Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

pigpen

Bossymoo.. You did well today.. Well done!! It must have been incredibly hard. You are pretty amazing!

I've had a mahoosive ebay sesh this weekend and have 45 items listed and 25 to add descriptions to and get listed.. I work in multiples of 5. 2vhave bids already

plantpot87

wow im amazed at how much stuff your managing to declutter Chocolatedrinker.

I can't believe how much stuff is going to the cs already and we only moved into here in feb and its our first house! Another big bag of kitchen stuff went to the charity shop friday. I think it's my mum, nan and aunties fault there using mine and my boyfriends first house as an excuse to declutter their stuff onto me :rotfl:

System

My son leaves school for study leave in a few days time. I was dusting his room earlier and i asked him if he had thought about what he was going to do with his school books after he has completed all his exams. Now usually, my kids do the ceremonial 'destroy the school uniform' on the very last day but not only that, my youngest has decided not only is he going to destroy his uniform we are going to have a bonfire in the garden and burn all his books...... I think he's had enough of school.:rotfl:Its going to be quite a bonfire!

Igamogam

Judi wrote: »

we are going to have a bonfire in the garden and burn all his books...... I think he's had enough of school.:rotfl:Its going to be quite a bonfire!

Could he donate his books to a charity shop or sell/pass them on? That seems such a waste:eek:

ETA : just thought you probably mean exercise books In which case use the recycle bin - put them to good use on their final journey!

BettiePage

Am off to Ikea shortly to buy a bed and mattress for the spare room. First time in 9 years it'll be used as a bedroom instead of an office/study!

tiny_courageous

Got rid of a bag full of clothes and shoes yesterday, am still trying to streamline the wardrobe, and have also decided I'm not keeping things "to slim into". If I manage to lose weight, I'm treating myself to gorgeous new things!
Getting OH into the hang of decluttering too - he got rid of two massive boxes of paperwork yesterday.

chelseabun_3

Can I join in? We're constantly decluttering at the mo - in order to avoid becoming problem hoarders! I saw that programme too, and was sad that they binned so much that could have been sold / recycled.

We did a car boot yesterday (we're doing one every Sunday that isn't raining at the mo) and shifted:
1 - 5 VHS videos (NO-ONE buys videos for months, then 5 go the same day! Like buses!)
2 - DH sold two drums
3 - 2 mugs
4- 2 books
5 - cut glass bud vase
6 - teabag pot (well, that's what I used it for, anyway!)
7 - porta potti (clean!:rotfl:)
8 - guitar stand
9 - old Thermos flask
10 - wooden lamp base
11 - Ike@ lamp
12 - 14 old stoneware ink bottles

There are loads of things which are already sorted out into the car boot pile, but if I count them as I sell them it's easier!;)

I've also done a pile of clothes (10) for charity shop, and 5 to ebay although not listed yet. And 30 books for church library! So I'll count 16 car booted yesterday (counting the drums and books individually), 10 for charity shop, and 30 for church - total of 56 so far! I'll count the ebay stuff when it sells.

Have a good day all!
CBx

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

hi everyone hope you are all having a great bank holiday! i started well in April then ground to a halt:( but am trying again for May, so far i can only count two things but i have sold some shoes on Ebay and have stuff to take to school and a friends but i'm not counting them till they have actually left my house/car! I've got an added incentive as my dad says he'll decorate my bedroom for me - so all i've got to do is empty it!!!
so
old curtains - f***cycle
duvet cover and pillow case - f***cycle
Ditch 100 in May 2/100
keep up the inspiring work everyone!
DDfD
xx

pinkladyof66

i am ready to get going again. the tip is only half mile up the road so might take it up there later today or maybe tomorrow. Once you start I find it is so addictive

Chocolatedrinker

another 40 items to the charity shop - 228/300. I'm having a massive clear out as we're going to put the house on the market later on this year. At lot of it was books - got rid of a lot of books I was keeping to read again, but hadn't read them more than once several years ago.