Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

System

I was looking at the small drawer unit in the living room earlier and thinking i could use the space.

Need to work on MrJudi.

Sue14

marmiterulesok wrote: »

My sister and I used to be happily amused for hours playing with the buttons in my Mum's button box.I especially liked the pink ones with the poodle's head.

I loved looking through my mum's button box when I was little, I've now inherited it and a lot of the buttons bring back memories. There's also a buckle from a pair of burgundy shoes I had when I was about 5, I was heartbroken when I outgrew them, lol! I also have my own button box.

So far this month:-

2 cd players from stack system - freecycle
Record player - freecycle
Mini skirt, bought over 20 years ago and hardly worn, as I started putting on weight not long after buying it, and have never managed to quite slim down enough to wear it, now no longer suitable - CS
2 blouses which are never going to fit - CS
Fleece jumper (too tight) - CS
2 t-shirts - CS
2 cd singles - CS
Vhs video - CS
9 pairs pants - rag bag
Baking tray - binned as it's seen better days and I've got about 6 others!

I've got a bid on 1 item on ebay, that's not good out of 46 listed items, but I've got a few more days to go, so hopefully I'll get some more bids before they end.

Jettison June 22/100

tattycath

Managed to sort out freezer and a cupboard today.
Managed to sort freezer and fridgefreezer so I now have an empty drawer.
Cupboard much tidier-got rid of some old sticks of rock and got rid of some plastic boxes to recycling and some old jars. Old broken iron thrown away.

wilf55

4 bin bags gone to cash for clothes £16 in return

hoping to do a carboot tomorrow but getting scared now!

going to list a few bits on fleabay and gum tree

nearly painted living room so looks fresher and paint tins will be emptied and gone

bossymoo

Decluttered a pile of 7 children's books to nursery table top sale for charity today.

short_bird

1) Book to @mazon for trade in as they're doing an extra £5 if you trade in £10 worth
2 - 8) 4 pr socks and 3 pr trousers to rag collection.

Building a bag for a charity shop at the moment:D

short_bird

9-13) another pair of trousers and 4 tshirts to rag collection

Becky_2

Dee2012, hope you are feeling a bit better today.

Last night I felt lonely and restless due to saying goodbye to OH who was travelling away for work for the next 2 weeks. Normally he is only away for a week.

The positive thing is that in a couple of hours I managed to sort our post which have been spread out on the sideboard in the hallway for months. The post either got filed away, shredded, recycled or put neatly in a pile. The hallway is looking so much better now. I also,sorted out the drawer in the sideboard in the kitchen, several old telephone catalogues and instruction leaftlets have been recycled. I also started to sort our bookshelf in the living room which have been annoying me for month since it has become a dumping ground. I shredded lots of paperwork. OH's office stuff was put into a neat pile and then taken to his office for him to sort out. Still more work needed on the bookshelf though. I am aiming to have the bookshelf sorted once OH returns home.

Good luck to you all with your decluttering.

short_bird

From the kitchen to the bin: 8 assorted plastic implements/ takeaway boxes, a coconut, 5 out of date spices (2003, 2005) and a bag of loose tea which might have been alright if the bag hadn't come unsealed...

2 small pottery dishes to the charity shop bag, making another 17 items.

BettiePage

Right, after my blitz earlier in the thread things have changed. We move house in 3 weeks and have been de-cluttering BIG style. I think we must be nearly on first name terms now with the charity shop and the rubbish tip men.
3 CS trips this week alone.
2 tip trips today and another tomorrow, plus had one last Monday.

Only the loft to go now.

Have started packing and have a local removals firm coming for a quote next weekend so need to cut down as much as possible. I'm down to the being brutal stage now as I want a fresh start in our new home.

eta: Also put out 3 old broken exercise doodah's for the rag and bone man to collect.