Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

valk_scot

Today I took fourteen years worth of back issues of my favourite gardening magazine to a craft event I was going to, neatly tied up in complete sets of 12 months. I swapped half of them away for useful but non-cluttery things like garden eggs and a bag of tomatoes. The rest will go on the stall at our allotment Open Day tomorrow and hopefully raise a few pennies for funds.

I was a bit astounded at the 14 years worth actually. That's 168 magazines! I don't keep or indeed buy any other gardening magazines but The Kitchen Garden was the first of its type to come out, 15 years ago, and I've bought and read every issue since. They were all neatly filed in magazine holders along the bottom of the book cases so I sort of forgot they were all there tbh.

I decided to keep the most recent 12 however and as each new issue comes in, I'll dispose of the corresponding one from 12 months ago. I do use them as reference guides to the upcoming seasons. I don't think 12 is unreasonable but a total of 180 certainly was!

Just shows you though. It may be tidy but it's still pointless clutter. Eggs are much more useful!

marmiterulesok

valk_scot wrote: »

Today I took fourteen years worth of back issues of my favourite gardening magazine to a craft event I was going to, neatly tied up in complete sets of 12 months. I swapped half of them away for useful but non-cluttery things like garden eggs and a bag of tomatoes. The rest will go on the stall at our allotment Open Day tomorrow and hopefully raise a few pennies for funds.

I was a bit astounded at the 14 years worth actually. That's 168 magazines! I don't keep or indeed buy any other gardening magazines but The Kitchen Garden was the first of its type to come out, 15 years ago, and I've bought and read every issue since. They were all neatly filed in magazine holders along the bottom of the book cases so I sort of forgot they were all there tbh.

I decided to keep the most recent 12 however and as each new issue comes in, I'll dispose of the corresponding one from 12 months ago. I do use them as reference guides to the upcoming seasons. I don't think 12 is unreasonable but a total of 180 certainly was!

Just shows you though. It may be tidy but it's still pointless clutter. Eggs are much more useful!

Well done on ridding yourself of so many!

What are 'garden' eggs though?Do you mean plain eggs?

pavlovs_dog

for those of you whose motivation is flagging or if you just want some extra motivation, the British Heart Foundation are holding a bag-athon in September. Each bag of donated items raises them £20 on average.

If you'd like to, you can register as an individual or as a 'team' and there is then a league table on their website. Thought the sense of accountability may appeal to some of you?

I know my local BHF shop will collect donations if you have a fair amount to get rid of, so it could be worth enquiring if your one does too.

silentsister

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

I know my local BHF shop will collect donations if you have a fair amount to get rid of, so it could be worth enquiring if your one does too.

Thanks pavlovs_dog, that's a helpful reminder. For so much of my cs stuff I rely on doorstep collections but recent bags didn't want what I have. This might mean emptying a large part of the sitting room earmarked for cs things.

1 book to recycling
3 sad kitchen items to bin
1 rolling pin to cs
1 spirtle to cs
1 curtain to cs
1 sheet to cs

ma-ri-ella

with regards to magazines etc i tend to scan the articles i want and store them on a usb stick.takes up so little space :P

dinx1972

Well CBA mood not improved over the holidays :rotfl:, but this week have managed

12. Bag of clothes to CS
13. Fish hatchery picked up by freecycler.

Also managed to load 7 items onto fleabay last weekend and five of them have bids, so that will be another 10 out this week if you include the recycled packaging .

Got to up the ante again and get my but in gear. Cup of tea first:D.

pollys

Bathroom now decluttered and sparkling.

Not a lot to go just the usual empty bottles into recycling bag and general rubbish, about a small bag full. There will be some toothbrushes when the family put the one they use in the tub, I can then get rid of the extra 2 we seem to have aquired.

Got the dentist tomorrow (broken filling) but hoping to make a start on some paperwork.

Pollys

luxor4t

Today: a quick trip to the recycling centre:
129. - 131. broken garden tubs to the plastic recycling
132. garden waste into the big hopper.

Lots more to do outside, but I need help now that DH is unwell - maybe next weekend.

squeakysue

Lovely sparkly bathroom, dd helped me and found some money for her money box in reward that OH leaves about when he empties his pockets, a good couple of quids worth, result!

57) empty loo rolls, r
58) packaging off new loo rolls, bin
59 & 60)empty bathroom spray x 2, r
61) pile of newspapers, r

Then cleared out dd's dance bag, what a tip!

62) random loose raisins, bin
63) drumstick lollipop gone all sticky, bin
64)playing cards ruined by above lollipop, r
65) empty bottle, r

Bag has gone in washing machine as was all sticky off the lollipop

66) bag of clothes sold on eBay about to be picked up by buyer any minute

A productive day of housework with a small amount of decluttering!

thriftylass

Living room

[STRIKE]drawers in coffee table and my craft store in the foot stool[/STRIKE]

Kid’s room

Recess
[STRIKE]Wardrobe 1[/STRIKE]
Wardrobe 2
Chest of drawers
Eaves space

Bedroom

Wardrobe
Boxes in recess
Eaves spaces

Guest bedroom

[STRIKE]Desk[/STRIKE]
Boiler room
[STRIKE]Boxes (hubby’s[/STRIKE]

Kitchen

Utensils drawers
Under the sink cupboard

Just a quick update, gonna catch up properly later. Got only a few things done over the weekend. Hubby cleared some of his boxes in the Guestbedroom and did a few things in the living room/kids room.