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The Great Declutter Part 2
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Wii fit plus game
(Will be a few more bits when I pop to the shop, but not a lot, hopefully
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OUT
bag of rubbish from drawer
Rubbish from kitchen0 -
Not a lot happening in my house today, it's too cold, but still more going out than coming in.
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- few supplies from supermarket
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- 3 ebay parcels
- old changing mat to bin
- soe clothes into a charity bag0 -
and I thought I was bad at filing paperwork! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:... don't throw the string away. You always need string!

C.R.A.P.R.O.L.L.Z Head Sharpener0 -
I have done quite well with the major kitchen clear out,although I still have 2 cupboards to go,will do 1st thing in the morning as have had enough now.
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Nothing
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3 carrier bags of out of date stuff from kitchen cupboards.
2 items to go to charity shop0 -
In:
6 Lovely fresh free range eggs, at the bargain price of £1
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Loads of redundant paperwork, envelopes and mouse mats recycled to other departments in office, office tidy given away as it just collects dust and begs to be filled up£1600 overdraft
£100 Christmas Fund0 -
Clearing out a box file-found more sellotape. (Must have a fetish as I've got at least 8 rolls. :rotfl::rotfl:)I went away and now I'm back.:j:j0
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Nothing :T:T
OUT 1xlarge cardboard box
1 x wooden box
1x Big black bag little ones clothes
1 pile baby blankets gone on freecycle:jmember of the thrifty gifty 2011 :j0 -
More outs

Son to his Dads with:
-cushion covered in black bag his Dad thought would be 'useful' for on his sledge the other day - he can have his crap back lol
- annual that DS got two of for Xmas - can keep one at his dads as there's not any others he wants to exchange it for :rolleyes:
- pair of pj's that belong at his dads - one less set to iron for me
On the subject of ironing, DS said to me today, 'mam, you'll be pleased I've been off school 3 days, much less ironing for you' :rotfl: Course, that would be true if he didn't have FOUR tops and two coats on when he went out today! :rolleyes:
GOD BLESS DURAN DURAN
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I knew I should have bought that food processor from Tesco. The one I found in the cupboard doesn't work. Typical.0
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Tootsiepops wrote: »I must be the only person on here, who struggles to get done when the kids are off school:o. Every time i go to do something, their on me tail helping (not helping making everything 10x harder)
You are not alone
I never get anything done when mine are at home; I actually got some megablocks and a marble racer OUT today to occupy them, but still we have the fights over the marbles and the megablock elephant who everyone wants.
I think cos theres 3 of them theres always someone somewhere - outside, upstairs, in the loo, never a moments peace.:wall:
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Nothing again!! woo!
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*Wrapped the snare drum ready for posting, used up a box to do it so they are out in the car waiting to go to the post office tomorrow [I hope]
*MORE recycling, I seem to have so much at the moment
*Threw a few tiny things away''A moment's thinking is an hour in words.'' -Thomas Hood0
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