The Great Declutter - 18 months on

Sweetpeanut

Hi all, ive not bin her for agesss!!! but still avidly getting rid;), yesterday i took 3 black bin-bags to the charity shop, 1bag of books to the local hospice shop, 4 bin-bags of rubbish, tat an broken toys to the tip;). Ive decided to still go carboots and charity shops, but to really think do i need the stuff?? or can i do without:o. i buy stuff, but don't use it, or wear it or regret a few days later:o. gonna have to get me head together and stop spending un-nessercerily (forgot how to spell that:mad:), any-ways still got a lot of $h!t to get rid of, the only thing ive brought in this week is 2 bra's for me (£31 each):eek::eek:. So i promise (hand on heart!!) to keep posting, and let u all know that i am keeping up with all you great, tidy peeps!!! so as arnie says "i'll be back!!!":rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Mum_on_a_mission_2

Half a car load of paper & cardboard to the tip for recycling. Most has been in the car for a week - I now have a boot space again...

Several Ebay parcels pending for the post office tomorrow.

Moam

Sweetpeanut

Today full a4 pad of drawing paper (DD2 got hold of it, and ripped it into a zillion pieces, lovely child!!:mad:) into the re-cycle bin, along with 6 mags (read, & re-read cover 2 cover) out-grown DD's knickers, washed and ready for the nursery on monday morning;), other odd socks and clothes into a bin bag, for re-cycle bank, (take that next week, bound to be more, over the weekend:rolleyes:) can finally see my lovely big landing now:T!! i'll let you all know how i get on, see you soon Donna x

mandragora_2

poorbutrich wrote: »

IN: Can't seem to shake off this habit I have of buying at boot sales when I should be selling! Books are my main weakness!

Get yourself back to the library! You know it makes sense - the books are even cheaper there than they are at the boot sale; huge range; if you want something in particular, you can order it, and, once you've finished with it, you take it back, and there's NO CLUTTER at the end of the process!!!! :T

pigpen

mandragora wrote: »

Get yourself back to the library! You know it makes sense - the books are even cheaper there than they are at the boot sale; huge range; if you want something in particular, you can order it, and, once you've finished with it, you take it back, and there's NO CLUTTER at the end of the process!!!! :T

And you can get it out again should you wish to read it in the future!

wilf55

in

ds1 new golf clubs
small bag groceries
pressie for grandson

out

newspapers
small bag of items posted for ebay

wilf55

morganlefay wrote: »

I know this sounds very wet, but can one of you kind people who sound so confident about it steer me towards an idiot's guide to selling on e bay ? I looked on the site (I buy things, but have never sold) and it all looks very daunting and I have quite a few things I'd like to get some cash for. Or is there some other forum I should look in? I'm sure that if I could sell a few things I'd feel more confident and be able to get started on the mountain of stuff which fills my house, but it all just seems too complicated (and I looked at using a trading assistant, but to pay them 30% sounds like an awful lot).
I would be very grateful for any ideas.....

first dont use a trading assistant

the easiest thing to do is to have a go at listing a handful of similar things on ebay

perhaps 5 to start

see how it goes and if you get stuck with any aspect of listing ask us on here

there is a forum on here to help where the peeps are really nice

i agree with the one about sending wrong items to wrong ppl :eek: keep it small til you get used to it and then expand when it becomes easier

good luck

greent

IN:
1 book from WI sale
plant from WI sale
unsold items from nct (about 1/2 what I took)
scones, jam, cream & strawberries from WI - yum!!!

OUT:
3 golf bags, 1 trolley, 2 sets clubs, large bag of balls - freecycled
box of books to WI sale
ebayed curtains collected
DD to a sleepover
present & card to DDs friend from stash under bed
1/2 carrier clothes recycled
LOADS of paperwork recycled

PENDING
present & card to family member from stash under bed - party tomorrow!

greent

off for a cuppa & a scone.......

Gers

I'm now in 'heartless' mode and just getting rid of anything which has been lingering unused (apart from sentimental items of course) and that now includes kitchen items - unused tea services and assorted other crockery and long unused baking stuff- and store cupboard stuff which is just lying around (like opened and partly used dried milk which now smealls so bad I don't want to put it in my mouth).

As for clothes... I'm keeping a few of my 'too small' and 'no longer in fashion' items as I'm activly losing weight and they are acting as my 'fat-loss-ometer' :j to gauge how I'm doing (no scales in the house as they constantly break down and read way too high :rotfl:)

Work clutter gone back to work... :j

As for in - I'm taken delivery of a new mind set and attitude to live, love and everything.

luxor4t

Trying to stay 'clutter neutral' but revamp the house at the same time:o

OUT:
- 25 year old cake tins x 3
- saggy chipboard bookcase
- old curtains
- bag of books
All recycled either to charity shop if good, to recycling centre if not.
- old bathroom mat (bin)
- 2 old saucepans (to DS's student house )

REPLACED with
- charity shop Laura Ashley curtains
- carboot sale glass doored bookcase (repainted)
- 1 cake tin (£2.49 - need another 2 but none in stock!)
- 1 mat £1.99

I'm really trying not to 'replace' the books with more, so went to the library.