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The Great Declutter Part 3 - 2011

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  • Am desperate to de clutter but am battling against three kids and hubby who are all hoarders! Have to do it on the quiet. Have places to put things until they are forgotten about, but it makes the whole process longer!!
    Ecomumm :wave:
  • Claire_Bear
    Claire_Bear Posts: 1,372 Forumite
    edited 6 January 2011 at 12:21AM
    Today managed to get rid of another bin bag of rubbish, sort some more things into appropriate boxes, and filled up one full bag of ebay/charity shop stuff. My original plan is to just get everything off the floor and out of the wardrobes and sorted into boxes which will make the room look a lot better, then I'm going to go through the boxes one at a time and decide what to keep and what to get rid of. I'm off work with shingles :eek: so am confined to the house for a week, thought I'd be able to get tons done but it's making my side and back hurt which is frustrating :( On the up side I've ordered some mailing bags in preparation for all the things I'm going to be selling on eBay

    Also just listed a big notice board on Freegle. Too many items going out to keep track in numbers, but reckon I've probably gone over 100 already :D
    D'you know, in 900 years of space and time, I've never met anyone who wasn't important
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  • Hi, just popping in but can't stay as the Frugal Living thread is already consuming my entire life...just wanted to recommend Sheila Chandra's book on decluttering as absolutely brilliant. Can't remember its title but it's still in print. No, I'm not her publisher or one of her friends! It's just the most helpful declutter book I've ever read, and I've read a few.
    'Whatever you dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin now.' Goethe



  • tattycath
    tattycath Posts: 7,175 Forumite
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    Christmas tree duly taken down and thrown out :) that's 7/100 so far
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  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well today was last day of my Christmas/New year holiday:

    In:
    few bits of food
    couple of bits of post - recycled or filed.

    Out:
    Boot full of cardboard, plastic bottles, wood and metal recycling to tip - garage a lot clearer. (missed recycling over Christmas so had a back log.
    Emptied fridge of last of leftover bits from Christmas, which didn't get used as we were away after Christmas/over New Year. Now starts the not wasting any food mission.

    Christmas decorations all put away too neatly into the boxes I bought before Christmas to help store things under bed. A lot we didn't use we could get rid of really, but as it all fitted in boxes have decided to wait until next December and freecycle what we don't want then.

    Tomorrow at work then out in the evening so not much chance for stuff coming in or out but a quiet weekend planned so should be able to get stuff done then.
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  • :hello:Please can I join too?

    I seriously need to declutter my house, there is just so much stuff in it, one room (my dumping room) is so bad that I can't actually put both feet on the floor of it, I just open the door - fling stuff in- and close the door again. I need to convert this into a clutter free bedroom fairly soon and don't even know where to start!

    I like the idea of the 100 things in 10 days challenge and think I'll give that a go. I also like the idea of doing things in 15 minute spurts. I think I'll have to start with these approaches, it all seems a bit overwhelming at the minute but bit by bit I hope to discover what my house looks like without being buried under a mountain of junk,

    sunshineyday, xx
  • lola34
    lola34 Posts: 1,205 Forumite
    Yesterdays clearout continued....... Day 4 / 10

    6-8 Bags of rubbish from cleared out toybox
    9-13 cardboard and sweet tins - recycling
    14 + 15 Birthday card and presant to DS's friend
  • TheDoolallyDilly
    TheDoolallyDilly Posts: 493 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 6 January 2011 at 11:25AM
    I am quite keen that the things we no longer need are used by someone else - even ratty old towels can be used by my local vet surgery (bedding for the poorly animals) - I'm not one to advocate throwing things in landfill.

    I had a little tally up of what I got rid of - 50 things so far (but I'm not sure when I started, I'll have to re-read this thread!).

    I'm feeling a bit sad today, as I have to take down the Christmas decorations - I love Christmas so much :( On the plus side, there might be a few bits that can go to the charity shop in the box.

    Yesterday evening, I got rid of loads of plastic knives and forks and an old disposable plastic tablecloth (from way back when my boys were little - they are 18 and nearly 16 now :o).

    Right, on with the Christmas decorations ...

    ETA - Christmas decorations done now - 5 things for the charity shop and 6 broken ornaments to the bin, plus a bit of recycling.

    That makes 62/100.
    Enjoying the power and freedom of letting things go.

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  • dizzybuff
    dizzybuff Posts: 1,512 Forumite
    Right , Finished for today 1 wardrobe done. Sorted rolled and hung clothes . Found a leather Handbag i didnt know I had .

    3 more bags for charity shop . may have to just dump them in a charity bin somewhere .

    At least I can now close my wardrobe. not sure how long it will last as I have a pile of washing as big as mount everest beside it lol .

    Just cleaned the moses basket and about to dress it and pop it in binliners ready .

    Scan went well , baby is growing fine , which is a great relief and i have been discharged back to the community midwives.
    ONE HOUSE , DS+ DD Missymoo Living a day at a time and getting through this mess you have created.
    One day life will have no choice but to be nice to me :rotfl:
  • misshighlander
    misshighlander Posts: 179 Forumite
    edited 6 January 2011 at 4:27PM
    IN
    Cat Litter
    Milk
    2 small storage boxes
    Les Miserables & Alien movie boxset on blu-ray

    OUT
    1 tree in garden taken down & removed. 1 other pruned down (got a guy to do it). Chippings made from tree spread around the garden.
    1 book case (used as a dumping ground) - taken to dump/tip
    1 small mdf bedside table - taken to dump
    Some old photos - shredded. Don't even remember where/when they were taken.
    1 Harry Potter dvd - sold on Amazon & posted yesterday

    PENDING
    Other photos getting sorted out (belonged to other family members). Deciding which ones are being kept by myself, or being sent to other family who want them.
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