Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

Possession

Ditch 100 in January Challenge
Huge box and mattress removed, lots of cardboard boxes broken up and tipped.
1 big black sack of toys for c/s (don't tell the kids)

mummysaver38

Just a couple of tips/observations that work for me so might help someone else.
1) When I pick something up to decide whether to keep it or not I ask myself "Would this be something I would want to buy if I say it in a shop?". If the answer is no, it goes.
2) If I have to make too many decluttering decisions at one time I start feeling uneasy and then sometimes backtrack on the decision made and take the item out of the cs bag. Therefore I don't try and do too much at once. Takes longer to get rid of things but is less of an emotional rollercoaster and in the long term means more things actually make it out of the house:T

CompletelyLost

I've decided that I'm in for the
Ditch 100 in January Challenge
if that's ok. It'll give me the motivation to go through stuff that I've been clinging onto... All are pending - bagged and ready to go when I get the chance.

1-10. 10 kids books - some CS/some recycled
11. black top - c/s
12. unused nail polish - c/s
13-14. 2 new baby outfits - c/s
15. plastic bangle - c/s
16. huge bag of old college notes - recycling
17. bag of misc rubbish - bin
18. water bottle - recycled
19. several decrepit files - bin
20. pink top - c/s

20/100

Byatt

mummysaver38 wrote: »

Just a couple of tips/observations that work for me so might help someone else.
1) When I pick something up to decide whether to keep it or not I ask myself "Would this be something I would want to buy if I say it in a shop?". If the answer is no, it goes.
2) If I have to make too many decluttering decisions at one time I start feeling uneasy and then sometimes backtrack on the decision made and take the item out of the cs bag. Therefore I don't try and do too much at once. Takes longer to get rid of things but is less of an emotional rollercoaster and in the long term means more things actually make it out of the house:T

This is an excellent post. Thank you. :T Particularly number 2) I am aware that I am an emotional shopper, but I hadn't acknowledged that getting rid of things is an emotional rollercoaster for me too. And panic sets in when I try to do it all at once. I will try for 1 or 2 items rather than thinking, all or nothing. Just reading your post mummysaver, made me aware of the panicky feelings I get. :A

hattifattener

mummysaver38 wrote: »

Just a couple of tips/observations that work for me so might help someone else.
1) When I pick something up to decide whether to keep it or not I ask myself "Would this be something I would want to buy if I say it in a shop?". If the answer is no, it goes.
2) If I have to make too many decluttering decisions at one time I start feeling uneasy and then sometimes backtrack on the decision made and take the item out of the cs bag. Therefore I don't try and do too much at once. Takes longer to get rid of things but is less of an emotional rollercoaster and in the long term means more things actually make it out of the house:T

That's a great way of looking at it!

short_bird

100 in January: either 2 items or 9 depending on how you count!
1) 2 sheets & 3 pairs of socks to recycling
2) 2 pairs trousers and 2 jumpers to recycling by Him Indoors

VJsmum

Is there a "music magpie" for books? - Book buzzard?:D

Ditch 100 in January Challenge

31. A dead - ish amaryllis and pot
32. A massive amazon box I was saving for packaging that [STRIKE]I have[/STRIKE] DS has used to make a tudor musical instrument for his homework.
33. a broken toy gun


33/100

And some more stuff listed on ebay and amazon.

tiny_courageous

Haven't actually got rid of anything today (as all the bins are full) but after OH took the christmas decorations down he put them in the tree box, a bag and two boxes. I've managed to tidy that up so that now they're in one box and the tree box. Lots of space saved there!

CompletelyLost

VJsmum wrote: »

Is there a "music magpie" for books? - Book buzzard?:D

Someone on another thread has mentioned "zapper" and "webuybooks" but I have never tried either of them, and you probably don't get much.
HTH though.

Mumof2_2

Been in the Room of Doom (extension where DH keeps all his [STRIKE]carp [/STRIKE]valuables). Now I have to tread carefully here as he is very precious about his 'stuff' so I just got rid of ...

84. pot with rusty leads in?
85. 3 glass jars to go in recycling tomorrow
86. 2 x out of date directories for our area
87. mug without handle
88. felt pen dried out

There was more but I've forgotten what it was now.

January Challenge: 88/100