The (Flylady inspired) Anniversary Declutter Mission

Dustykitten

Morning all

Still mad here with the building work so getting a bit side tracked, I did manage nearly all the mending yesterday though.

DS3 is not sleeping well so I'm tired again today. Just got my flying dailies to do and then I'm going to work on the hotspots and financial bits.

Jassa - you are doing really well - every little counts as far as I'm concerned.

Toots - hi sweetie xx

Pollybear

I'm rubbish at following the days, but I've decluttered some of a shrub into the recycling bin and chucked away something from the shed. Wondering whether to declutter some of the front lawn.....

Jassa

Hi:j
My target of at least 5 items decluttered.
Today was difficult for me as the crockery is OK-ish (thanks to Flylady thread) although it has made me want a new set of crockery as I haven't got a full set now. I love cups and saucers, but most everyday sets don't have them now:( - I haven't got 4 cups and saucers that match at the mo!

China Wednesday - DONE (well, sort of - I had to be a bit creative with this!)

• 1 mug to charity shop - freebie from a conference
• 1 vase to charity shop
• 1 pot plant holder thrown as it had a crack and leaked
• tea bag/herbal teas shelf sorted - put a pretty dish by kettle and filled it with odds and sods of herbal teabags to use up AND put all the ordinary teabag samples/hotel freebies into the current box of teabags so they will get used up! What am I saving them for?
• 1 ceramic sugar cannister binned as the lid kept falling off but will need to buy a new one - sugar bunged into a plastic box for now
• 1 wedgewood (will I get away with that??) blue ball of wool cast on to knit a square
• some rather tired potatoes turned into leek and potato soup for lunches

Happy decluttering everyone

Jx

diluvsdiscounts

Slightly ahead on the anniversaries (golden) but a girl at work came around to our house yesterday,she had just taken her "old gold" to our local jeweller and he gave her £476 for it so she says I should see if I've got any.
So has a look knowing I had nothing of any value and found two odd earings,a broken chain and an old ring MIL bought DH years ago from argos.
£81:eek: I couldn't believe it so dig deep girls and have a look it might be worth a trip to your local jeweller.

hex2

I wonder if my first wedding ring is worth anything :rotfl:. It cost enough to get rid of! Someone I work with did this last month and got a few hundred pounds too - more than she would from any of the on line ones. There was a minimum weight requirement.

I over did the decluttering of the boxes and manuals. Typical that DH now 'needs' the box for something and I know I got rid of it and the recycling collection has been .

Slowly, slowly shifting stuff out. The books to go pile is nearly a metre high which is good for me. I don't know what to do with electric based toys that charity shops will not take. Freegle I guess given my aversion to selling stuff.

greenbee

Jassa wrote: »

I love cups and saucers, but most everyday sets don't have them now:( - I haven't got 4 cups and saucers that match at the mo!x

None of my cups and saucers match. I buy lovely ones (new and second hand) as and when I see ones I like.

Dustykitten

Evening guys

Flagging a bit here.

I don't have a hotspot anymore which is great news!

I am getting there, might just take a few weeks.

Gold - always take it to a jeweller, weight it yourself before you go and look up that day's gold rate so you have an idea of what you might get. I found some odds and ends when I was sorting out last week so I may just take them in and ask tomorrow when I go to town.

kezlou

grrr just written a post and its all disappeered rar!!!


anyway, going to crack on with the decluttering, as i'm feeling slighty better than last week. Have six bags of clothes which people off freegle/freecycle haven't picked up after a week.So not impressed so charity shop here we come.

1st Paper Monday
[STRIKE]cash cheques[/STRIKE]
put bills away
do filing
photos - buy frames to go on walls
kids pictures - buy frames to go on walls
books - sort out for charity shop
[STRIKE]magazines[/STRIKE]

2nd Cotton Tuesday
sort out my wardrobes
sort out socks ready for bin/rags etc
Any woolen garments to sort, jumpers, coats, hats, gloves, scarves - after the winter we have had if you have not worn them then you won't so get rid!-still using them brrr
Knitting wools/fabric box - give them a sort, how about HH working on a project you have left for a while
Sort your sewing box and do that mending (Dusty this is you and me!)

3rd Leather /glass/potWednesday
sort all shoes out
sort belts out
[STRIKE]Sort out any china that you don't use, do you need it[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Sort out that cupboard full of vases ready for all the spring flowers [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Wander around your home and look at your ornaments do you like and want them all - less clutter easier flying[/STRIKE]
Have a cup of tea in your favourite mug - have your lunch off of your best plate.

4th Linen Thursday
sort bed clothes out
give away on freegle
sort towels out

5th Wood Friday
sort toys out again
2 x Desk drawers sort out

6th Iron Saturday
pump bike tyres up
clean out car
Bronze to me is coins so today is anything money related
Bagging up coins to declutter to the banks
Any other financial bits you have been putting of -
[STRIKE]Are all your receipts together for tax returns[/STRIKE]
Or take yourself into the garden and get some sunlight on your skin - me too
[STRIKE]Do you have any recycling to do?[/STRIKE]
Tins - sort out your pantry and meal plan around what you have
Baking Tins - if you did not sort them last week
[STRIKE]Tea lights have you got empty ones in holders - refil them, maybe use a scented one. [/STRIKE]
Sort out your box of candles and holders.
Tins of buttons/odds and ends have a rummage

11th Steel Friday
Cutlery drawer, do you need everything that is in there
[STRIKE]Do any of your garden tools need sharpening (or rehoming) - spring is on it's way[/STRIKE]
If you are in charge of the toolbox give it a sort and make a list of anything that needs restocking - fuses/picture pins etc
Steal an hour to yourself - you all must do this and do something just for you; the idea of all this hardwork is to give us more time and space to be us.

Silk Saturday
[STRIKE]Undies drawer, the thermals will soon be off so back to the slinky stuff.[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Silk scrafs/wraps etc give them a sort[/STRIKE]
Make your legs silky smooth for spring by decluttering those hairs

Day of rest! Almost lets pamper Sunday
collapse and do bathroom

okay going to declutter a cuppa and crack on with it urghhh so tired

Dustykitten

Morning all

Jassa - loving your lists - yes all are allowed as you have tried so hard

Finished all the mending last night (after doing all the ironing) then found a pair of gloves this morning which need a stitch!

I've got a bag of rags to take to town with me and might take some stuff to the scrap store.

Builder is here making a lot of noise so I'll be out for most of the day. Hope to get a bit more of the financial decluttering - receipts drawer done tonight.

Have a good day all - we have sunshine so I may do a little bit of bronzing!

Karmacat

I love the way people are referring to having a cup of tea as "decluttering a cup of tea", and getting a haircut as "decluttering hair" - its so true,and so funny at the same time