer room.lol
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
5 Sep 19
@amadeo I bet you spend a lot of time there.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
4 Sep 19
Yes, they exist to make your life more interesting, to themselves anyway.
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ElusiveButterfly
@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
4 Sep 19
You just wrote the story of my life!
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ElusiveButterfly
@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
4 Sep 19
@akalinus she has set up her own corner!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
4 Sep 19
I gave her the directions to your house. Not really.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
5 Sep 19
@ElusiveButterfly That's too funny. I suppose you have to invite her to dinner, right?
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snowy
@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
5 Sep 19
I think I have a family of those fairies living in my house!
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snowy
@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
5 Sep 19
@akalinus Annoying!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
5 Sep 19
Wow, a whole family! That must be awesome or annoying, not sure which.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
5 Sep 19
@snowy22315 Maybe you could train them to pick up after themselves.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326412)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 19
All the time!!! I think there is a family of bad fairies, not just one.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
5 Sep 19
Wow, maybe I have more than one, how do you check on these things?
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
5 Sep 19
@JudyEv I have donated or trashed tons of stuff. The clutter fairy keeps sowing those seeds.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326412)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 19
@akalinus It's not too bad really. I have managed to get rid of a lot of clutter.
jaishankar
@Shivram59 (32102)
• India
4 Sep 19
@akalinus So you were busy decluttering your house!! The bad fairy visits every house and mine is not an exception.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
6 Sep 19
@Shivram59 Can she come to my place for a few days? I will buy her pizza for helping me and telling me what to get rid of.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
5 Sep 19
It seems to pay special attention to my place.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (32102)
• India
5 Sep 19
@akalinus My mother pays special attention to it.
Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
4 Sep 19
We have a very small house so clutter happens a lot! Lol
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Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
4 Sep 19
@akalinus Yes it does. Lol
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
4 Sep 19
You have a lot of kids so you are bound to have clutter. It goes with the territory as you well know.
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Charlene Sally Collins
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
5 Sep 19
I love this. It should be a book for clutter fighters
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
5 Sep 19
There are lots of youtube videos devoted to clutter, minimalization, and decoration. Once, I and two friends had a clutter anonymous meeting. We kept minutes and everything. It was hilarious.
amnabas
@amnabas (13742)
• Karachi, Pakistan
4 Sep 19
Yes exactly...
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
4 Sep 19
So, does the bad fairy plant clutter seeds in your rug?
crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
4 Sep 19
lol, e'ery stinkin' day, 't least twice a day, lol. couple that with pet hair 'n they've quite the party :)
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
5 Sep 19
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
5 Sep 19
I don't have pets now but I have seen plenty of dog and cat hair in days gone by. I know the feeling.
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (40636)
• United States
4 Sep 19
What a delightful post! Have you ever written a book?
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (40636)
• United States
4 Sep 19
@akalinus Well, you have a wonderful way with words.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
5 Sep 19
@1creekgirl Thank you. Some days I amaze myself and other days I can't write a sentence let alone a paragraph.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
4 Sep 19
Thank you. I never had the patience to write a book. I get bored, even with my own writing. I really admire people who can stick with it through the end.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
4 Sep 19
Yes especially in the shed, I killed them inside the house! Now to get armed for that shed.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
4 Sep 19
I don't even want to think about the shed. It is crammed full of stuff my husband left behind and probably a bunch of wasp nests. I had to leave the lawnmower outside and it disappeared.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
4 Sep 19
@andriaperry I would not dare to keep Christmas decorations out there. The heat and humidity would destroy them.
Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
4 Sep 19
@akalinus Mine has everything in it, Christmas decor to tools to household things.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Sep 19
I try to declutter as much as possible.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40688)
• United States
4 Sep 19
Oh, me too. But no matter how much stuff I donate or trash, it seems to grow and multiply and invite all its relatives, friends, and enemies to come to live in my house.