The Great Declutter Part 2

Spendaholic_Chick

Anyone see Loose Women today? They just had a section on decluttering - talking about alphabetising cds and all kinds. Kate Thornton seems to be the decluttering and neat queen!

wendy+5

Well, Ive been busy. Another 3 bags of recycling and 2 rubbish bags of broken kids' toys!
I'm ruthless, ruthless, I tells ya!:D

Toys have been re-sorted into their proper drawers, stuff that isn't used very much has gone up into their bedrooms.

Beginning to look like a sitting room again!

Keep up the good work. :T:T

Kadeeae

Spendaholic_Chick wrote: »

Kadeeae, that is so cute! sorry, I'm not helping, am I? ....

Umm, no!

mineallmine wrote: »

K, that is very sweet. Maybe do yourself a deal to get rid of something in the kitchen which takes up that same amount of space? Maybe an old jar, or gadget that isn't used that a friend might like?

That is an excellent idea! And if I sold 'it' on eBay it would part pay for the egg holder! Genius :T

Angela wrote: »

Eggs should be kept in the fridge after purchase.
So this would not be seen and take up too much room in the fridge.....

I keep our eggs on the countertop - but otherwise would have worked

IN
Nuttin'

OUT
Box of Christmas gift biccies that were absoutely horrid, tasted of a lemony cleaner, YUK!

5 plug in thingys for room scents (can't think what they're called now!) as will be trying to find something more natural to add scent.

Load of newspapers to recycling bin

Intergalactic_Floozie

Well today I have decluttered my kitchen windowsill and have created a bag of rubbish, so that's my 'items leaving the house' today: For a small window sill there was a lot of carp on there, from memory:
1. Glass vase containing lots of used toothbrushes (why have I kept these - that is a question I feel coming on a lot over the next year).
2. Dead plant. (I kill things, I'm a terrible person).
3. Nail Varnish - half used and very, very gloopy in trollop red.
4. 1 decorative candle in a holder (did used to be 1 of a pair, sadly the other one broke).
5. About 3 tealight holders with half burnt candles in them.

Found: A stash of metal scourers still in a box, a brand new electric toothbrush and a tub of un-used toothpaste.

Windowsill is not only decluttered but clean. Gave it a wash and even used an old toothbrush to clean the grouting.

TudorRose

Have spent afternoon off tidying. To much snow on car to be tempted out.

In
Nothing

Out
Posted card to USA
Posted recycled printer cartridge to Tesco
Extremely out of date bread flour & yeast sachets
More old paperwork & instruction leaflets for long gone gadgets to recycling bag

Pending
26 books (to go to recycling book bank on car park when weather improves)
6 videos (as above - don't even have a video any longer)
Mobile phone charger to returned to Argos for refund
1 pair of old glasses to go to optician for sending to Third World

Keep up the good work everyone

Tigger888

IN
Nothing!

OUT
20 books to charity shop - resisted temptation to buy any more!

toochoosey

OK, think I know what to do after reading a bit more of the thread (can't say it's the best start though!!!!).....

IN
milk
cigarettes
alcohol

OUT
bag of rubbish

in_spired2

In: junkmail

Out: junkmail
tesco direct and argos catalogues (spring/summer 2009 :embarasse )

also, "decluttered my phone" - finally put it on the wall (about 2 years after marking the screwhole positions there) it no longer:
falls off my desk or
gets its cable trapped in the desk drawers or
tries to trip us up due to cable flopping about on the floor
:T

karren

im so pleased with myself! i cleaned the living room yest after taking the decs, down, threw loads of junk, kept some of the boxes in case i can sell things on, i cleaned the cellear out and arranged for an uncle to pop another radiator in there soon, once i have some spare cash to pay for it,
so thats a crafts room and toyroom again (it has a front door and window, its just a cold room, as there is a garage above it so all the heat goes up there!!!! but i plan to sort the ceiling so the heat doeant eacape, i found an insulated curtain so ive put that up against the door and will pop the other up as you go in so it tops the heat escaping)
Ive cleaned the dining room and kitchen, and just have to empty cupboards and clean them next week,
i cleaned my sons rom and sorted his clothes and handed them on to a friend.
sorted my daughters room and there is a bag of clothes to hand on to my neice, (we get handed clothes to us for her, so shes a lucky girl as she always gets given nice things which is a huge help)

so tom after my night shift im going to blitz her room and get some toys sorted for the charity shop and maybe ebay if they are decent.

I really hoard things so this year is the year i dont!
ive been realy inspired by you all thank you so much!!!

catchooky

Sorry to say, IN:
Art of crochet, world of cross stitch (as I lost my old copy and am mid-stitch), diet now and ww irresistible mags
Display book for my vie parties
Some smellies from boots cos I really really like the soap n glory stuff so treated myself for special days
OUT - about 15 vie catalogues with promotional leaflets in them to some neighbours - hope that I can get either an order or a party booked as my parties are rather thin on the ground. I'd like to keep my business going cos I get free bits if people buy as well as my commission