The Great Declutter - 18 months on

seabright

OK just done a bit more:

- freecycled my old broken ipod (we have lots of clever people who mend stuff on our local freecycle)
- freecycled a load of pregnancy & baby booklets, magazines etc

steerpike

Hi Seabright.
Pleased to hear someone else with Sunday Best Syndrome! I have clothes, shoes etc in the house expensive when bought and so kept for best but when the special occasion came round - never wore them as I never had anything to go with them, or I needed to lose weight to get into them etc. Ended up giving them away or ebaying them for a fraction of their original cost...talk about false economy!
Trying hard to buy what I need and to wear/use from day one!

morganlefay

Hear hear, I'm a terrible 'Sunday Bester' and hoarder. I have two of most things in life. But I am trying not to do this, to use things and enjoy them, and then throw them away/recycle/charity shop them. I am finding it hard, though, so if anyone has any motivating tips they'd be very welcome !

liuhut

10 days until I move.....

OUT
Hoover, hob and little bit to the tip
one bag of clothes to charity shop
one box of assorted to charity shop
closed a dormant savings account
put food in box (will try to use it up before we go)
chest of draws collected by buyer

not too bad!!! Still loads to do thou....

beautiful_ravens

My thing is 'I cant throw that away, I might need it' and the trouble is, I often do.
When I was younger living at home, my mum had loads of stuff filling 2 sheds and 3 garages, and she had no money, and we very often DID need our hoarded stuff to fix things (and bodge things!) because we couldnt pay for anything. I have a distinct memory of 'fixing' her car exhaust by cutting open beer cans and wiring them round the broken part...:rolleyes: . So I find it hard to get rid of it because of previous experiences.

Ive kept a small broken trampoline because the metal bars look usefull! I also have a double bed frame, single bed frame/matress and a cot & matress, a rustic wooden high chair, a rocking chair and a wrought iron table, a broken piano, ironing board, pushchairs, toys, clothes, ornaments, books, breadmaker, facial sauna, old crockery - infact, I could turn the shed into a bedsit, theres just about everything needed to start another house!!

Penelope_Penguin

seabright wrote: »

Both of these habits are leading me to spend more than I need to and have more stuff in my house than I need to, so I'm starting this thread to motivate me to use stuff up, freecycle it or chuck it out if I can't do either of the first two.

Well done :T We have an existing thread on decluttering, so I'll merge this thread so that you can join everyone there

Penny. x

Gers

Now I take something out to tip/charity shop every time I leave the house - doesn't have to be a big thing or even a bagful just as long as some piece of clutter leaves the house I'm happy.

Found 5 rucksacks/bags in the airing cupboard the other day, gone! Unwanted electrical goods, gone. My friends think I'm mad giving away so much stuff but I don't want to end up like Steptoe & Son!

poorbutrich

Afternoon everyone!

It's mostly been "out" for me this week:

More newspaper recycling than the rest of the street put together
Bottles/jars to the bottle bank
Three boxes of stuff sold at a boot sale with the reminder going to the charity shop
Lots of ebay sales (no amazon sales whatsoever?!)
Some bits and bobs on freecycle - could not believe the demand for it!

greent

Quick update. Will hopefully get a little bit more done this weekend

IN:

• nothing :T

OUT:

• TV aerial from inside loft (had new external one fitted) via freecycle
• Odds and ends of stock/ raw materials sold via yahoo (all at cost or below) as I'm not doing many craft fairs this year. Prefer the cash (even at a loss) to stuff sitting in my garage - being put towards fund for holiday spending money
• 1 paperback to my mum for her to read

greent
x

pigpen

I've still not managed to minimalise my bedroom but it is a work in progress..

I got another pile of junk out.. the 6 binbags were taken to charity shop last weekend and hopefully I'll actually be able to get myself organised enough to have floor in the remaining 1/3rd of the room.

I also need hubby to sort through his clothes and I need to sort through mine, I am sure between us we can fill another binbag of stuff to go. I have to get this box of stuff to my sister as well.. and I have 3 binbags of odd socks and knickers and bits and pieces to sort through.. and I have 6 small boxes stacked in the doorway filled with miscellaneous gibble!

I have my new cooker too so I have an old one to leave ASAP and if anyone lives nr Hull and wants a tumble dryer.. I have a condenser one going begging..