2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

I had a couple of quiet days,decluttering-wise.And I still haven't got to the charity shop with the stuff I listed here last week :eek:.
Because I hate the house being untidy,traditionally I sent my OH and the 4 kids to inlaws on a Sunday.They get to play computer games/be spoilt by grandparents without me nagging them to tidy up,and I get to clean,tidy,declutter,eat hot meals,drink hot cups of tea while they are still hot :rotfl:.So every week the house is "reset".And I declutter "a cupboard",or "kid's clothes",or " a drawer".But there is still too much "visual clutter" lying around the house.
So this Sunday just gone,I concentrated more on "small areas" around the house.So,for example,instead of deep-cleaning the whole kitchen,I spent an hour decluttering one side that has bee n driving me crazy for months.I spent 20 minutes sorting out my bedside table,about an hour sorting out teen son's desk......I did this all around the house for 6 hours.Oh ,my word-what a revelation. :j:j:j.So thrilled with the resuts.The house looks so much better.Still got clutter,but there were areas that I had stopped seeing,and was never happy with because I had just got used to how much clutter was sitting on a surface.Now I am on a mission to sort different areas each day.Got a whole school day tomorrow to continue while everyone is out.If they're not careful,my family might come home and find they don't own anything :rotfl::rotfl:.

Uncluttered_unicorn wrote: »

144 Chocolate box (have also finally cleared away the packaging from Advent Calendars)

My DD has been clearing her room and given me a list to post :j:T:A

145 to 154 Letters and old ppw.
155 to 160 Keyrings / chains
161 to 163 Notebooks
164 to 166 Pens / pencils stationery
167 to 184 Make-up and toiletries
185 to 193 Sets of study cards
194 -195 Stones (? - Didn't ask)
196 to 202 Boxes / bags / tins
203 Teddy (:()
204 to 209 Badges
210 to 216 Bracelets / bangles
217 to 219 Wee perfume bottles / testers
220 Hairband
221/ 222 Candles

I resisted the urge to check through her bag, to suggest things could be sold/ passed on, and even to comment that some of the things might be useful (such as her study cards) - and let her throw it all out (in recycling bin where appropriate).

Have had a lovely day today: emptied/dusted/polished every surface in son's room: 2 floating shelves,window-sill,top of chest of drawers,small "book-case" built into son's desk.Also tidied the toys in his built-in cupboartd.His room looks lovely,with the work done on it Sunday and today-best it ever has,I think.And he was really pleased with it when he came home from school.
Out of the house today:
FINALLY got everything out of the house that I had listed here last week.Plus a few items I have found since then:

This afternoon I took to charity:
136:child's ballet bag
137-140:4 leotards
141-142:2 ballet cardigans
143:cloth shopping bag
144:baby's cloth book
145:child's doll
146-153:8 boxes of Cheistmas cards,unopened.I did ask first if they would like them 11 months away from Christmas,because I know alot of charity shops don't have alot of room to store stuff.The lady said no problem,they have a section set aside out the back for next Christmas already :eek:
154-188:bag of rags,which the charity shop sells to textile recyclers for money

Taken to the tip:
189:very old,worn saucepan
190: small whiteboard
191:singalong CD player,which has never really worked,so was never used
192:drink bottle top
193:random piece of steel,don't know what from
194:nail drier
And a few of partner's things from decluttering his mancave over the holidays:
195:old,stiff,and mouldy leather jacket :eek:
196-197:2 foam sleeping mats
198:clip folder
199-200:2 large rolls of felt
201:handful of Barbie magnets
202:hold-all

Recycled:
203:bundle of receipts for baby stuff,dated mid 2002 :eek::eek:
204:Build A Bear Workshop coathanger

And from the loft:
28:mini photo album (that had been used to store the paper inserts that come with the cds I had donated