The Great Declutter Part 2

Kaz2904

Got rid of two doors to the tip today. Got my new plants into the front garden and used a 1/2 bag of compost. Recycling and green bags just being collected now

mollythewestie

2 more ebay parcels posted - We have made over £50 now on DVDs that have been packed away in boxes for the past 4 years. :j

Our rubbish bin was emptied yesterday, so hopefully will be able to do more decluttering over the weekend.

Yorkielass

Well a start towards the decluttering made.

I sold 10 items from Soap and Glory Christmas hat boxes for £16 through work - I've used most the other bits/gifted them and got the costs of the boxes back several times over already so pleased with that.

Also a magazine rack and basket we'd had for years, same lady took them both for £4

So 12 items out £20 in.

Going to give selling some stuff a try first and if we don't get anywhere then it can be freecycled etc, may try and persuade OH that a car boot is the way forward!!

I'm the same with collecting cards we've got a big pile behind a living room chair that needs a major sort. I try and keep Christmas, Birthday and Anniversary cards for a year and then after the next Christmas etc go through last years and get rid of most of them. My parents kept my 5th birthday cards from my grandparents, both are signed from Nanny and Grandad, by my 6th birthday both my nans had died and I think that's why I keep them for a year, just in case.

I'm also buying less books - library and friends are the best places for me atm!

Penelope_Penguin

I've had a bit of a hiatus with Old Style over the summer but I'm now back with a vengance :j DH is on a business trip to China for a month, so a great opportunity for me to declutter. I'm doing 100 in 10; done 50, so today will be "Day 6" :T

Day 6 (Friday)
51. children's too-small cothes to charity bag or recycling
52. book returned to friend
53. lots of paperwork sorted and 3 letters posted

dannie

Still working through all the files of which some are unfinished projects. This means bits of unwanted info (paper) being recycled acccordingly. In doing so, little "pockets" of space being created so will be eventually better to keep things tidier and accessible; particularly nice as some of the files are still of interest.

Also, have started on listening/watching old or unseen dvd's (newspaper freebies) to then pass on.

Penelope_Penguin

Day 6 (Friday)
51. children's too-small cothes to charity bag or recycling
52. book returned to friend
53. lots of paperwork sorted and 3 letters posted
54. inbox sorted - lots of paper recycled
55. lightbulb and electrics box sorted; gibble chucked
56. first aid boxes tidied; OOD stuff chucked
57. books to library
58. HG damsons from fridge made into jam
59. marrows chopped and frozen for jam
60. courgettes chopped and frozen for later

LydiaJ

A few days of not doing much decluttering, but back on the bandwagon yesterday. Went through a big pile of late-nearly-ex's clothes and sorted them into three sacks. One sack for giving to friend who helps at homeless thingy. One sack of more businessy clothes for charity shop. One sack of stuff that's not worth passing on to go to textiles recycling. The recycling sack has already gone to the recycling centre and the other two sacks are in the boot of the car ready for when I'm next driving to the relevant places. I also recycled a broken airing rack and late-nearly-ex's (broken) laundry-bag-on-metal-stand-thing (not sure how else to describe it) and a large cardboard box that was too dilapidated to use. I'm just keeping a few of late-nearly-ex's things for ds when he grows up: a couple of ties plus his formal stuff - a few bow ties etc in different colours and a silk scarf from when we were students and went to the college ball!

Challenge for today is to find and file house contents insurance paperwork (and get quotes if possible because it's up for renewal) and get bank/CC spreadsheet up to date so I know where I've got to with my money. It shouldn't be a huge task - it's only about 3 weeks since I last did it, although I'd rather be keeping it up to date a bit more often.

CFW - proud to be dealing with my clutter

Dustykitten

Hi all

Been absent for a while but have been slowly decluttering this week - wish I'd thought to list it all like you PenPen but I might start now.

1. book returned to friend
2. jacket returned to friend
3. 3 pairs of shoes to shoe bank
4. 2 bags of rags to clothing bank
5. bag of clothes to oxfam (M&S voucher very welcome)
6. 2 beaten up tennis rackets in the bin
7. loads of old toiletries binned (treated self to eye cream and concealer - 10% off and lovely free gift)
8. books back to library
9. loads of post etc recycled
10. vases/jugs/mugs to car boot box
11. cycle helmet to car boot box
12. returned leaflets to friend
13. bags of stuff to scrap store
14. posted ebay parcel

Still working on kitchen cupboards and have my wardrobe to do

mineallmine

Hello - I've AWOL too. Decluttered 2 books to go back to the library today. I love the library, I reserve my books and then I read em and get to hand them back - less clutter for me and no money wasted too. Woohoo.

harib0uk

It's been a loooooong while for me too, and I have done good at keeping the clutter down.. but not been too good with getting rid of more!

Today though I have been on a mission as the in-laws arrive on Monday evening and the spare room was chokka with stuff I've been meaning to sort and sell.... it's been sitting there for ages! so I bagged up all the not so little ones old clothes that don't fit any more (taking out any named designer type stuff that might fetch a decent amount if sold) and freecycled the rest.. two big bags down and another two to be collected tonight hopefully!

I have lots that I have put by in the thinking that I might need them... and to be honest I haven't touched them so They will be going out!

There is a double kitchen cupboard that houses all the bits that were left here when we moved in over 5 years ago - bits that looked like they might be for something.. but in 5 years i've never had to look for anything in there so I think it's about time it all went out! I need the storage space now.. for food stuff.. first year of allotmenting and lots of chutney's and jams have been made!