The Great Declutter Part 3 - 2011

witchwoopiggy

well i got off me bum lol
decluttered 10 unicorn and pedugus figurens and listed on ebay, they have one chance then its the charity shop
decluttered a whole set of encylopiders and listed on ebay , same for these one chance then the charity shop
figured this way i dont end up with boxes cluttering up the place on a maybe next time they will sell

Claire_Bear

witchwoopiggy wrote: »

can someone give me a much needed kick up the bum today i know what i should be doing but really cant get into it today

I find that whenever I need some motivation or a good kick up the bum, I look at pictures online of lovely clean, clutter-free, beautifully decorated rooms, then look around my messy bombsite to compare. The :eek::eek: is usually enough to get me to throw a few things out at least!

I also think of good motivational clutter-quotes such as 'Don't have anything in your house that you don't know to be useful or believe to be beautiful'

Going to do some more in the bedroom today, will update on progress laster!

troubrs

Oh so glad I'm not the only one with a hoarder hubby! i can hardly move in our loft & he just doesn't believe that I've managed to count (where I can see!) 28 BOXES of magazines, plus 3 x 2 foot high piles of the things! We moved to our house 16 years ago & there are still unopened boxes labelled 'loft'

babyboysmommy

I put more things on freecycle today & all but one thing has been requested/taken. The bins were emptied today & I've already half filled the recycling one, it doesn't get emptied again for 2 weeks though so I'm going to have to watch what else I put in there. Went through a big cupboard in the kitchen & have rehomed some things either through freecycle or the charity shop.

MarzipanFish

Need to get back on the decluttering i think
Managed 185 things in the few weeks before Christmas which I was really happy with considering I was aiming for 100! Would have made sure I found 15 more to make 200 if I'd realised but I didn't tally up til after my deadline. Oh well!

Moving on the 1st July and I want to get rid of 500 things by then. Really shouldn't have this much stuff in a 1 bed flat! Where we move depends on jobs and I don't know whether we'll be able to afford the same size / a bigger place initially so it makes me a bit more keen to get rid now.

So far...
Passed on (sold, charity shops, friends etc): 6
Binned (or recycled): 23

Having to ration out the paper recycling though so a pile is still sitting in the flat as we share 1 small paper/card wheely bin between 6 flats

dizzybuff

Not really done anything today , my aim was the wardrobes and to go shopping, but when DH left with DS I decided to have a nap. 4 hours later I wake up oops . Well baby must have known I needed it as I managed to sleep . Just tided the kitchen . DH has extra partime work tonight leaving me to do nothing.

Im wondering if my bum will go either knumb or flat as all I have done is sit on it today

Scan tomorrow morning so no decluttering done till the afternoon. I will do those wardrobes tomorrow

TheDoolallyDilly

Claire_Bear wrote: »

I also think of good motivational clutter-quotes such as 'Don't have anything in your house that you don't know to be useful or believe to be beautiful'

I like this one :-

You can't have everything - where would you put it?

:rotfl:

Sea78

oooh - 100 things in 10 days? Marvellous! Great start to the thousands of things

xxx

phizzimum

hello fellow clutterbucks! well done on all the flinging!

for me today:
43. french language course (returned to friend)
44. toddler sized apron (given to friend)
45, 46 old next directories (recycled)
47-57 various catalogues, magazines (recycled)
58 cardboard packaging (that I'd been keeping for some reason)
59 culled art and craft shelf
60. paperwork (recycled)

got a few bits for charity shop tomorrow too

mineallmine

mineallmine wrote: »

Right the get rid of 100 things in 10 days continues.
14. Mug broken by OH (bin)
15. Gubbins/leaflets through the door (recycling)
16.17. Stuff taken to work and outta the house (work)
18. Last bits of xmas wrapping paper from late pressies (recycling)
19. 20. Odd socks (bin) - normally I'd bag this up as ragbag for the charity shop
21. Loads of rubbish from the lounge (bin)
22. Toiletry used up (bin)

That's all so far. Health is feeling a bit rotten today so it's been a slow burn.

Keep up the good work everyone :T

23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30 Out of date food from fridge, sauces etc (bin)
31.32.33.34. Out of date food, packets etc (to a friend with a strong constitution...)
35.36. Out of date food, packaging recycled (recycling)

Up to 36 items now - woo hoo! :j

Hope everyone is doing ok :T