Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

natlie

Hi
Can I join
I have got rid of
1-16 - items on ebay
17-22 tops given to my sister
23-28 things smashed in the kitchen by accident
29&30 2 bags of clothes to charity shop
31-33 2 recycling bags and a bin bag of junk from DD2 bedroom
34 item returned to Amazon

Yorkielass

My list updated with the things I posted about yesterday and the 6 ebay parcels I'm posting off this lunchtime now looks like:

1 - bottle of nail varnish used as much as I can - bin
2 - box of fancy dress bits from musical group that were in garage - gone via freecycle
3 - Christmas cards from last year into recycling (I keep them for a year then recycle all but the ones we've sent each other)
4 - unwanted Christmas sweets - into work.
5 - Loch fyne voucher - spent
6 - Shredding - recycling
7 - OH's paperwork recycled/shredded - recycling
8 - receipts shredded - recycling
9 - 17 ebay sales
18 - 24 - jiffy bags - sent with ebay items
25-55 - 9 ebay sales
56-64 jiffy bags etc - sent with ebay items
65 - Bag of wool - freecycle
66 - Bag of wool - freecycle
67 - Bag of wool - Brownies
68-69 - 2 ebay sales
70-71 jiffy bags etc - sent with ebay items
72-78 - Books to Oxfam bookshop
79 - scarf to BHF shop
80-81 - bags to BHF shop
82-88 - clothes to BHF shop
89 - bag of foreign coins, to charity pot at M&S bureux de change
90-116 - magazines and catalogues from pile under coffee table - recycling
117 - 122 - ebay sales
123 - 128 - jiffy bags etc - sent with ebay items


Ditch 100 things in January challenge 128/100 :j

mummysaver38

catslovelycats wrote: »

Can you explain the smile test please?

The smile test is nothing scientific, and I use it with clothes more really. You simply look at the item and analyse how it makes you feel. Is it, yes, I like this, I want to wear it, use it, look at it, etc it makes me feel good and "smile". Or is it, I'm only wearing this, using it etc because it is here, I don't really like it etc.. Used with the shopping question it works well for me. If you really stop and concentrate on the item in question you should hear your inner voice and hear what it is saying.
However, I find this can be quite emotionally draining which is why I do small sections of my decluttered house at a time and don't subscribe to the numbers game.

EndlessStruggle

Well 51 videos out yesterday, that felt really good! Ebay stuff seems to be getting more interest. Yay.

Where does all this stuff keep coming from ARGGH. There is so much of it!

poorbutrich

catslovelycats wrote: »

- 2 unwanted items returned to M&S (V rude and snooty assistant - I was quite shocked.)

Oh my goodness - I wonder if that was the same M&S staff member who made me cry yesterday! I was so upset that I returned a load more stuff today - now that's a good way to declutter!

Am cheering everyone on from the sidelines and am loving the 100 items idea! Personally I am just listing one item on eBay every day as we try to recycle everything rather than sending things to landfill and I would get swept up in a frenzy of "I must find 100 items now!"

System

I am not in the best of moods today, tired, grumpy and in pain. Still ive had another bid on another item i listed on Ebay. Another £30 hasnt put a smile on my face yet but i'm getting there.

I think ive definately got a case of the Poor Old Me's.

aligerdie

Progress is slow still, after spending all morning at a hospital appointment with DS1. I was sat there mentally planning where I would start when I got back, and ended up sitting down with a cup of tea

So, I have got rid of the following:

46. 2 lids off plastic bathroom pots - chucked
47. Nearly empty shampoo bottles emptied into one, 4 bottles recycled.
48. Shower gels condensed into one - 3 bottles recycled
49. 2 tatty school shirts put in CS bag
50. OOD bits chucked out of fridge
51. 2 pairs of slippers in bin- threadbare
52. Cardboard from kids room recycled

Ditch 100 in January Challenge: 52/100

I was going to do some more decluttering, but DS2 has just decided he's going to start crawling today,so going to go and spend some time with him now. He's growing up too quick

quintwins

oh i've just seen this i got rid of 8 bin bags of clothes yesterday and 4 bin bags of toys tonight hopefully i wanna sell one or both my prams and a heapy chest of drawers then go from there

EndlessStruggle

Hope you feel better soon Judi. I am feeling similar today, feel absolutely awful. I have my eBay stuff in boxes under my bed so it's out the way at least, even if my bed will eventually be 3 foot off the floor :rotfl: Up to 60 items on ebay, getting there slowly.

Catslovelycats

mummysaver38 wrote: »

The smile test is nothing scientific, and I use it with clothes more really. You simply look at the item and analyse how it makes you feel. Is it, yes, I like this, I want to wear it, use it, look at it, etc it makes me feel good and "smile". Or is it, I'm only wearing this, using it etc because it is here, I don't really like it etc.. Used with the shopping question it works well for me. If you really stop and concentrate on the item in question you should hear your inner voice and hear what it is saying.
However, I find this can be quite emotionally draining which is why I do small sections of my decluttered house at a time and don't subscribe to the numbers game.

Thanks mummys. Yes it would be draining for me too, but that sounds a great way to declutter seriously. I've got various things that I'm keeping because I don't want to let it go, but which probably wouldn't pass the smile or shop test!