Single and in Debt Part II

sarahb123_3

skint_spice wrote: »

Well done!:beer::beer: I'd just popped back to see how you were getting on.

Thanks, am feeling happy now:D Am on bin bag 6 I am on a roll. Have also found a £3 Tesco voucher valid until May and £3.02 in coins so far, straight into the sealed pot piggy

makeup

Hey All

I find the decluttering a bit addictive although instead of properly decluttering I have moved things around into a pile labelled 'For Ebay/ Amazon etc' So far I have sold one book........

Although I did take 2 massive bags to charity shop and have also chucked out lots of rubbish which feels brilliant and gave a small bag of stuff away on Freecycle.

However this has taken me since Jan to achieve so am mightily impressed in what you've done today.

Buffy - I find doing it in small chunks works best for me, otherwise it is too overwhelming as I am definitely a bit of a hoarder. I just say now I'm going to clear under my bed for 15mins (bit of flylady thing there) and then sometimes I stop after 15 mins and know I'll finish off another time or else I can see I'm nearly there and carry on. Knowing you're only going to do it for 15 mins is very easy. If you are doing a lot, I do 15 mins on one area, move to another for 15 and then again for another 15 and then for the final 15 I sit down with a mag and cup of tea for rest (again another flylady thing). This means you don't take on too much and it is much easier to deal with.

Anyway should be packing for weekend, heading to Birmingham for Easter tomorrow eve so not sure how much will be on internet so Happy Easter if I don't get on before then!!

sarahb123_3

makeup wrote: »

Buffy - I find doing it in small chunks works best for me, otherwise it is too overwhelming as I am definitely a bit of a hoarder. I just say now I'm going to clear under my bed for 15mins (bit of flylady thing there) and then sometimes I stop after 15 mins and know I'll finish off another time or else I can see I'm nearly there and carry on. Knowing you're only going to do it for 15 mins is very easy. If you are doing a lot, I do 15 mins on one area, move to another for 15 and then again for another 15 and then for the final 15 I sit down with a mag and cup of tea for rest (again another flylady thing). This means you don't take on too much and it is much easier to deal with.

Ooh, I like the sound of that, especially the last 15 mins:D still have loads more to do tomorrow, will keep going while I am on a roll, but I might try it that way instead, with coffee and iplayer/biscuit/magazine/online paper. Have had the radio on all day and find it so much easier with something to isten to, removes a tiny bit of the monotony of bin bag filling.:rolleyes:

makeup

I like it cos it feels like you are entitled to it! Because I know I'm only sitting down for 15mins and I've worked for 45 it doesn't seem like slacking....well at least to me!

Agree about radio, you need something to keep you going!

Good luck tomorrow!

sarahb123_3

Today's finds in the great declutter:

• £3 Tesco voucher:j
• £3.02 cash:j
• £20 Next voucher:j
• passport:j
• At least 5 fabby books including one I was thinking about at the weekend and decided to abandon all thought of seeing again:j
• a bag of sugar:rolleyes:
• 2 lovely pink ring binders
• 2 full boxes of in date contact lenses (don't know how i forgot about those)
• 4 birthday cards I had obviously bought and misplaced straight away
• 6 light bulbs in boxes
• 2 DVDs still in wrappers

Have high hopes for tomorrow, I will find that licence.:D

PinkTwirl

Hey,

What's a marmalade fish? Do you mean orange peel?

Hollyberry

Wahey Sarah! So pleased the passport has turned up. :j

I am imagining a Time Team episode... As the passport was sandwiched between a bottle of suncream with an expiry date of June 2008 and a March 2008 edition of Elle, I think we can establish when Sarah last went on holiday..."

That's a fine piece of tidying. And a pretty good haul of useful/valuable stuff too. :T

sarahb123_3

Hollyberry wrote: »

I am imagining a Time Team episode... As the passport was sandwiched between a bottle of suncream with an expiry date of June 2008 and a March 2008 edition of Elle, I think we can establish when Sarah last went on holiday..."

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


It's a good job I found it, will need another holiday after this. :rolleyes: Am proud of the little haul I found though:D

clarabella23

Hi all! can i come play in your thread please? promise im qualified...no man and no money!(sad about both at the min!)

sarahb123_3

clarabella23 wrote: »

Hi all! can i come play in your thread please? promise im qualified...no man and no money!(sad about both at the min!)

Hi Clarabella, you sound eminently qualified to join, of course you can come and play. Sorry to hear you are feeling down but please stick around, it often helps to have a good rant on here.