The Great Declutter Part 2

esmf73

Am doing really well - but the snow helps!!!

In - NOTHING!!!

Out - well nothing either

Recycled
Unwanted christmas presents to my gift bag - sounds so ungrateful, but they're not really my thing!
Old magazines
Paint and paper into next years christmas wrapping (made by my children!)
Paint and cards into next years christmas cards (also made by children!)
Jam jars and lids - in preparation for summer of jam making!
All excess food / bits in fridge into dog food!

Now I know I'm not doing enough because I'm getting cold. Off to do cleaning.

toochoosey

greent wrote: »

OOh - nasty things - full of artificial fragrance and things like formaldehyde - yick! Have a couple of nice essential oils instead - lemongrass or lemon or bergamot (anything citrussy, really) are good for kitchens and bathrooms. Lavender good for bedrooms. Lounge - depends on your taste - lavender & lime mixed is nice. Actually, there are LOTS of nice ones - but I've chosen some easy to get hold of and cheap ones. Just 3-6 drops max in a burner or an electric diffuser will do- or a radiator fragrancer in this weather when the heating is on

greent x

Ooohh, this sounds like a good idea, I have a few of those things to get rid of too......will update later xx

wendyphant

Oh Dear not a good start to the day

In £70 of shopping from debenhams sale well ordered not delivered yet and most of it is xmas gifts for dec!!!!!!

felt guilty taking in so it inspired me to throw out

OUT: 1 baby changing bag (:0( son is growing up too quick)
my favourite pair of boots :0( there are holes in them but they were my slippers paid £100 for them 6 years ago and have spent 8 months a year in them so worth the money in the end)
3 pairs of shoes and trainers
and am still on the go

sleepless_saver

Not doing too well on this in 2010, and car snowed up so no chance of getting to dump. Anyway, yesterday was my best day yet:

IN

2 (sale) bath towels
nutcracker (someone gave us nuts at Xmas and our old one broke)

SORTED

All 2009 receipts in bag to be kept in cellar until end 2010 then shredded or burned.
Turned Xmas cards into gift tags for next year.

OUT

(Very) old Xmas decorations
Mouldering stuff at back of fridge
Worn through duvet cover
Socks with giant holes

mrs-moneypenny

finished the 2nd DVD cupboard yesterday ive just got to type the list print it out to fix on the inside of the cupboard door so everyone knows what films are in there and more importantly where they should be PUT BACK!!!!

IN
cabbage
4 litre carton of milk
a cucumber
3 small farmhouse loaves -they will be out at lunchtime as i picked them up for inlaws as i didnt want them to risk slipping on the way to shops
local free newspaper + junk leaflets
another charity bag

OUT
avon catalogue- didnt need to order anything
pair DH trousers & 2 pairs DS shoes (clothing bank)

will probally need to update later once post etc has been

koolkid

OMG... WHY????? Just had a delivery from Debenhams... 2 tealight holders held back from a previous order (which was delivered yesterday)- arrived in 2 seperate big boxes in 2 large bags... honestly they would've quite easily fit in one box they're tiny! It seems so wasteful and our bins are FULL FULL FULL so got absolutely nowhere to put it all so it will have to go in the garage until I can get to the skip.... aaaarrrrrggggghhhh

So in: 2 tealight holders and a load of carp
Hopefully... some post!!!

Out: Nothing yet but watch out clutter I'm coming to get you!!!!

kk

mineallmine

koolkid wrote: »

Just had a delivery from Debenhams... 2 tealight holders held back from a previous order- arrived in 2 seperate big boxes in 2 large bags... honestly they would've quite easily fit in one box they're tiny! It seems so wasteful

KK, I'd phone or email customer services about that. They probably dont know their despatch people are being so wasteful. All these packaging costs are built into prices so the more they streamline the better and plus the environment can breathe with a tree saved to live another day. :A

Penelope_Penguin

DS has gone to school; shame as I was hoping he'd help DD and I pack away the decorations Anyway, it's snowing again, so he may be home soon

2 boxes of paperwork have been rationalised into one today :T

Penny. x

PenPen Towers 2010 Declutter Challenge

Study
shelf unit - top ~ DONE :j
shelf unit - bottom ~ DONE :j
wall shelves

Sitting room
Christmas decorations
bookshelf
bureau
pot cupbaord
shelves to left of firepace ( x 3)
shelves to right of firepace ( x 3)[/QUOTE]

Paperwork
credit card receipts
bank statements/cheque book stubs
recipes

manicgiraffe

Right I'm joining this, not because I buy so much but because I'm a natural hoarder. I see use in everything, but there are limits.

One thing I've been doing lately on a big paper decluttering is making sure I have radio/music on all the time. It makes it feel much less arduous.

I also use the "list jobs and tick them off, however small" strategy, mentioned earlier in the thread. Its a good psychological boost.

MG

tudorfan22

In

Food shopping
3 Magazines
Bought a chicken door stop cos she’s cute – she’s called henny penny!
Another bag of shredded paper from work colleagues for our chickens bedding
New carpet going down tomorrow!! All managed with the help of this board – my spare room is now a fully functioning room!

Out

Big bag of magazines to sister
2 library books
1 book sold on Amazon
Packaging from cheap shoes
Have returned 2 bags as I don’t really like them
2 bottles of old creams and moisturiser used up
3 books and 2 CDs back to the library
2 ebay parcels and associated packaging
Old laminate to the tip – and other sundries that have been waiting for ages to meet their maker! Be gone evil ones!!! )
Haircut voucher!

Pending

Ebay stuff will hopefully be selling soon – fingers crossed

I am on a clothes rotation programme after I heard that we only use 30% of our wardrobe regularly so I am trying to wear things that I haven’t worn in ages, and it makes you realise just how many clothes you have! I don’t feel the need to go clothes shopping cos every day it feels like im wearing something I haven’t seen in ages! See if it gets me through the Jan sales unscathed!