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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 eurocents0 -
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 xYou're only young once, but you can be immature forever0 -
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 upSPC~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 Kind0 -
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
, 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
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/£20.0 -
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 unit0 -
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 better0 -
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 themSPC~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 Kind0 -
IN: Nothing but post
OUT: 3 bin bags of clothes and 1 big bag of books to local charity shop :TFlymarkeeteer: £168 and counting0 -
Ok, so yesterday and today:
In:
1 new hoodie collected from post office this morning - wearing now it's fab
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 20580 -
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
ArilAiming for a life of elegant frugality wearing a new-to-me silk shirt rather than one of hair!0
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