The Great Declutter Part 2

Yorkielass

I haven't posted for nearly 4 weeks, had a week off work and enjoyed the break from sitting at a computer and then have been busy and haven't got back into MSE.

I managed my first 100 in 10, lots of ebaying, recycling and charity shopping and we've been busy doing lots of things relating to storage at home.

Our front cupboard which mainly was a kitchen overspill, bags, walking boots and spare gloves etc now has a new shelf unit (from IKEA bought for somewhere else but actually fitted here best) at right angles to the old one. The floor now has space for the carpet cleaner which was in the garage and the dyson which used to live wherever we left it.... Hooks on the back of the door hold cotton bags and shopping bags which used to hang on front handle and on the floor and Hooks inside hold the garden folding chairs, more bags and the duster etc.

Downstairs loo now has 4 double hooks on the door rather than 2 singles so more space for coats and OH took a shelf unit out of the garage and sawed in down to make one that fits between wall and basin (where IKEA stuff didn't quite) and now has shelves and IKEA baskets in it with hats, gloves etc :-) The mini shelf thing my shoes were on is now under my dressing table.

We've taken out the fittings in my wardrobe and replaced (another IKEA job!) as I own more dresses and skirts than I did 3 1/2 years ago - although now need to get rid of packaging and old fittings,.

And most of all we've painted the whole garage floor, most of the walls and ceiling and created lots of storage and work benches for OH at the far end and a smaller bit for me for gardening by the front. Had a good declutter too and it's now a much nicer, less dusty and more useable space!

So we're doing ok. Trouble is we've got in laws this week and my parents then next weekend and so some desperate clearing/shoving of stuff away might have to happen over the next few days!

I hope to be back to track with decluttering now

inaminute

Afternoon all....

Well done yorkielass you have been busy. Sounds as though you made lots of progress with re-organising space in your home.

Greent sounds as though you are on a roll too with the decluttering.... I need to sort out another 10 items today for my 50 in 5 challenge so after typing this and having my lunch I will then make a start.

Cake went down well with OH mom so I scored lots of brownie points.

Bad news was she gave me a carrier bag full of books (21 in total) so now I have to find the same amount of books to go out or another 21 items to be back on track! Don't get me wrong I'm very grateful but I'm trying to de-clutter!!!!!!!! aaaaaaaaaggghhhhhh :rotfl:

catchooky

Sunny_Donny wrote: »

Hi All



Big bag of unused toiletries I will never use to be sent to soldiers in Afghanistan on next transport I can locate.

oooh how can we do this I'd love to send then some bits out to make them smile

inaminute

Where is everyone???

I hope you haven't fallen into the black hole we all know as CLUTTER? :rotfl:

Well day 3 of 50 items out in 5 days;

21. Out of date emu oil - bottle recycled
22. OK magazine - recycled
23. 02 magazine - recycled
24. Book - passed to neighbour
25. Book - passed to neighbour
26. Book - passed to neighbour
27. Bits of ribbon - passed to WSM (wicked step mother) for her sewing club
28. Book - charity bag
29. Book - charity bag
30. Thread bare socks - recycled.

So 3 books have gone and 2 are on their way to new homes! Only another 16 books to get rid of to cancel out the 21 that came in last night. :rotfl:

clairehi

Yorkielass wrote: »

I haven't posted for nearly 4 weeks, had a week off work and enjoyed the break from sitting at a computer and then have been busy and haven't got back into MSE.

I managed my first 100 in 10, lots of ebaying, recycling and charity shopping and we've been busy doing lots of things relating to storage at home.

Our front cupboard which mainly was a kitchen overspill, bags, walking boots and spare gloves etc now has a new shelf unit (from IKEA bought for somewhere else but actually fitted here best) at right angles to the old one. The floor now has space for the carpet cleaner which was in the garage and the dyson which used to live wherever we left it.... Hooks on the back of the door hold cotton bags and shopping bags which used to hang on front handle and on the floor and Hooks inside hold the garden folding chairs, more bags and the duster etc.

Downstairs loo now has 4 double hooks on the door rather than 2 singles so more space for coats and OH took a shelf unit out of the garage and sawed in down to make one that fits between wall and basin (where IKEA stuff didn't quite) and now has shelves and IKEA baskets in it with hats, gloves etc :-) The mini shelf thing my shoes were on is now under my dressing table.

We've taken out the fittings in my wardrobe and replaced (another IKEA job!) as I own more dresses and skirts than I did 3 1/2 years ago - although now need to get rid of packaging and old fittings,.

And most of all we've painted the whole garage floor, most of the walls and ceiling and created lots of storage and work benches for OH at the far end and a smaller bit for me for gardening by the front. Had a good declutter too and it's now a much nicer, less dusty and more useable space!

So we're doing ok. Trouble is we've got in laws this week and my parents then next weekend and so some desperate clearing/shoving of stuff away might have to happen over the next few days!

I hope to be back to track with decluttering now

Wow thats fantastic.
Don't you find that decluttering has a domino effect - you start in one room and then end up re-organising half the house!
You have inspired me to have another go at our garage. We have cleared out a load of carp from it already but yours sounds fantastic! Did you use special paint for the floor? Ours is really gritty concrete.

purplevamp

In

• Post (sorted & recycled)
• DVDs for DH birthday
• 3 reels of ribbon (comp win)
• 2 more Easter eggs
• Real eggs!
• Book (freebie)

Out

• 1 old cardboard box (recycled)
• 3 OOD medicine bottles (washed, recycled)

Pending

• CD (Amazon sale)
• 2 jam jars ~ still (I forgot them today)

Done!

• 3 videos on Amazon
• Sorted Amazon bits into numbered boxes and made a note on excel of where they are, to help make finding them easier

inaminute ~ I have a WSM as well , (cacky fingered old witch):rotfl:. She is evil ~ she made my Dad sell his Elvis collection so she could get her stomach stapled, should have been her mouth :eek:
Yorkielass ~ well done, that's some going :T

plimsoll

I'd like to join had made big progress with decluttering & keeping on top of housework by stuff like making sure that washing up always done before kids go to bed so felt like not as much to do when came back down & therefore did more. BUT they've had tv ban for most of March cos they keep pulling all books off their bookshelves so (a) usually a pile of books in lounge that I refuse to put back on shelves cos fed up of & they only rarely put back when desperate for tv (in fact first time all back from when declared this is rule was their - well SS is closest description I guess - did most of it) so it looks untidy even if do everything else, and (b) without cbeebies bedtime hour to tell them "not bedtime yet" I'm getting them in bed much earlier cos they're willing to accept bedtime is when they're tired so not getting time to do washing up then & don't feel like after in bed so mostly getting left till morning. This added to washing build-up for various reasons, being able to get out in garden n do stuff there, plus getting closer to potty training youngest hence more attention required has meant that it's deteriorated again and I REALLY need to get a grip on it again.

mineallmine

inaminute wrote: »

22. OK magazine - recycled
23. 02 magazine - recycled

Hi inaminute, dont forget about housing old mags to places like doc surgery, hospital waiting areas etc. I know I'm always really grateful to read mags when waiting.:j And congrats on all your decluttering, woo hoo. :T

Megs_mum_2

Hi Folks - and welcome to Plimsol - sounds like you are working hard to get your littlies in line (do you see what I did there!) - much better to do that rather than just give in (which is so much easier). Its OK - I can dispense good advice like that because I'm a grandma ....
So I had a brill flylady anniversary Wednesday (Leather) and took all my shoes, boots and bags out of the wardrobe, sorted, boxed and even CS'd some handbags. My 100 in 10 challenge is going quite well..yesterday was day 4
51.post sorted and binned
52.53.54. Three handbags to CS
55. Shirt to CS
56. belt to CS
57. cardboard boxes broken down and into recycling
58. Broken glass from picture to glass recycling and picture to framers to be remounted
Packaging from new Sat Nav mat thingy (works well - mat not packaging!!)
59. 12 hangers to CS (shows just how many clothes I have sent to the CS!! Lots of empty hangers)
60. Hoover (Dyson) emptied
61. Catalogues to recycling
62. Other hoover (Sebo) emptied
63. Old net curtains to CS

Hope your week is improving Jexy.
Wow Yorkielass what a flurry of activity.
Garage floors - I am a big fan of painting them and the walls. Makes the garage like a room in the house (not a gritty grotty hole). We visited a house in Slovenia (dont ask - I'll tell you about it when all the clutter is gone) where the guy had a double garage whicj was totally painted white with a wash hand basin in the corner. It was soooo lovely and I guess having it nice means you are motivated to keep it so. Ours is blue but white would make it so light and nice. I must ask Megsdad to put up a couple of big strong lights btw - I'm always grovelling about in the gloom.

Yorkielass

Thanks for all the nice messages - it does feel so much better. We moved into the new build house 3 1/2 years ago with a mixture of things we'd bought and things from a student house my now in laws had bought for my now husband and so spent time and money furnishing rooms and decorating but never quite got the storage right so that's my mission!

Regarding the garage our floor was really dusty. If you split some mud you couldn't sweep it up without ending up in clouds of dust and as we don't have a big loft (town house that goes into the roof) we store stuff in there a lot.

The paint was special garage floor paint. It cost about £40-£45 for a big tin in Homebase, Focus and B&Q and does come in a range of colours. One big tin did a modern single garage floor, we had to do it in stage as we had to keep moving everything around to clear the floor! Walls are painted with Homebase basics white. We started with a heavy duty roller but actually a brush was better (the roller is now filled with little bits of breeze block!) much lighter now and a more usable room!

Nothing in or out for me atm.