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The Great Declutter - 18 months on

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  • zarazara
    zarazara Posts: 2,264 Forumite
    IN bunch of flowers and a cake:-)
    Out nothing
    oops
    "The purpose of Life is to spread and create Happiness" :j
  • Well the decluttering starts again this week(!)

    From Dad's room:
    2 black sacks of clothes for the charity shop
    small filing cabinet to freecycle

    From Mum's room:
    Bags of clothes from wardrobe

    Wardrobe to go up into our bedroom, so she can get some more useful drawers instead.

    Sewing room:
    Threw out the collapsing cardboard storage boxes and put the fabric into some stacking plastic boxes that I had previously cleared of clutter.

    Elsewhere:
    Good home found for a single bed that was in one of our cupboards.

    Downstairs WC (being replaced with a Victorian version) has been given to a freecycler.

    All the wrappings from the replacement radiators has gone into the recycling/rubbish (yes! that means the corner in the dining room is now radiator free!)

    Flooring to be fitting in top bedroom once radiator installed, which means that at last we can reinstate the spare bedroom and get the landing 100% back to its intended use!

    Other plans:
    -Clearout my/OHs wardrobe
    -Get OH to clear out small bedside table sitting in our bedroom that he brought from old house to put in spare room
    -Kitchen storecupboard clearout/use up.
    :D Thanks to MSE, I am mortgage free!:D
  • In: Mail.
    Out: Mail, as it was all rubbish.
    :T


    We all learn in the end!!

    I only ever spend money on it for:

    free Tesco's vouchers

    and the tv guide - hate myself for supporting the rag, but it does have the best laid out tv guide going on a Saturday!
    Reason for edit? Can spell, can't type!
  • hollyh
    hollyh Posts: 5,474 Forumite
    Hi,

    I'm constantly looking around to see what i can get rid of next:rolleyes: it's getting harder to find things now which must mean progress is being made.

    Today's

    In

    Nothing:j

    Out
    Recycling
    12 Pieces of paper
    2 Carrier bags of shredded paper
    1 Piece of junk mail
    1 magazine
    2 bags of conifer trimmings
    Bin
    Broken hand blender
    Rubbish from handbag
    My Sister
    2 Books
    2 Magazines
  • hollyh wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm constantly looking around to see what i can get rid of next:rolleyes: it's getting harder to find things now which must mean progress is being made.

    One day, in about five years, I look forward to being able to say that :o
    You're only young once, but you can be immature forever :D
  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    me too!!!....one day one day
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  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    in

    nothing
    but collecting crockery from freecycle

    out

    rubbish from bins recycled etc
    bag of ebay stuff to be posted going out now
    another bag of books
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  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,783 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    WOW!!! Haven't you all been busy recently! |I've been failing miserably, with far more in than out:

    IN:
    3 books for DD & 3 books for DS2 - bought by them
    shirt for OH - casual one less than 1/2 price
    pair of strappy sandals for me in the sales
    some winter tops for DD
    2 xmas presents
    a hoody for me
    1 suit & 3 ties for OH - Debenhams event
    large wooden ornament thin g for our room
    cushion
    4 cushion pads
    underbed storage box for DD
    brand new Golf Plus :D

    OUT:
    My astra which OH killed - 10 years old so used in scrappage scheme
    small piece of carpet to tip
    book to m-i-l


    must try harder........

    greent x
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • i think that has to be my mantra too - must try harder....before floor completely disappears...
    :jFlylady and proud of it:j
  • In: New duvet and 4 new pillows.
    Out: Old duvet and 2 old pillows. 3 books to Greenmetropolis.com customers.
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