The Great Declutter Part 2

misswissy

Kaz2904 wrote: »

I had an IN on Saturday! A new unit for my dining room. It is a tallish (5ft or so) oak unit with 2 nice sized drawers at the bottom and a cupboard with 3 shelves at the top. It has housed all of my non get riddable clutter.

I think this is exactly what I need. I have no dressers, units or cupboards of any description downstairs. I need somewhere to put the yellow pages, sellotape, mobile phone chargers etc that are always lying around. My non get riddable clutter.

My super hoarder DH actually cleared the little table next to where he sits. I can actually see the lamp now! Mind you I can no longer sit on the cushion next to him... small steps.

I've got my eye on my big pile of books behind my sofa. I think I might tackle a little bit each evening rather than leave them to the weekend. I have a bookcase in my bedroom completely full of DH's books that he won't throw away. I have asked (insisted ) that he clear me one shelf. That means I can house the few books that I really don't want to throw. Hopefully that will inspire me to dispose of the rest.

Well done all of you avid ebayers.

frugalpam

Ooh! I need to join this thread - I've a house full of clutter and no idea where or how to start sorting it out I need to get myself organised to sort through and get rid of stuff, but I'm an expert procrastinator. Any tips or ideas most welcome, and meanwhile I'm going to start reading my way through.
Glad to have found you :j

Pam

PS One job I did do today was to go through my wardrobe and pull out all the clothes I'm never going to fit in again, ready to go to the charity shop. A small start!

Kaz2904

I thought frozen food could last indefinately if it was frozen? IIRC it is just the quality which deteriorates over time so your salmon may go a bit mushy. Hopefully someone with better knowledge can advise you.

Not managed to do any further decluttering but on Sunday when I got out of bed I did all of the washing and ironing so got the kids to put it away after school Monday as that was the first chance (I've been on nights). Hope to finish stripping and waxing my chest tomorrow so that it can be reunited with its bottom half and then isn't cluttering up the kitchen any longer. When it's gone I shall clean the top of my cupboards so that DH can put the pelmets up in the kitchen. Less clutter on my dining room floor!

longhotbath

oh Kaz, that sounds incredibly painful lol

miss_minx

Hi,

I've been watching/reading this thread for a while and decided to take the plunge!!

I am currently on mat leave and no matter how much I tidy up the house it still looks like a bomb has gone off in the middle of it! and all I keep thinking is...' baby is only 18 weeks so not taking up much room but xmas is soon so another lot of toys' so you lovely people have insired me...so far

*all c.d's transfered to itunes library and backed up onto hard drive. c.d's then sent to mucic magpie and made £56
*recycled 4 black bags of maternity clothes/one the no longer fit (some with tags on!!)
*boys warbrobes sorted out and clothes donated to local womans refuge
*paper work sorted and shredded....bank statements from 1999:embarasse

Many next plan is the attic....need to insulate so think its a good time to sort....i may be a while, wish me luck!

misscousinitt

21 Jars out of cupboards and loft. DH has taken some more tools and stuff down his shed at his mum's. Loft still looks like a bomb has hit it, but there is a bit of space now.

Callisto

In

New jeans

Out

Microwave, old pc tower and chicken wire taken to the tip

Pending Out

Two tops, pair of jeans and pair of sandals into charity bag

I've decided we must decorate the living room next week (have time off work) as we were originally going to do it during the first May bank holiday, and just never got round to it! Will also try and fit some decluttering in, and will definitely be taking the charity bag as it's been sat in the cupboard for about three weeks!

longhotbath

another bag of stuff to the charity shop...

...and I rediscovered vim. Forget the new useless spray cleaners. Using the one my grandma used means I have to wear shades in the kitchen its so clean lol.

hollyh

In
Fruit & veg from market
Grocerys if my shopping ever turns up!
Junk mail
Ds2's Dr Who mag

Out
Junk mail in recycling
Carrier bag of junk to school for modelling
Black bag of mess from my bedroom
2 magazines in the recycling
6 pairs of school trousers that are too small for Ds1 to my SS
A stair gate i've sold on Ebay

Pending
2 black bags of clothes & a carrier bag of odd socks to go to the recycle bank
2 black bags of clothes for the charity shop
1 book to go back to my Sister
A magazine rack to go to the CS
2 books to go back to my Sister
Ds2's old trainers to go to the CS
6 nail varnishes sold on Ebay

Dustykitten

Lots of fab decluttering going on, well done to all of you and fingers crossed all the stuff listed on ebay sells for you.

Progress steady here

21 binned old nail polish
22 binned empty hand cream
23 rag bagged loads more old socks
24 recylced some papers
25 goal keeping kit returned to club

Plan for tomorrow is to go through my wardrobe and remove everything that I will nolonger wear