Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

bonnie_bumpkins

56. honey gone hard - in the bin
57. apple sauce looking suspect - in the bin
58. yoghurt with use by date of 2nd June :eek: - in the bin

pjran

loopychriss

Well, had a day in 'pottering'... managed to sort out the safe and chuck out loads of paperwork, then went through the food stores in the garage. Not got around to my clothes yet - saving them for a rainy day!!!

49. 3 ring boxes - charity bag
50. Expired credit card - shredded
51. Expired NHS card - shredded
52. Out of date jewellery guarantee (not even ours!) - shredded
53. Receipts and paperwork from last holiday (February) - shredded
54. 3 tatty plastic folder wallet things - bin
55. Elderflower cordial - 9 YEARS out of date!
56. Loads of tins, packets and jars that were out of date - going to tip

I know we could probably have eaten the foods that were out of date, but we have loads more and some of the things I really wondered why I bought them in the first place, because we'd never eat them!!! Really must stop buying things on offer 'just in case' we might eat them.

Garage shelves looking a lot neater and tidier, even got a couple of empty shelves all ready to be stocked up again for winter.

marmiterulesok

I was working today and yesterday,so not much done:

-2 more bottles out ro recycling
-4 cups and saucers to cs
-1 container of spray oil for baking,used once and now OOD -horrible stuff -binned
-1 empty face cream tube binned.

I think that makes 151/200.

I might manage more tomorrow-it's a day off.

I have a slight dilemma.In the cellar,I have a medium sized box full of Agatha Christie books-maybe 40 odd books.I haven't even looked at one in a few years,but feel that I might regret giving them away,if I decide to read them again.What would you do?

I could always go through them and keep half?They don't take up much room.

Thanks for any thoughts.

Sue14

pjran wrote: »

Last night I thought to myself... You deserve a little treat. Went to the goody cupboard and found some Thorntons chocs, I'd been saving these for such an occasion. Sat down with a small drink and choccies. Opened them, not looking great bit white spotty looking. To my horror :eek: they were out of date by a year. Had to throw them away.

Moral of this story.....eat them when you are given them and don't save till a rainy day

Ps. Lots more room in the cupboard without that huge box of chocolates but what a waste

Chocolate would never last that long in my house, lol!

marmiterulesok wrote: »

I have a slight dilemma.In the cellar,I have a medium sized box full of Agatha Christie books-maybe 40 odd books.I haven't even looked at one in a few years,but feel that I might regret giving them away,if I decide to read them again.What would you do?

I could always go through them and keep half?They don't take up much room.

Thanks for any thoughts.

How likely is it that you'll read them again if you haven't looked at them in years? If you did want to read them, you could always look for them in the library or charity shop. I know how you feel though, as I have a lot of books that I've read once, and I think maybe I will read them again, but my problem is that a lot of them were bought by my DS as gifts, so I don't think I could part with those. Must have a look through and see if there are any that I can get rid of.

I've been to work twice since my last post, and each time I've forgotten to take the used batteries and envelopes, so they are still here ! Yesterday I did bin a never been used zip lock bag, which was given to me by my mum (a free gift from one of her magazines), as when I took it out of the packaging and tried to unfold it, the 2 halves were stuck together and the bag split as I tried to part them :mad:! There was a money off voucher in with it, that went into recycling, as it was out of date in 1998! (36)

marmiterulesok

Thanks sue14.

I'll have a look at them first.I don't live in the UK,so they're not that easy to get hold of.There's only one charity shop here that sells English books.I do sometimes go through a phase of reading loads of her books,but obviously not for a while.They're so easy to read and if you wait a while,yoou forget whodunnit!

Is that just a feeble excuse?:o

cyclingyorkie

Have been attempting to clear my room of doom today - aka the dining room. My mum is visiting tomorrow.....

Have binned numerous gibble including:-

half a dozen pens that don't work
most of DD2's A Level revision notes,
some tights with holes in
broken pegs
empty cans of dry shampoo
random bits of paper and junk mail
a broken necklace.

Managed to get the hoover round today as well.... you never know we might be able to sit at the table to eat tomorrow...

bonnie_bumpkins

59. squidgy apple (yuk) - in the bin
60. t-shirt with lots of sequins and beads coming off - in the bin
61. bubble wrap - to CS
62. bag of DS clothes - to CS
63. pair of DS shoes, practically unworn - to CS

Also decluttered a large bacardi after work

The culture continues watching 'The Hangover' with DD

pigpen

Pigpens 25/100 for July

3 handfuls of recycling/old letters etc from the paper pile.
1 broken vase
1 pushchair chassis (which I have kept in my front room for 4 years without using as it was broken) Parts poached for ebay
3 ebay items posted
1 tub paint to DS1
1 tub silicon sealant to DS1
1 2m length of fabric out.
1 binbag of rubbish from the girls room
1 bedside cupboard from Squeaks room
3 more tins of paint to DS1
1 holey sock!
1 carrier of old paperwork *fling*
1 carrier of old knickers
1 binbag rubbish from downstairs
1 baby nest thing to DD1
1 playmat to DS1
1 pair of holey socks
2 full sharps bins

1 large clothes4cash sack filled ready for pick up on Monday.. I WILL see some difference in this hovel of mine if it is the last thing I ever do!

3 weeks until Squeaks birthday and I WILL have the house unembarrassingly disgusting!

BettiePage

marmiterulesok wrote: »

I have a slight dilemma.In the cellar,I have a medium sized box full of Agatha Christie books-maybe 40 odd books.I haven't even looked at one in a few years,but feel that I might regret giving them away,if I decide to read them again.What would you do?

I could always go through them and keep half?They don't take up much room.

Thanks for any thoughts.

Get a Kindle!


Hubby had the full collection years ago. We were very hard up so he sold them all. Fast forward to a few years ago and he started building the collection again. They now live in his parents loft and he has a lot on his Kindle, but he still won't get rid of them.

Moorhen

Morning everyone,

I am not sure that this counts as decluttering but yesterday we went to visit OHs family and gave his sisters the 2 presents that had sat on the kitchen table for a week.

If it counts I am up to 103.:)