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The Great Declutter Part 2
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Well, sold 3 books on Greenmetropolis today so they're pending out for tomorrow, plus another 2 whole bags of rubbish in addition to the 2 already pending out.
Done some hoovering in my bedroom and am feeling really so much better.0 -
Out: pet bits (charity and freecycle) - animals werent impressed they clocked this straight away
In: PC bits (freecycle)
Will be glad when election is over so I can over the front door without a mound of leaflets.
Off to watch the rest of the Dambusters special. Decluttering will start again tomorrow.
PS; purplevamp, hugs, hugs. Been there, know what its like. but you have a plan. just keep working toward that plan. Hugs.Declutter 300 things in December challenge, 9/300. Clear the living room. Re-organize storage
:cool2: Cherryprint: "More stuff = more stuff to tidy up!" Less things. Less stuff. More life.Fab thread: Long daily walks
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((hugs)) again for purplevamp. The symptoms of cervical spondylosis are similar to other things - even stress related tension can cause some of teh symptoms. Hopefully it's not cs x
Today
OUT:
1 broken toy - was sorting through and was going to put it in NCT pile (outgrown) but realised it was cracked, so off to the bin
few bits of paperwork recycled (inc the obligatory election leaflets!)
IN:
3 boxes of clothes and toys from loft to sort through. SOme to come in to wardrobes, so to go back in loft (still too big) and some to go elsewhere, I thinkI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200 -
Quite a productive day today
I woke up early and suddenly got the urge to sort out the unit in our living room. So I did
Recycled some stuff, chucked some away, generally tidied and made space for the junk that OH leaves lying around
So - In- Sainsbury's shop (essentials and a few non-essentials *cough*)
Out- an old bathmat (given to friend for her kennels)
- Clothes to charity bin thing in supermarket carpark
- Clothes to friend in case she wants any of them
- Bubble wrap to friend (she wanted it for her car boot stuff)
Quite happy0 -
Evening all
In:
Tinted moisturiser (used £5 OFF voucher)
Magic erasers
4 plants from a neighbour
Out:
weekly rubbish
several plants to a friend (more than I took in from the other friend)
Must try harder tomorrow!The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
Out today:
2 bags of rubbish to the bin
1 bag of stuff to the charity shop
4 books I sold to Greenmetropolis.com customers to the post office
3 DVDs to CEX
1 DVD, 1 CD, 2 software packages and 1 guitar stand to Cash Converters.0 -
IN:
one tshirt
3 lego toys (paid for by DS1 & 2)
OUT:
I blouse ret'd to shop - changed mind
1 PJ top recycled
2 postal votes dropped off at polling station!
3 pairs holey socks recycled
1 manky loo brush binned
Various things relocated around the house to new/ correct homes. 1 box full of stuff from attic yesterday washed and dried to rid it of that attic-y smellI am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £200 -
{{hugs}} purplevamp
not been on cos been busy -mostly with garden - got back lawn strimmed (it's big but so uneven lol), raked it & went back over a couple times to try to get all the dandelion heads (got more than enough dandelion plants already don't need more lol), also got some weeds out of my strawberry etc bed - alpine strawberry plants in flower& my raspberry/blueberry canes reproducing but not along the fence where I've put old cot sides for support so gonna have to get some canes, & some netting for my sweet pea plants against another fence. also rearranged DD's drawers, cleared shelf for printer & set it up.
IN food shopping, jumper for me, couple small toys for DD (toilet training prizes etc), post (sorted n recycled etc), chest of drawers, 3 child chairs
OUT chest of drawers, old vaccuum, old basic landline phone, rubbish, lots of garden waste into brown wheelie, recycling into recycling wheelie, tetrapaks etc to tetrapak etc recycling at Tesco
PENDING 8 x ornamenty things from prev tenant out of shed, 2 x baby towels, maybe some clothes to CS tomorrow
old stereo system, corkscrew, usb a-b cable, cardboard box from printer
recycling wheelie due out tomorrow, almost full cos forgot it last fortnight lol0 -
Evening
A lovely day here so I go to garden for 2 hours in the sun:
Out:
4 books donated to the library
returned library books
boot full of stuff to the scrap store
plastic bottles to the recycling bank
3 very large miscanthus to a friend along with another plant
In: - nothing - very pleased with that!The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair0 -
Yesterday for me...
Out- Some magazines to the surgery where I work
- Some clothes to the local hospice charity shop
- Manky stuff out of the fridge
In - Zilch0
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