{"id":4873,"date":"2015-02-24T11:28:36","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T11:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=4873"},"modified":"2015-02-24T11:28:36","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T11:28:36","slug":"good-samaritan-gives-up-clutter-for-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/24\/good-samaritan-gives-up-clutter-for-lent\/","title":{"rendered":"Good samaritan gives up clutter for Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_4910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4910\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/RC_Clutter_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4910 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/RC_Clutter_web-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"RC_Clutter_web\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4910 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/RC_Clutter_web-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"RC_Clutter_web\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Matthew Batten has decided to have a pre-Spring clear out, all for a good cause<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIT is a case of getting rid of excessive baggage for one Cardiff man, as he tries Lent with a difference this year.<br \/>\nMatthew Batten, 37, from\u2008Canton, took up the \u201c40 days, 40 bags\u201d challenge \u2013 a cleaning scheme set up by interior design blog White House Black Shutters \u2013 after his friend recommended the idea on social media. He has already taken 11 bags to various charity shops and thrown four more away for recycling and rubbish.<br \/>\nThe idea of the \u201c40 bags\u201d challenge is to declutter your house over Lent and Matthew hopes to \u00a0enjoy a mess-free, spotless house by Easter.<br \/>\nHe said:\u2008I thought it was a good idea. It&#8217;s getting difficult to abstain from things during Lent, such as chocolate, crisps, bread etc.<br \/>\n\u201cI&#8217;ve already done that over the years and I&#8217;m now vegan and gluten free. I&#8217;ve cut down on alcohol over the years and I&#8217;m not concerned with how much I drink.<br \/>\n\u201cOver the weekend I had three glasses of wine and I don&#8217;t go out on the lash so cutting back isn&#8217;t much of a challenge and stopping isn&#8217;t going to happen for me &#8211; a glass of red with dinner if I go out to eat isn&#8217;t that big a deal!\u201d<br \/>\nWhite House Black Shutters is a blog run by interior designer Ann\u2008Marie Heasley. The project has been going since 2011.<br \/>\nThe challenge officially runs from February 18 to April 4 with Sundays as a day of rest.<br \/>\nMatthew added: \u201cIt\u2019s a great start! The house will be decluttered by the end of the challenge.<br \/>\n\u201cIf we haven&#8217;t worn it in the last 12 months it goes out. If we won&#8217;t be reading\/watching\/using it within 12 months it goes.\u201d<br \/>\nBut with lots more to bag up, the challenge has only just begun for Matthew in his quest to declutter.<br \/>\nHe is taking up the challenge in aid of British Heart Foundation and Oxfam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; IT is a case of getting rid of excessive baggage for one Cardiff man, as he tries Lent with a difference this year. 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