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The Great Declutter - 18 months on

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  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    in

    pressies

    out

    ebay sales
    bin bag to charity shop
    bin bag of rubbish
    veg from fridge
    cards

    pending
    sold - kids desk running machine bag of small items
    Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
  • ThinkingOfLinking
    ThinkingOfLinking Posts: 11,828 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    edited 18 December 2009 at 12:20PM
    In: Xmas card and pressie from friend last night.

    Pending in: A pair of jeans I ordered online and a netbook I won, as well as 3 books I ordered online.

    Pending out still: Charity bag (nowhere near full enough yet).

    Out: 2 bags of rubbish.
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,759 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 18 December 2009 at 5:02PM
    IN:
    new carpet & underlay in DS1's new room
    all children broken up from school

    OUT:
    carpet odds and ends
    1 tshirt to rag recycling
    lots of Xmas cards posted
    4 ebay parcels posted

    PENDING OUT:
    1 item to be ret'd to Lid*
    2 things to be retd to Stresco
    1 thing to be retd to Mat*lan
    4 ebay items awaiting payment/ posting to 1 person
    3 ebay items paid for being collected by 1 person next week
    2 pashminas to be retd to my mum

    greent x
    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
  • Haven't posted on this one for a while. Over the past month or so its been:

    In
    Christmas Cards
    Presents
    Food Shopping
    2 tops
    Books (from freecycle)

    Out
    Christmas Cards
    Presents
    Shredded paper (to nearby animal centre)
    Newspapers (to nearby animal centre)
    Books/cds/videos (Amazon sales)

    Pending
    Some clothes to be given to charity
  • lola34
    lola34 Posts: 1,205 Forumite
    IN
    Few bits from Mr T's including box of Bud reduced to £6

    OUT
    Cakes and prizes to Coffee Afternoon
    Ebay parcels
  • wilf55
    wilf55 Posts: 3,102 Forumite
    in
    2 pressies

    out
    running machine
    large bag to charity tins books clothes
    large bag of ebay sales clothes boots etc
    empties and unused bits from makeup bag and bathroom

    pending
    desk
    more sales
    wetsuit
    surf board
    Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
  • lola34
    lola34 Posts: 1,205 Forumite
    IN
    Couple of stocking fillers for ds1 ds2
    Bottle of wine- pressie
    Family cards to write
    Hat and doggy shoes for cousins 4wk old babys stocking/ hamper
    Half dead pointsettia- made the mistake of leaving it in the car overnight

    OUT
    3 Hampers to family members
    5 Various family Christmas presants
    1 Ebay parcel
    My nerves after a very scary drive home last night half the roads blocked with snow, car slipping everywhere and the usual 30min journey took 2 hrs
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,759 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 20 December 2009 at 6:08PM
    Yesterday/ Today:
    IN:
    tin of gloss paint
    food shopping

    OUT:
    empty tin of gloss paint
    rusty loaf tin!
    packaging from set of chest of drawers
    Xmas cards delivered to neighbours
    set of Xmas lights in bin - don't work
    New Xmas lights not working ret'd to garden centre! Grr!!
    3 small but good sized bits of carpet offcuts to mum for dog use in bad weather :D

    SORTED:
    chest of drawers & desk from IKEA brought in from garage, made and now in DS1's new room :D
    load of clothes outgrown by DS3 sorted and boxed ready for NCT sale/ ebay after Xmas

    PENDING:
    2 pashminas to be retd to mum
    1 ebay parcel awaiting payment
    3 doors sold on ebay awaiting collection - Weds?
    1 laptop on freegle awaiting collection
    loads of Xmas pressies and cards still to go
    returned items to go to Lidl, Matalan & Tesco - argh!
    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
  • Spendless
    Spendless Posts: 24,668 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    IN- loads of money - seriously
    £120 for the old broken jewellery I mentioned previously
    £20 - school lottery draw 1st prize
    £190- Christmas money to me and Mr S from various relatives
    £50 Christmas bonus from Mr S's employer
    Various Christmas gifts to our family ready for 25th.

    A new PC- is being wrapped up for Christmas

    OUT
    The money mentioned above to pay for the PC.
    Various Christmas gifts from our family to make space for the Christmas gifts we're being given that I need to hide till the 25th.
  • Last few days:

    In:
    Christmas cards
    Lovely Christmas presents from both parents and friends for OH & I
    (Father Christmas had to come early :D)

    Out:
    Wrapping paper from opened presents into recycling bin
    Returned dress and shoes to friend (Friday)
    Christmas presents for friends, taken out Friday night when we all met for meal :p
    Presents to family yesterday
    Dog on holiday to OH parents today (she will be spoilt)


    Pending Out:
    OH and I in the morning going on holiday for 2 weeks :j

    Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year .... my decluttering will start with a vengance in the New Year! :D :santa2:
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