The Great Declutter Part 3 - 2011

ellen75

Hi All
Well I have completed the 20 things in a weekend :j
1 old paperwork sheddered
2 2010 diary bin
3 halloween toys cs
4 halloween party bags cs
5 empty deodorant bin
6 toys and gifts from xmas crackers cs/bin
7 recycling outside
8 composting caddy outside
9 frontroom bin outside bin
10 plastic spoons bin
11 christmas cards bin
12 birthday cards bin
13 old bottle bag bin
14 tatty ribbon bin
15 old postcards bin
16 broken pencils bin
17 broken plastic tubs bin
18 school photo of DD given to dad (only a year late)
19 DDs old jeans cs
20 travel plugs going upstairs in suitcase

:DFeels great most of it came from a drawer in the dresser that i had been putting of doing. My Dad called in while i was doing it and kept laughing at the junk i had kept on to, apparently its a family trait Mum did the same !!!.
Also managed to organise a tip trip for tomorrow to get rid of an old computer desk and other bits and bobs. My Dad:A is brilliant and runs me up to the local tip as i cant drive.
Anyway off to restock the baking tins because thats the only place the family regularly declutter!!!!:rotfl:

2manybooks

Ran out of steam a bit in the past week. Just one bag of rubbish out and recycling box filled as will be picked up on Tuesday.

Got loads of stuff (electrical) that charity shop won't take. I've never used Freecycle/Freegle. Any tips for listing?

PudseyDB

2manybooks wrote: »

Ran out of steam a bit in the past week. Just one bag of rubbish out and recycling box filled as will be picked up on Tuesday.

Got loads of stuff (electrical) that charity shop won't take. I've never used Freecycle/Freegle. Any tips for listing?

Make sure you include postal area - and give a good description of whats on offer and if working or need repair.

Feel free to include any limitations on time - eg evening collection only please (between 5-7pm), or specify a day (eg pick up on Thursday or Friday afternoon).

Dont feel you have to let the first person to reply have things. Not everyone is able to stay online all the time. I usually only consider those who send a polite response.

It's up to you whether you give people a contact number - but if you do, then only send it those who are actually coming to collect.

mineallmine

ellen75 wrote: »

hi all
well i have completed the 20 things in a weekend :j
1 old paperwork sheddered
2 2010 diary bin
3 halloween toys cs
4 halloween party bags cs
5 empty deodorant bin
6 toys and gifts from xmas crackers cs/bin
7 recycling outside
8 composting caddy outside
9 frontroom bin outside bin
10 plastic spoons bin
11 christmas cards bin
12 birthday cards bin
13 old bottle bag bin
14 tatty ribbon bin
15 old postcards bin
16 broken pencils bin
17 broken plastic tubs bin
18 school photo of dd given to dad (only a year late)
19 dds old jeans cs
20 travel plugs going upstairs in suitcase

:dfeels great most of it came from a drawer in the dresser that i had been putting of doing. My dad called in while i was doing it and kept laughing at the junk i had kept on to, apparently its a family trait mum did the same !!!.
also managed to organise a tip trip for tomorrow to get rid of an old computer desk and other bits and bobs. my dad:a is brilliant and runs me up to the local tip as i cant drive.
anyway off to restock the baking tins because thats the only place the family regularly declutter!!!!:rotfl:

wow! Wow! Wow! :t

mineallmine

mineallmine wrote: »

Right getting rid of 20 things mini challenge:

1. Hair styling product, I didn't like, hardly used (to a friend)
2. Magazine (friend)
3. Bag of toiletry bits (friend)
4. Grout pen, bought in wrong colour (charity)
5. Bag of DVDs (charity)

Right that's a quarter of the way there! woo hoo!

Gave the kitchen a mini blitz (in anger, always a good motivator!):
6. Coffee capsules packaging (recycling)
7. Photoframe returned (shop)
8. 9. Used up some toiletries as part of that challenge, packaging non recyclable (bin)

Right - nearly halfway there. :A

2manybooks

Thanks PudseyDB, might take the plunge this week!

Sue14

I managed the 20 items today:-

1 - Small pile of paperwork - shredded
2 - Old AOL disc - binned, packaging - recycling
3 - Carrier bag full of newspapers/leaflets - recycling
4 - Old digital camera - ebay
5 - Photo of my mum's brothers when they were little, put in a frame and put on display (has been on computer desk for a few months, lol!)
6 - DS's old desk lamp - ebay
7 - Dead flowers and dead plant put in green waste bin - recycling
8 - Old towel - CS
9 & 10 - 2 audio cassettes - CS
11, 12 & 13 - 3 old work blouses - CS
14 & 15 - 2 CDs - CS
16 - video cassette - CS
17 - Old vase - CS
18 - Fleece top - CS
19 - Ball of wool which I won't use - CS
20 - Pile of ironing finally done and put away! (Only been meaning to do it for about a week, lol!)

boultdj

boultdj wrote: »

I'm in seeing as I'v just had a charity bag put through the door.
And I'v been going through the cd's and dvd's [all freebie's from paper]

OUT
4 CD's
8 Dvd's

And that's just going through 1 pile of stuff, got another 2 to go:eek:

mineallmine wrote: »

:j:j:jmore stuff gone yay :j:j:j
Our local charity shop sells those "freebie" DVDs - when I last checked they had hardly any - so they're popular!

Our charity shop doe's a mixture of selling or taking up to the hospice[mainly kiddie's one's] so if the family want they can watch

And I'v been through another pile and got another

6 Dvd's
3 cd's
and 2 vidio's
also a tin of gloss used up doing the door's this weekend.
Total 25 thing's gone.

verynewmoneysaver

Filled a charity bag with old coats and another one with books.

mfwin2019

2 boxes of children's clothes sold today & £30 into the mortgage repayment fund.

More clothes hopefully going later in the week & more to list. My coat & shoe cupboard will soon be free of boxes so that it can be decorated & new coat & shoe storage put in it. (bought 4 months ago but cupboard was so rammed there was no way it could be used at the time)

Off to tackle the ironing basket so that all school uniform & work clothes are ready for tomorrow