The Great Declutter Part 2

cyclingyorkie

charity bag started - 7 old chemistry books (oh's but have been in garage for 3 years - he's not going to miss them!)
1 pair grotty curtains - the last evidence of the hideous colourscheme on the hall,landing and stairs - 14 years it took!

so the total is 8!

back to the ironing.

Aquamarina

Hi Everyone,

I'm joining this thread as it is so inspirational! So..

Out today:
Bag of carpet offcuts to tip.
Wheelie bin of rubbish emptied

It's half-term so decluttering will take a back-seat until next week.

Aquamarina x

cyclingyorkie

up to 9 - have added some trousers to the bag.

will report back later

pennymakespounds

cyclingyorkie ... just to say , sent you pm reply re PF . sorry for delay.

cyclingyorkie

many thanks for that!

11 items in bag now - 2 t shirts added!

greent

OUT:
1. skirt via ebay (posted today)
2 & 3 - 2 packs incense given to a friend
4 & 5 - 2 bars soap given to a friend
6 & 7 - 2 empty bottles given to a friend
8 - 21 - items sold and posted/ collected today
22. unwanted item bought last year ret'd to supplier (365 day returns policy )
23. holey jeans
24. lots of non re-recordable CDs (about 20)

Not bad for day 1! However, nothing happening tomorrow - out from just after breakfast until almost bedtime....


IN:
money from sales

oceanspirit

Some more 1/2 read magazines have now been finished and gone, a load of leaflets and other bits of "information" have joined them in the recycling bin, a bag containing a bizarre mixture of things has been sorted and a load of items put in recycling, binned or put away in the right place so they can be used up.

My totals from my 200 item challenge are now

35 from the paperwork mountain
25 general

I have emptied out my clothes chest of drawers and replaced the definite keeps - the rest are on the sofa ready to go through. Once these have been done I shall have a go at the wardrobe, although I don't think there's much to go from there.

I'll be back with my next report tomorrow.

freakyogre

Out:

Old mattress and pillow protectors (I managed to dye them an off grey and they just looked manky )
1 pair of jeans
About 3 tops
Bathmat - bought from Next not long ago and I must say i'm very disappointed with it as the colours ran. No more Next!!

All of these went into the textile recycling bank.

Pending out:
Wardrobe! The couple who collected the bedside chest at the weekend have moved over here for 6 months and needed stuff, so I offered the wardrobe to them as was putting it on freecycle anyway. They're coming to collect on Saturday.

I have gone through all my clothes tonight and have a bag ready for the charity shop with about 15 tops, 3 pairs of jeans, a pair of trousers and a skirt. I won't have anything to wear at this rate.

Unfortunately my bedroom inparticular looks a total mess as i've had to take everything from the wardrobe and until the new one is built there is nowhere for it to go!

Callisto

Oops, don't know what happened to the Bank Holiday weekend when we were supposed to paint the living room - it didn't happen, and neither has any decluttering! Currently waiting to hear if I can take next week off work to paint living room, sort out the jungle of a garden and continue the decluttering mission...

In

Pair of jeans in a smaller size!
Pair of smart black trousers for an interview
Fairy lights, keyring, glass and book from sister
Three books from car boot sale
Black jacket and a selection of tops borrowed from Mum (for interview)

Out

Takeaway leaflet recycled. Yup, that's really all that's gone out this weekend, as well as the usual recycling

Pending Out

Top and trousers into charity bag

mineallmine

wow lots of decluttering! woo hoo! you have been busy people.

greent, i will join you on that challenge to declutter 150 things in june. I will focus on the really annoying areas (the really really annoying areas!).

1. toiletries (taken to work like I should have done months ago) (friend)
2. charity box of things finally dropped off (charity)
3. body shop mango butter, used (could have eaten..:p) (recycling)
4. work papers (work for shredding)
5. work equipment/gadgets (work for...work)

Well that's 5 things, a bit of reshuffling but out of this house/car/shed etc!