The Great Declutter - 18 months on

loveday69

Thanks for the welcome Pigpen

In:
groceries
small bag of bag clips for dry goods
Hubby - home for the weekend (so I wont be getting much done this weekend)

Out:
bag of rubbish
2 books to charity stall at work
2 ancient battered baking trays

essexgal

Status Update (for the week)

In:

1 ring tin, 3 x bun tins, 1 loaf tin (father sorting out his cupboards again:rolleyes: - I was good though - and swapped him back a large bun tin:D )

Groceries, halloween stuff, (me).
3 tops, a shrug, a watch and some hair colour (DD1 got taken shopping by Auntie for her birthday)

Out:

Sold 24 items on ebay
just have the last parcels (but one) to post today

Pending:

More listing for ebay, also stuff to list on freecycle, some shredding and paperwork to sort.

However, have a pumpkin to carve first This'll be good:rotfl:

essexgal

greent

IN:
new scarf for DS1
1 Xmas pressie
load of freebies recd in post
junk mail/ post received whilst on hols past week
groceries
2 filters for water dispenser on freezer
sweets from 2 x DC trick or treating (all the kids in the street do the others houses in the street - apart from the 2 with pensioners in)

OUT:
2 paperbacks left at villa on holiday (deliberately)
pair of PJs and tshirt from children to recycling
7 items sold on ebay & posted today
junk mail to recycling
dried up play dough (yippee - hate the stuff!)
broken play dough hair styling toy
face paint (used up!)
lots of sweets to trick or treaters
tatty backpack thrown


PENDING
1 unsold item added to growing charity bag
1 broken suitcase from hols (awaiting collection/ replacement from airline)


been quite quiet on here the past week? - down to half term?

greent
x

greent

IN:
3 bottle bags for Xmas pressies

OUT:
suitcase (too big) - freecycle
baby's fleece - f/c
2 school skirts- f/c
large pumpkin which we grew for halloween but didn't carve - f/c
1 tatty freebie travel bag from Barclaycard many moons ago
2 no-longer-white bras
a zip on attachment to a rucksack which we threw out more than 3 years ago!

Have also tidied/ cleaned under stairs cupboard and relocated some items which should be elsewhere

greent
x

skint_spice

In:
Nothing

Out:
ancient pc, speakers and scanner
four bags of DS's old clothes most of which failed to sell on ebay (charity shop)
one bag of junk to bin
lots of magazines etc to recycing bin

nicki_2

IN:
Winterproofing supplies (pipe lagging, doubleglazing film etc)

Out :
Bin bag of rubbish

Pending :
Box of stuff to list on ebay

loveday69

In:
2 fleece under blankets

Out:
Hubby (back to work)
1 big cardboard box from the cellar
2 dead rusty tools from the cellar
small pile of junk mail - shredded & recycled

Piquant_2

Hi everyone

In
2 library books

Out
2 library books
4 books
bag of old clothes for Oxfam
3 old shower gels

greent

IN:
new shoes for toddler

OUT:
1 pair toddler trousers (recycling - not in good enough nick for anything else)
1 game on freecycle
magazines for recycling
1 plastic drinks bottle which leaks
1 dead houseplant

PENDING
3 games from DDs room to attic for next NCt sale - she has played 2 of them once and one not at all. (she gets the money if they sell)

greent
x

pollys

IN;

New folders for organising the now decluttered paperwork.

OUT:

My family, for 30 mins, it's ages since I've been home alone, enjoying the peace whilst it lasts.