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The Great Declutter - 18 months on
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Over weekend:
In:
Food shopping
Photo delivery from Snapfish
Post
Out:
General household rubbish
Parcel posted back to M&S
OH nephews birthday present
Tomato plants (dead) finally into green recycling
Pending:
There is a charity bag collection due tomorrow, I'm hoping I can put a few things in it tonight, I will report back tomorrow with an update
A few Christmas cards to be posted overseas
Return borrowed dress and shoes to my friend, bag and accessories to my mom
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Out: A pair of pants and a large bag of rubbish.
In: A cardigan and a small amount of food shopping.
No mail today.0 -
Out: Another 2 bags in the bin. 2 ready meals back to Tesco as they're off. P1ssed because I cooked one and ate some and it was revolting.0
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I love this thread...please can I join in?...
In... cous cous (and other shopping but that's now been eaten)
Out... nothing, although it is sat there waiting to disappear to the charity shop (I'm a hoarder so it will take a lot of courage to take it over to the shop).If you aim for the moon if you miss at least you will land among the stars!0 -
IN
Food shopping
OUT
veggie peelings
paper/plastic & tin to recycling
40th present & card to my friend
retirement present & card to work colleague0 -
IN:
2 tops for DS1 for Xmas
2 table runners
1 pr trousers for DS2
bday pressie for DD from aunt
OUT:
Carpet & underlay to tip - yeay!!!
1/2 bag clothes to rag recycling
usual rubbish/ recycling
bag of xmas pressies and one bday pressie to aunt for her & her family :-)
PENDING:
18 items listed on ebay - only 1 with a bid, but quite a few watchers - fingers crossed!!!I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £20
2026 Declutter campaign awards 2x star0 -
I love this thread and have been reading for ages, I hate clutter (you wouldn't tell though from the house) but why is it the more I tidy/ get rid of things more seem to appear???? think it must be multiplying somwhere -we got back from hols last week, before we went I did 3 car booties and got rid of loads but doesn't seem to have any effect.
OUT
1 bin of rubbish
1 nativity outfit for school
3 ebay parcels
IN
nothing so far
Pending
need to get my ingredients for the Xmas bath bombs0 -
I failed to put anything in the charity bag due to be collected this morning... my excuse is I have a cold and felt a bit rough and vegitating on the sofa was more appealing!

In:
Milk & bread
Eggs & icing sugar ready to ice my Christmas cake
Pending In: Marzipan, Mr Morrison had ran out!!!!! :eek:
Out:
Junk mail
Empty charity bag for them to collect - un-used
Pending out: A few Christmas cards to be posted overseas
Return borrowed dress and shoes to my friend, bag and accessories to my mom
Welcome newbie de-clutterers, more the merrier I need all the motivation I can get!!0 -
IN
2 Ebay parcels
OUT
Kitchen bin waste0 -
In: A pair of jeans delivered by DHL.0
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