Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

bonnie_bumpkins

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90. 3 pairs of sandals to CS
91. skirt and trousers to CS
92. little girl's bag with few bits in to colleague's daughter

I'm slowing down now, sooooo hot....

suzeesu2000

Evenin' All...

434 - bag of jars to recycling
435 - jam funnel cs
436 - teapot/cup/saucer set to cs
437 - carrier bag shredded paper to recycling
438 - paintbrush ruined with glue to bin
439/449 - eleven DVDs to cs

havent done anything else today, too revoltingly hot. Roll on winter, yes i HATE heat and summer:mad: cant do anything without breaking into a glow (pigs sweat, gentlemen perspire, ladies glow).

silentsister

Today's heat has slowed things down but I managed to prune the buddleia, thus clearing the boiler outlet ahead of its inspection on Friday and I've made a start on the front hedge. I hope to finish that off tomorrow morning before it gets too warm. Also
3 books to recycling
3 to cs

loopychriss

Wow, certainly hot today.... not had the energy to do much except go through a box of rubber stamps, go out to lunch with a friend, and then have a frantic tidy up/hoover before viewers came to look at the house. Luckily it wasn't too bad as we're trying to keep it tidy for viewers, just a case of flicking a duster around, hoovering the floor and sucking up the ever increasing cobwebs that seem to appear before my eyes every day! Hope this nice weather encourages the spiders outside now!

122. Set of garden lights - friend
123. Old mirror from garden - friend, to clutter up her garden!
124. Dimmer switch to go on garden lights - friend
125. About 30 rubber stamps that if I'm realistic, I will never use - going to charity shop or to a friend who belongs to a local WI
126. Tin tray found in mini greenhouse - metal recycling
127. Old cracked plate found in mini greenhouse - next door's skip (with permission)
128. Bits of broken solar garden light - bin
129. Plastic canvas garden container with lots of holes - bin
130. Random piece of metal from lawnmower - metal recycling

Sewing day tomorrow so I'll be decluttering some fabric by making morsbags and distributing them in local library. It's such a nice feeling now, knowing that I can sew guilt-free, instead of thinking "I should be doing the housework/ironing/gardening/anything but sewing....".

Well done everyone, you're all still going great... even if it's only 1 or 2 things a day, those things are out of your life for ever....! Freedom From Clutter!!!

ziggy2407

silentsister wrote: »

Hi ziggy2407, sorry you've been having problems - I hope things soon improve. Even so, you are still doing really well. And there's no pressure on you to do more than you feel you can

bonnie_bumpkins wrote: »

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Thank you so much for your support and encouragement, am hoping that if the sun stays around I may start to feel a bit brighter too, feel at rock bottom at the moment so the only way really is UP - I will get through these dark days.

Thank you again, it really means a lot :A

ziggy2407

A little update from me

Junk 100 in July: 78/100

73-75 3 x magazines - Recycling
76-78 3 x broken Solar Lights - Bin

Back tomorrow with more, keep up the great work everyone

silentsister

Good morning all - another warm day.
I'm not much good in the heat so I've made another early start
20 books to recycling
14 to cs
Another small storage box (last one) moved from the window sill to the empty bookshelves. I'll now look at what else I can keep there to tidy up other areas - I think the shelves could be deep enough for jigsaws.

rumblytum

Well done everyone :j

Sorry you're low Ziggy Big virtual hugs

One more thing for me:

114: Purse - split - bin

rumbly x

silentsister

To continue:
13 books to cs
1 book to recycling
2 board games to cs
1 jigsaw to cs
1 empty scrapbook to cs
1 flattened plastic storage box to garage
I'm getting close enough to reaching my targets that it's got me thinking. I moved into this house to have enough room to get things out of storage, spread them out and declutter. This thread is really challenging me to speed up the process and I think I will use the next couple of months to concentrate on bedding/linen etc and kitchenware. I'll be really close then to have dealt with all the extras over and above the normal everyday decluttering. But decluttering has been my main function since I've been here. When I finish, what then? I'm recently retired so in a position (and I'm so thankful for it) to be able to choose what to put into my life, and to try and keep an eye on getting a healthy balance. I can downsize where I live if the right thing comes up - that might give me a garden I can enjoy managing. So many thoughts - thanks to this thread.

Igamogam

silentsister wrote: »

To continue:
13 books to cs
1 book to recycling
2 board games to cs
1 jigsaw to cs
1 empty scrapbook to cs
1 flattened plastic storage box to garage
I'm getting close enough to reaching my targets that it's got me thinking. I moved into this house to have enough room to get things out of storage, spread them out and declutter. This thread is really challenging me to speed up the process and I think I will use the next couple of months to concentrate on bedding/linen etc and kitchenware. I'll be really close then to have dealt with all the extras over and above the normal everyday decluttering. But decluttering has been my main function since I've been here. When I finish, what then? I'm recently retired so in a position (and I'm so thankful for it) to be able to choose what to put into my life, and to try and keep an eye on getting a healthy balance. I can downsize where I live if the right thing comes up - that might give me a garden I can enjoy managing. So many thoughts - thanks to this thread.

De cluttering the physical stuff obviously frees the mind to let thoughts come flooding in..............I cant wait, but still soooo much to fling:)