Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

Kaz2904

I have a bid on one of my items! It's only £2.50 but it's a start right?
Those of you who are getting down about stuff, don't! It didn't happen overnight, so it's unlikely to get sorted overnight.

Penelope_Penguin

rosieben wrote: »

Ditch 100 in January Challenge followed by your total 12/100

Pen pen, can I join your challenge please? I've already been decluttering like a mad thing this year but making it a major project to get rid of at least a third of everything! I'll be back make my list shortly hoping this might be renewed for February??

I'm sure it can be continued into February :T However, my new job has been far more demanding than I ever inagined, and I'm struggling to post my list, let alone keep track of everyone's totals Nothing to stop us each posting our own totals, and awarding ourselves a star when we meet a personal target

Ditch 100 in January Challenge That's about 3 things a day

11. bottles to recycling
12. tree outside to be chopped for firewood
13. shampoo bottle to recycling
14. Christmas cards to recycling
15. jiffy bags to recycling
16. beef bones boiled for stock (onion soup) then into food recycling

17. socks to recycling
18 knickers for recycling
19. pile of cardboard to reclyling
20. Pile of magazines to recycling
21. pile of papers at work to recycling
22 - 28. DVDs at work chucked
29 - 36. CDs at work to recyckling
37. brochures at work to recycling
38. empty shampoo bottle to recycling
39.

Excellent - 52 Challengers ......... so far note to self - post ...........

Mumof2

Pudsey DB 18/100

Yorkielass 71/100

Butterscotch 2/100

celyn90 79/100

hollysmum22 55/100

PenPen 38/100

Byatt 56/100

Possession 87/100

VJsmum 53/100

Gigglepig

Aarons mummy 58/100

Jayne C 12/100

methekidtandthecat 75/100

minuettoalegretto

saving Jane 12/100

Hermia 53/100

mavisangelica 79/100

nattyt 34/100

aligerdie 45/100

black cat 43/100

Kinmsmum 25/100

Alison Funnell

ziggy 2407 55/100

Looby_Lou

hattifattener 26/100

sue14 7/100

Paddy Paws 11/100

sootypea

tooties 20/100

365days 60/100

luxor4t

katep23 47/100

oldestgnome 53/100

Barttleon 8/100

jess 1011

catslovelycats 62/100

Determined 2b Debt Free 76/100

CompletelyLost

Sylvia 1982

short_bird 90/100

Florenceem

Clutterfree 37/100

basketcase 9/100

loopychris 28/100

rosieben 12/100

dinx 1972 48/100

keys 36/100

squeakysue 8/100

poohbear59 12/100

nutty tart 40/100

sue 14 67/100

lilac lady 78/100

rosyq 47/100


Remember, it's a challenge not a competition :beer:

So that I can keep up with all the challengers, if you're in, and wish me to update your total in my list, please can you have Ditch 100 in January Challenge followed by your total 12/100 in your post You amy format how you like, but please in colour and at least size 4 TY[/QUOTE]

Yorkielass

Did pretty well over the weekend

7 books to Oxfam bookshop (ones that couldn't be sold online quickly), 7 items of clothes, 1 scarf & 2 bags to BHF charity shop, bag of old foriegn coins/very low value euro coins to M&S Bureau de change for charity collection and 27 leaflets/catalogues/magazines from under the coffee table into the recycling - result!

5 more sales on ebay last night - will update when posted out and 1 from last week I hope his cheque finally clears from last week!

Oh and went into the city on Saturday, did all the reverse shopping above, had lunch out, did a food shop and the only other thing I came home with was 3 bunches of daffodils from the market which cost £1.50 - fantastic!

Catslovelycats

Yay Kaz! You can never tell how well things will sell. I've got something going for £19.99 that's only worth about a tenner. And sold a Molton Brown item for just 99p! I just make sure when I list something I have a starting price that I don;t mind bring the final price if there's only one bidder. POsted 9 items today and it totalled £20.34 P&P!!!!!

Update: Ditch 64/100
- items posted from eBay sales
- 3 small items in my gift box given to poorly god-daughter
- 2 unwanted items returned to M&S (V rude and snooty assistant - I was quite shocked.)

I've sort of lost my motivation a bit. Fed up with creating more mess by decluttering. And getting too distracted. Have nothing on all day tomorrow so hope to get some more done. I need the house to be pristine for parental visit on Monday as dad is helping me do some jobs. (Let's just hope he doesn't ask to see the garage...)

Catslovelycats

Don't worry Penelope P. If you need extra help (like on the MFW thread - think there are 3 folk doing that one), shout. I'd be happy to help post running totals. Hope you're enjoying the job - even if it's demanding.

Penelope_Penguin

catslovelycats wrote: »

Don't worry Penelope P. If you need extra help (like on the MFW thread - think there are 3 folk doing that one), shout. I'd be happy to help post running totals. Hope you're enjoying the job - even if it's demanding.

Thank you :A I'm loving the job - out of my comfort zone, but after 7 years as a debt adviser, I'm ready for a new challenge

365days

61. lid from biscuit tin (Bottom in cupboard with all my spices in)
62. Old phone box
63. Box from seed potatoes
64. Box from computer
65. bag of rubbish
66. bag of cans/tins
67. bit of kickboard found on top of the kitchen cupboards
68. Parcel 1 to USA
69. Parcel 2 to USA


getting there.

Callisto

Yorkielass wrote: »

At one time on a previous version of this thread most of us posted ins (other than consumables) as well as outs - I still do this & find it really helps me if I know I'm going to 'confess' the things I'm bringing in that aren't consumable.

I like posting 'ins' as well as 'outs'. Makes me try harder to get rid of more than I bring in. I don't have any ins for this week as I am avoiding buying anything until absolutely necessary. I skinted myself buying an outfit for my sister's wedding earlier this month!

Had a good burning session last night of confidential paperwork. Still another carrier bag full to get through.

I have cleaned and reorganised the pantry, looks lovely now I did throw away a packet of dream topping dated 2009, plus I threw away a tiny amount of mango chutney left in the bottom of jar, and recycled the jar.

I saw a recipe for flapjacks on the back of the porridge oats box, so I made it to use up the slightly out of date golden syrup. I was feeling really pleased with myself until I tried to get it out of the baking tin and realised I hadn't greased it. Attacked flapjack with various utensils to try and prise it from tin, ended up with a pile of oaty crumbs. Very tasty crumbs though.

Florenceem

Just two items today.

7. Sold item - Eb.. posted.
8. Various packaging - R.

celyn90

Ditch 100 in January 85/100

80. Duplicate Ikea catalogue - R
81. Chunk of board from kitchen - R
82. A single jump lead - R
83. Car CD player we found in the garden - R
84. Three plastic drums from the garden - taken to work (can be used there to catch outflow from the machines)
85. Old plug in air freshner we found down the back of the units during the gutting process - R

I am also trying to dispose of a crash helmet - I'm just worried about people trying to reuse it (it hasn't been involved in an accident, but I did drop it down the stairs and that is enough for me wiith things like this). I thought about asking the first aid core at work if they could use it as a teaching prop but that was the only thing I could come up with. Sometimes I keep things because I don't know how to throw them away