The Great Declutter - 18 months on

sarahs999

My bedroom has been redone and it's marvellous - only nice things have gone back in, and until we bought a new rug yesterday (well, very old one, at auction - great fun!) it was actually echoing in there, so cleaned-out was it! Very nice to feel happy and at peace as soon as you walk in to your bedroom. Feel like the de-cluttering is really getting done now.

pollys

Back to school today (training day) and we open on Thursday so won't have time for anymore decluttering but pleased with what I have got done over the holiday.

IN nothing

OUT rubbish and recycling

See you October half term (unless I manage to get the shed and garage done before then but with my lots football training/games starting this weekend might not get chance)

rosieben

I don't often post here though I read regularly. You've inspired me to declutter and I've got rid of loads of 'stuff' over the last couple of weeks; unfortunately my house looks even more like a tip now, albeit a much emptier tip! I'm waiting for a couple of big things to be collected by freecyclers and then I can really start on the reorganising and I'll be able to see what I've achieved - should have taken 'before' and 'after' pics! its a good feeling!

debidoodle

IN

Jiffy bags for Ebay sales
3 more kitchen cupboards


OUT

Black bin bag of shredded bills/documents etc
Ebay parcel

nearlyrich

I decluttered my bookcase yesterday took out 8 boxes of books!

ajmoney

Hmmm decluttering, I think I will join you.

I have a spare room that really needs looking at. A question though, how do you discipline yourself to actually declutter and not just move from one place to another?

rosieben

nearlyrich, that's my next decluttering job and I'm dreading it :eek: I love my books but I have too many

ajmoney, I've put stuff on freecycle, its great because it tends to go quite quickly, I need to get it out of the door asap, thats half the battle for me, no opportunity to change my mind!

misshighlander

In

Food shopping
2 new cat food bowls

Out

Cardboard to the local dump for recycling
1/2lb weight wise (Slimming World tonight).

candyblue

In
Nothing

Out
3 bags of rubbish
Fish tank
some books to MIL

Patchwork_Quilt

Nice to see this thread again.

In - two free lipsticks, courtesy of MSE. a pair of leather gloves from the charity shop and two baskets, also from the charity shop, for my pantry. Also some wood from a friend, but that went straight in the stove so I'm not sure if it counts

Out - lots of bottles, plastic and otherwise, that I was saving for elderflower champagne, also a small telly and some potatoes to the friend that gave us some wood (it's very Freecycle round here)