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The Great Declutter Part 2
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bottle of mulled wine - freecycleSave 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/60000 -
I have had no luck selling DD's toys on netmums so I think they will be listed on freecycle tomorrow....they are currently cluttering up the DR, a shame really as thought I could have made a couple of quid at the same time as declttering, hey-ho!!!!0
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Not much to report today.
Put out general wheelie bin when came in from work. Should be emptied tomorrow. Hope so as like lots of other people can't fit anything more in. The snow is thawing so there shouldn't be a problem getting it emptied.
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1 magazine in the post
5 Xmas bags & boxes in sale
Fruit
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Small bag of clothing from yesterday's bedroom clearout into local clothes bank on carpark
Used up sachet of shampoo I found in bathroom storage unit0 -
PenPen Towers 2010 Declutter Challenge
Study
shelf unit - top ~ DONE :j
shelf unit - bottom ~ DONE :j
wall shelves
Sitting room
Christmas decorations ~ DONE :j
bookshelf
bureau
pot cupbaord
shelves to left of firepace ( x 3) ~ DONE :j
shelves to right of firepace ( x 3)
Kitchen
Pantry (left shelves, right shelves, slab and floor)
Larder cupboard (top and bottom)
Drawer unit
Craft cupboard
Gardening cupboard
label jams and preserves and declutter them from the shelf to the pantry
Paperwork
credit card receipts
bank statements/cheque book stubs
recipes - started
Bathrooms
chest of drawers
2 windowsills
under-sink cupboard
Spare room
finish making up knitted jacket for DD, and declutter it from my workbox to her wardrobe
Shelf units - left
Shelf units - middle
Shelf units - right
Wardrobe
Label photos and declutter them to albums:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
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lots of post[ first time the postman came for over a week]
pair of long socks for OH off ebay,
pr green wellies for OH again off ebay,
Dish full of rat poison,not really in ,but in the gardeh,put down by friendly pest controller,rats dont find him very friendly,fed up of them playing in the snow in my back garden.
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most of todays post in recycling ,kept half price persil,small and mighty coupon.
2 empty bottles from bathroom windowsill.
All recycling ,foodwaste,and regular wheelie bin rubbish,collection tomorrow
lots of old cereal and old cake ,put in bird table.Earnings £245 in 2014:T thanks to swagbucks0 -
IN: Junk mail
OUT: Junk mail and other rubbish from set of drawers.
Puddleglum"A thousand candles can be lit from a single candle without shortening the life of that candle."
I still am Puddleglum - phew!0 -
Hello all! Not done much decluttering, DH is clutter in and of himself and makes getting anything done a nightmare - thank goodness the buses are running again to get him out from under my feet!
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Woman Treasury of Crochet and Knitting.
Start to Crochet flashcards.
Coated crochet hook and royal purple DK yarn.
Bag of crisps, biscuits etc from mum. :rolleyes:
New plastic dish drainer.
Three tops passed from sister>mum>me and intended for eBay.
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2009 diary.
Expired Homebase double points vouchers.
Scaffy, rusting metal dish drainer.
Old paper lining cake storage tins.
Catalogue returns to post office.
Tins to recycling.
Old empty paint tin.
Spider rescued from kitchen floor.
Used tealights from shower room; empty shower gel from shower.
Since I don't seem to be getting on very well with this decluttering lark, here's my list for the next week:
TO DO:
Computer and craft cupboard (papers, electrical, misc.)
Walk-in hall cupboard (shoes, coats, bookshelves)
Under shower room sink (toiletries etc)
Corner of living room (papers etc piled up)
Storage boxes under coffee table (papers, pens, brochures, games)
Magazine rack (magazines... surprisingly!!!)
DVD unit (DVD and CDs, cat toys, lip glosses (don't ask))
Media storage boxes in TV unit (games, DVDs, CDs, bongos)
Wardrobes & chests of drawers in bedroom (clothes, shoes, accessories)
Oh lawks, it makes it sound like a right tip seeing it all written down like that!Hope tomorrow goes better, although I do have to go out tomorrow morning. Big sigh...
"All cruelty springs from weakness" - Lucius Annaeus SenecaPersonal pronouns are they/them/their, please.
I'm intolerant of wheat, citrus, grapes, grape products and dried vine fruits, tomato, and beetroot, and I am also somewhat caffeine sensitive.0 -
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Junk post
Bank statement
Milk
Me to you bear teapot, sugar bowl, Jug & new storage jars for my new kitchen (work in progress) :rolleyes:
Me to you bear snow globe for present stash
Me to you bear watch present stash
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plastic
Tins
Papers
Junk mail0 -
I'm not getting there fast, but I'm moving in the right direction at least!
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2 necklaces, 2 dresses for work wardrobe
OUT:
3 bags of bags (plastic and paper) that were cluttering our cupboard under the stairs
A dead plant
Big bag of beer bottle tops
ORGANISED:
The bags and boxes in the cupboard under the stairs - hung the bags from the door and winnowed the number of boxes down to 3 for ebay needs0 -
OUT: Buggy :j:j:j:j:j
(hard to let it go - it's looked after both our kids but I mustn't be sentimental must I)
Flymarkeeteer: £168 and counting0
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