Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

loopychriss

mineallmine wrote: »

Trickling along nicely. :j

You are doing well mineallmine, your total is creeping up.

A few things here today:

82-84 3 plates that we had been given cakes on - back to their owners
85. 2 cake tins back to my mum
86-91 Plastic boxes with lids - gone to mum's friend temporarily to store cakes for coffee morning
92. 1 jumbo Ikea storage bag - had the above plastic boxes in
93. Bag of toys - charity shop
94. Fermented feta cheese found lurking in the fridge - bin
95. Greetings card given to my dad
96. Mouldy satsuma and pear - compost bin

I intend having a day in tomorrow tidying up and cleaning, so hope to find some more bits lying around. I'm getting used to having less stuff now, at least the things we've kept have a home and I know exactly where to find them!

purple.sarah

Yesterday I decluttered a corner of the bedroom by unpacking boxes, throwing away rubbish, putting dirty clothes in the laundry basket, hanging up clean clothes and sorting out clothes to give to charity. Now the wardrobe is actually in the bedroom not the living room, which is a step forward but the bedroom still needs some work.

Today I decluttered the fridge and chucked out some fruit and veg and a pie that had gone off. Apparently rotten grapes smell like vinegar, who knew? Ew. I'm going to avoid waste in future by putting a list on the fridge door of items that need eating soon, like whoopsies. I'm also going to avoid kitchen clutter by keeping a list of things I've bought in bulk and don't need to buy any more of for a while!

donnajt

donnajt wrote: »

79. Ikea Glass Bottles found at bag of cupboard filled with squash and water, now chilling in fridge
80. Various small evian etc water bottles (tap filled water) emptied and thrown

squeezed in two more:

81. decluttered handbag - found 18 pens alone and £12.69
82. decluttered fruitbowl - it now holds fruit rather than toot
83.

suzeesu2000

Morning/evening all, you busy lot!

Am seriously getting to grips with bedroom, kitty is loving it as I am opening spaces for her to explore! :rotfl: Not too much more to do in there for me to call it a decluttered room! How brilliant will that be? :T

Tomorrow i have some clothes to put away and also want to put all the medical stuff into the bedside cabinet....hope it will fit, we are getting less now as hubby's operation sites have healed enough that they don't need a dressing anymore so no more huge packs to house, but still plenty!

Did anyone else read about the poor man who cluttered his upstairs so much it collapsed? He spent the night laying buried in the clutter until his cries for help were heard by a neighbour who called the fire brigade to rescue him. If that doesn't motivate us, not sure what will?..

Have a good Thursday all. Keep up the good work

silentsister

Yes, I read that suzeesu2000. When I saw the bags on the pavement they all looked so insignificant and sad - so I wonder what my clutter actually looks like - or would if it was on the street? Would I bother to do anything other than put it in a skip?

Only a few things to report:
4 bathroom items: bin
3 magnets: bin
1 apron: cs
2 packs cards: cs
4 folders: recycling

mineallmine

loopychriss wrote: »

You are doing well mineallmine, your total is creeping up.

A few things here today:
82-96.

Thanks loopychriss, you're doing extremely well. I bet your house looks amazing now.:T

Didn't get much done yesterday. Disappointingly the kitchen still looks like a bombsite. The plumber isn't due til next week to tweak something. OH is still leaving recycling around. In a way I wish he'd bin tins rather than half wash them and leave them around half rusting.:o

mineallmine wrote: »

77. Used up shower gel
78. Old underwear (damn you Asda!)

79. Old unloved perfume used up as air freshener in bathroom (recycled)

donnajt

donnajt wrote: »

squeezed in two more:

81. decluttered handbag - found 18 pens alone and £12.69
82. decluttered fruitbowl - it now holds fruit rather than toot
83.

83. Used up one of my million bottles of opened shampoo
84. Two magazines recycling
85. Another bag of unwanted recipe/magazine clippings sorted and recycled

donnajt

suzeesu2000 wrote: »

Morning/evening all, you busy lot!

Am seriously getting to grips with bedroom, kitty is loving it as I am opening spaces for her to explore! :rotfl: Not too much more to do in there for me to call it a decluttered room! How brilliant will that be? :T

Tomorrow i have some clothes to put away and also want to put all the medical stuff into the bedside cabinet....hope it will fit, we are getting less now as hubby's operation sites have healed enough that they don't need a dressing anymore so no more huge packs to house, but still plenty!

Did anyone else read about the poor man who cluttered his upstairs so much it collapsed? He spent the night laying buried in the clutter until his cries for help were heard by a neighbour who called the fire brigade to rescue him. If that doesn't motivate us, not sure what will?..

Have a good Thursday all. Keep up the good work

Well done on your achievements so far - and poor man no I hadnt read it but wish I had!

pjran

I've not been on here for a while but I need a kick up the butt to get me clearing and sorting out my home. Hope you girls will help.

Washing on and first kitchen drawer emptied. I seem to have had a competition to see how many tea towels can I squeeze in! I'm going to bin the old holey ones and any stained ones.

Also need to go food shopping and do a bit of painting today.

:A I'm going to set myself a weekly task and try to stick with it:A

mineallmine

Welcome pjran

mineallmine wrote: »

79. Old unloved perfume used up as air freshener in bathroom (recycled)

80. Odd cufflink
81. Bunch of papers from the kitchen (to burn in the fire)
82. Old toiletry targed to use it up, have another 20 on the go etc! (recycling)
83. Old toiletry poured into soap dispenser to use it up, bottle recycled

Just sorted the keys pot. Done this sitting down so I don't wear myself out doing this challenge. Would be good if I could get to 90 today. Just so I stay slightly ahead of target.
:T