The Great Declutter - 18 months on

fedupandskint

Continuing declutter so far today - have filed away neatly into their new folders 'utilities' 'tv/broadband/phone' 'work stuff' 'house papers' 'car insurance' 'house insurance'

Ran out of folders now leaving receipts and bank stuff and guarantees then done! First lot anyway as still have 2 massive bags to get through but at least the desk is clear and tidy and I have cleared the bedroom floor at last.

Desk drawers are tidy now no big piles of paper stuffed in. What a huge job it is and not very pleasant. Pleased it is done and better buy some more sotrage to fit the rest into and tackle the other bags one by one!

Then at some point might feel like ebay listing as need to crack on with this!

M.E.

I am just about to transport my files from 10 years in the office......as I've retired......YAY

They are in box files and there are three stacks, about 5 foot high each one
A physical work out to shift them

bikerchick1066

OUT
1 skirt via ebay
3 books via readitswapit

IN
2 books via readitswapit (have had to report one swapper for not sending book after 3 weeks!)
Newly plastered ceiling (hopefully - by the time I get home from work tonight)

Will probably have to spring clean the kitchen at the weekend, so will see if anything else from there can go out

Sirbendy

Hah. Our declutter has been somewhat accellerated by the move happening in 7 days to a smaller flat...

This last month:
In:
Acer Aspire 1 netbook

Out:
A scanner
all in one HP printer
old parts
old clothes (to sister-in-law)
plastic greenhouse x2, to mother in law
2 oak half barrels (to mum for planters)
Trampette (advertised on community forum for the town I'm in)
A fridge (tip)
big desk (probably return to mum or scrap if not wanted)

There will be more, I know it.

On the upside, I found an IT Recycling company 3 miles from mum that have agreed to send out a van and collect all my old IT kit that I've accrued over the years (monitors/PCs/printers/modems/all manner of cack) and dispose of it for £20, all in one go. Excellent!

Smithills

Long time lurker, but off work today, so I can actually report....

IN:
nothing yet, but am waiting for lovely new carpet- been on floorboards in the spare bedroom for 2 years now

OUT:
4 items listed on Ebay (fingers crossed)
collection of old clothes for charity shop
Christmas wreath finally taken to bits- greenery recycled onto compost heap, florists wire recycled into my "metal for recycling" bin. To the untutored eye, this just looks like an empty metal paint can...;)
old dusty lampshades (but metal stripped out- and lovely beaded fringe salvaged)

cagneuk

slow start but

In:
£3.00 towards butlins fund

Out:

two old dvds

my work has a internal classifieds ads with free listings so going to see how much I can sell on there before I go for car boots, ebay etc.

have listed another 12 or so dvds and games so fingers crossed.

pirates

Yippee finally took the bottles to bottle bank

yesterday
out
wine bottles

made: pinny for fancy dress party 2nite

in - errr more wine, really it's for the party tonight, honest....

today - in me
out - me.
Party...:beer:

nicki_2

Past couple of days:
In :
Paypal money
Groceries
New Housephone
3 books for DD (KS2 guides from Asda - 3 For £5 instead of £4.99 each )
Waterstones gift card for £4.99 :rolleyes:

Out:
Panini Sticker sales on ebay
Vouchers sold on ebay
The book I bought for DD on monday - returned to Waterstones and replaced with a voucher (I bought a set of 3 from Asda instead for the same price )
DD's little desk & chair that she had outgrown.
Timesheet
My sanity :eek::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

CompletelyLost

You are all so good... you put me to shame. My biggest vice is ebay. I seem to constantly buying stuff on the cheap which never fits, so really need to stop it and get rid of the clutter that I have got. I also have piles of books and clothes which I just can't part with... stuff of sentimental value, in particular :S

Anyway I shall report back at the end of the week when I've (hopefully) got rid of some of it.

candyblue

I really need to get back onto this thread, our flat is being taken over lol! Cant seem to move anywhere.

In
Nothing

Out
Large box of rubbish
Some clothes - recycled
Two fleeces given to OHs brother

I have also listed one item on ebay, must get listing more this week as I am having a mini challenge of trying to earn £200 on ebay by 10th March