The Great Declutter - 18 months on

zarazara

In= great heap of food shopping, yummmmmmmmmm
Out= 3 bin bags full of rubbish and a crate full of recylcleable stuff.

zarazara

oops forgot,
out ,1 pair of ripped wellyboots
in, 1 pair of new wellyboots

Hollyberry

This week so far:

IN:
Food shopping - we have an almost unblemished record this week in terms of eating what we have bought, save for one small unloved sticky toffee pudding (too sweet) which has been evicted

PENDING:
5 eBay sales awaiting payment

OUT:
(inspired by this thread) - 3 divorced socks whose partners have long since gone
one bag of shredded bills/bank statements to compost (again, thanks to this thread)
one bag of kitchen scraps to compost - I have also left the chestnuts that have gone old and wrinkly on the top in case the squirrels can make use of them :cool:
two bags of glass to recycling
three bags of paper to recycling

More wombling to take place this weekend. I have signed up to make £10 a day for February, and I need to get some eBaying underway.

Gers

I'm still banging on with my new mantra - don't put it down, put it away! Working wonders for all the bits of paper which come through the door, crockery, cutlery etc. No more piles of stuff. Everythiing does have a 'home' even if it's the bin!

Wish me luck in keeping up the enforcement.

:eek:

skint_chick

In
Slow cooker from Freecycle

Out
sandwich toaster to freecycler
old bits of tile not suitable for mosaics
out of date mouldy flour
more books donated to library
bin liner of old shredded paperwork
box of empty dvd cases OH can't find the discs for (5mths of searching)
3 items sold to ebayers
old towels to charity shop/skip

pigpen

In

Food..
New cooker

Out

6 ebay parcels including one very large one
old cooker

pirates

Hi, I have been reading this thread and it sounds like me. Been trying to declutter since last summer and made the mistake of telling my mum who now asks how I'm doing every time she rings!

So made another start yesterday & I can thank the stray cat that has adopted us, he was asleep in the wardrobe, I went to look for him and came across a bag of ps 1 games that haven't been seen or used in years.

so yesterday
In:
box of seed potatoes to start chitting
lots of bean seeds (free from friend)
2 bottles of wine (much needed support for decluttering)
OUT:
1 bag ps1 games
1 bag ps 2 games

today does not seem like such a good day when I think of the pending:

Pending in:
fridge for camper (from freecycler)
possible other camping items (as above)

Pending out:
bag of mags (to freecycler, just been taken)
empty wine bottles (to bottle bank, decided we don't need to store them up for our homebrew as we are not going to stop drinking wine!)

seabright

In:
DIY stuff from Homebase - thanks MSE for the 20% off voucher
Veg seed bought with the 20% saving
Carpet sweeper from freecycle

Out:
Broken ipod - freecycled
3 bags of baby stuff - freecycled

Sunday Best - Use Up Stuff, Don't Keep It
Am using up lovely Kiel's shampoo specifically given to me to use while in hospital having a baby, to make me feel pampered. I didn't use it, as I wanted to save it for "best". How mad is that?

Hollyberry

I am just having a break from wombling, so I thought I'd check in. I'll do the full in & out lists when I have finished (probably tomorrow).

In the meantime, I have been pondering on the following:
"I knew I needed to declutter when I lost a suitcase somewhere on the first or second floor..." I'll let you know if/when I find it.

And Sunday Besting - Below a light layer of dust, I smell sweetly of Jo Malone Orange Blossom body lotion, courtesy of OH.

Money_maker

Not doing so good again this week although I shifted all that ironing. Just seen the 'make do and mend' thread... aaarrrrgggghhh! I cant keep everything!!

IN:
Groceries
Baby stair gate (on special at asda)
Kids clothes

OUT:
My car (towed to the garage, awaiting repair :mad: )
Ebay parcels
Lots of cardboard