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The Great Declutter - 18 months on

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  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    IN
    Weekly food shop
    Christmas boxes of Thorntons
    Thermal walking wear from Aldi
    2010 Road Atlas from Aldi
    Thick winter gloves from Aldi
    Shoes insoles from Aldi

    OUT
    Ebay parcels posted
    big bag of stuff to charity shop at long last
    Usuals into recycling

    PENDING
    3 ebay sales

    Not too bad overall, really pleased finally took a big bag to charity shop at long last.

    Continuing to declutter via ebay this week - relisting another 20 items that remain unsold
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • luxor4t
    luxor4t Posts: 11,125 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    IN:
    the usuals
    some edible Christmas bits

    Swapped my summer clothes for my winter clothes...

    OUT:
    two big bags for the charity shop
    recycling that council don't collect taken to the tip (ie plastics, cardboard, tetrapacks, foil, garden stuff...)
    3 toiletry sets donated as raffle prizes

    Pending: 5 shoe boxes ready for Roumania
    more items to list on E-bay

    Half term plan (2 weeks to go) - finish sorting the attic bedroom bookcase & tackle the attic eaves.
    I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.
  • InaPickle
    InaPickle Posts: 5,968 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Out:

    Wedding present & card that should have gone a long time ago. (Phew!)
    Please call me 'Pickle'
    No More Buying Books: ???
    No More Buying DVDs: ???
    NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
    P
    roud to be dealing with her debts 1198~

  • Rummer
    Rummer Posts: 6,550 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    I have decided to take the plunge and declutter my house and garden! Going to freecycle a whole load of clutter. The mess is really getting me down so instead of moaning I am going to do something about it! Wish me luck!
    Taking responsibility one penny at a time!
  • mandragora_2
    mandragora_2 Posts: 2,611 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Good luck!
    Reason for edit? Can spell, can't type!
  • Over the last few days:

    In: Small amount of shopping from Lidl
    Out: Broken bookshelf, box from Lidl, bag of rubbish, 1 book to Greenmetropolis.com customer
  • good luck to all newbies!

    Did good session in the kitchen yesterday - feel really proud.

    Doing dining room today - lots to clear out - but must do some ironing first!
    :jFlylady and proud of it:j
  • inaminute
    inaminute Posts: 288 Forumite
    Planned to have a good declutter this weekend but unfortunately it just didn't happen so a pathetic effort from me :o. I must try harder!!

    In:
    Pair of boots
    x2 pairs of trousers (1 for me, 1 for OH)
    Food shopping
    x3 Christmas Presents
    x2 Birthday Cards

    Out:
    Cancelled credit card (didn't use it anyway)
    Old speakers
    Dress borrowed from a friend
    Recycling of magazines, junk mail, cataloges - i can now see the coffee table!
    Shredding of old paper work
    x2 books

    Pending:
    x1 birthday card
    Charity bag (not quite full enough yet to take)

  • Rummer
    Rummer Posts: 6,550 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    I have made a good start!

    In

    A bottle of wine

    Out

    3 giant bins full of glass bottles :o
    2 bin bags of clothes and shoes

    Items pending


    curtains
    storage boxes
    stationary
    board games
    Taking responsibility one penny at a time!
  • In
    Magazines
    Cardboard box – to organise stuff for the loft
    Clothes rail – only a loan for car boot sale though
    New bath pillow
    2 new pairs of jeans

    Out
    Old bath pillow
    King size duvet – sold
    MIL birthday pressie and card
    Coat sold on ebay
    Rubbish and recycling
    Stuff to the loft
    Junk from the airing cupboard


    Pending
    Pot of fence paint – sold on ebay
    Cd’s and old duvet covers – also ebay
    Old broken suitcase full of rubbish to the tip
    Old pair of jeans – does nothing for me!
    )

    :beer:
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