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The Great Declutter Part 3 - 2011

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  • I've finished off my bit of filing, and bought new files.

    Out

    Two very tatty, broken lever arch files - bin
    Various papers etc - shredding
    Leaflets, brochures etc - recycling

    In

    3 purple spotty files (now happily housing my organised paperwork)
    Enjoying the power and freedom of letting things go.

    Decluttering - January 2024 - 89 physical objects, over 700 emails/digital decluttering 🎊 🏅🏅
  • BettiePage
    BettiePage Posts: 4,627 Forumite
    3 big bin bags of old bedding and towels for the tip later and the airing cupboard is now organised.
    Illegitimi non carborundum.
  • BettiePage
    BettiePage Posts: 4,627 Forumite
    How do you all store your clothes hangers??
    Illegitimi non carborundum.
  • :) PenPen's 100 in 10 Challenge - part 2 :)



    Day 1; Mon
    1. DS's old wallet to charity bag
    2. jar of bitter nuts to compost and jar recycled
    3. droopy flowers to compost
    4. tulip bulbs that were forgotten :o planted - they're sprouting so I'm hoping for the best ;)
    5 - 6. 2 items to Freecycle
    7. glass to recycle bin
    8. OOD training notes to recycle bin
    9. credit card receips checked against statements and recycled
    10. basket of paperwork filed or shredded

    Day 2; Fri
    11.
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • BettiePage wrote: »
    How do you all store your clothes hangers??

    Don;t have many spare; ones not in use go into the ironing basket ready for the freshly ironed clothes :)
    :rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:
  • hi everyone after lurking for about a week now i have started decluttering
    1-3 printers .one had a missing cable,one had no instalation disk,the third the lid was broken..why is it cheaper to buy a new one than get ink? anyway they went to the dump
    4-5 bags of bedding currently in kitchen to go to another trip to dump.with a third to get taken out cupboard
    6-8 charity bags filled with clothes
    9-12 bags of rubbish!!
    anyway sback to work!
    £365 a year spend challenge - this has included food/clothes/beauty?? who knows where I am
    20,000 step a day challenge
  • BettiePage
    BettiePage Posts: 4,627 Forumite
    Don;t have many spare; ones not in use go into the ironing basket ready for the freshly ironed clothes :)
    Maybe I need to declutter my hangers now I've got rid of some of my clothes, lol.
    Illegitimi non carborundum.
  • Kaz2904
    Kaz2904 Posts: 5,797 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    BettiePage wrote: »
    How do you all store your clothes hangers??
    In my wardrobe.
    Does your dog have teeth? It looks like it's smiling :rotfl:.
    How many towels is it acceptable to have? And do they actually breed when my back's turned? I got rid of tons of them last year and I still have a really deep pile. Wierd.
    Someone persuade me to get rid of some more bedding too. My aim is 2 sets for the kids (each- in case of vomitty accidents at night) and 1 for us ('cause our sheets were £19 each :eek: so I only bought one :o).
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  • BettiePage
    BettiePage Posts: 4,627 Forumite
    edited 10 February 2011 at 9:23PM
    I think you need another set for your bed. Maybe wait for the sales again or look on ebay. The rest can go though.

    I kept 5 sets for our bed (2 are flannel, all are Northern nights so good quality - got rid of the cheapy ones). 3 sets for sprogs double bed. One of those is for guests.

    A single set for the airbed and a double set for the double airbed (all will be in use next weekend).


    eta: The dog is off the Pedigree chewy sticks ad on telly.
    Illegitimi non carborundum.
  • silvasava
    silvasava Posts: 4,433 Forumite
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    Hi All :wave: decluttering going slowly but you eat an elephant a teaspoonful at a time! DH stained & varnished a cabinet to put the TV on - lots of room for all the cables to be stowed out of sight:jat long last! Had a chat with DDIL & it turns out she has a spare video & the 'thingy' & discs to change Videos to DVD's. She dropped it round last night - all I have to do is work out how to use it & turn about 150 videos to DVD's (just keep thinking of all the space it will free up :cheesy:) I also packed up my Halogen oven now I know how it works to take up to the caravan on the next trip. DH trimmed back our very large bay tree before the birds could start nesting in it again & the lovely recycly men emptied our green bag & a huge black bag too - thats it so far. I'll let you know how I get on with the technology:rotfl:
    Small victories - sometimes they are all you can hope for but sometimes they are all you need - be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle
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