Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

Possession

katiecoodle wrote: »

Can I join please too? Although I think I may have done January's decluttering in one day today! I have sorted out ALL the kids toys - there is a pile in the hall ready to go to the charity shop. (and yes I do feel like I wasted so much money looking at some of them, they haven't been played with very much at all) and 2 bags of clothes ready to be handed on to friends. The garage is the main problem for me but most of it is DH's and if I chuck things out I'll bound to be chucking out the things he needs. Also - I found a box of books today. Great books, novels which I've obviously kept because they were good and I really would like to re-read them some day. But I don't have shelves or cabinets to put them in - what solutions can people offer? Should I be ruthless and add them to the charity pile?

Personally I think if they're really good novels you will reread it's a shame to get rid of them. But given I have over 2000 books in the house I probably shouldn't be dispensing advice.
I work in publishing and get sent all kinds of books for free - only the best get kept, many more than that have been passed on but still i have *ahem* quite a lot. lots of them are DH's too, and probably 350 are children's books, and another 200 are cookery books which I seem to collect. So probably you shouldn't take any notice of me whatsoever.

dragonlily

All I can say is wow, my house looks like a bomb has gone off!

Ironically, I have done so much decluttering today but you couldn't tell

Pile of DDs outgrown clothes to nursery for spares. V. large bag to the charity shop. A couple of things to family. Finally got listing on ebay too (pretty much all BINs) and four things have sold already, yay!

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Possession

dragonlily wrote: »

All I can say is wow, my house looks like a bomb has gone off!

Ironically, I have done so much decluttering today but you couldn't tell

Pile of DDs outgrown clothes to nursery for spares. V. large bag to the charity shop. A couple of things to family. Finally got listing on ebay too (pretty much all BINs) and four things have sold already, yay!

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It's always got to get worse before it can get better! Tomorrow I'm going to finish on the toys downstairs and if I feel up to it start under DS's cabin bed. It makes me feel a bit quivery just thinking about it though.
Have just discovered a brand new shrink-wrapped Pixar monopoly game I didn't even know we had. Since we already have a Thunderbirds version, that can go straight on ebay.

Penelope_Penguin

Ditch 100 in January Challenge That's about 3 things a day

1. bag of video tapes to recylcing
2. turkey carcase (from the freezer ) made into stock and the bones to recycling bin
3. cardboard to recylcling
4.

Excellent - 20 Challengers ......... so far

Mumof2 16/100

Pudsey DB 1/100

Yorkielass 2/100

Butterscotch 2/100

celyn90 12/100

hollysmum22 2/100

PenPen 3/100

Byatt

Possession 10/100

VJsmum 9/100

Gigglepig

Aarons mummy 10/100

Jayne C 12/100

methekidtandthecat

minuettoalegretto 16/100

saving Jane 12/100

Hermia 10/100

mavisangelica 9/100

nattyt 34/100

aligodie 13/100

Remember, it's a challenge not a competition :beer:

So that I can keep up with all the challengers, if you're in please can you have Ditch 100 in January Challenge in your post You amy format how you like, but please in colour and at least size 4 TY

I've decluttered loads more, but my list is missing will update tomorrow

celyn90

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

Guessing you're a fellow Welshie with a name like Celyn :wave:

I'm not (although my Grandmother is) - it was a nickname given to me by a Welsh friend, who reckoned I wasn't bad to look at but really prickly :rotfl::rotfl:

katiecoodle wrote: »

But I don't have shelves or cabinets to put them in - what solutions can people offer? Should I be ruthless and add them to the charity pile?

Might be worth asking on freecycle for a bookcase - we got out last one from there, someone was moving house and wanted shot of it and it's been in service here ever since. If you can store stuff effectively, clutter will just disappear and actually be usable becasue it's accessible

I just listed a lot of 70 plastic buttons on ebay They look so sad and lonely...

Determined_2b_Debt_Free

Ditch 100 in January

This sounds like my sort of challenge! :jI've got so much rubbish to clear out, we have a clothes bank at work so I'm going to find a couple of things to put in that tomorrow.

0/100

black_cat

spiddy100 wrote: »

My other realisation is that I need my house to be free of clutter more than I need the money I will get from Ebaying any of my stuff. So........... new resolution, it is all going to the charity shop. We have *way* too much stuff so will also be trying not to spend much on "bargains" for a bit either!

Wise words - I definitely agree with this! Keeping things to sell, and then not selling, is never going to get my house de-cluttered. Giving to the charity shop usually gives you a warm feeling too! OH is going back to work tomorrow so my de-cluttering is going to start then.

JayneC

I think my cat has pooped in my bedroom ... She got accidentally shut in all day. She's not usually allowed in there but must have sneaked in when I wasn't looking. I can smell something but can't see it so going to have to hunt it out, at least I'll get some sorting done...

methekidsandthecat

Hello

I have managed to sort out some bits for the charity shop collection which is on Friday.

dressing gown
socks - several pairs
2 x work trousers
2 x jeans
t Shirt

Also filled and emptied the recycling bin - rubbish seems to collect in DS room but he has gone back to Uni today so I can clean over the weekend! The recycling bin is full again but it is too windy out there to venture out to empty it.

So far 7/100

I also cleared a bag of rubbish and one of recycling at the other house - then loaded the car up with more carp that needs sorting before disposing of. Will need to unload before work tomorrow! oops - fell asleep this afternoon when I should have done this:o

PudseyDB

Ditch 100 in January Challenge

1. two broken Vibrance razors - new one arrived today (BIN)
2. two empty Quorn packets - I'd saved them for the recipe book offer - which expired July 2011 :rotfl: (BIN)
3. new clutch bag (xmas pressie) - it's lovely, but I'm not a clutch bag person and never will be! (Charity Shop)

4. Avon cold cream facial cleanser - where the heck did that come from???? never used as i dont like them (Charity Shop)
5. selection of body sprays - passed on to me by my daughter months ago! (Charity shop)
6. Silver belt I bought from for fancy dress on NYE - wont wear it again (Charity shop)