The Great Declutter Part 2

nodwah

been ill with some dreadful lurgy so the house is a tip mostly!

pending out 2 pairs of ski boots sold on ebay

in 2 new pairs of skis - thanks DH! not helping!:rolleyes:

Going out in the morning big bag of general stuff and toy trolley thingy to salvation army collection

I've had quite a few no-shows with freecycle lately getting fed up with it. It seems to be getting worse the more people join the groups:mad:

Sequeena

Morning everyone

Almost IN
Next doors dog

Out
Next doors dog :rotfl:

The poor little thing managed to escape from the garden and he woke me up at 6am barking. He's fine, just wet :money:

RuthG

Been away since I last p[osted so nothing in or out at all

Will start again today and try to get rid of at least 10 things.

I have a dilemma - cant make up my mind whether to declutter a room (10 items at a time) or just get rid of 10 random items. I know either way will declutter the place eventually, but then I think if i do a room at a time, then I will see the results so much quicker. What do you all think?

Ruth

charlies_mum

Morning :wave:

Was good this weekend and didn't go to any auctions so

In : Nothing :T

Out : Nothing BUT 25 items listed on Ebay, so may be outs

Pending : 10 items sold on Ebay awaiting payment

Work today, so no decluttering.

wilf55

hi

do alternate weeks ruth

10 a day random but try to go for big things first - or things with no home

then after a week of that do 10 a day per room

wilf55

in
milk

out
wheelies emptied
recycling
mags and brochures and catalogues

pending
117 items on ebay

pigpen

Ruth.. if it is really cluttered i would do 10 items from each room.. it is usually fairly easy to locate 1 bits of rubbishy paper or empty envelopes at first.. and in between i would focus on one room and mabe do 15-30 minutes each day in a different room.. so you end up throwing out 70 items from each room in a week and spending 15-30 minutes tidying each room once a week. I could spend all week tidying one room and it wouldn't look any better!!

inaminute

Great to see how busy we’ve all been over the weekend! I’m still on baby steps with this de-cluttering business but I’m finding it very empowering to be throwing away lots of carp. It’s a great feeling when you look in the recycling bin and see it’s almost full, which is fabulous as it means the carp is no longer in the house!!

In:
Post
Food shopping
Make-up bag from my mom (old make-up bag will go out soon when I’ve gone through it – honest!!)

Sorted:
Purse – thrown old receipts / coupons away
Christmas bags / wrap / cards now sorted and put away
Present draw sorted, list written up so I can see what we have
Bermuda triangle (someone else used this term and I thought it was very appropriate for the paperwork basket in our kitchen) this has now been sorted and paper recycled / letters pending filing. I actually found a till receipt from March 07 in there!
2009 Calendar in said ‘Bermuda basket’ never used :eek:
2 empty cardboard boxes – why were we keeping these??

Out:
General carp found in Bermuda triangle basket
Dried up mascara
Parcel to PO
Bag of rubbish from upstairs bins
Lots of recycling, said bin is now almost full

Pending:
8 books, thermal top, t-shirt, flip flops and gel eye mask in pile for a charity bag (hopes one comes through the letterbox very soon)

Still a long way to go but these baby steps are feeling good!

artydoll

IN.. nothing

OUT..
1 roses tin :T
1 maryland cookies tub :T
1 bassetts tin :T
2 magazines :T
all in recycling,please Council,pick it all up tomorrow :Aplease.


PENDING

Car ,son still looking at it,lol :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Janebo12

Well today I have been to the tip with some stuff I stashed in my car at the weekend.

I have also got 3 bags and an old garden chair ready to go out for the charity shop collection tomorrow.

IN : (over weekend)
Groceries
2x new pillows
DH big amp :mad: (usually has it stored at work)

OUT:
bag with dead batteries and light bulbs to tip to be recycled
piece of skirting board to tip to be recycled
large bag of excess carrier bags to tip (from under kitchen sink)

SORTED:
1x pillow has been recycled into the dog's bed

Also: 2x sledges and one shovel sorted back into shed now the snow has gone!!

PENDING OUT:
charity shop bags - including toys and clothes sorted from the kids rooms last week.
4x Ebay parcels (listing finishes Sunday)

Off to do some more...