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  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi - just discovered this thread, is there a July challenge started yet? If so I'd like to go for it with 100 items :)

    Just today I have got rid of:

    A pile of old birthday cards with little/no sentimental value - recycling
    A load of old folded up bits of tin foil that were too dirty to reuse - recycling
    Some old takeout menus - recycling
    A few pairs of pram shoes my DS never wore - Ebay
    A set of Twilight themed notebooks - Ebay

    Looking forward to seeing how much more I can get rid of in July!
    My debt free diary
  • tattycath
    tattycath Posts: 7,175 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    19/100
    Looks like I'm gonna have to get my @rse in gear if I'm going to achieve 100/100 this month.
    Going upstairs-armed with empty bags. :)
    Determined to make my total at least 70 before the day is out.. :D
    GE 36 *MFD may 2043
    MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
    Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
    2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
    Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
    Emergency savings £100/£500
    12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb
  • lilian1977
    lilian1977 Posts: 5,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Just sold a load of 7" singles to a friend who I know will appreciate them, didn't want to put them on Ebay as they're very niche. Doing well already!
    My debt free diary
  • tattycath
    tattycath Posts: 7,175 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    19/100
    25 books-charity
    4 boxes-recycle
    tatty jewellery box-bin
    Bag of miscellaneous stuff-bin
    musical stuff-charity
    51/100
    GE 36 *MFD may 2043
    MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
    Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
    2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
    Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
    Emergency savings £100/£500
    12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb
  • silentsister
    silentsister Posts: 265 Forumite
    18 books gone
    107/100
  • bonnie_bumpkins
    bonnie_bumpkins Posts: 1,245 Forumite
    75. very holey threadbare socks - in the bin

    must try harder :o
    *If you have nothing nice to say... say nothing*
    "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King Jr
  • Possession
    Possession Posts: 3,262 Forumite
    Too many things gone to list today, but at last it seems to be making a difference and floors and some surfaces are clear and clean! My parents are coming tomorrow, and after they've gone we'll make a start on the inside of cupboards and wardrobes and then the garage of doom.
  • snookey
    snookey Posts: 1,128 Forumite
    Hi can I join. Iv a cellar full of stuff to get rid of. This week Im going to make a start on clearing it. Now Iv said it Iv got to do it,lol.
  • marmiterulesok
    marmiterulesok Posts: 7,812 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    I've managed two trips to the cs yesterday and one today and also a trip to the church with all my decluttered books.

    I think I've reached 200 now as I've added:
    -1 picture frame and picture
    -2 cushions
    -2 cutlery trays
    -1 wicker basket
    -6 tins
    -1 tupperware container
    -3 books
    all to the cs

    -1 cooking spatula
    -1 cat blanket
    -1 cat scratching post

    all seen better days-binned plus a whole load of carboard and paper packaging recycled.

    14 jars recycled

    Still more to be done though,but enough for today.
  • silentsister
    silentsister Posts: 265 Forumite
    Starting to take the bookshelves seriously at last. Many books put aside for cs, but they are still here so I won't list them yet. But into recycling has gone:
    20 books
    214 booklets
    Tomorrow is another day!
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