The Great Declutter - 18 months on

huston_kw

I've de-cluttered all of upstairs and taken all the stuff to charity - going to start on down stairs!

Yesterday I started the yard which filled most of the bin, and put some rubbish & recycling out today.

In - Nothing

candyblue

Another bag of rubbish
duster
3 shelves
load of old manky envelopes to recycling

Thats it for today

nodwah

Cleared out by Dh after months of nagging :
cupboard under the stairs!
now we have loads of photo albums with no where for them to live tho - they were all at the back where you couldn't get at them. Never mind at least I can get to the wee chest freezer without doing myself a damage!

Soon to go: 1 TV to freecyler if he turns up

must go to photograph some ebay items


you're all doing very well!

Spendless

OUT - Various broken/dirty toys and household items that had been dumped in DD's wendy house by someone when they needed to cut the grass this summer, and couldn't be bothered to move it to a place where it could be sorted:mad:
The afore mentinoned wendy house as DD has outgrown it and it means the culprit of above loses their dumping ground.;)

8 sacks of clothes/soft toys to school's recycling.
2 sack of clothes/toys to charity shop
3 bags of books, couple of miniture sprits and some gift bags to school xmas farye, raffle, charity.

assorted gifts that have been in my 'gift cupboard' for the longest time to MIL who makes up xmas family bags for extended family.

IN
a fairy wand and a Bible - yes seriously.:D

chocaholic110

IN
Nothing, yay!

OUT
Wicker chair has gone (Freecycler)
Wireless keyboard has gone (Freecycler)
Several broken CD's and PS2 games and boxes gone into the bin
A broken football trophy belonging to a neighbour (he thought my kids might like it!) also into the bin
Several old Argos / Ikea / Tesco catalogues into the recycling box
Newspapers into the recycling
Several toy bits 'n' pieces into the bin

PENDING
Still waiting for Freecycler to contact me to collect the high sleeper bed that's taking up all my kitchen, grrr!
Got a pair of toddler dungarees to post for ebayer
Waiting until DS2 goes to bed so that I can bin the toy microwave with the broken door that he's already rescued once today

jess444_2

Hi,

Not posted since June and the clutter is getting worse instead of better, so am going to try again!!

During the last week -

In - Paint for decorating the living room.

Out - Old broken printer.
Old bills and letters.
Broken kitchen cupboard - removed and ready to take to the tip.
4 bags of books ready to take to the charity shop.
Lots of old files from my time at university.

Sorted - Two shelving units with all my craft bits and bobs - sorted and now stored in the shed.

My plan is to try to have a half hour 'fling' each night from now until Christmas.

Jess

Spendless

I'd pretty much announced myself finished with the de-cluttering, only to have plenty to tackle again. This is partly cos we have now partly done the sheds/garden/attic which I hadn't included before (cos they are mainly hubby's domain- as in he dumps them there they don't ness belong to him!), partly cos DD has 'outgrown' a lot of stuff like books and toys, partly cos I was 'dumped on' by a friend:rolleyes: (see a prev post) and partly cos I currently have a lot less time, smething that is going to have to be looked at in the New Year.

I also decided when the seasons turned too get rid of this years summer stuff for the kids, prev I've saved it all winter to find it doesn't fit the fllowing spring so this year it's gone.:D

Since my earlier post I've also added a couple more kids items and a blanket to give to school (re a recent request).

DH is going to take some extra mugs to work so they can throw out their chipped ones.

ThinkingOfLinking

Out: An entire box of rubbish, including the box itself, and a faded top that's so bad it can only be used as rags.

In: Nothing as yet but I expect there'll be some mail waiting for me when i get home later.

inaminute

I think my clutter is breeding, does anyone else have this problem?
It seems to be getting worse not better....

In:
Birthday present for OH nephew
x 8 Christmas presents
Dinner shirt & bow tie for OH
Bag of books
Dress & shoes borrowed from a friend for pending Christmas doo
Food shopping

Out:
x2 carrier bags of shredded paper (bills / bank statements)
x1 book
Gardening debris including grass cuttings from both lawns
My moms camera and photos (had to order prints for her as she doesn't have a computer)
Snap fish order for Christmas presents

Pending:
Package for OH mom for church christmas fayre (STILL :mad:)
Charity bag (secretly hoping for another charity bag to pop through the letterbox)
Present for OH nephew

LameWolf

OUT:
Six, count 'em, SIX pink sacks full of paper - four full of shredded, two full of unshredded, following a clear-out of the loft over the weekend.
:j:T:dance:
There were utility bills from before Mr LW moved here, in 1990!!:eek::D

IN:
Nothing!