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The Great Declutter - 18 months on

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  • Kaz2904
    Kaz2904 Posts: 5,797 Forumite
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    DH did indeed take apart the old computer desk last night so we have a big gap in the dining room. He then took the afternoon off work today and wired in a new plug socket for me in the cupboard under the stairs so that I can actually put my freezer in there. (We forgot to do it when we did the kitchen so it had to wait another 2 years!)
    He has emptied out the cupboard so now both my kitchen and dining room are covered in stuff and I'm darned if it's going back!
    I am so looking forward to being able to put away my hoover and my vax. I can put the camping stuff in there so it's not in our wardrobe oh how lovely!
    Tonight is my last of 5 nights so I don't know how long I'll sleep for tomorrow. Really I need to get cracking on sorting and dumping stuff! DD is going to a friends after school so it'll be myself and DS who have to get cracking. I expect I'll give him a treat for helping out if he helps well!
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  • Soapy955
    Soapy955 Posts: 274 Forumite
    I haven't been on for a while but I've been decluttering still!!

    In:
    2 new waste paper bins
    bin liners to stop the new bins from going manky!
    some nappies in preparation for the new arrival!
    £87 to Paypal account for eBay sales :j
    present for our friends' little girl who is four on Saturday so that won't be in the house for too long.

    Out:
    2 manky old waste paper bins
    10 ebay parcels. :j
    2 bags of soft toys from my daughter's room (charity shop)
    pile of kids videos (charity shop)
    few kids books (charity shop)
    toy travel cot that was for my daughter's dolls but took up so much room!
    2 old table lamps (Freecycle)
    3" off my hair (at long last, my first haircut since February! :o )
    about 3" off my daughter's hair (her first ever haircut and she's four! Got her school photo next week so it had to be done!)

    I'm sure there's been more than that but I can't think of anything at the moment.

    Keep going everyone!!
    I'm so sorry if you were enjoying this thread and mine is the last post!!

    I seem to have a nasty habit of killing threads!
    :p
  • System
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    i havent been getting rid of much recently, mainly ebay parcels, but i cleared out a pile of stuff from my magazine files, i have an empty one now!
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  • liuhut
    liuhut Posts: 1,269 Forumite
    Nearly finished my bathroom, I know its not de-cluttering but it makes the place look better!

    OUT
    Book to a friends
    6 books to MIL
    Old chest of draws
    Load more paperwork, sat in the garage waiting to be shredded
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  • allydowd
    allydowd Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    I used Freecycle to get rid of utter junk without paying the council to remove it:

    http://www.freecycle.org

    This is good for losing stuff you can't sell. I needed to get rid of lots of stuff over the Christmas period when the council weren't doing collections and when the tip was closed. I advertised on Freecycle and within 24 hours it had all gone, even the terminally broken bed frame!

    ;)
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  • System
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    woohoo also cleared a drawer in my filing cabinet!
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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    I have filled 2 binbags with rubbish and a carrier of recycling today and taken delivery of 3 furry throws for my sofas, 4 pairs of jeans and a new coat.. I may well be returning some of those items though.
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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    47 things now listed on ebay... none have bids yet but there are loads of watchers.. I need to get DS1 a new phone so all buyers welcome.. search aiska.. that brings up one of my items.. it is the only one on there.. so I'm dead easy to find!

    I will find my house!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • Ellidee
    Ellidee Posts: 6,216 Forumite
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    Pigpen - gotcha on ebay - :T your user name - trust you ! :rotfl:
    Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. William James
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
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    Ellidee wrote: »
    Pigpen - gotcha on ebay - :T your user name - trust you ! :rotfl:

    LOL... It is true though..
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
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    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
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