The Great Declutter Part 3 - 2011

zarazara

I love de-cluttering. its adictive. I just wish ,now I've de-cluttered my house that I could go and fling other peoples stuff. Its very invigorating.

MoneyQueen

I am also up for the 30 things challenge

silvermaid

I have just found this thread and desperately need to de-clutter.
I need the 30 things this weekend challenge.
I'm feeling quite motivated at the moment, hope it lasts, Silver x

mineallmine

museumworker wrote: »

I'm up for the 30 things in the weekend challenge too . I haven't posted for a while but have been doing really well. Last weekend we went through our fiction books and took 90 to charity, 20 set aside for Amazon. I have another 40 books from our home office to take to the charity shop tomorrow too. I also decluttered my jewellery and have about 10 items for charity and 4 to sell, lots of broken and odd bits went in the bin. However, I am still feeling overwhelmed with the amount there is to do in the house. We built two double wardrobes in our new loft room to put our excess things in, these are already full and we now have about 10 boxes of stuff along the walls in that room, and 12 massive boxes of stuff in our dining room too. I had a valuation earlier in the week, and ended up just stuffing things in carrier bags and putting them in the new cupboards to hide the mess .

We are busy this weekend, but if I can do 30 things at least I know I am heading in the right direction, right?

I won't count the 30 books, but will count anything else.
1 - empty travel size shower gel bottle into recycling (I have been using up my sample size items to declutter the bathroom cabinets, which have stayed decluttered since I've done them!)

MoneyQueen wrote: »

I am also up for the 30 things challenge

silvermaid wrote: »

I have just found this thread and desperately need to de-clutter.
I need the 30 things this weekend challenge.
I'm feeling quite motivated at the moment, hope it lasts, Silver x

Great stuff! Let us all know how you get on :j I am hoping to fill a carrier bag with charity stuff today :T

mineallmine

Right I've started early!
1.2.3. Unloved food bits from the cupboard donated to a neighbour and warmly welcomed (friend)
4. Unloved (rubbish) toiletry hair treatment thing, unused (charity)

Result = one much less cluttered cupboard already, come on!

I've started so I'll finish.... How's everyone else getting on? Be great to see some pics too


Update:
5. 6. Magazines to neighbours (friends)
7. 8. Two carrier bags of rubbish from lounge (bin)
9. Book, freebie from a magazine (charity)
10. Decorative Biscuit Tin (charity)
11. Bagful of recycling from lounge, papers, cardboard, flyers (recycling)
12. Unloved dog toy, neighbour bought it for xmas but dog prefers his battered old toys (charity)

Off to look at my clothes in a while. I bought 3 new items so at least 3 need to go.
:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

666paw

Hi, I would also like to join in.

I actually started this on Wednesday as my Dad was coming to stay and I needed to tidy the spare room. SO heres how I've done so far;

Wednesday
1 black sack in the bin and 2 carrier bags of stuff.

Thursday
Put some stuff on freegle, hopefully it will go.

Friday
Digital camera collected from Freegle.
Listed more items for freegle.

Saturday
Charity bag came through the door and so far I have filled 3 bags, mainly clothing but also going through the spare room again.
Drawing board, box of economy pockets and tapestry frame getting picked up from freegle.
Listed more items for freegle.

I am having 5 minutes and then will get back on and do some more. I must not forget to have lunch, I don't always bother when I'm busy doing things.

666.

celebrate

lawbee wrote: »

Hmm.. well a week into my declutter, I appear to have got no where. :mad: I have not really managed to get rid of anything, have found I am just tidying up the clutter!!!
I have managed to list a couple of items on ebay and one has a bid so that will go at the weekend (only small things, clothes I no longer wear). Have a couple more things I can put on later, but need to really attack my clothes and get my wardrobe more steamlined!
But have not even been into the spare room that is stuffed full of things, and am finding if something does not have a home I am just dumping it in the spare room. Really need to buck up the courage to get rid of stuff!!!
But on a positive note, the weather here is good today so going to get as much washing done and dried as I can today, and I AM GOING TO PUT IT ALL AWAY!!!!:j

I was just going to say the same thing, felt pleased with myself fot tidying the garage until i realised i had just moved things around not actually got rid of anything!

minuettoallegretto

Spent the morning blitzing the living room - family gathering tomorrow for DS1's 14th birthday :eek: so we need space for 11 to sit down! Managed 2 black bags for rubbish, plus 2 carrier bags taken to CS - plus cake, trifle and jelly made. Really looking forward to decluttering those tomorrow:rotfl:. Short break cos my back's killing me, but more to do yet.

I've got a horrible feeling though that once everything's decluttered I'm going to have more time for hobbies - and as a cross-stitcher, I just KNOW that's going to involve adding to my stash!

Penelope_Penguin

PenPen's 100 in 10 Challenge - part 2

Day 6
51 - 60


30 things over the weekend challenge
1. dustbin emptied
2. bedroom mantel place cleared of gibble
3. wastebasket of miscellaneous recycled
4. Dyson filters changed - one chucked and one washed for reuse
5. magazines to recycling
6. love Film DVD returned
7.

mcculloch29

1. Horlicks bought by son's ex g/f, unused, to give to friend.
2. Empty moisturiser being used as foot cream to bin.
3. Dregs of conditioner drained from huge bottle into travel -sized re-usable bottle. Big bottle to recycling.
4. Unwanted catalogues/brochures to recycling.
5. Harpic loo cleaner to bin and sparkling loo too.
6. KS duvet covers to CS
7. KS fitted sheet to CS
8. Tatty briefs to bin.
9.Huge pile of flyers - had used for teaching - to recycling.
10. Books relocated to proper shelves.

That's the first ten....