The Great Declutter Part 2

Janebo12

Hi all, I've been MIA again, so thought I'd better pop in.

Well, the past couple of days have been really quite productive for me because I always feel more motivated when the sun shines!

Sunday: Finally got the back yard sorted out (started the other week and then dropped a huge planter on my foot...) - anyway, moved all the pots around very carefully, swept everywhere, re-potted an apple tree that DD1 grew last year, re-potted a bean plant that DD1 grew at school, planted some herbs. Also, tidied up pots and binned loads of rubbish. Last of all I trimmed the outside herb garden.

Monday: Mowed lawn in front garden, raked out all the dead stuff from the grass and weeded the flower beds. Bin is now full (we don't have a brown bin from the council and my compost bin is full).

Today: Have given the girls room a good tidy up. Was given a load of clothes for DD1 so have sorted through them for what I want to keep and what can go. Now have one large bag of clothes ready for Clothing Collection at school on Friday.

IN: post

OUT: bag of rubbish

DONE: 2x loads of washing (girls bedding and dark colours)

Hope everybody else is having a good day.

Sue14

Hi, my name is Sue and I’m new to this forum. Over the years my home has got more and more cluttered, and every time I try to sort it I end up keeping most things in case I might need them, or because I’m sentimental about them. Now I am determined to get de-cluttered, and reading posts on this forum has helped to motivate me to get started.

So far I have sorted out 2 of the top boxes in my wardrobe unit, as they were jam packed with junk, (which I have now thrown out) as well as important paperwork, which I have now filed properly in ring binders. I’ve also shredded a lot of old bills, receipts, junk mail etc., (had 3 bags of shredded paper to go to recycling, plus another bag of non shredded papers), and got rid of instruction booklets etc. for items I no longer own.

Then I sorted out a drawer in my lounge unit, which has been overflowing for years, and actually got rid of most of it’s contents by binning the rubbish, putting some items for charity shop, and taking other stuff to where it should be, also had a lot more paperwork to go for recycling.

Tomorrow I intend to tackle the cupboard in my bedroom, which is jammed full of clutter, and I am determined to get rid of a lot of it this time, and not just throw it all back in like I usually do, lol, I’ll let you know how I get on!

Hugs
Sue.

ThinkingOfLinking

Also pending out to go tomorrow:

1 birthday card, 1 reply postcard and about 30 CDs as it stands which I am taking to CEX. Had to bin a pair of socks and a food storer (plastic one) so those are going into a rubbish bag which should be full and also taken out tomorrow.

electric_comperella

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

Also pending out to go tomorrow:

1 birthday card, 1 reply postcard and about 30 CDs as it stands which I am taking to CEX. Had to bin a pair of socks and a food storer (plastic one) so those are going into a rubbish bag which should be full and also taken out tomorrow.

:DWhat's CEX ?

purplevamp

:hello: to all the newbies and MIA's

Janebo12 ~ not again! (I think it was you last time who hurt their foot??)Your poor foot! :eek::rotfl:Well done on getting so much done though.

Sue14 ~ That's a good start, loads done! :T


Monday & Tuesday

In

• Post (sorted & recycled) x 2 days
• Small pot of free baobab (?) fruit jam
• 4 individual casserole dishes
• Muffins
• Chocolate Dippity bix (these will take ages to go as the kids found them quite rank, cheap poundshop tat!)
• HSM lip glosses for DD (stocking present)
• 30 kids cards ~ book people at work
• DVD (comp win)
• Return address labels

Out

• Me! ~ back to work
• Weekly rubbish
• Fortnightly recycling boxes ~ only 2 this week
• EBay item (paid and posted)
• Broken plant pots and lids from garden
• 2 damaged video tapes (bin)
• Small cardboard box (recycled)
• Spot poster ~ ripped (recycled)
• Book (Amazon sale)

Pending

• Batteries either recycling or Aldi’s box

Done!

• 1 book on Amazon
• 3 videos on Amazon

DS1 did some sorting out today, he got everything out of his wardrobe, after he moved everything from infront of it, kept showing me what he had, and then he put it all back, apart from 1 box. To be fair I told him to put it back as I didn't want it in my room until I was ready to list it on ebay/Amazon.



CEX is a shop that buys/sells games/cds/dvd, etc. Either that or it's what dyslexic people get up to in their spare time

plimsoll

another slow day lol need to get going again, re-tidy lounge & kids rooms & make a start on mine

IN
printer (all-in-one type)
new phone (duo corded & cordless with answering phone)
pancake mix & potato cakes (already consumed lol)
small pot that DS planted with parsley seeds at Stay N Play
Christmas gift tags (M&S)
Easter mask craft kit (M&S)
filter coffee

OUT
erm..... rubbish into kitchen bin - which will be emptied tomorrow

PENDING
old phone & printer (phone just cos needed the answering phone for nct calls, printer cos epson don't want to release software for vista so can't use!)

electric_comperella

purplevamp wrote: »

CEX is a shop that buys/sells games/cds/dvd, etc. Either that or it's what dyslexic people get up to in their spare time

LAUGHING MY SOCKS OFF!! :rotfl: ONCE THE PENNY DROPPED

ThinkingOfLinking

Haha....well I'm finding even MORE things to take to CEX later.

Also out today: 3 stained old work shirts that are beyond help.

And finally out today: My overdue rent money for the month. OUCH.

mineallmine

Morning all,

Am going to try and find 50 things to declutter today. A really high target but hey if I get rid of "only" 10 things, then that's 10 things gone.

Happy decluttering everyone :T

mineallmine

Right, another tough target for paving the way for a decluttered house. Less stuff means less cleaning and less buying duplicates, plus enjoying what I've got. :A

So 50 things to go today:
1. pc bits (freecycle)
2. pretty sweet tin (charity)
3. t shirt (charity)
4. novel (charity)
5.6.7. library books to return (library)... mmm although some may be coming back...
8. t bag box, t bags now sitting in their tin (recycled)
9. bits of rubbish (bin)
10. bits of recycling (recycled)

Phew, 10 down.