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The Great Declutter Part 3 - 2011

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  • Chopper5
    Chopper5 Posts: 33 Forumite
    So glad it is the weekend again. I made a great start last Saturday but have not managed to do anything this week due to working in London. I am going to get started right now on the last bits in the bedroom. Need to decide on some new furniture over the weekend but can't decide what I need until I have put what I can in its place and see what's left over (if that makes sense??!!).
  • Mingle
    Mingle Posts: 537 Forumite
    Just taken a load of photos and written up my listings in eager anticipation for tomorrow :)
  • mineallmine
    mineallmine Posts: 3,053 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Evening all,

    Good to see everyone has been keeping busy. I've done nothing for days! I have been tidying up after myself as much as possible which helps. The whole dont put it down put it away thing.

    So how about a teeny weeny mini weekend challenge - something nice and achievable, still getting stuff outta the house and enjoying the nice weather too.

    Who is up for getting rid of just 10 things this weekend? :)
    :) Declutter 300 things in December challenge, 9/300. Clear the living room. Re-organize storage
    :cool2: Cherryprint: "More stuff = more stuff to tidy up!"     Less things. Less stuff. More life.
    :heart: Fab thread: Long daily walks
  • Different_Corner
    Different_Corner Posts: 1,925 Forumite
    ..runs back in after a long absence ...

    Right this did me a world of good last time, and buoyed on by recent ebay sales I'm up for 10 things this weekend. In fact I'm aiming for 10 a day throughout April.
    Tired of 'stuff'.
    So posted 11 ebay items yesterday, got 12 ready to go today.
    Here we go..
    DC.
    "Some people walk in the rain... others just get wet... " - Roger Miller
  • CompletelyLost
    CompletelyLost Posts: 2,862 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I have a question...

    Has anyone here actually managed to reach a point where they've got rid of all of their clutter???

    Because for me it seems to be an endless battle!
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    Dropped a couple of bags off at the charity shop this morning, so another 30 items out of the house! (all unwanted gifts *sigh*, we ask what people want, rellies just send us what THEY like, Dr Dragon and I have different tastes to them :o)
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • mineallmine
    mineallmine Posts: 3,053 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Different_Corner wrote: »
    ..runs back in after a long absence ...

    Right this did me a world of good last time, and buoyed on by recent ebay sales I'm up for 10 things this weekend. In fact I'm aiming for 10 a day throughout April.
    Tired of 'stuff'.
    So posted 11 ebay items yesterday, got 12 ready to go today.
    Here we go..
    How did you get on D_C?:j
    The_Dragon wrote: »
    Dropped a couple of bags off at the charity shop this morning, so another 30 items out of the house! (all unwanted gifts *sigh*, we ask what people want, rellies just send us what THEY like, Dr Dragon and I have different tastes to them :o)
    Woohoo! We dropped off loads of bits today - I had to pop back later and it felt good to some of the bits already up for sale :A
    CompletelyLost wrote: »
    I have a question...

    Has anyone here actually managed to reach a point where they've got rid of all of their clutter???

    Because for me it seems to be an endless battle!
    Hi CL - I guess it depends on what you view as clutter. My house got in a bad way due to lots of illness - so it's been nice to try and enjoy it as a home again. It's all about (for me) making sure that stuff doesn't take over in the same way again. With rooms stuffed almost floor to ceiling with "things" it's harder to keep the house tidy, stuff gets ruined inevitably when it's lodged somewhere.
    :) Declutter 300 things in December challenge, 9/300. Clear the living room. Re-organize storage
    :cool2: Cherryprint: "More stuff = more stuff to tidy up!"     Less things. Less stuff. More life.
    :heart: Fab thread: Long daily walks
  • minuettoallegretto
    minuettoallegretto Posts: 112 Forumite
    Lots of replacing this week - new cooker so had to clean ALL of the kitchen floor so it could be wired in, plus old one taken away. New mattresses all round, so 3 singles + 1 king IN, 4 singles + 1 king OUT. We had a spare single for guests, but now have camping beds we can use instead! Also all the packaging from the mattresses - lots of cardboard and plastic - and our old baby car seat. Bedding which was stored under the mattresses has been edited, and will be going to CS on Monday - we now have one change each, plus an extra set for the 3 and 5 year old in case of accidents.
    Now, what can I do with my Sunday...? Oh I know, more decluttering!:rotfl:
  • silvasava
    silvasava Posts: 4,433 Forumite
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    Ive just planted all the potatoes I had sitting on the windowsill 'chitting' - there were 10 so does that count - lol
    I'd also decluttered a wardrobe a few weeks ago and had an empty plastic bin with a lid waiting for me to do something with - I've just found out that our little Dirt Devil fits inside beautifully instead of the cr*ppy cardboard box its had for the last **years.
    Hoping to do some eBaying too this weekend - Good Luck everyone with your challenges
    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
  • mcculloch29
    mcculloch29 Posts: 4,972 Forumite
    Rampant Recycler
    Dropped off a game we never played, a jigsaw that was never done and six HB and PB books at the CS and found myself asking if they would take a 1985 15th Edition Encyclopaedia Britannica. Yes, I could have E-bayed it, it cost a LOT of money, but a lot of the info is now obsolete. They are coming on Monday.
    It's 32 volumes plus some yearbooks.
    Erma Bombeck, American writer: "If I had my life to live over again... I would have burned the pink candle, sculptured like a rose, that melted in storage." Don't keep things 'for best' - that day never comes. Use them and enjoy them now.
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