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The Great Declutter - 18 months on

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  • inaminute
    inaminute Posts: 288 Forumite
    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 :o

    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 :D
    A few Christmas cards to be posted overseas
    Return borrowed dress and shoes to my friend, bag and accessories to my mom


  • Out: A pair of pants and a large bag of rubbish.

    In: A cardigan and a small amount of food shopping.

    No mail today.
  • 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.
  • butler_helen
    butler_helen Posts: 1,866 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    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!
  • debidoodle
    debidoodle Posts: 1,152 Forumite
    IN

    Food shopping



    OUT

    veggie peelings
    paper/plastic & tin to recycling
    40th present & card to my friend
    retirement present & card to work colleague
  • greent
    greent Posts: 11,034 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 9 December 2009 at 6:44PM
    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 soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20

    2026 Declutter campaign awards 2x star
  • lola34
    lola34 Posts: 1,205 Forumite
    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 bombs
  • inaminute
    inaminute Posts: 288 Forumite
    edited 9 December 2009 at 10:54AM
    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! :o

    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
    :o

    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!!
  • debidoodle
    debidoodle Posts: 1,152 Forumite
    IN

    2 Ebay parcels


    OUT

    Kitchen bin waste
  • In: A pair of jeans delivered by DHL.
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