The Great Declutter Part 3 - 2011

minuettoallegretto

I'm about to declutter myself and my family into a tent for the next 2 weeks! I'm hoping that minimal living will inspire me to declutter in major style when we get home, but I'm wondering if I've got it quite right - we're taking so much with us that OH has to go by train, there's no room in the car! We have a people carrier (5 of us) plus we're taking a trailer!:eek:
I'll certainly be studying what we use this time, and trimming the list as drastically as I can before our next time away.
Happy decluttering everyone, and I'm looking forward to reading all your successes when I get back:T

greent

Bag of approx 20 CDs/ DVDs collected in cahrity bag this morning

iamsalt

Oh gosh. Not been doing well in getting motivated to declutter, however i have to do some work later and can't balance my computer on my desk so think i will have to deal with the clutter on there. I have to also go to the post office and they have a shoe recycling so i will take the bag of shoes there. Desk will need doing by 2.30 so i have enough time to contact people for work. Fingers crossed i can be focussed enough

Callisto

In

Limited edition print (from being a member of a band's fan club!)
Book
Body lotion
Notebook and three pens (have started gathering stationery for OU course)

Out

Two Ebay parcels
Four plastic takeaway containers given to sister for work lunches

Pending Out

Ebay parcel

My Mum is doing a car boot sale at the weekend, so I will see what I can find for her to take, on the strict instruction that if it doesn't sell it goes directly to the charity shop - I don't want any of it back!

Only sold 1 out of 20 items this week on Ebay, which was a bit disappointing. I will relist again on the next free listing day!

pollys

We have taken a "past it" desk to recycling, we will need to replace this though so on the look out. We also need a coat stand for our newly decorated and decluttered hallway.
Lots more odds and ends have found their way to recycling/tip. The now decluttered dining room is getting a facelift. We are currently stripping the walls which will need skimming (have a friend lined up for the job) so lots of wallpaper being decluttered! We will be painting the walls.

Having a tidying up day today but I'm sure a little decluttering will happen along the way.

Have a good day everyone, and stay safe.

Pollys x

Yorkielass

Had another day off today.

Sorted through all my Guiding stuff today, I run Brownies and Guides, and I've put a pile of paper in recycling, shredded another pile and organised most of the rest of the stuff - need to finish the rest and find homes for it now.

Also trying to keep up with washing and general tidying - checking all our clothes as they go through the system, 1 pair of pants each into textile recycling bag today.

Feel I'm making some progress now.

scotdebs

Oh how I need this thread! - My house is groaning with things we dont want, dont use and dont even know that we have!. About 3 years ago we hired a big skip and had a really good clear out - I think we could probably fill that skip 3 times over now! On the surface the house can look quite presentable sometimes :rotfl:but behind every cupboard and wardrobe door the clutter lurks :eek:
So hoping that by listing my delcuttering efforts and achievements on here I stay motivated and end up with a house I can enjoy!

Aims for today
-take sold ebay parcels to post office
- clear out DS2 clothes and bin/charity
- sort out the least scary pile of paperwork currently growing in the hall
Wish me luck.....

Igamogam

OK. I'm going in............the conservatory that is which has over the years become 'I'll-just-put-it-in-here-for-now-room'. DD2 has shamed me into it as she has blizted her room and cleared out heaps of stuff - 'putting away childish things':( Scarily she has labled every bag - charity shop,recycle,pass on to younger friend,utter rubbish, and Eb*y. I need to take a hint I think but not before I sort through her things and squirrel away a few momentos........I know, I know!

Anyway here goes:eek:

OrangeFairy

Right today was the day i had put on the calendar to sort DD1's room. It is nearly 1pm and i havent started it.

Will get on with it after lunch! Wish me luck!!

Yorkielass

scotdebs wrote: »

Oh how I need this thread! - My house is groaning with things we dont want, dont use and dont even know that we have!. About 3 years ago we hired a big skip and had a really good clear out - I think we could probably fill that skip 3 times over now! On the surface the house can look quite presentable sometimes :rotfl:but behind every cupboard and wardrobe door the clutter lurks :eek:
So hoping that by listing my delcuttering efforts and achievements on here I stay motivated and end up with a house I can enjoy!

Aims for today
-take sold ebay parcels to post office
- clear out DS2 clothes and bin/charity
- sort out the least scary pile of paperwork currently growing in the hall
Wish me luck.....

Welcome and good luck.

My top tip when first starting is to go round and pick up anything that's obviously rubbish/recycling, a pile of old catalogues, empty wine bottle that got shoved to the back of a side, something broken etc.

Then things like paperwork get a pile, sit down with a tv programme on and try and go through it - I had to do the same last week as we'd been really slack and sat with the following:

1 pile to deal with

1 pile that needed filing

1 pile to shred (had the shredder plugged in next to me to get through these)

1 pile to recycle (with recycling bin next to me)

I then filed the filing and have made a start with the stuff I need to deal with. One of the things I kept finding were bank statements for my OHs old student account he hardly uses now - still in envelopes - grr!

If you have lots of paperwork do this with each pile a night at a time.

If you don't have a filing system work out what you need to keep then have a look for something suitable. Once you get a system in place it makes a difference if you can keep to it (I do try my best )

Igamogam wrote: »

OK. I'm going in............the conservatory that is which has over the years become 'I'll-just-put-it-in-here-for-now-room'. DD2 has shamed me into it as she has blizted her room and cleared out heaps of stuff - 'putting away childish things':( Scarily she has labled every bag - charity shop,recycle,pass on to younger friend,utter rubbish, and Eb*y. I need to take a hint I think but not before I sort through her things and squirrel away a few momentos........I know, I know!

Anyway here goes:eek:

Your DD2 sounds great - I bet some people on here would hire her to help!