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Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...
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108, 109, 110, 111) 4 Ebay lots (small and numerous vintage knitting patterns etc) and associated packaging:D
112) Curtain rail as we may need to install blinds rather than curtain and the rail needs replacing anyway. Luckily, we're high enough to be overlooked by birds and the occasional abseiling building inspector:rotfl:
Ditch 100 in Jan 112/100‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ David Lynch.
"It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.” David Lynch.0 -
Declutter so far this week:
- electric fryer and bedside table to freecycle
- carrier bag of clothes for charity shop
- black sack of pillows to friends
- Tub of fire wood ash on the garden
- Large carrier of shredded paper in shed ready for chickens now
- Two dead power supplies for PC in bin
- Two bags of shoes to shoe repairers
- Bag of worn out shoes in bin
- Set of car mats to cousin
- 3 containers of bedding plants to the allotment greenhouse (snow coming!)
- Old vegetable rack to allotment for greenhouse storage
- Plastic mini greenhouse to allotment
- Bundle of bubble wrap to allotment to insulate mini greenhouse
- Two pallets chopped up for kindling
Bit of recycling planned:
- Old canvas curtains are being recycled into toy storage bags with rope handles
- Old pine shelf unit is being made into two seats to store the bags underneath.
- I''m converting two beach towels two beach coverups for the childrenThanks to MSE, I am mortgage free!
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Ditch 100 things in January
50-51 2 dresses into CS bag
52 pair of trousers into CS bag
Oh, well, didn't manage 100 this month but will start again tomorrow. I've got loads to declutter, I just need to get/stay focused
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catslovelycats wrote: »sorry to hear about the illnesses cat04.
excting news about OH's promotion and well done to the girls for doing some decluttering :T
Thank you
I'm not feeling too bad today - it helped that the kids illnesses meant no rushing around on the school run this morning!
Hospital appointment re-arranged for tomorrow as the doc was operating for at least another hour, then there were 5 more appointments in front of us....not going to wait for 3 hours with 2 kids!
The promotion is fab news for us, means slightly more money and slightly more time with OH as he's doing half an hour less a day - more time at home to declutter!!Extra savings aim for 2020 £4,000 £0/£4,000
Original MF date Feb 2025. Currently Feb 2030:eek: Aiming for Jan 2025 :TMortgage at [STRIKE]10/19 - £47,200[/STRIKE] 11/19 - £46,615:heart:My girls keep me going0 -
Today I have put in the CS bag, 7 knitting patterns, 1 pair baby mittens, 6 odd balls of wool and 5 pairs of socks. OH keeps complaining that he 'doesn't have any socks', but even after putting the 5 pairs in CS bag he still has a storage tub almost full of them! He obviously means he doesn't have any that he wants to wear, so he will have to go through them himself and get rid of the ones he doesn't want, and only then can he get new ones, lol!Weight loss challenge 2/10lbs
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Only a bit to list today but - it all helps.
11. Packaging.
12 - 25 Ebay stuff - posted.
Off to update sig.Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
GC NSD 2023 - 242/365
2023 Craft Makes - 245 Craft Spends 2023 - £676.03/£400
Books read - 2023 - 37
GC - 2024 4 Week Period £57.82/£100 NSD - 138
2024 Craft Makes - 240 Craft Spends 2024 £426.80/£5000 -
So much decluttering this month! Well done all!
Instead of doing some decluttering I decided to make my overdue curtains today. Got one set done but then sewing machine decided to slightly fall apart...
In a sense I've decluttered the fabric box of curtain lining and 2 sets of fabric, so I am going to count them! :cool:
This is where I'm up to, I think:
87. BS vitamin e face wash – gifted
88. A bra I wore all day, even though it’s too small – chucked
89. 1 old book – recycled
90. Cleared some curtain fabric – curtains made and hung
My Ditch 100 total is currently 90.
I wonder if I'll mange another 10 this evening...0 -
[QUOTE=angelavdavis;50667127
Bit of recycling planned:
- Old canvas curtains are being recycled into toy storage bags with rope handles
- Old pine shelf unit is being made into two seats to store the bags underneath.
- I''m converting two beach towels two beach coverups for the children[/QUOTE]
Some fab recycling plans, let us know how you get onGoodreads 2025 Challenge :16/75
Goodreads 2024 Challenge: 65/80
Goodreads 2023 Challenge: 77/520 -
Ditch 100 in January 106/100
97 tablecloth/playmat - school
98-99 craft books - school
100 old WW info - recycling
101 book - charity
102 plastic tub (had ferrero rocher in) - school
103 - 107 4 x books - charity
104 "gold" stickers - school
105 Indiana Jones whip (toy) - friend
106 hairdryer - charity
Think I may call it a night now as am shattered, may not be around tomorrow as spending time doing a few odd jobs for my mum but would love to sign up for any February challenge. Thank you for all the support and encouragement it means a lot. :TGoodreads 2025 Challenge :16/75
Goodreads 2024 Challenge: 65/80
Goodreads 2023 Challenge: 77/520 -
9 more eBay sales tonight that are packaged ready to post tomorrow and another 5 that are yet to pay. I am going to count the 9 items separately which takes me to 99! I'm sure that before I go to bed I can find something to chuck!!!
Night all!0
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