The (Flylady inspired) Anniversary Declutter Mission

Dustykitten

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.

Karmacat

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

rosieben

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

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

grunnie

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

I'll catch back up with this thread as I'm on leave this week again.

Will report back later. xx

poohbear59

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]

toottifrootti

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

hex2

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.

Dustykitten

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.

Karmacat

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.