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The Great Declutter Part 2
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Out: Paper, including bag of shredded paper (recycling), 2 broken storage baskets and various random items of crap (binned), body spray can, shower gel bottle, car shampoo bottle, 4 cardboard boxes, and a few empty lager bottles (all recycled). 3 Ebay packages posted.
Also put up 2 new smoke alarms, which have been in a cupboard for about 3 years, and binned the packaging.
Pending in: Getting a new carpet for our hall, landing, and stairs fitted tomorrow, after having bare floors for 4 and a half years! DP is like a kid waiting for Santa at the moment, lol!
Sue.Weight loss challenge 2/10lbs
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- Neighbours wheelie bin out of my garden. I will not be sh*t on and help themWife and mother :jGrocery budget
April week 1 - £42.78 | week 2 - £53.0524lbs in 12 weeks 15/240 -
Hi everyone
It's been a very busy week for me. My Dad came down on Tuesday and has been sleeping on the sofabed, he goes back home tomorrow. It really messes with routine when someone stays for so long (or is that just me?!). I'm way behind on Big Brother. So not much out, but today...
In- Cards and presents for DD who is 8 :bdaycake:
- Post (mainly for DD
) (sorted and recycled)
- Pizza and chilli bread for DD birthday dinner (boxes recycled)
- 36 cupcakes (school)
- Envelopes and wrapping paper (recycled)
- Shampoo sachet (bin) (need more shampoo but am using up my freebies first)
After which I am definitely going on a diet as my leg is very painful from bad circulation and weight gain (I think). I need to lose about 70lbs :eek:. I have put on 3 stone since I got married and 5 stone since I met DH. It's really getting beyond a joke now, time to get off my big fat bum and do something.
Sorry for rambling on but needed to write something down so hopefully it will keep me motivated. Off to put something in my signature just incase I forget. Night peepsMortgage: Was: £154,495 Oct 2039 Now: £81,810.42 May 2037Swagbucks ~ £155 (2024 ~ £395)Surveys ~ £167.59 (2024 ~ £280.14)Make £2025 in 2025 #5 ~ £1,406.55 ~ (2024 ~ £2,561.04)0 -
mineallmine wrote: »And there's more:
80. scarf (charity)
81. book (charity)
82. costume jewellery (charity)
83. bag (charity)
84. perfume set (friend)
85.-88. old cards (bin)
Phew. So total now is 88 things decluttered, 38 binned, rest recycled, to a friend or charity shop.
:beer:
Up to 90 things gone now, only 38 binned. woo hoo.
hugs to purplevamp, :A, baby steps each day. For me I've recently cut down on crisps, hard to eliminate things altogether so all baby steps. :ADeclutter 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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114-115 - 2 packs of dried up gel pens - about 20 pens in total
116. small pile of old fuzzy/ out of focus photos
117. cardboard box which had pics in
IN:
2 drinking glassesI 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 -
In
Mail
Blu-ray player (got last week)
4 Ghost perfume gift sets - on offer from Debenhams online (picked up from sorting office last Monday)
Out
Any of the mail to the recycling bin
Rest of mail delivered to next door neighbour - postie delivered to me instead of them - for the 2nd time this week
Glass jars/bottles to the recycling bins at nearby Tesco
Cut grass/garden waste into recycling bin.
Pending
A dvd player - which I will either put on freecycle or give to one of the charity.
Waiting for blu-ray disc (Van Helsing) - bought on HMV via quidco0 -
Not done a lot of de -cluttering the last few day... just cannot seem to get myself motivated...
Out:
3 bags of garden waste
Frame from the mirror I broke last week :mad:
1 bag of household rubbish
Papers *recycled*
In
Flea drops for the cats
Post
Pending in:
Collecting new addition to the family later today(Little kitten)
Milk, Bread & Kitten food from Mr T's
August Grocery challenge ....£200/£143.480 -
mineallmine wrote: »hugs to purplevamp, :A, baby steps each day. For me I've recently cut down on crisps, hard to eliminate things altogether so all baby steps. :A
Hi mineallmine ~ my weakness is chocolate, cake, chinese, actually most foods
When I set my mind to it I can do really well, as I did loser over 6 stone before I met my DH. I've still got all my old clothes which I'm desperate to get back into.
Today in:-- post (sorted and recycled) including a pack of crisps for a survey
:rotfl:
- strawberries and pizza (reduced in co-op)
- cereal, biscuits for school (aldi)
- Nothing and tbh I don't think anything will go out tonight!
Mortgage: Was: £154,495 Oct 2039 Now: £81,810.42 May 2037Swagbucks ~ £155 (2024 ~ £395)Surveys ~ £167.59 (2024 ~ £280.14)Make £2025 in 2025 #5 ~ £1,406.55 ~ (2024 ~ £2,561.04)0 - post (sorted and recycled) including a pack of crisps for a survey
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In
Borrowed a book
Out
Paper recycling, including stuff from my 'hotspots' - pc desk and small drawer in the kitchen cabinet, can't seem to keep these areas clear!
Pending Out
Pair of sandals, cheese grater (have no clue why I have two!), two small glass dishes and a mug - will see if any family members are interested in these, otherwise they will go to the charity shop - hoping to get there on Tuesday as will be out tomorrow.
Three demijohns I'm lending to Dad for wine making. Will take round on Sunday probably, along with Father's Day card and pressie.0 -
Out
- Dog tins for recycling
Not managed to do a lot today between the dogs and the kittens *sigh*
At 3 days old the kittens weigh between 155g and 205gI also sexed them and there are 3 boys and 2 girls (I am keeping a girl and a boy)
Wife and mother :jGrocery budget
April week 1 - £42.78 | week 2 - £53.0524lbs in 12 weeks 15/240
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