Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

EndlessStruggle

I've got so much going on and so much to do at the moment that I am taking the week off decluttering. Will be back on it for the July decluttering!

I have just deleted 4000 emails! Will be checking in on everyone though, good luck all for the last week of June.

bonnie_bumpkins

espresso21 wrote: »

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

:eek: _pale_

64. Manky flowers - in the garden waste bin
65. Set of metal toe-nail doo-dahs (file etc) - in the bin
66. Various bits of unnecessary paper & brochures from the PC desk - in the paper recycle bin
67. Old non-working PC speakers - in the bin
68. Football boots - in bag for CS
69. Plastic bags and packaging - in bag for CS
70. Tennis shoes - in bag for CS
71. Tennis top - in bag for CS
72. Large household waste bin - out for council collection tomorrow

I'll get there!

Sue I hope you get relief from your pain soon x
Hello to everyone

espresso21

OMG 4000 emails!!! That's a job I really should do sometime ...but not now.
16. Two cardboard boxes from OH's store (he refuses to throw them away but he's not here at the moment ha ha ha!)

Not doing a lot at the moment as I have a ton of work to get through so it's just as I happen to see something rather than a concerted effort.

silentsister

Hi all
Wine, emails - all good stuff.
85 1 pr shoes to the bin
86 3 drawers sorted, 1 now empty
87 winter socks to storage box, 8 prs and 4 odd socks to bin. That includes a pair that were 48 yrs old - so slightly overdue

I've had so many attempts at decluttering that I've got confused over what is kept where. So I've started a list of what's stored in each room. That way I don't end up with 2 places for eg single sheets. Eventually I hope to end up with storage being in logical places, such as sheets in drawer under bed. I'll then transfer the lists to a ss and it should make packing for the next move much easier.
Jettison in June 87/100

espresso21

bonnie_bumpkins wrote: »

:eek: _pale_

64. Manky flowers - in the garden waste bin
65. Set of metal toe-nail doo-dahs (file etc) - in the bin
66. Various bits of unnecessary paper & brochures from the PC desk - in the paper recycle bin
67. Old non-working PC speakers - in the bin
68. Football boots - in bag for CS
69. Plastic bags and packaging - in bag for CS
70. Tennis shoes - in bag for CS
71. Tennis top - in bag for CS
72. Large household waste bin - out for council collection tomorrow

I'll get there!

Sue I hope you get relief from your pain soon x
Hello to everyone

We have a large wine rack. Hubby buys good wine and stores it there. I buy cheap wine (mainly for cooking) and also store it then. Then I forget which is which and heaven forbid I take the wrong one and end up dumping his 10 year old wine in a casserole! So it tends to just stay there and today I had to move the rack to clean the carpet and when unpacking it, came across the wine. Oh dear oh dear oh dear!

all_change

espresso21 wrote: »

We have a large wine rack. Hubby buys good wine and stores it there. I buy cheap wine (mainly for cooking) and also store it then. Then I forget which is which and heaven forbid I take the wrong one and end up dumping his 10 year old wine in a casserole!

We have the same problem... I now put luggage labels saying "posh red", "posh white" etc round the necks of the good bottles (after checking with OH for info). Anything not labelled is fair game for swigging or cooking. This has worked really well for us for a while now. You can reuse the labels.

espresso21

17. Three more magazines - one for the bin and another for my mum.

espresso21

All-change, good idea - thank you!

Igamogam

espresso21 wrote: »

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.

Did you check them first!!

Igamogam

espresso21 wrote: »

We have a large wine rack. Hubby buys good wine and stores it there. I buy cheap wine (mainly for cooking) and also store it then. Then I forget which is which and heaven forbid I take the wrong one and end up dumping his 10 year old wine in a casserole! So it tends to just stay there and today I had to move the rack to clean the carpet and when unpacking it, came across the wine. Oh dear oh dear oh dear!

Now the late great Keith Floyd would say that cheap wine is no good for cooking - only the best............and he is right;)