Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

joannasmum

1. Cardboard and paper recycling mountain - recycled
2. Recycling box - recycled
3. DD crocs - ebayed (post tomorrow)
4. Breast pump (admitted in my head I won't need it again) - ebayed
5. 3 school pinafores to person I pass on to.
6. DD summer shoes - ebayed
7. Cookbook back to BIL
8. Old batteries - recycled
9. Various bits of tut from DD room
10. Empty Moisturiser pot from dressing table - recycling

On my way, feeling quiet proud of myself :T

GreyQueen

Morning all. Haven't posted for a while but have been actively decluttering. Have extended my attentions to the allotment shed, which is 6 x 8 foot and packed solid. I have freed up some space in there by having a mass cull of the flowerpots. Do they breed when your back is turned?:p It's the only possible explanation.

19. Kitchen pinboard, decluttered of contents.
20. Candle-tray, back to pal.
21. 1st lot flowerpots (big bag) Freecycle.
22. Hair ornament c.s.
23. Packaging materials - Freecycle.
24. 2nd lot flowerpots - Freecycle.
25. Fridge magnet (broken) - binned.
26. 3rd lot flowerpots - Freecycle

I've probably decluttered about 200 flowerpots but am choosing to count them as job-lots or the challenge will be over too soon and too easily.

Keep up the good work, peeps.

26/100 Jettison in June.

luxor4t

I was missing in action for most of May, but I was decluttering, honest!

32 items sold on E-Bay, I'm not sure exactly how much made, but well over the £100 I was aiming for (even after P&P, fees etc).
Unfortunately, DH's health problems mean that things are up in the air so the carboot sale etc didn't happen.

Shall put myself on 'maintain' until I can see the way clear in front of me.

short_bird

Morning, all! Here's my quarterly Public Service Announcement:

Old towels, blankets, sheets can all be useful to animal charities (especially small, local charities) for a variety of purposes.

So, if you have an animal rescue or charity nearby, check if they need your cast offs. And I think some of them take knitting wool to pass on to interested parties to make blankets.

I'll be back decluttering at the weekend. I have the place to myself so can do the "drag it all out of the cupboard" routine:D

JennyJewell

Hi all

bonnie_bumpkins I so agree with you
Thank you so much museumworker - fab reply and very helpful

The handle of one of my fave crockery bowls snapped off the other day and I have decided to spread the outside with something like putty? and press either pretty stones or glass gems into the sides to turn said bowl into a lovely pot pourri holder

Reduce Reuse Recycle :dance:

Okee doke I have work to do
Catch you later,
Jenny x

euronorris

bonnie_bumpkins wrote: »

Welcome euronorris. Sounds like you have made a good start, even though it seems to have made your OH sick Do I remember you from PTN's thread last summer??

Thanks! OH is doing better now. I'm pretty sure he just ate too much on Saturday, at a friend's house. Another friend didn't show, so they asked us to try and eat as much of the food as possible! OH isn't very good at saying 'No thank you, I'm full.' lol

And, er, I'm not sure. What was it about? Decluttering? I do get around the threads on this forum quite a bit, so it's possible! :rotfl:

Nothing was done last night as I was, well, knackered! Better luck tonight I hope, as I am busy tomorrow night with threads. A 'Haarlem Shopping Night' - they are open until midnight, and there is music, and street stalls etc, and you get a card that you have to get stamped in 10 different shops. If you get all the stamps and hand it in before Sunday, you get entered into a draw for some prizes (including 1 minute around the supermarket, and cinema tickets etc etc). I'm hoping they give out some free stuff too.

Oh God, I'm going to add more to the clutter aren't I?! Must remind myself I only need glass etching cream, clear contact paper and a small paint brush!

euronorris

short_bird wrote: »

Morning, all! Here's my quarterly Public Service Announcement:

Old towels, blankets, sheets can all be useful to animal charities (especially small, local charities) for a variety of purposes.

So, if you have an animal rescue or charity nearby, check if they need your cast offs. And I think some of them take knitting wool to pass on to interested parties to make blankets.

I'll be back decluttering at the weekend. I have the place to myself so can do the "drag it all out of the cupboard" routine:D

Thanks for this. I didn't realise. The bag is still in the house (rubbish collection isn't until Thursday mornings), so I will have a look to see if there is an animal charity nearby who needs them.

EndlessStruggle

Keep up the good work everyone

After a massive garden clearance and a car full to the tip on Saturday I have taken a break for the last few days to spend time with the OH, off to his house and off out for a chinese buffet tonight but I plan to restart tomorrow.

Igamogam

Had a mad half hour on the Jettison June project - filled a bin bag a box and large carrier bag for CS - mixture of stuff but a good quantity of books Also lots of things gone straight in wheelie - had no idea why I was hanging on to them - mainly work related.Going to award myself 50 for that lot!

snapping_crocodile

Well I continued my motivation last night and managed to do a bit more;

30-33 More clothes for the CS
34 Bag of paper for recycling
35 Bag of glass for reycling