Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

jess1011

short_bird wrote: »

As I have a stall at a vintage fair today, I am hoping to declutter for money. 3 32 litre underbed boxes and 4 19 litre Really Useful Boxes are waiting in the hallway for transport to arrive in 50 minutes...

As we have frost and no snow at the moment, let's hope people are out and about in Kings Heath!

is it the one at the station by any chance?

Xandersmum

Bag of items taken to the Charity shop this morning - In a few weeks I will be able to move in my dining room again!!

MummyEm

19. Blind put up, packaging to the bin

DH just starting a fire to warm us all up so will be decluttering a few logs but I won't count those as we'll only be getting more! Will ask DH to burn the final pile of papers that were for shredding.

pollys

Good Afternoon

Cleaned out a couple of kitchen cupboards this morning and a couple of out of date items have been binned and the packaging recycled. Just having a coffee then I'll be back to it.

Another week then it's a week off so lots of decluttering planned.

Take care

Pollys x

o2bfree

I just thought I'd let you know how much you have all inspired me.

My bedroom is the dumping ground of my house and is in serious need of redecorating. But with the clutter in there it always seems such a mammoth task that I keep putting it off.

So today I decided that each week I will tackle an area until it is clutter free and easier to decorate.
So today was the wardrobe declutter.

At least 100 surplus to requirements coathangers - CS
10 rolls of assorted wrapping paper (to scrunched to use) - R
20 assorted kids DVD's - E*ay
Bt Home Hub -CS
Box from hair straightners -R
Bin bag of general rubbish
Large bag of assorted card and paper - R
20 items of clothing to be E*ayed
At least 30 assorted items bagged to go to CS (I have put these in the garage for dropping off on Monday)
A remote control Helicopter (husband hasn't used for a year to garage until he forgets about it and then to CS if not broken - will check it when he is at work)
Cassette tapes - Bin

So thank you all so much for letting me lurk and be inspired

System

Dog had a bad case of the squits during the night and there i was running round like a headless chicken trying to minimise further mess whilst hubby just panicked this morning.

Hubby now believes me when i tell him the carpet cleaner is as good as useless so out it went and in came a new one/better one (which is twice as big as the old one). I should be pleased shouldnt i but all i can think is 'where am i gonna stick that to hide it from general view'.

eandjsmum

Hi can I join in My house is a mess. I am married to a hoarder nothing ever gets thrown out. My sons also got the hoarding gene as well. I have had enough so \i have decided to lead by example ( joining them didn't work).
In Jan I managed 3 large sacks to CS
In Feb so far
1 3 chocolate tins ( smuggled out after DH went to work - had to he gos through the bins and brings back anything useful)
2 2 bags of shredding
3 1 bag of CDS to CS
4 1 address bok New for CS
5 1 letter rack -bagged up for CS9 hopefullyit will stay this way
6 1 bag of old medicine for chemist next week
7 1 large bag of rags
8 1 carrier bag of old clothes.

And I can noiw use my desk for the first time in ages.
I also found £5 ( It nearly got shredded).

short_bird

jess1011 wrote: »

is it the one at the station by any chance?

Sorry, Jess, didn't see this till I got back, it was at the Baptist Church... have PM'd you.

Ditch 100 in February 64/100

charlies_mum

Decided to make some bread, so got the bread flour out and it was out of date. Checked the other food cupboards, and I now have two black bin bags full of out of date food :eek:

Catslovelycats

charlies_mum wrote: »

Decided to make some bread, so got the bread flour out and it was out of date. Checked the other food cupboards, and I now have two black bin bags full of out of date food :eek:

I pulled out some tinned fruit and condensed milk the other day. A couple of years past BBE but I opened them anyway. The milk had gone yellow and was a mass of congealed sticky oil.