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The Great Declutter Part 2

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  • Out: Bin bag full of useless little bits of fabric - have got bags full of useful bits so why keep the snippings! 6 eggs.
    In: £1.50 for eggs (egg money jar now has £75.50 in it....)
    Tackled the futility room floor yesterday - all clean now and its SO much nicer to walk through (can actually walk through it now too - put jam jars, marmalade, dog things, boots away in their appointed place in the garage). Going to attack the ironing today after consulting other things on flylady's list.
    Also : re not buying any stuff this year... oops bought a car charger for my phone yesterday and 2 storage boxes but thats not bad for the year so far.
    Stay clutter-free
    No new stuff unless to replace broken items that are essential.
    £2 savings pot (started Oct 09) £182 so far (£100 of which is banked)
    Roadkill jar (found money) 87p and 20 eurocents
  • charlies_mum
    charlies_mum Posts: 8,120 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Morning :wave:

    Things moving slowly here, but at least they are moving :T

    In : Some wool ordered from Readicut, but have already started a nice thick jumper

    Out : Two boxes of stock moved to my 'shop'

    Pending : Two very large boxes sold on Ebay, for lots more money than expected :j

    Today, going to move the clutter off the stairs

    Everyone's doing really well so far, Keep up the good work x
    You're only young once, but you can be immature forever :D
  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    edited 21 January 2010 at 12:18PM
    morning all
    didnt even see a postman yesterday


    IN
    post - 1 letter 4 circulars
    a ball of dk mohair wool - given to me by someone as they know i knit, its been added to the stash
    free newspaper
    morning paper
    milk

    OUT
    post - all dealt with and recycled
    2 broken irons - dh said they were dangerous and he didnt trust me not to try and get them working to finish the ironing off so hes taken them to the skip at work
    broken 3 pin plug adaptor - went the same way as the irons
    empty milk bottle - back to milkman
    last nights and free newspaper - recycling

    sorted
    found 6 selection boxes in our room they were 'emergency' presents they have all now been opened choccy is in sweet tin and boxes and packaging recycled

    to do
    must sort wool stash, i wont get rid of any as it can all be knitted up but it needs sorting and tidying up
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
  • Janebo12
    Janebo12 Posts: 278 Forumite
    Oops, I know I said I wouldn't but I got seduced by the Boots 75% off sale and bought quite a bit of stuff :o, still it means that most of the birthdays and Christmas that I buy for are covered for this year (and have saved myself £96) - just have to find somewhere to stash them now.

    IN:
    5x bags from Boots :o
    3x eggs from chickens

    OUT: nothing yet - oh dear I had better go and do something to even things up! :rolleyes:

    Pending out:
    3 x Ebay parcels (one will definitely sell!)
    Thrifty Gifty February make £20 challenge £21.05/£20.
  • debidoodle
    debidoodle Posts: 1,152 Forumite
    IN

    Post



    OUT

    Brown bin & green bin emptied

    Vanity unit in bathroom sorted & cleaned, threw away the following items

    old toothbrushes

    used razor blades

    empty deodrant, shaving foam can's from OH :mad: why does he not throw them away?

    5 different shower gel's decanted into 1 bottle, :mad: why does he open every bottle in sight?

    empty bleach & toilet cleaner bottle's thrown away

    old towels recycled to friend for her doggies

    moved nice new towels from airing cupboard into vanity unit
  • Millie2008_2
    Millie2008_2 Posts: 1,584 Forumite
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    I am half way through a de-cluttering session and made the fatal mistake of sitting down with a cup of tea :oops:

    In
    Nothing, so far

    Out
    Craft papers (not sure what to do with them as they are usable ?local school? )
    Magazines and bits of paper for re-cycling
    More bits for friend's car boot

    I am concentrating on the big hall cupboard at the moment and it is already looking much better :)
  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    local school play group brownies etc would be worth trying have a looko in the phone book and see if you find any local numbers. im sure someone would love them
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
  • Mumof2_2
    Mumof2_2 Posts: 2,694 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    IN: Nothing but post

    OUT: 3 bin bags of clothes and 1 big bag of books to local charity shop :T
    Flymarkeeteer: £168 and counting
  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Ok, so yesterday and today:

    In:
    1 new hoodie collected from post office this morning - wearing now it's fab :D
    1 toner cartridge for our printer at home delivered to work
    food and drink (won't stay long)
    Sainsburys mag
    Avon catalogue - read, nothing ordered and now in the organiser by the front door waiting to go out next week!
    £19.50 (see below)

    Out:
    1 rugby ball from Mars promotion - has been sitting in dining room uninflated for 6 months plus - given away at work
    22 Christmas cards - the dredges of all my packs going to try and make all mine next year - given away at work
    10 different tubes of cosmetic stuff - sold through work - made £19.50 which I will add to my boots gift card at the weekend.

    Feel like I'm getting somewhere slowly now!
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
    Initial Mortgage free date - January 2058
    Mortgage as of 1st February 2024 - £159,134.98
    Overpayments to date - £79.62
    Current Mortgage free date - January 2058
  • Aril
    Aril Posts: 1,877 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hello!
    In: a pressie and card for a friend tomorrow
    New National Trust card, book etc

    Out: couple of unused handcreams to go to jumblesale along with the OOD National Trust handbook
    Bag of bits to a freecycler

    Aril
    Aiming for a life of elegant frugality wearing a new-to-me silk shirt rather than one of hair!
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