The Great Declutter - 18 months on

liuhut

IN

New Lino for the bathroom - now finished


OUT

Four boxed of sentimental stuff to go in my mums loft
Two boxes of toys from the garden that were had it


The boxes, they have gone as we are going to Oz for a year and it was stuff that I just could not get rid of, kids first shoes, special paintings etc.

OH has been painting the lounge and the carpet comes tomorrow so thats another room done!! Just six to go...argh
XXX

rosieben

ok, I really think its time I joined in this thread! In June I moved from a (large) 2 bed bungalow to a (tiny) 2 up/2 down and I am so surrounded by STUFF :eek: and that's after a massive pre-move clearout and a massive post-move clearout

I've been looking around caravan equipment sites for things that save space - like my kitchen waste 'bin' (plastic frame screwed to the back of the door which holds bin liners) and my over the door hangers. I've acquired a bissel magic broom from a charity sale so my bil is having my big old vac for his garage. Any other space-saving ideas would be very welcome

I have some great shelves and drawer storage at one end of my bedroom but at the moment its all such a mess I can't find anything! So, my plan is to sort out my art and craft supplies (may even have to reduce my fabric stash a little) and make some room in my bedroom - aim is for the end of this month ..... that's one week :think:

I'll try to make time to read through earlier posts for ideas

Kaz2904

I'm so pleased I'm not the only person who thought LED's were awful!
Apparently you can get energy saving bulbs for dimmers but they are very very expensive. DH was looking at fitting a dimmer switch when he rewired the lights but I wouldn't let him because of the cost of the bulbs!

In: Nothing.
Out: 1 packet of profiteroles! (Shh, don't tell DH!)

nicki_2

IN :
A decent winter/waterproof coat for me since the one I've been wearing now leaks and doesn't keep me warm :rolleyes:

OUT :
Wheelie bin was emptied this morning
£30 (on the coat)
My sanity, closely followed by my writers block :j:j (Essay now underway)

luxor4t

IN:
- 1 blouse, 1 skirt, 1 jacket & a jumper for OH (total cost £5, Dewhirst)
- MiL :eek:

OUT:
- 1 large sack & 1 carrier bag for charity shop (recycling fabric, cassettes, booksetc)
- small TV (work colleague)
- peace & quiet

Still lots of places to de-junk, but already 100% better than it was :j

skint_spice

IN:
groceries and some nice glasses (going cheap in tesco to replace all the chipped ones I got rid of last week)

OUT:
some clothes to charity shop
more books to book bank
some hidden stuff at back of kitchen cupboard including rice cakes that went out of date in 2006.:eek:

nicki_2

IN :
Replacement Credit Card (that won't be used )

Out :
Ex as a second card holder on my Credit Card (only taken 2 letters, and 4 phonecalls :mad: ) :j:j
Ex's replacement Credit Card which should never have been issued anyway :mad:
Old Railcard (new one arrived the other day, which I got using a code from here )

DD is currently working on her desk.... unfortunately she's a hoarder so I doubt anything will get thrown out :rolleyes:

Lemon_Tree

i'm back post wedding and honey moon
back on the declutter program
Out: 4 bags of clothes to the charity clothes bin
recycling bin emptied into large bin
rubbish into normal bins



in:
soon some christmas pressy's
shoe rack thingie to help tidy up this tip, so old shoe rack from singleton times can go out.

skint_spice

In: Nothing

Out: Cleared on top of some kitchen cupboards so christmas crackers (dusty as hell and unusable), various boxes and tatty lunchboxes today. Kitchen looks v odd now there's nothing in that corner anymore!

Kaz2904

Did nothing all weekend as went away instead. It's now half term so the plan is to do childrens bedrooms over the holidays.
DH has been doing a fine job in the dining room, so,
In: Expanding gap foam, bag of (different) plaster, 5 sheets plasterboard.
Out: Empty gap foam. Some bits plaster board.

Good luck guys!