Hoarding - Springing Ahead

A bag of books for DD and DGC, and having upgraded my iron, DD gets the old one. Need to focus on getting more useless bits out. I wish our local authority did textile recycling collections.

Most of the charity bags I receive seem to be bogus covers for commercial firms, not charities at all.

http://www.curbthechaos.com/index.php/video-one/

This one I found very interesting indeed, I hope you can access it (I had to sign up to her newsletter to be able to watch it).
My room is now utter chaos, I have to remove piles and piles of clothes off my bed each night (different piles at least, ah!) but I am slowly getting there. I find it ever so hard parting with clothes...how to decide what I might be wearing again and what not? I do surprise myself sometimes and dig out something great or find the perfect T for turning ito shreds whilst gardening...

I've started the sort out of the room of doom (box room). Well until recently it looked ok visibly at least but the fitted wardrobe in there was packed full. Then we had people stay in the spare bedroom and we sorted out the winter coats from under the stairs and everything just started getting dumped in there. So as of yesterday it was a real mess.

i braved taking everything out the fitted wardrobe and it filled the room up to the rafters. Talk about making an even bigger mess to tackle the clear out.

So, it has equated to 7 large carrier bags that includes: A full set of my daughter's winter school uniform including school shoes and winter tights (5 polo shirts, two cardigans, three skirts, 6 pairs of tights). Due to growing like mad she will need all new for September so I am going to take that to the hospice shop and hopefully it might then be able to help somebody local out (they do sell things very reasonably).

Also two pairs twinkle toes and pair hello kitty trainers and a few outgrown clothes. Some soft toys. Two bags of books. Few of my clothes and some toiletries I will never us (unopened).

Then I listed 14 auctions on ebay with 3 sales so far of: two large stuffed plushes and two pairs of my daughter's outgrown shoes.

So the room is still a tip but a lot is back in the fitted wardrobe neatly. All the ebay items are in the spare bedroom and the car boot is packed with all the stuff that needs to leave the house today.

I am off work this week (much needed) and so my goal for the day is to do a healthy eating meal plan for the week, and get clean sheets on the bed in the box room and have it spotless by the time I go to bed tonight. Anything else would be a bonus x

parsniphead wrote: »

The rabbit hutch is on borrowed time outside the house with a free sign on it. If it doesn't go in the next few days off to the tip it goes.

is it worth popping a (free) ad on gumtree?

we did a few runs to the tip with garden waste this morning. It is going to be a long and ongoing project, but it is nice to see some progress, however small.

Weather has turned here today so I'm attacking the study. It is normally a room of doom for any teacher. I've obviously been quite ruthless on previous clearouts, as there is less carp here than I anticipated.

I am fortunate to have a big cupboard in my classroom, so all school junk is being returned to live there instead of cluttering up my home.

filling up a big bag of shredded paper ready for the recycling collection on Wednesday. The bin men will have a shock at the 20+ green bags of garden waste that will also be waiting for them!!!

fair enough. Wish our local tip would employ a similar idea, I hate seeing good products go to waste.

I've just had a lady call to collect one of my gumtree items, so that's a little more space cleared in the junk room and a few £s for the moneybox :j