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The Great Declutter - 18 months on
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Today for me.
In: Bread (didn't have any left)
Pending: 1 Amazon sale (which is still pending since 3 days ago).
Out: 2 Amazon sales (cd single & a CSI dvd box set)
Old Argos catalogue
Old Tesco Direct catalogue (which i found)
Some glass jars/bottles which has gone to the recycling0 -
IN picture for DH birthday gift
OUT empty tin of paint"The purpose of Life is to spread and create Happiness" :j0 -
Out - Nothing
In - Christmas stuff from Matalan, and four lots of new carpet from the Allied Closing down sale
Not sure whether to :j orYou're only young once, but you can be immature forever0 -
In
Mothers birthday present from stepdad that he paid for and I ordered.. again!
Out
A binbag of rubbish
the leaves from my privet.. it looks like a leaky wigwam at the moment I hope it grows leaves quickly !!
The 2 bikes, 1 pram, loads of wood, old french doors and loads of rubbish from the front garden.. uncle coming tomorrow to remove the remaining rubbish, the dead double bed and mattress and the dead cooker. Oh, there is a table going out once 'i have had some sleep and recovered a brain cell or 3 in order to be able to make a decision on what I am doing. I have 1.5 binbags to go to charity shop again too... And I have to sort some stuff of the childrens to go live at their dads so they don't have to trail clothes back and forth every time they go.
ebay going naff, though I have sorted some shoes of the childrens and a coat or 3 to list once I've got them pic'd.
I must have space!!LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0 -
Right...going to attempt to summarise what we've managed to get rid of....but have got rid of loads, so will probably miss some:rolleyes:
IN
Boxes for packing (about 12 of them so far...)
OUT- Ebay sale - safety gate:j(got £60!!)
- 2 bags to charity collection
- a HUGE pile of stuff today from the loft - local council does these 'special rubbish collections' every few years where they'll take almost anything you leave out! Got rid of tonnes!! Including - broken car seat, broken kids toys, old potty:rotfl:, swing frame (which we found in the loft...wasn't ours), punctured paddling pool, broken umberella etc etc. Also put out some weights (finally....DH has been saying for 12 years that he's going to start using them again:rolleyes:) and an old CD/radio - both were picked up by people who were driving round to see what was available...fair play to them!!
- Loads of paperwork ...taken to work to shred (I tend to burn out shredders:o)
- Loads of bits of wood/MDF type stuff left over from when our kitchen was done (3-4 years ago!)
- 1 pushchair & 1 car seat to be collected by Freecycler tomorrow!
- 1 bag charity stuff (at least) for collection on Thursday
- 1 highchair, 1 travel cot, sheets etc, some baby toys...to my SIL for her Grandson when he visits from Ireland:A
20p Saver Club #33 60p/£100
Christmas Saving £0/£1300
Saving Target 2014 £25/£10000 -
IN
Vanity unit and shower (all fitted now)
OUT
Fruit bowl to work
CD to work collegue
Eygptain money (unable to change) to another work collegue for his daughter who is going there0 -
In
Nothing
Out (Pending)
3 binbags of rubbish (going to tip tommorrow)
several carboard boxes(going to tip tommorrow)
Sorted stuff for ebay but needed to clear out my room so could put stuff to sell from spare room in it as parents coming sunday. My room looks full but tidy need to get on with selling it or will spend years transfering it from room to room.2016 £31138 Debt free ?
Jan Groc £200/162.56
One step forward closer to debt freedom.0 -
In - 2 x Little tikes cars, Shampoo etc. Kids clothes, 2 kids camping chairs
Out - Make-up, maternity breast pads, baby food to freecycler. Bag of stuff to charity.
House is overcrowded with stuff need to do more to get it out! My house is undergoing renovation and I have been away for 2 years! So there are things here I never knew I had, or wanted! So I have a lot to sell, awaiting some help for digital camera before I can do that. Lots more to give away to.0 -
have a full day for flying and decluttering tomorrow
want to make some serious headway as generally very busy these days
will list what i do here tomorrow but for today
in
1 silver plate won by son:j:j at golf
out nothingSave 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/60000 -
IN
A panini maker $30AUD we are moving to an unfurnished rental next week and have not pot or pans, just a wok and now this. Hopefully we can last on warm panini's for lunch and goodness knows what in a wok for dinne
My last UK wage packet
OUT
General household rubbish, recycled where possible.
Pix:jDebt Free At Last!:j0
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