The Great Declutter Part 3 - 2011

Sue14

After posting yesterday, I decided to sort the last box of my dad's CS stuff, got it all cleaned and packed back in the box before going to work, and OH took all the boxes and the bag to the CS this morning. I went shopping this morning, and finally put the tatty carrier bags in the bag recycling at Mr T's. Just getting some bits listed on ebay at the moment, hope I sell more than the 1 item I sold last time, lol!

cat04

As it's a free listing weekend again on ebay OH and I are getting some serious listing done. So far I've re-listed the bits from last time that didn't sell, and I'm talking photos and writing descriptions up on Word now before doing the listings. We're sorting out the car boot stuff too and going to put some of it as car boot lots on ebay and save some of it for when we can fit in a few car boots ourselves. We've far too much to fit it all in the car in one go, and even when we do fill the car we end up not getting it all out so it really does need decreasing drastically!
I did say we were going to tackle the playroom this weekend, but it turns out the ex is ill so can't have the girls untilnext weekend and we needed to pop into town, which then lead to a trip to the park.... so no sorting out today, but there's always tomorrow

v8monkeyboy

We've just decluttered the spare room (it was so the BG engineer could get to the boiler and also so the OH could have an office), and I'm now so inspired that I've also sorted the bedroom while the OH is away this weekend.

So far, I've got 6 :eek: boxes (we're talking huge fruit boxes) of books to go to the charity shop, another two bags for life full of books and a bag of shoes. In addition, there are two big Ikea blue bags full of clothes to also go. I've finally managed to get rid of the 20 year old fax machine as well :T

We live in a tiny 2 up, 2 down cottage, and one of the biggest issues we have is my books. The OH's company has just bought me a Kindle to say thank you for some work I did for them, so hopefully that'll help to reduce the clutter here - we still have a double layer of books on some shelves as I can't bear to get rid of them.

Hopefully, by Christmas we'll have a more organised house with a living room which is easier to clean and navigate - not that it'll ever be totally spotless; two marauding Border Collies with a love of mud will see to that :cool:

T x

Buffythedebtslayer

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

Last Sunday's list

I just want to put a list of jobs here to keep me motivated.

1. [STRIKE]gather the charity shop stuff.[/STRIKE]
put in the car - nope has sat in my room all week!

2. [STRIKE]put sheets in washing machine, air new duvet cos it smells funny. ditto pillows. [/STRIKE]

3. empty out shed _ ha ha no chance, far to big to do with everything else!

4. put cupboard into shed(that looks deceptively easy written down) and fill up shed again......
- no didn't get done!
5. [STRIKE]put marking in the hall[/STRIKE]
6. [STRIKE]move "paperwork baskets" upstairs[/STRIKE]
7. [STRIKE]School basket can stay in the hall. [/STRIKE]
8. [STRIKE]little tables and tins (don't ask) in the other shed.[/STRIKE]
9. [STRIKE]move furniture round in conservatory [/STRIKE]
10. [STRIKE]clean conservatory as I go.[/STRIKE]
11. Fish tanks
12. Guinea pigs

Wish me luck folks!

I thought I didn't get much done last weekend but actually it looks like I did!

Anyhow the house is an absolute TIP. washing shopping and marking all over the show.

and everywhere needs hoovering:(

However as the sun is shining me and the guinea pigs are off to the garden. just as soon as I can locate my trainers.


so list today

1. clean toilet
2. clean out GPs
3. clean out fish
4. garden- move rose bush and weed
5. maybe put up edging and sort tomato plants.
6. plant the cheap plants I bought
7. Hoover the house.
8. clean kitchen and chuck away old food.

right there is more, isn't there ALWAYS! but I am leaving it there.

xxx
7.

Becky_2

Morning,

Garden got sorted out yesterday and the garden waste bin is now full. I will make some more paperlogs today. I hoovered and dusted yesterday so the house looks much better now. Off to hang up the washing now.

luxor4t

So far this weekend:
- sorted out dresser cupboard, organising the birthday wrap, bows etc & binned some junk. The door now shuts
- 8 books, 5 items of bric-a-brac for CS
- 4 cushions for CS
- 9 garments & a duvet cover for CS
- sorted through some sewing stuff and put it in neatly labelled tins in my 'sewing-room-to-be'
- moved 3 plastic tubs of lace, trimming etc into 2 neat boxes & rehoused it sensibly with other sewing items
- finally binned a chipped vase & a decapitated Doulton figure (sad story)

To do:
- Final load of washing is finishing.
- tidy garden
- go to recycling centre with garden stuff & some dead tubs
- admire ironing mountain

Car-ree

Am at the stage of a big sort out where its a bigger mess than when you started, but am escaping it to go swimming and for my Dad's for lunch later!

Out:
Bath support
Rug
Bin
Bread Bin
Bag of baby clothes ~ All picked up by a nice lady via a facebook free to collect group!
2 Bags to Charity shop ~ will take on the way to swimming
2 Bags of toys to take to my Dad's ~ the home my Nanny is in is having a bring and buy to raise money for a day trip for them.

In:
A safe ~ thanks to my Dad
A new shelves in the understairs cupboard ~ also curtesy of my Dad.
In tomorrow A massive food shop!

To Do List:
Sort garage ~ done
Baby toys in loft ~ done
More toys to go in loft
Sort Xmas decs out
Put Easter stuff in the loft
Tidy Christmas Presents away ~ done
Tidy DD1's room :eek:
Clothes/bags to dress agency
Sort and tidy my make-up draw
Tidy shoe basket
Ride on toy to nursery
Then general clean and tidy through
And probably more things I haven't even thought of yet!

cat04

Yesterday I said OH and I would be listing on ebay this weekend to clear some clutter. Well, it went a step further than listing odds and sods - we've had a huge sort through of all our many boxes of car booting stuff and ended up with 8-10 boxes and a suitcase full of stuff which OH has listed as a collection only car boot lot. He said he got a watcher within 20 minutes of listing it so fingers crossed it sells That would clear a massive space for us in the garage, and it would mean we have less stuff to carboot ourselves, although we have still got quite a few boxes though, about about 8-10 so plenty to keep us going

OH got down the halloween stuff from the loft and I've listed 3 surplus outfits BNWT when I bought some in the sales in bigger sizes and did the same thing the next year as I'd forgotten what I'd alread got so ended up with 4 dresses in the same size! Some of that is on ebay and the few bits I'll start at 99p I'll do during the week.

Also removed from loft are 2 large bags of DD1's age 4-5 clothes to sort through of DD2 now she's turned 4. Will wash and iron (oh joyous rapture, the ironing pile with quadruple!) then put away after having a sort through of her 3-4 stuff. Anything too small can then be either car booted, ebayed or charity shopped.

The living room is cluttered with piles of ebay and facebook selling page stuff grrrr, but like everyone else says, sometimes it has to get worse before it gets better. And it WILL get better Def going to have a bit of a listing/selling week next week

electric_comperella

Yorkielass wrote: »

I usually list on ebay 3 times in total and then bin/donate. Or maybe wait a couple of months then try again and then get rid.

I've just taken the last of my books from GM/Amazon to the charity shop. Most have been on for several years and I just needed the space back/don't want to move them if we do move.

Thanks Yorkielass guess I just gotta be brave and bite the bullet this week x

cat04 wrote: »

Yesterday I said OH and I would be listing on ebay this weekend to clear some clutter. Well, it went a step further than listing odds and sods - we've had a huge sort through of all our many boxes of car booting stuff and ended up with 8-10 boxes and a suitcase full of stuff which OH has listed as a collection only car boot lot. He said he got a watcher within 20 minutes of listing it so fingers crossed it sells That would clear a massive space for us in the garage, and it would mean we have less stuff to carboot ourselves, although we have still got quite a few boxes though, about about 8-10 so plenty to keep us going

OH got down the halloween stuff from the loft and I've listed 3 surplus outfits BNWT when I bought some in the sales in bigger sizes and did the same thing the next year as I'd forgotten what I'd alread got so ended up with 4 dresses in the same size! Some of that is on ebay and the few bits I'll start at 99p I'll do during the week.

Also removed from loft are 2 large bags of DD1's age 4-5 clothes to sort through of DD2 now she's turned 4. Will wash and iron (oh joyous rapture, the ironing pile with quadruple!) then put away after having a sort through of her 3-4 stuff. Anything too small can then be either car booted, ebayed or charity shopped.

The living room is cluttered with piles of ebay and facebook selling page stuff grrrr, but like everyone else says, sometimes it has to get worse before it gets better. And it WILL get better Def going to have a bit of a listing/selling week next week

Wow how motivated are you!? when you get done throw some my way ...pretty please?

Well plan is this week to hit this house like a human cannon/wrecking ball... in the ethos of "sometimes it has to get worse before it gets better. And it WILL get better " [Cat04]

First step off to bed earlier than normal (chronic insomnia)...then early to rise hopefully

hope to see all you up and at 'em in the morning need motivating!!

night xx

Buffythedebtslayer

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

I thought I didn't get much done last weekend but actually it looks like I did!

Anyhow the house is an absolute TIP. washing shopping and marking all over the show.

and everywhere needs hoovering:(


so list today

1. [STRIKE]clean toilet [/STRIKE]
2. [STRIKE]clean out GPs[/STRIKE]3. [STRIKE]clean out fish[/STRIKE]
4. [STRIKE]garden- move rose bush and weed[/STRIKE]
5. [STRIKE]maybe put up edging and sort tomato plants[/STRIKE].
6. plant the cheap plants I bought
7. [STRIKE]Hoover the house. [/STRIKE]
8. [STRIKE]clean kitchen and chuck away old food. [/STRIKE]

right there is more, isn't there ALWAYS! but I am leaving it there.

xxx
7.

I am planting the plants after work tomorrow. I am SO pleased with my bit of the garden, the edging looks fantastic and it is one less thing in the shed!

I cleaned the kitchen and bathroom and had a general tidy up. I am feeling quite positive because I can see how the decluttering is helping.

And to everyone who thinks it gets worse before it gets better it SO does. But I am sort of seeing the light. Sort of. Very faintly.

night all

xxxxx