The (Flylady inspired) Anniversary Declutter Mission

Dustykitten

Morning all and well done to all of you who got rid of a bit more clutter yesterday.

I hurt my shoulder turning to speak to DH this morning so can't garden or fly at the moment. I shall therefore turn my attention to financial paperwork - this is probably an entire day's job anyhow. I might even do some of it in the garden later.

Good luck to you all today.

Dustykitten

Morning all

It is pouring with rain here so a great day to get on with the decluttering.

I've completed day 8 so am going back to day 1 today to get the pictures sorted. Also planning on ordering the defuzzer so I can get the jumpers done (hopefully I won't need them for a while now spring has sprung).

Good luck to anybody else joining in today.

toottifrootti

Just bumping my list and seeing what's left!

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
2nd Cotton Tuesday
[STRIKE] mend navy blue cardigan[/STRIKE]

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

4th Linen Thursday
Iron with starch my white tablecloths

5th Wood Friday
Sorting sheds - this will need a week!!!!

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!!!!
[STRIKE] baking tins need a home [/STRIKE]

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
re-do my budget
[STRIKE]find my bronze dog[/STRIKE]

9th Pottery/china Wednesday

10th Tin/Aluminium Thursday

11th Steel Friday

12th Silk Saturday

11th Lace Sunday

its only a little less but it all helps!!!

even though I do paperwork most days I am stuill not making much headway with Day 1!!!!!
toots xx

hex2

Toots - the paperwork is depressing me too. I still haven't found my decree absolute and I need it to get my passport sorted.

kezlou

May 1st week after slacking off

Paper Monday
put instruction booklets, guarantees etc into filing cabinet
bank stuff - put all bills into filing cabinet
kids pictures - put some up on wall
books - sort some out for charity
Get clips for boards to go on wall,
do meal plan again
plan kitchen out again

2nd Cotton Tuesday
make cushions /covers to sell on ebay
make curtains for bathroom
make curtains for DS2's room
make curtains for DS1's room
Make curtains for kitchen
3rd Leather Wednesday
sort though bots / shoes etc
sort through them for ebay

4th Linen Thursday
sort through linen stash

5th Wood Friday
make kitchen (will yake a good few weeks)

6th Iron/steel Saturday
Clean bike to put on freecycle
clean trike to put on freecycle
clean hob + oven ready to build kitchen with

So thats my list for next week, going to try and start some this weekend.

newlywed

Hmm so I've done my first week of flylady cleaning... and am thinking I may need to do some extra decluttering. Most of it is hidden in cupboards, wardrobes and under my bed but there is more "stuff" than there ought to be

I'm thinking Monday might be a paper sorting day then (there's piles of printed recipes and pages from food mags under my bed and in the kitchen cupboard, not to mention the bills I haven't filed yet).

Dustykitten

Glad you are all still chipping away at those lists. I've finished another day and ordered my defuzzer.

Just have 2 things left now - kids pictures - I will do this tomorrow and sharpening of the garden tools. I will be so happy when they are done.

I have also sorted the entire loft which wasn't on the list.

There is still the room of doom - DH's office but he's doing a bit in there at the moment.

Planning on putting some bits on ebay tomorrow for the free listing.

carol22_2

Hi guys

I think i'm going to jump on board with this one - I have a lugagge limit on what I can take abroad with me in June, so need to get rid of lots of stuff and organise the rest properly..

Right so I'd better sort out a list to start on Monday....

1st Paper Monday
[STRIKE]Sort out paperwork box[/STRIKE]
Make list of docs to copy/ take with me
[STRIKE] Organise moving lists
Uni notes[/STRIKE]
Bookshelves
[STRIKE]Cookery books[/STRIKE]

2nd Cotton Tuesday
Clothes

3rd Leather Wednesday
Sort through shoes, bags, belts
Get boots resoled

4th Linen Thursday
Linen and airing cupboards
Towels, bedding, dishcloths

5th Wood Friday
Chest of drawers
Bedside tables

6th Iron Saturday
Cutlery, pans

7th Day of rest! Almost lets pamper Sunday
Make-up, toiletries, nail varnishes

7th Wool Monday
Hats scarves and gloves
Socks!

8th Bronze Tuesday
Pay in change
Go and talk to bank about using account abroad

9th Pottery/china Wednesday
Pack up china that we won't need

10th Tin/Aluminium Thursday
Do recycling
Sort DVDs

11th Steel Friday
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.

12th Silk Saturday
Underwear drawers
Make your legs silky smooth for spring by decluttering those hairs

toottifrootti

Just bumping my list and seeing what's left!

Toots' List


This is where I still am - havent achieved much! Work in progress:rotfl: have deleted the days that are done
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
2nd Cotton Tuesday
mend loo blind
3rd Leather Wednesday
polish brown boots
polish black boots
ebay jane norman belt and brown woven belt

4th Linen Thursday
Iron with starch my white tablecloths

5th Wood Friday
Sorting sheds - this will need a week!!!!

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!!!!

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
re-do my budget
its only a little less but it all helps!!!

even though I do paperwork most days I am stuill not making much headway with Day 1!!!!!
toots xx

morganlefay

I've been lurking on here and am very impressed and somewhat motivated (it takes a LOT) and I have a tip which I found helpful. I hoard newspapers in which there might be one teeny little interesting article. The pile quickly mounts up (or it might be foodie magazines or anything like that) and gets out of control. But then I bought a tiny gadget from Lakeland - it's blue, shaped like a 2D mouse and about the size of a big slice of cucumber and has a blade hidden in it - I don't know what they call it. It seems expensive but I use it to cut out the article and then I put that in a poly bag, or in a scrap book or in a box and then CHUCK the paper/mag/etc. It has made a big difference to my hoarding papers etc and thought it might help....they seem expensive (about £2 I think) but are so quick to use, and easy, that I thought I'd unlurk for a moment. HTH !