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  • flowerofscotland
    flowerofscotland Posts: 2,447 Forumite
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    Have been reading this thread and would love to join in as I just have too much stuff.

    So I have spent the morning clearing a heap of carrier bags and boxes which had somehow "appeared" in my bedroom. As the bottom bag was Christmas decorations which must have been missed when the rest of them were put into the loft in January the heap has been growing for 5 months.

    I don't want to set myself a challenge I won't achieve as I need to do this by baby steps so can I say declutter 100 by the end of June?

    Today has resulted in
    6 items for the "rag collection"
    10 items for the charity shop
    6 items to be listed on eBay though I won't count them until they are sold and mailed
    1 bag of Christmas decorations put into the loft (does that count? it has certainly helped with the decluttering effect)
    1 bag of assorted magazines, recipes, articles clipped from newspapers, expired coupons etc decluttered into the recycling bin
    1 small pile of bills, statements etc which have been shredded and then added to the compost bin

    So I make that 19/100 - not marvellous but a start.

    Thanks for the inspiration:T
  • pjran
    pjran Posts: 1,902 Forumite
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    I have only recycled some more old magazines today. I stopped all magazine subscriptions last year and although I miss not receiving them I do not miss the piles of half read ones.

    I also have a confession to make - I impulse buy candles when they are on offer. I must stop buying them as they have taken over a whole kitchen cupboard. I burn lots of tea lights and love the low glow they give out but I have lots of large church style ones that have never been lit. I also burn those scented ones in the kitchen after I've made a curry but I have so many beautiful ones that are too pretty to light. I've got to stop hoarding and use them!
  • EndlessStruggle
    EndlessStruggle Posts: 1,342 Forumite
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    I decluttered another bag of stuff to the charity shop, yippeee. I picked up a lovely top for £1.99 too :j
  • bossymoo
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    Been in garage and sorted:
    82 bag of old eb@y stuff that hasn't sold/cba - cs
    83 pile of half used electrickery bits - b1n
    84 assorted boxes and packaging - recycling
    85 pile of old paperwork found and sorted - stored or recycled

    Garage looks better but the tubs are still full. One is decorating stuff, which is handy as I'm doing my bedroom at the mo and will be painting next week. One is car stuff so deicer, oil etc. one is lightbulbs, including the expensive outdoor ones, so will keep those, and I replaced one of the lr halogen bulbs that blew a week ago. One has spare drops for the vertical blinds, in case any get torn, so I guess I better keep those in case they discontinue the fabric.
    Bossymoo

    Away with the fairies :beer:
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,001 Forumite
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    May flingage.. 44/100

    3 letters to DD1
    5 items of clothing and 1 carrier to DD1
    1 carrier to DS1
    2 binbags rubbish from my room
    1 binbag of rubbish filled from kitchen worktop!
    6 items for DD1
    18 ebay items gone..
    1 binbag rubbish shifted from the landing, bedrooms and loo.. I even vacuumed!
    1 breastpump to DIL
    1 binbag of rubbish from the girls room
    2 pillows.. so far.. I am replacing all the pillows
    1 single duvet
    1 vacuum cleaner (or will have in a bit I am sneaking it in the bin when OH turns his back ;))

    6 binbags for charity shop.. not to be included until they are gone!

    50 items on ebeast
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
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    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 3,676 Forumite
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    170-175) 6 cushion covers to recycling
    176) nightshirt to recycling
    177) pair of pillowcases to recycling
    178 & 9) 2 pieces of fabric to charity shop
    Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.
  • ziggy2407
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    flowerofscotland wrote: »
    So I make that 19/100 - not marvellous but a start.

    Thanks for the inspiration:T

    That is a FABULOUS start - well done :T:T:T
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  • tattycath
    tattycath Posts: 7,175 Forumite
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    Hi all. Still trying to de-mess my house. I was inspired the other day by something I read the other day 'some people want things to happen, some people wish things would happen and some people make things happen' so i'm desperately trying to make my house de-messy. x
    GE 36 *MFD may 2043
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    Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
    2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
    Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
    Emergency savings £100/£500
    12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb
  • bossymoo
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    86 - one bedroom carpet, in pieces, plus underlay, ready for tip or bin

    Yaay!
    Bossymoo

    Away with the fairies :beer:
  • meanmarie
    meanmarie Posts: 5,328 Forumite
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    Full packet of nappies from under stairs to step-granddaughter.

    Pile of old newspapers and junk mail to recycling bin

    Every little helps...

    Marie
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