Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

marmiterulesok

sue14 I have also had sciatica in the past ,so can empathize.I was prescribed Diclofenac and Valium (a muscle relaxant).This combination was a real help,except that I slept a lot during the day.

I don't know if you know,but the worst thing you can do with sciatica is sit.It's best to lie down,either on your side with a pillow between your legs,or on your back,with a pillow under your knees.Sitting just aggravates it,so it's important to try and avoid sitting as much as possible.Lying down so much also contributed to me sleeping a lot at odd moments-because of the valium.It was a colleague who told me to avoid sitting;she was horrified that I hadn't been told this.I was lucky in that it cleared up,with an occasional twinge from time to time.

Please take it easy and don't worry about the clutter for now!Hope that you're feeling better soon.

fairyclicks

Another major declutter for me today in the form of bootie sale - home with £207 so that was a lot of £1 items successfully removed from my house :P

silentsister

Hi all

I hope you soon start feeling better Sue14

I've had an easier day today:
80 Filed or got rid of a large pile of papers, still some shredding to do
81 Put away the cushions that were stopping the pile of papers falling to the floor
82 Forwarded a carrier bag of mail to a previous tenant (who left here 18 months ago!) - and put a sheet of labels by the letter box so I can deal with any new letters immediately rather than piling them up
83 Sent off (very belatedly) a Christmas present for last year and a March birthday present - that cleared the conscience too:o
84 Started on a tiny chest of drawers and found £45:) which saved me going to the cash point


As I've been doing this I am finding I have unused furniture - cd storage racks, a tea trolley, a table drum, a pine table with benches - and it was very liberating to think through whether I want to take them with me when I move, or add them to things leaving the house for good. I think I will always be comfortable with lots of things around me – I love books and a room without a full bookshelf is unfurnished in the silentsister household, but I can choose what those things will be. My possessions can be things I have chosen to keep, rather than have by default through inheritance or carelessly acquired over the years. Very liberating!
Jettison in June 84/100

loopychriss

Huge congratulations to you and your other half MuseumWorker, I think you're entitled to a little time off now!

Not been on since Tuesday, although I've decluttered a few bits since then.

1. 3 badges from birthday cards - charity shop
2. Calculator - charity shop
3. A5 expanding file thing - charity shop
4. New pack of emery boards - charity shop
5. Plastic pump travel bottle (new) - charity shop
6. 2 leather-look luggage tags - charity shop
7. 2 mini cosmetic bags from British Airways - charity shop
8. 2 luggage straps - charity shop
9. Santa salt and pepper set - charity shop
10. 1 vase - charity shop
11. 1 glass pot - charity shop
12. 1 odd brandy glass - charity shop
13. 1 pair old oven gloves (used to wrap above glassware) - charity shop
14. Old football found behind the shed - bin
15. 11 sacks of cans taken to recyclers
16. 1 odd tablemat - charity shop
17. 1 cake board from father's day cake - recycling bag
18. Plastic bottle from bathroom cleaner - emptied contents into another of the same - recycling
19. 1 rusty pizza tray - metal recycling
20. 3 'had it' seat pads from dining chairs - textile recycling

Haven't managed the kitchen yet: been house hunting, babysitting and food shopping for the last 4 days (not all in one day!!) so not had much of a chance to sort anything. Will have another go this week - I will get the kitchen cupboards done before the end of the month!

Igamogam

45 items added to CS bag for collection tomorrow - total for June is 236 I think:) I have got stuff on offer on fr**gle and some items that will sell on Eb*y tonight - only count them when they are paid for! So 250 items looks well in my sights now

espresso21

Blimey, some serious decluttering going on here. Well done all!

espresso21

14. 6 bottles of wine way past their date. (How did that happen???)

I know some wine improves with age, but these were cheapie bottles and they are probably vinegar by now.

Possession

2 large surfaces completely clear and aiming to stay that way.
stairgate gone.
5 items from Jobs To Be Done list crossed off.
Mouldy duvet out (but 2 new duvets in so that probably doesn't count!
Cookery books sorted and 10 out.
Kids books sorted and 17 out.
Bills paid and cleared.

espresso21

15. Two magazines - off to my mum who will enjoy them.

short_bird

Shirt to charity bag and cushion cover to textile recycling.