The Great Declutter Part 2

Kaz2904

I'm managing to get rid of all of my herbal teas! I have got through 4 boxes minimum since the other day. Purely by getting them all out of the cupboard and putting them on the side. That way, they are mocking me every time I boil the kettle and I'm drinking them. I think that there are only 2 boxes left on the side now. I've brought one to work with me and it won't be going home in the morning, only 1 tea bag left. I'll finish that before I finish my break.
My freezer is in desperate need of defrosting so I will have to avoid buying food for about a hundred years. I still have fruit in there to make jam or other lovelies with. I think I may make some pies though because I'm sure that the jam I have will last me until it's fruit picking season again. Mmmmm blackberry crumble. Maybe I should ring the family and do a big dinner at the weekend? Clear the decks again for a while.
Both kids have friends over for tea tomorrow so will declutter 4 butchers sausages and the rest of the taters plus the frozen peas I've got in the fridge ready! Hopefully I have a tin of sweetcorn or I'll have to get up early to go to the shop

Megs_mum_2

Callisto - my ace way of storing shoes (though it was v frightening when I did it first of all) is to keep them in their boxes (they stack, keep dust free, keep their partners) and take a photo which you stick on the short end of the box. It makes finding the right pair easy and its like going shoe shopping when you go into your wardrobe. Shoe shops are happy to give you boxes. If you are really really keen you can cover them in wallpaper and be so smart that you can award yourself a gold star. It frightened me when I initiated it because it was in the days of roll film and I used 2 rolls (thats err 72 pictures - which means 72 pairs of shoes, boots, sandals, trainers ...) What the guy in Jessops thought I shudder to think! Hey Ho! But with the one out, one in way of shopping all my boxes get reused now so its easy to replace the photo and I am moving towards having all nice robust uniform boxes. So you can see some (small) areas of my life are totally uncluttered - its just the rest that needs sorting!

Out: old cereal plastic pouring box thing
Saggy sports bra
pointy shoes (hmmm thats a spare box!)

In: food
pair of sensible trousers with masses of pockets for doing First Responder duty
nice letter from Nation Car Parks cancelling OHs parking fine (thanks NCP - you are human)

Yorkielass

In:
One piece of post for our music group - OH can deal with that
Some Brownie cheques - which will be paid in the bank today
Nothing else :A

Out:
A few more bits in the reycling but not a lot else

Pending:
We need to take money to 3 different banks today, for our music group, Brownies and me! so doing that at lunch time - won't make a huge dent in the clutter but it'll be done.
A few mini Soap and Glory products from my present stash ready to be wrapped and given to a friend for her birthday when I see her later.

This weekend I have very little external planned, no work, meetings, rehearsals etc so I'm going to on Saturday and Sunday:

• rediscover the settee - the one thing I haven't kept up from my decluttering/sorting last month :mad:
• do all the ironing and put away
• do the Brownie accounts ready to give in for auditing next week
• see if there is anything else for my charity shop box and pop the box into a charity shop when I go for my eye test tomorrow.
• Make a start on our accounts and get rid of some of the receipts - more shredding!
• Cosmetic inventory!
• Help OH with shelving in the garage if he wants help!

Lets see how much of that I can achieve by Sunday evening

debidoodle

IN

Food shopping



OUT

4 Ebay parcels to post

Haven't done much decluttering in the last few days, more cleaning and putting things away where they should be

Cleaned & cleared DD's room, under the bed hoovered :eek:, CD's, DVD's & craft items sorted and put into relevant boxes.

Top boxes cleaned & tidied, wardrobe washed out & tidied, shoes sorted.

She is home at the end of February & needs to sort bedside cabinet, drawers under her wardrobe & chest of drawers out

Also 27 items on Ebay, 9 with bids

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
flying visit

IN
4 dvds:o
2 air freshners - testing for tesco
magazine

OUT
1 black bag of rubbish
4 brown bags of paper & cardboard
2 green bags of plastic & tin

hope all are well and wish everyone a good weekend
sorry cant stop to read through today will catch up later

in_spired2

Apart from the usual rubbish & junkmail out, I've taken 2 carrier bags of things to charity shops this week. Got a few bulky things listed on ebay - some have bids, so it's hopeful they'll be going out early next week

Also, sorted out some stuff to offer on freecycle.

today:
in:
junkmail
sample of dogfood
new working adapter for laptop

out:
junkmail
old faulty adapter for laptop.

pending out:
dogfood sample to relative's dog.

anewme

I'm still here! Working four days this week so..

IN post &food. small brown box for "food waste" from council, to start from March.

OUT black bag of rubbish, carrier bag of plastic bags from under stairs cupboard.
empty wine bottle and 3 glass jars to recycling.:)

Yorkielass

In:
Few bits of post including a tax disc renewal form and a mag.
Eye mask and moisturising gloves and socks from crabtree and evelyn
Socks and hair slides and smarties - very belated pressie from a friend

Out:
All money taken to bank
Present given to friend
leaflets and some junk in post in recycling.

Ready to start the weekend plan in the morning now!

artydoll

Today,
IN.........post ,tv licence reminder,didn,t like that one,lol,little parcel off ebay

OUT.....post recycled,
kitchen recycling,tins,bottles :T

PENDING....
Been in my bedroom and started on my drawers,:D:D
got a white bag,the ones they shove through your doors,full of old grotty underwear :eek::eek:and tee shirts that are past their best,all ready to go out on Monday :eek:
Started a black bag of clothes suitable for going on ebay later ,things that dont fit no more,I need to go on a diet,I have put on nearly 2 stone since stopping smoking,but thats another story.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

keys_2

Ive been meaning to post on here regulary bu twith trying to de-clutter so much ive not had time :rotfl: So this week ive got rid of quite a bit especially on freecycle and the list is getting bigger as I was planning on doing a car boot , but wit hteh way the weather has been there is none round here to do one so ive decided to just get rid of things instaed for a clearer mind when i dont see millions of boxes in my bedroom of bits and bovs I dont need
So here goes from the top of my head for the week :
IN :
Weekly local newspaper
A carrier bag full of little nic nak toys from neighbour for dd
3 bags of food shopping
1 handbag
1 dress for dd
1 childrens dvd
1 tin of paint
1 pack of paint brushes
x2 vacuum storage bags
x2 drinking mugs
OUT :
X5 full bin bags of rubbish from around the house
1 full green recycling bin
1/2 full blue paper recycling bin
1 rug - Freecycle
1 laser printer - Freecycle
1 bin bag of xmas decorations and tree - Freecycle
baby toy gym - Freecycle
2 baby toys - Freecycle
1 childrens rocking horse - Freecycle
PENDING :
X1 bag of clothes for charity shop - Yet to be put together today
X1 bin bag of mixed rubbish from around the house
cooler bag - Freecycle
childrens games - Freecycle
teddy bear - Freecycle
bf laptop
childrens computer & printer - Freecycle
dd s passport application with documents
shredded paper from letter draw when done

Im going to take pictures of items to put on ebay so hopefully will get rid of another few boxes of things in the next few weeks .And todays plan is to de clutter my wardrobe of shoes that I dont wear , not sure weather to ebay , freecycle or charity shop them thow !?!!?!
I have plenty of dd's Clarks used shoes in different sizes...do you think I list them seperately on Ebay or a huge lot or a few bundles and do I list them with the boxes ?