The Great Declutter - 18 months on

calleyw

Today out went two old broken printers :j they have been sat in the hall way upstairs.

In: My amazon order but it is all little stuff with homes to go to. One item was a present and the rest where housewares.


I might be inspired to go and a tidy up and chuck more stuff out :rotfl:


Yours


Calley

angelavdavis

Everyone is doing so well again - well done!

Mum and Dad helped out by taking a boot-full of old tongue and groove and some other bulky rubbish to the tip yesterday for me.

I took a carrier of old magazines along to the surgery when I went for a checkup this week and am back there on Wednesday, so plan to take another bag then - that will be one large storage box of mags cleared!

I can't believe it, after months of little action, I have managed to sell another two more paperbacks on greenmetropolis this week. (kaleoma - hope it works out for you too!)

I have just arranged for the collection of a fridge freezer, sofa bed and old patio heater by the council - worth paying £12 to get rid - none are worth freecycling, although I am considering taking out the glass shelves and veg trays to see if anyone wants these on freecycle.

I have a box of charity shop stuff and also two black sacks of bedding to give away.

Have stripped down an old chair that I plan to renovate. I have painted it with primer but need to rub this down and second coat it. I bought all the materials to do this work ages ago, but haven't got round to finishing it. I found some lovely fabric in Laura Ashley and so this has spurred me onto it. At least it will no longer sit, in the corner of a dumping ground bedroom and can instead sit in the hall as always planned.

I have a computer monitor, printer, coffee maker, pasta pot and wooden knife block to give away on freecycle too. I am also considering giving away an old hall stand - another "renovation project" that I have never got round to completing! Not sure I have the room for it any more, will think about it....

I think I might start clearing the loft. It might be my imagination, but I am sure the ceiling joists are starting to bow under the pressure on the top floor because there is so much stuff up there!:rotfl:

LameWolf

howskint? wrote: »

Soapy - I am exactly the same on bin day. I even make OH stand in the bin to squash everything down so I can get a bit more in!!

I hope you let him get out again before you put it outside. LOL:rotfl:

Spendless

Bin day here today.:T plus 2 full green boxes. How on earth have I got so many plastic bottles in a week? I did a tip (recycling) run too, broken iron, old wok, damaged biscuit tins, thick cardboard (they won't take that in our cardboard bin:rolleyes: ). Only thing to landfill was broken plastic boxes that I could think of no other use for. I had a feeling though, I'd come home and find I'd forgotten something and I did.:mad: so that will have to wait till next week.

The dressing up clothes went to nursery. Other clothing is going to have to wait till the seasons have properly changed.

I have a few items of misc bits in a box in my bedroom, some are pieces from boxed games that I need to sort and then there's just the paperwork to finish off and I'm done.

I am flagging getting to the end though. Did anyone else who has finished get this and how did you get round it? If I leave the housework to concentrate on de-cluttering these last items the chores mount up and if I concentrate on the housework, the last of the de-cluttering doesn't happen. What to do?

LameWolf

Spendless wrote: »

I am flagging getting to the end though. Did anyone else who has finished get this and how did you get round it? If I leave the housework to concentrate on de-cluttering these last items the chores mount up and if I concentrate on the housework, the last of the de-cluttering doesn't happen. What to do?

I don't think you ever do finish to be honest; just when I think I've got it all up to scratch, something else rears up and waves at me.

lucylema

Hello, I am Lucy and I am in need of decluttering

I would like to join this thread as I have got loads of stuff to sort out. I have managed to make piles of ebay, car boot and the like but thats it.

IN: Nothing, not been out
OUT: Nothing today but have listed 4 items on ebay with about a trillion more to add

miserly_mum

Good afternoon all.

I've listed 3 items on ebay this morning and have a few more to do later.

I'm determined to blitz my 2 boys bedroom over the weekend. Or rather i'll sit on the bed and bark orders while they do it for me (well its their mess)

OUT.......nothing exciting

1 carrier bag of recycling
half a black bag of household rubbish into bin
pile of old magazines into the blue recycling bin for paper

IN

ebay parcel (dolls clothes for DGD for Xmas so out again in Dec)
make up (also for a Xmas pressie)
wine and beer wooooohooooooo (bottles will go back out in the morning :beer: )

Have a good weekend everyone xxx

beemuzed

Another "neutral" day here - nought in/out! Promise to have some result to publish tomorrow!

pigpen

In.

1 book for christmas

Out.

1 bag recycling
1 bag rubbish

Ebay... having a rest for now
Freecycle.. I am 'suspended'.. PMSL

calleyw

I forgot something that came in 2 X Audio books from the library. But don't think they really count as they are here for 3 weeks and then gone again.


Yours


Calley