The Great Declutter - 18 months on

moneytree1

Thanks to all for your advice in answer to your question Red Fraggle the intention is to sell what I can of what I decide we want to throw. Also have enlisted DD help and had a sort of her room last night with 1 bin bag of rubbish and about the same again in bits and bobs for ebay or car boot. Still loads to tackle in her room and the incentive for her is that she wants a more grown up room also her birthday in August. Will let her keep proceeds from old toys etc from her room she is always saving for something which is great. Just about to go armed with bin bags to my room as this is where everything ends up from the spare room when my parents arrive and they are due on 4th August. So catch you later hopefully with loads of stuff for ebay and the bin man. Must get on only 2 hrs till end of school. Moneytree1

zarazara

IN great load of groceries, new kitchen scales and new vacuum cleaner also silicon baking tray.
2 pot plants, very pretty.
OUT nothing yet but old vac and scales listed on freecycle.

msgnomey

good luck !!! keep posting and we'll keep encouraging

You can do it, a little at a time
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moneytree1

Hi there can I join in My house is full of stuff its got to the stage in some rooms where I would just rather close the door than start the never ending task but I am fed up of it now and need to get rid of the mess also if I can make so cash out of it for a car boot or ebay all would be good in demolishing the debt as well as the clutter. Moneytree1

Kentishmaid_2

Thanks, I feel so motivated that I'm off to clear 'Boot Hole' which hasn't been touched for atleast 4 years! I really should get around to doing whole house but............. .
Kentishmaid

zarazara

oh yes! do join us. Car boot, or even better a garage sale and eBay are fab. What I do is try to sell stuff, then if it doesnt go I list it immediately on Freecycle or take to charity shop or the tip. Whatever happens it must go!
What I found is that I got rid of about 75% of my possessions [yes!] most of it given away, and it made me think more about what I bought and buy less.

LameWolf

Can I ask for a little encouragement?

I have to face the fact that I have clothes I'm never going to squeeze my carcase into again. The trouble is, they're to my taste, still good, and I don't like getting rid of things that are to my taste and useable..... you see the problem.

Also, trying them on to check if I can still get into any is problematic, as I have to have assistance with dressing at the best of times. So I end up keeping them "in hope".

Ideas, encouragement, kicks up the backside (gentle ones please!) all welcome.:o

stressedoutmumof1

What does everyone do with all their stuff they have de-cluttered? There is only so much you can put in the bins (collection every fortnight). We have just decorated DD's bedroom, decluttered it first - took two trips to the tip (20 mile trip). Now we have a taken apart wardrobe, taken apart cabin bed and old carpet sitting in our garden :eek: As well as two boxes of broken/old toys.

greent

stressedoutmumof1 wrote: »

What does everyone do with all their stuff they have de-cluttered? There is only so much you can put in the bins (collection every fortnight). We have just decorated DD's bedroom, decluttered it first - took two trips to the tip (20 mile trip). Now we have a taken apart wardrobe, taken apart cabin bed and old carpet sitting in our garden :eek: As well as two boxes of broken/old toys.

freecycle as much as poss!

Sweetpeanut

Hi all, today ive sorted 2x bin-bags of rubbish, plastic bottles, cans and 2 wine bottles , have gone in my blue bin, 2x b'day cards for MIL, 2x b'day cards for FIL, DD's old knickers (spottlessly clean i mite add:D) are off to nursery tomorrow asda bag full, 8 odd socks probably find the other 8 this week:mad:, but there in the rag bag anyhow. Some of both my DD's clothes to charity bag, am thinking should i put DD1's school dresses in there:rolleyes:, because DD2 does'nt start school til sept 2011??? and they won't fit her next year, got a bin bag of my clothes to go to CS too. 4 books aswell, and 3 hand bags. Seems alot wrote down:eek:, but ive decided enough is definately enough!!! im being RUTHLESS!!!! slimming down all our wardrobes and every other area in the house, just gotta get DH on board he's the hoarder:mad::mad:. Happy de-cluttering see you soon xx