Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

silentsister

Good morning all, a brand new day!
Today is a big one for me. I have said I would store furniture for a friend between house moves, so I need to empty out quite a full room. It's going to involve moving lots of beds, mattresses and piles and piles of linen, so hopefully I'll be fitter this evening than I am now. I've decided to use the timer and do 15 min bursts - in fact the first one happened during the night when I was trying to plan it all out. So far I've stripped two beds, (wm now on), and started to clear the hallway through which the beds are having to travel. Thought I'd post on here before getting through too much so I can encourage myself.
The friend's furniture arrives about 7pm.

silentsister

My 15 min bursts are working. I love lists, so I made a very detailed list (in the middle of the night), and have now achieved 24% of the tasks! Only the hallway looks clear so far but I know my progress. Now for a cuppa break.

pjran

Morning all,

I've made a real effort not to let the mail build up on the work tops in the kitchen. I know it's sounds quite pathetic but I try to open the post AND then throw all the envelopes away and shred anything immediately if not needed rather than my usual thinking of I'll do that later. At least the kitchen looks tidier.

I've read that some of you are selling on eBay so I've been popping over to that site to see what's for sale. There's so much there I would really really like especially some of the furniture but what would I do with mine? I would end up with an even more cluttered looking home...... Do any of you ever wish you could throw away all your carpets, curtains and furniture away and start all over again? Oh well I do.

Must try harder this week. Bye for now, keep up the good work.

pjran

pigpen wrote: »

ARGH... it is the 6th and I have flung nothing.. not a sausage... must get my act together...

I know how you feel, I blame The Olympics

rumblytum

Hello all,

Back from a wee stay with family, and my sack from clothes4cash had arrived :j

So:

1-53: Clothing items put into sack - only half full, so more to do
54-75: Clothing, shoes and sundry items to cs this morning

Woo hoo

:T

rumbly x

short_bird

2 supports from a set of filing trays taken to where the filing trays are actually being used:D - oh, and a spare a4 notebook
Post it notes and 2 magazines taken to work
for a total of 12/100.

suzeesu2000

Accidently decluttered one drawer in the kitchen this morning as I was looking for some missing curtain rings.....don' suppose anyone knows where I put them? Will do my listing later, have a great day everyone

bonnie_bumpkins

Hello again Miss Dotty :hello:

pjran wrote: »

Do any of you ever wish you could throw away all your carpets, curtains and furniture away and start all over again?

Yup, most days

silentsister you've got a big old job on today, well done so far, keep up the good work :T

12. plastic bags and packaging to CS
13. book to CS
14. shin pads to CS
15. large green bin of household waste out for council collection...
16. ...and partially filled again with packaging & wrapping from DS's MANY 18th birthday presents :eek:
17. birthday pressie & card to friend

I am hugely distracted by the athletics but I'm trying to do stuff in the gaps between races; particularly the vidoes, DVDs and CDs which I can sort without leaving the room

ziggy so glad to hear you had a restful break, only 4 days to go before the next one then :rotfl: You sound brighter, I hope you are feeling it, keep your pecker up chuck xx

Miss_Dotty

Hello bonnie_bumpkins! And pjran yes I think that all the time! I just want to get everything out of the house and start again!

pjran

Miss_Dotty wrote: »

Hello bonnie_bumpkins! And pjran yes I think that all the time! I just want to get everything out of the house and start again!

I would feel so guilty. I always upcylcle and make do, I've just painted a mirror rather than replace it, I would much prefer to buy the one from John Lewis I fell in love with.