The Great Declutter - 18 months on

angelavdavis

Out - two huge bags of paper recycling
In - nothing!

I have two bags of home mags on freecycle waiting for a new home!

hollyh

Hi,

I too seem to have brought more in today than has gone out.

In

Fruit & veg from market
WW stuff
Rabbit food & chew thing
Disinfectant
Toilet block
Dustpan & brush

Out
Bin
Junk from behind microwave
Broken lampshade
Recycling
1 cardboard box
Coffee jar

Callisto

In

New winter coat that I'm totally in love with, I'm actually looking forward to wearing it and I usually hate the cold!
New sports bra and two pairs of trousers for running.
Draught excluder to go on the bottom of the front door.
Huge box of washing powder, toilet rolls and teabags donated by OH's Mum (bless her!)
A load of wine making equipment (OH's new hobby.)

Out

Three large bags to charity shop.
Bracelet and necklace given to Mum.
Old poster and several wedding venue brochures recycled.

Pending

Old winter coat, meant to take to charity shop today with other stuff, but forgot it!

wilf55

in

wall paper samples
paste
filler
3 rolls lining paper
post

out

1 bag of useful items to charity shop
1 bag posted - sold on ebay
post
emails - deleted

23rdspiral

Hi, can i join? I'm in need of some motivation. And perhaps writing down what i get rid of will help me get over the idea of actually getting rid of it?

i am a horder.
~ i work in a museum, so it's my nature to salvage and hang on to the old...
~ my mum saves everything in case it is needed, so i've been taught well...
~ i care for the environment by trying not to waste things, so i keep them in case they can be re-purposed...
~ my chap is tollerant and does like it when i can produce the right screw or bit of string at a moment's notice!

...but the house is full, and we want to sell, and often i can't find what i'm looking for because there is SO MUCH STUFF !!!

So i'll pledge to de-clutter. I love your idea of 1 thing out 1 thing in. Lets see what I can do with today while i lurk waiting for the plumber...

sarahs999

Very pleased to say that we've been back in our newly decorated and de-cluttered bedroom now for two weeks, and the surfaces are all still clear, the rug is walkable on, and all is still calm. Very nice room to be in at the end of the day.

sarahs999

Oh, and have three big bin bags full of rubbish to give to the next charity that puts a leaflet through the door (well, the next proper charity, not those moneymaking ones...)

wilf55

welcome spiral

in

nothing

out

2 large bags of tat for rag recycling
2 large bags for ebaying ..sorted but not even photographed or listed yet but out of harms way for now
1 bag of kids books - freecycle
1 bag to charity shop this morning
1 bag posted - ebay sales
2 paddling pools
1 under bed draw - broken
1 trampoline safety thing broken
emails - deleted

Triggles

Oh, goodness - I definitely need this thread! We are completely cluttered!!!

let's see...

In:
-2 christmas presents that arrived in the post

Out:
-some old bills (shredded)
-junk mail (in and out)
-miscellaneous pieces to mini bouncy castle - deflated and moved to shed for winter

Taking steps towards removal:
- items placed on ebay, awaiting finish of auction
- toilet seat thing (not sure what the appropriate word is) - to be freecycled this weekend when we'll be home for pickup

fedupandskint

I have brought more in than out recently and stopped decluttering.

Listed 17 items on ebay to hope they sell and continue the declutter!

Need to get back on the ebay listings and start selling the clutter and clear the spare room and then finally start decorating the upstairs when the room is cleared out!

Better have this as my new mantra!

"Declutter, declutter!!
Clear out, clear out!!
Make room, regain space, decorate!!
Do not reclutter, do not reclutter!!
Enjoy your space and light!!"