The Great Declutter - 18 months on

greenbee

wilf55 wrote: »

in
chest of draws
2 mirrors
butchers shop
greengrocers shop
paper
small tesco shop

I KNEWyou lived in a tardis... if you can fit a butcher, a greengrocer and a small branch of tesco in your house that explains where all the stuff's been coming from :p

pigpen

IN

Nothing

Out

1 stray cat
1 catalogue return
1 keyboard
1 lump of sanity

jess444_2

In - Food shopping

Out - DD sorted boxes under her bed - 2 bags out.

Jess

Callisto

In

Two black sparkly reindeer decorations to go on xmas tree (saw them in the Wilko catalogue a few weeks ago, but only managed to get them in the colour I wanted today!)

Six novelty cookie cutters - for the gingerbread/cookies I'm going to make and give out as xmas presents

Small xmas pudding

Out

Five books back to library. Another two still to read at home. Also 84p in fines as I was a day late renewing them last time, grrr!

Pair of shoes, top, scarf, three books and a soft toy to charity shop.

ThinkingOfLinking

Today: In: Nothing (no mail!) Out: A bag of rubbish.

DHL never came yesterday but I am going to the depot today so tomorrow morning (when I come in after my night shift at work) I should have 2 new items of clothing coming with me.

Also out: 1 more package (book) to Greenmetropolis.com customer.

wilf55

in

ebay sale- which am sure is counterfit
xmas paper
xmas pressies
cushion covers x 4

out
bag of ebay sales
mobile phone

Djonma

Right... I want to join in!

I have a house full of boxes.
I moved here in MARCH!
I have been so ill this year, I have not been able to do anything at all.
I need to sort the house out in a major way, cleaning, decluttering, everything.

I have a HUGE pile of junk mail and letters for the previous tenants.

So.. I'm still recovering from surgery, so things are slow at the moment, and the house is a disaster as the last few months I've been stuck in bed.

Bin day is tomorrow morning, so bin bags should be out tonight, but I've run out!
Disaster!

So unfortunately I have to wait until next weds night to throw anything out.

So that's a big problem, but nothing I can do about it.
The weather was terrible when we were in town, and I totally forgot I had no bin bags, and we were out to have our very belated anniversary meal (8 yrs was Nov 4th, but I was really sick all the time back then from the surgery).
So I'm not going to get depressed or upset about it. It happens.
I can't nip out to the shop now, as I can't walk that far, and my electric wheelchair has a flat tyre at the moment.

So... we go shopping on Friday.
I shall buy bin bags, and swing bin liners for the kitchen bin.
I am only allowed to throw 3 bin bags away each week.

How do you cope with a limited bin?
I know I could throw TONS away... but I don't have the bin space!

I'm going to ring the council tomorrow and get a recycling box. And find out recycling days (I think they're the same as the bin day, but every other week).
That should help. Also get a list from them of what I can and can't put in it.

I am starting from the beginning.
I have never decluttered in my life, and the state of my house shows it!

So any good tips for newbies?

Nicola

cyclingyorkie

start in 10 -15 minute sessions.

don't try to do a whole room - start with a drawer...then move on to a cupboard.

regular rewards - like a cup of tea - are a good idea!

LilacPixie

you are all doing so so well. I need help. My and OH are natural hoarders, we have so much stuff. House is bursting at seams. Lots of toys lots of clothes and lots of stuff.

I need to make a good start.

cyclingyorkie

hubby is away Sat - Wed visiting his dad!

I shall be decluttering - Monday is bin day!:laugh::dance::dance::shhh: