The Great Declutter Part 3 - 2011

silvasava

mollythewestie wrote: »

My parents have something similar - its a lockable metal fireproof box that contains:

Copy of Will (And details of solicitors)
Bank account information
Insurance details
Funeral policies
Pension details
Cemetary Plot information (If you have one)

Another relative also had a box like this, but it also contained a brief personal letter, with details of their wishes for their funeral (Cremation, what music they wanted, no flowers etc.)
As this person died quite suddenly, it made the process much easier for the children to deal with what needed to be done.

Molly - Thanks for the suggestions. I particularly like the idea of the personal letter. When my mum died she had all her paperwork etc in order but she would never discuss her funeral & as I was an only child it did make it difficult to try to give her what she would have liked. It was a good friend of hers that told me that my mum always thought flowers were wasted at a funeral 'cos the person they were for would never see them (she was a keen gardener)

marmiterulesok

The decluttering has slowed down,but today managed:

83 fifteen more dvds for the CS

84 another tin,3 jars and some dried goods to the cellar

85 one map recycled

missmoneysave

Where has this thread been all my MSE life????

Can I please join in? I've only just found this thread and I am in need of a major declutter. My boyfriend and I have just moved into my mum's house and she has moved in with her fiancee so we have everything in this house. My stuff, and I'm horrendous hoarder, My boyfriend's stuff, including holey t-shirts he was wearing at school 7 years ago! and all the stuff my mum hasn't taken with her!
When it was Mum's house I wasn't that bothered but now it's mine and it's my first house I just want to get rid of everything and start again
It would be nice to have a thread to keep me motivated and on track :beer:

mummyroysof3

I took a bag of carp to the CS today, hopefully have another bag to go later in the week too

BettiePage

Decluttered my locker at work today too. Think I've got the bug now.

BettiePage

Kitchenbunny wrote: »

The good news is I have probably got enough space for a Remoska!

KB xx

What's one of those when it's at home then?

mcculloch29

BettiePage wrote: »

What's one of those when it's at home then?

http://www.remoska.co.uk/about-the-remoska/

Mini oven, basically.

Kaz2904

Tonight I have decluttered DD's homework and spent some Mum time with her. Much needed as she isn't putting the effort into work at the moment. She still needs the guidance. I'm happy with what she's done now and at least she's finished it a day early so she can just take her USB key into school tomorrow to check that it is usable at school. If it's not, she has the evening tomorrow to make sure she has a usable project to present.
She's 9 and I'm very impressed that they are studying "money week" this week. School wide. Maybe someone has been listening to Martin after all?
2 of my 31 items will sell. I have ordered a new laptop lead for £7.50 from ebay after the computer shop **World wanted £59+ for a new lead. At least we won't have to keep sharing/ fighting over a lead now

Penelope_Penguin

:j

PenPen's 100 in 10 Challenge - part 2

Day 3; Mon
21. DD's craft box tidied and old stuff chciked or recycled
22. OOD Argos catalogue recycled
23. cracked plate to DD for her textiles project
24. OOD holiday brochures to recycling
25. Greenmetropolis book posted :j
26. bunch of droopy tulips to compost
27 - 28. 2 items listed on Freecycle
29.

FelinePrincess

Been without internet for days and there are so many new posts I don't have time to read them all! Looks like everyone it doing well though

As I've had no internet I missed out on listing ebay items yesterday :mad:

Today I've decluttered a carrier bag of books which failed to sell on ebay to the charity shop and 2 ebay parcels sent.

I've got another ebay parcel to go tomorrow and a tv stand to go to oh's brother.

Still slow progress but getting there