greent's mfw journey

Pearla*Merle

Your decluttering is truly epic, greent! :T

And you're so staggeringly close to being MF! You must be beside yourself with excitement

apple_muncher

Look at you with that teeny tiny, incy wincy mortgage! xx

norfolkdream

Just did a long post and the site told me I had timed out and I lost it all, thats the third time this week grr.

Not sure if you remember me from before (under a different name) I have been doing this since 2009.

You are so close now and like you I have next yrs MF months already set out for a new boiler, kitchen and bathroom as well as decorating. The boiler needs to come out of my sons v small box room. So thats what my first year saving will go on.

I am also decluttering, I am amazed and shocked at the amount of !!!! I have accumilated. I guess it is there so long we dont seem to see it anymore. My bedroom seems to be able to breathe again.
Slow and steady tho wins the race, so much more stuff to sift through!

cookie9

Impressive decluttering.

greent

Latest decluttering efforts


443. 2 terracotta plant pots - CS
444. large inflatable Spiderman hammer - CS
445. 2 dressing up items - CS
446. handbag - SOLD - ebay
447. 10 books - SOLD - Ziffit
448. slippers - unwanted Xmas present - CS
449. GU glass small bowl - recycled
450. part of a flask (flask broke ages ago) - bin
451. pack of serviettes - donated to the charity I volunteer for for cake sale
452. unused pack of bamboo canes - donated to my mum
453. unused still sealed pack of peat pots - CS
454. unused sealed bulb planter - CS
455. unused still sealed bean/ pea tidy thing - CS
456. 2 dining chairs - freegle
457. - 459. 3 toys sold via ebay to different buyers
460. 10 books - SOLD - Ziffit
461. binliner full of plastci pots - freegle
462. 4 hanging baskets and brackets - freegle
463. 8 ceramic pots for houseplants - CS
464. candle plate - CS
465. commemorative mug - CS
466. blouse - CS
467. unused still packaged mini spiraliser - donated to a tombola
468. 8 books - CS
469. towbar - recycled
470. bit of an old car - recycled
471. lots of cardboard boxes - recycled
472. lots of tubes of mastic/ caulk etc - binned (dried up)
473. lots of random kibble from garage - binned
474. random kibble from kitchen drawer - binned
475. manky apple corer - binned
476. packaging from 3 Samsung tablets (bought a year ago) - recycled
477. broken toy - binned
478. car tool set - freegled
479. unused set of travel bottles for decanting toiletries into - CS
480. pile of old clothes - CS rag bag collection
481. manky rags from garage - binned (not fit for even recycling)
482. 2 lipsticks - smelt funny - binned
483. 2 pairs earrings (new and tagged) and 1 necklace - CS
484. brand new bracelet still with label and tags attached - donated as tombola present
485. Kenwood Chef - with dough hook stuck on it - freegled
486. Clinique face bar of soap (never got on with it) - grated and made into laundry gloop
487. Gas patio heater - SOLD via facebook
488. Large amount of cables (old PC/ laptop/ phone/ camera/ printer and ??) - recycled
489. small bottle of perfume (dislike fragrance on me) - emptied into reed diffuser bottle and bottle recycled
490. 3 traffic cones (!!) - got rid of to a 'Wanted' ad on facebook pages
491. 2 windbreaks - SOLD - via facebook
492 - 501. - 10 toys - SOLD - ebay
493. 2 items and card and paper from stash - used as gifts for DS3's friend
494. more boxer shorts from DS3 donated to school for spares
495. old laptop - SOLD via ebay
496 - 498. old flat screen monitors - freegled
499. lots more packaging used up on ebay items
500. Old bath mixer taps - SOLD - ebay
501. Old Glastonbury programme - SOLD - ebay
502. Travel toiletries set (free from Airline!) - SOLD - ebay
503. BN book (duplicate) donated to DS2's best friend

Karmacat

I can't tell you how impressed I am! That you decluttered that lot, so soon after the last lot, or that you kept track of what went were ... I love that!

greent

Can't believe we're almost there! Was going to repay fully this month but think I'll leave it until next month now, just to be on the safe side.


Have had quotes in for the new boiler and windows/ doors and found someone for the kitchen, but haven't had a quote from them yet.


Very tired at the mo from invigilating and still doing vol work (we have a big fundraiser coming up) and helping to organise a local festival and the usual family stuff. Add to that poor sleep from stupid hormones meaning I'm either freezing or boiling in bed and I'm hanging come 9pm!!


Day off from invigilation today (you'd be surprised *just* how tiring watching students can be lol!!) so have cleaned some of house and baked 2 loaves, 24 rolls and 21 iced buns (Oh - and ironed, done washing, put loads of clean washing and ironing away and tried sorting out some tax query stuff out - so much for a day off! )


DD finished her exams last week, so I have my lovely daughter back again! Not that she was particularly horrid, but she is clearly so much more relaxed now! Not looking forward to next Summer when she's sitting her A2s and dS1 is sitting his GCSEs........:eek:


Took part in a Rainbow Run last month for the hospice which cared for my friend's daughter: http://www.oxfordshireguardian.co.uk/rainbow-of-colours-for-charity-runners/ We had a huge team of over 40 of us. Was good fun and we raised lots of money :T We're already planning what to do for next year's event!!




Still not spending much on random 'stuff' Recent purchases have included new patrol boots for DS1 for army cadets, £2 on some reduced bedding plants for the garden and some very pretty solar lamp jars for the garden. Garden is looking lovely, so just need more of the recent weather to make the most of it! Also acquired some of the freebie Kelloggs personalised spoons, though - but these definitely spark much joy with the family members who have them!! :D


Definitely more stuff is going out than coming in, but I'm not sure I can really tell looking around!!!:rotfl: Am even making an effort to eat up stores, due to kitchen being done at some point - less stuff to move out and store elsewhere! Toiletries are also being attacked and used up - as is the (quite large) supply of cleaning products in the garage. (Also found about 30 bottles of wine, several bottles of whisky, even more of vodka and about 60 bottles of beer/ lager in the garage - didn't realise it was that much as it was scattered around - looks obscene now it's all together!!!:o:o)

greent

Karmacat wrote: »

I can't tell you how impressed I am! That you decluttered that lot, so soon after the last lot, or that you kept track of what went were ... I love that!

I like lists.....:o:o:o

:rotfl:

Pearla*Merle

Latest decluttering efforts

Does that list ever end?! :eek: Is there anything left in your house? :eek: Fabulous work :T

490. 3 traffic cones (!!) - got rid of to a 'Wanted' ad on facebook pages

Literally The Most Awesome Act Of Declutteration Ever. :T :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

PS gosh, almost there! So exciting!

Debsnewbudget

I have just finished your diary -it's taken quite a few hours but I am on my holidays so it's been easier.
Wow well done so so close
Enjoy the moment