The Great Declutter Part 2

Spendaholic_Chick

hi all

Back to work today (although been to GPs tonight and been signed off for a week) so not a lot today

IN:
Asda shop - inc a new scarf for me, book for DS birthday (29 jan), mop bucket (might encourage me to clean the kitchen floor more than twice a year ), new baubles for xmas tree, jewellery box for niece's birthday (Hannah Montanna - 75p!!!!!!) and cleaning stuff and food

Ipod dock/cd player from freegle - wanted one for dining room so well chuffed :j

Bag of toiletries from Freegle - but in my defence, it's stuff I will use :A

Bin bag full of books from Freegle (technically not in yet as still in boot of car! Will sort out tomorrow ones I want to read, then take rest to work for our charity bookcase)


OUT:

Nothing, except usual household rubbish...will try harder tomorrow!

Spendaholic_Chick

Oh, almost forgot - exercise equipment (god knows what it is, was given it last summer and never worked it out!) and ab roller put outside for freegler (who never collected so will take it to tip tomorrow, but in the meantime, it's OUT! )

Kimitatsu

Morning all :j

Can I just say you are all doing really well but you all need to ditch the guilt! Decluttering is about getting it done at a pace to suit you - and there are still another 360 days to 2010 so we all have lots of time to do it in

I had a quiet day today after the manic panic of the last couple of days.

IN:
Junk mail
Maglite torches from Asda
half price wrapping paper and cards
New Ironing board cover

OUT:
Torches put in cars
Ironing board cover - not big enough!
Junk mail in shredder
Paperwork of pin board that was out of date
All original freecycle stuff picked up - awaiting second wave now

Mr K did the ironing for me - it was a mountain bless him so now the spare room looks a little less of a tip!

Pending out
Ebay packages
Sorted through the wardrobe again and found some more stuff to put on ebay (will need an ebay week at this rate lol)

I did more than I thought when I look at it - with any luck the bins may be emptied today, our recycling bins have not been emptied for 4 weeks now :eek: although the weather was better last time and they gave up after an hour of collection so we will just have to see............

Kids are back to school today - well maybe, we shall see if the schools close due to the weather :rolleyes: but have to go into town so not sure as to how much I will really get done, but as long as its something every day then I feel that I will get there - even if its eventually!

harib0uk

loopychriss wrote: »

1 mobile phone statement (for £0.... don't know why they waste the paper!)

If your bills are regularly for £0 or your happy to look at your bill online give them a call all the mobile operators offer paperless billing these days and in some cases it can save you an extra £1 on your line rental

koolkid

Well OH was off at 5.30- the snow came down so heavy here I couldn't get DD to my mums so I had to call a holiday day in at work. Am going to wear DD out in the garden building a snowman and hopefully get her to sleep ready for a couple of bags of decluttering!
Our bins didn't get emptied today and it is FULL so think I will go for a papery drawer so they can go in our blue bin instead! Feel like some shredding!

kk

mrs-moneypenny

IN
post, a late christmas card and a thank you card

OUT
3 carrier bags of glass bottles jars and candle holders (bottle bank)
a pair of joggers DS has outgrown (clothing bank)
2 bird feeders worth of nuts and seeds (now hanging in front garden)
small bag of used postage stamps (schools guide dog collection box)
reindeer antlers and flashing red nose - being returned to work
a beautiful but broken down angel - im really reluctant to let her go she fell off the tree a few years ago and her porcelain head shattered, i hung on hoping to find her a new head but i will bite the bullet and bin her:(
a small broken drum - its one of those drums on a handle thats supposed to have 2 balls on strings that hit it when you spin it round but the balls have gone so its not really a drum any more.

all the christmas stuff is now back up in the attic:Tand i did remember to take all the batteries out of those that had them.

chuggingtongirl

IN
some bodyshop bargains which are my families birthday presents for the year!
a shiny new bracelet and earings for me : )
a birthday and wedding gift for celebrations later this year

OUT
a bag of clothes for the recyling bank
some cardboard for recycling(although pending collection)
ebay parcels posted

TudorRose

Hi Everyone

I have just finished reading this thread all the way through & it is inspiring to know that I am not alone with all the clutter I have collected.

I had already vowed that 2010 would be the year I get a grip.

Although I am good at recyling junk mail & other paper as it appears in the house I find it extremely difficult to part with books (would have to live to be 100 to read all of my collection!) & items which might come in 'handy'.

I have made a start by getting rid of some books & old paperwork & underwear but really need to tackle my second bedroom as it has a bed etc in it but nobody can get in there to use it.

I have also vowed to use up all my toiletries, cleaning products & most of my freezer contents & tin cupboard before buying more. Hope to only buy essentials like milk, fruit/veg & bread (though have a breadmaker which I should use more.)

Good Luck everyone

gettingthereslowly

so far today

In
Nothing :j:j:j

Out

3 bags of rubbish
6 bags of recycling
bin of food waste recycling

(haven't been able to get in the street for 3 wks but hopefully being picked up today)

Major sort out planned tom

ThinkingOfLinking

In: Nothing

Out: Excess packaging from various items.

Also out: a cardigan...at home today and doing more decluttering so will update.

Pending in: A dress I bought online and am getting fed up waiting for.

Pending out: A book to a Greenmetropolis.com customer, a CD to someone and a massive load of CDs to CEX as well as a huge bag to charity (not going out til Thursday so these are pending out til then).