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The (Flylady inspired) Anniversary Declutter Mission

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  • Dustykitten
    Dustykitten Posts: 16,507 Forumite
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    Just updated my list and I really feel I could get it all done by the end of the month now.

    Need to get some bits on ebay later and sort out the box of stuff on the landing.
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Dustykitten, you're doing so well! I'm just on here to say I've got the estate agent coming round on Thursday, to start my house valuation, so I'm decluttering dirt rather than anything else :o
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • rosieben
    rosieben Posts: 5,010 Forumite
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    Well I've achieved zilch off my list since I joined here in the first week, but I've spent the last couple of days sorting out my craft room, didnt realise just how much stuff I have and found all sorts of lush things I'd forgotten about. Hoping to finish that today and then get straight onto a craft project, getting excited now as I havent been able to do anything crafty for about 3 years
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    Next job will be to get my ou next assignment done and sent off, then I'll rejoin you here if I may, its great to see so many of you making good progress ;)
    ... don't throw the string away. You always need string! :D

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  • grunnie
    grunnie Posts: 1,795 Forumite
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    As I find it so diffcult to bend and to get up again I decided to tidy out my kitchen floor cupboards that are full of dishes. Had a good clear out which will go to the charity shops later. I had dishes I don't remember buying far less using. I have put all the dishes I use regularly at the front so they are easy to get at.
  • Triker
    Triker Posts: 7,247 Forumite
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    I'll catch back up with this thread as I'm on leave this week again.

    Will report back later. xx
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  • poohbear59
    poohbear59 Posts: 4,866 Forumite
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    edited 22 March 2010 at 6:07PM
    I thought I should start at Monday again as I did so little over the last few weeks.

    1st Paper Monday
    Anything to do with paperwork/photos/boxes of cards/kids pictures/books/magazines etc [STRIKE]file paperwork away[/STRIKE]
    Remeber some paperwork needs to be kept for certain periods of times Sort old paperwork for burning
    Please recycle all other paper where possible. [STRIKE]prepare recycling for tomorrow, sort old catalogues and phone books[/STRIKE]
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  • toottifrootti
    toottifrootti Posts: 6,427 Forumite
    edited 22 March 2010 at 9:47PM
    Toots' List


    This is where I still am - havent achieved much! Work in progress:rotfl:
    1st Paper Monday
    instruction booklets and guarantees
    bank stuff
    do filing
    photos
    sort through box of cards for re-using in card making etc
    kids pictures
    books
    magazines etc (2 gone only another 200+ to go:p)

    2nd Cotton Tuesday
    ebay leather trousers, 2 velvet dresses, navy skirt, brown skirt
    try on cropped trousers, fat face top, pink skirt, green skirt,
    check t-shirts and shorts
    mend navy blue cardigan

    3rd Leather Wednesday
    polish brown boots
    polish black boots
    polish black shoes
    ebay jane norman belt and brown woven belt
    ebay navy shoes
    ebay cowboy boots

    4th Linen Thursday
    Deal with striped curtains - ebay/ freegle or charity bag
    Iron with starch my white tablecloths

    5th Wood Friday
    Sorting sheds - this will need a week!!!!
    2 x Desk drawers sort out

    6th Iron Saturday
    Dig out bike from shed and clean to give to C
    Garden tools/lawnmowers again get them ready for spring - if I can reach them if I havent done the shed!!!!
    baking tins need a home

    7th Wool Monday
    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

    8th Bronze Tuesday
    Bronze to me is coins so today is anything money related
    find my bronze dog

    9th Pottery/china Wednesday
    Sort out any china that you don't use, do you need it

    10th Tin/Aluminium Thursday
    taking recycling to church on sunday

    11th Steel Friday
    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

    12th Silk Saturday

    11th Lace Sunday
    toots xx
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    could do better - must try harder
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  • hex2
    hex2 Posts: 4,736 Forumite
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    rach wrote: »
    I also decluttered about 10 facebook friends earlier today

    I survived the cull :j:p

    I ended up running after the charity shop van with a couple more bags on Friday and shifted lots of stuff with minimal effort. Mostly books which is totally unheard of for me :cool:.

    Still slowly working through inbetween work. I have the easter fortnight off with the boys and will hopefully get more done then, and (ha, ha) on top of the garden.
    '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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    Karmacat - how is the house coming along for the valuation?

    Rosiben - enjoy your crafts. The whole idea of all this decluttering and flying is to free up time to do things we enjoy

    Grunnie - well done on the china cupboard job, it is amazing what we have and never use isn't it.

    Triker - hope you have another good week off work

    Pooh - you have done well with more paper, that is still my biggest outstanding job

    Toots - sweetie are you sure all those jobs on your list need doing.


    I've sorted some more books from another cupboard for DS3 to take into school tomorrow. I'm hoping to do some of the paperwork tomorrow if I get a chance.
    The birds of sadness may fly overhead but don't let them nest in your hair
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Hi Dustykitten! Thats very sweet of you to ask!

    Not bad for the house, actually - cleaned sink, and the bath, swept the hall, porch and kitchen; then I got rid of the obstacles on the back path - 40 litres of a bag of soil (to the garage to take with me); an old cinder block brick (into the skip) and the bottom bit of a swing bin (half full of rain water, cos I've been so ill for so long, I'd used it for the electrical decluttering and never taken it back into the house when it came back from the tip). Gradually emptied out the rainwater, then put the bin into the garage, I'll clean it later in the week.

    Managed to sweep the path as well, there are still some areas that need sweeping, but it looks a *lot* more presentable out there.
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
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