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The (Flylady inspired) Anniversary Declutter Mission

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  • hex2
    hex2 Posts: 4,736 Forumite
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    helen - you are dong scarily well!

    I was full of good intentions but DS1 gave me his horrid cold which started Tuesday and I am busy doing nothing much because I ache. Too ill to be outside, but the wood pile is neat anyway because I stacked it when it was delivered. The garage is scary - but is also DHs problem.

    I will sort through the upstairs hall bookcase and identify items for removal.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need' Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
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    Morning all

    Hex hope you feel better soon.

    Tiler and builder here today so can't get around much of the house.

    Plan
    Sort some bamboo canes for a freegler
    Sort the knex to ebay
    Sort the wooden drawer unit on my desk

    It is lovely and sunny here with the bluest of blue skies
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • sammiell
    sammiell Posts: 756 Forumite
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    1st Paper Monday
    done
    2nd Cotton Tuesday
    Clothes - anybody's for charity/rehoming or ebay but not creating piles!
    If it has not been worn in a year is it ever likely to be?
    Do you have summer/spring clothes stashed away which you could sort out?
    Are some of your winter clothes really past their best?
    Are there items not being worn because they are waiting to be mended/defuzzed? If so get that done this evening and start wearing them
    Anything that needs drycleaning take to the cleaners.
    Clothes which cannot be reworn can be bagged and labelled as rags and placed in the supermarket clothing banks or given to charity shops - they still get cash from the rag man.

    3rd Leather Wednesday
    Handbag sorting/putting away/rehoming
    including camping stuff/sleeping bags/sporting equipment
    shoes/boots - do any need reheeling/polishing/waterproofing
    Shoe banks for recycling are in lots of supermarket carparks
    Sort through belts and accessories.
    Have you filled another bag for the charity shop yet?

    4th Linen Thursday
    Linen and airing cupboards
    Towels give them a good sort; Vets often want old towels
    Do not keep stuff just in case.
    Sort all your bedding, do you need that many spare sets
    Piles of spare nets and curtains again do you use them?
    Cushions - any lumpy horrid ones to get rid of?
    Napkins and Tablecloths you never use.
    Again recycle/charity shop/rehome/sell but do not stash.

    5th Wood Friday
    Can include toys
    Sorting sheds
    Tidying or restocking your woodstore
    DIY jobs
    Sorting cupboards/drawers
    Desk drawer sort out

    6th Iron Saturday
    Cleaning out the car removing all the clutter from the boot and side pockets
    Sorting your heavy metal records
    Sorting your baking tins/cast iron pans
    Golf irons - yes that's on my list
    Cutlery drawers and all those utensils you never use
    Are all the bikes ready for spring, now could be a good time to sell any which are nolonger used.
    Garden tools/lawnmowers again get them ready for spring and any you do not use ebay/freecycle or recycle at the metal part of your local dump

    7th Day of rest! Almost lets pamper Sunday
    Sort out your toiletries/make up bag and enjoy a bath decluttering all those bath bombs/face packs/trail samples/candle lit of course!
    Throw away stuff which has been open for a good while, gooey mascara and nail polish.
    Not long now until you can start using the fake tan and need the sunscreen so your final declutter is a good exfoliate.


    im getting on with it not much to report yet have managed to get loads put into blackbags for a trip to the charity shop tomorrow will try some more this afternoon hopefully things will be much esier when ive completed this samx
  • helen_jelly
    helen_jelly Posts: 2,982 Forumite
    Hex - hope you feel better soon
    I've managed to declutter a cooked breakfast made by DH, some money spent on food and now I'm off to declutter a talk with DS teacher as I've been asked to go in and see her - OMG - dreading it, when I asked him what he'd done he said "been good" so I've no idea what its about

    Have also taken 2 bags of blankets, towels etc to Vets

    Helen
    Projects made for craft fair - 40 :)
    1st fair on 13/4/14 :j
  • I have a week off at the end of March so will do the anniversary de-clutter then..............going to be ruthless including the attic. My rule of thumb is "not used/looked at/forgotten about for over 6 months" it goes........................Oh is not quite the same, ok very opposite!!!! But if I can sneak it out when his back is turned I may just succeed...............:rotfl:

    1 step
    If you wait for perfect conditions, nothing would ever get done! :T
    I'm not short - I'm condensed awesome! :p
  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
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    Not got very far at all today - managed to put all the canes into a pile in the garden to decide which to keep and which to dispose of but it is too cold to be bothered to do it now - tomorrow I will.

    Going to do a HH sort of the little wooden unit on my desk and maybe sort the knex this evening.

    I wonder if we are all running out of steam?
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • helen_jelly
    helen_jelly Posts: 2,982 Forumite
    Tomorrow I'm spending the day doing washing and ironing and putting it all away as thats the biggest problem - I never get on top of it and I only have tomorrow to do it as I start work on Sunday so I need to be ahead of myself so that come Monday all the school uniforms and work clothes are done and dusted - I managed to get it all clear for the New Years Eve challenge but I've let it build up again so once its done [again] then I have to keep on top of it

    Helen x
    Projects made for craft fair - 40 :)
    1st fair on 13/4/14 :j
  • Jassa
    Jassa Posts: 355 Forumite
    Hi :j
    Decluttering at DD's today, so far:
    Wood Friday
    • 1 carboot load of 'stuff' from DD's shed to the tip
    Iron Saturday (OK, I'm getting ahead of myself but as DH was going to the tip anyway)
    • 8 baking tins/pans to tip for recycling
    • 1 very rusty sieve to tip for recycling
    • 1 rusty grater to tip for recycling
    (sadly this meant I had to buy her some new stuff to replace those I decluttered, but they were yucky)

    Hugs to everyone - some serious decluttering being done on this thread:T
    Jx
    I could give up chocolate, but I'm no quitter!
    Shoe love is true love
    Debt-free 21/12/09 and determined to stay that way - still DF 09/10/17
  • Triker
    Triker Posts: 7,247 Forumite
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    Hi all, felt a bit unenergetic today so just pottered but managed to get a fair bit done.

    Hubby was off today so he

    fixed my flat tyre, changed it for me

    fixed the chicken coop, strengthened it

    I've binned loads of rubbish

    managed to get some paperwork sorted

    sent important email

    got prescription ready for tomorrow
    DFW Nerd 267. DEBT FREE 11.06.08
    Stick to It by R.B. Stanfield
    It matters not if you try and fail,
    And fail, and try again; But it matters much if you try and fail, And fail to try again.
  • toottifrootti
    toottifrootti Posts: 6,427 Forumite
    evening all
    dusty you could be right that we are running out of steam - but you have to remember there was a serious amount of decluttering done at the beginning of the week - paper and cotton were heavy days!
    I think if anyone carries on and does it again it will be easier next week for the first couple of days so you can concentrate on the things you didnt do this week.

    I have almost filled my paper bin - i have been at it on and off all week!!!

    next week I might just manage to strike some of the paper things off my list - fingers crossed

    today i was out a good bit so have only dealt with the curtains but its something off my list so I am not complaining!

    keep up the excellent work everyone
    toots xx
    Peace will be mine
    could do better - must try harder
    Live each day as if its your last
    DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts

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