Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

Monsternextdoor

valerie57 wrote: »

Hi all I have been reading through this thread and am inspired to start getting rid of some of my clutter. I would like to try and list some stuff on ebay but I can't work out how you know how much postage to charge. How do you regular ebayers do it? Many thanks.

I tend to look at what other sellers are charging tbh but you must remember its not just the postage and packaging that is involved add a small mark up for your time as well as its not just as simple as chucking it in the postbox, its the faff around packing labeling, travelling there etc.

Altho it is fab when it all goes I have alot of stuff that I need to get on in the next few days Good luck !!!

mineallmine

Hello more newbies! Hello everyone :j

loopychriss wrote: »

Great advice mineallmine, and you're doing so brilliantly with your target, well done!

Thanks! Been doing it in chunks. Hope you feel more inspired soon. Have you seen that Secret Agent programme on Channel 4 (on 4OD no doubt)? That might help inspire some action for your move. You've done so much decluttering over the last year or so you're probably already ahead of the game.
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281. Cookbook (CS)
282. Magazine (friend)

I'm determined to concentrate only on certain rooms at the moment. Otherwise you can flit about too much and not make visible progress.

Bit more to do in the lounge, then back to the kitchen. There's still too much out on the surfaces.

valerie57

Thank you Greengoblin and Monsternextdoor. Fab posts and really helpful. No more excuses - it is time to list some stuff.

fpcat

Well, I struggled to get everything I possibly could to the car this morning for my CS trip. I support Barnardos and the shop is 10 miles away, and really can't accept big donations of stuff on Tuesday and Wednesday, so today was the only day this week I could go. I managed to load the car between the showers, everything from the spare room in it plus a box of CD's. I make that 26 + 1, and the man power washing the wall at the CS helped the manager and me to carry everything from about 100 yards away to the shop. Why is there never a space anywhere near when you have tons of stuff?
I'm working on the bedroom at the moment, and hope to get everything stored before I go on holiday Friday. I so don't want to come back to a mess!
Night all, keep the trash bags near and soldier on on Tuesday.
:eek:Someone has written in the dust on my radio:eek: I can see it from here... guess I'll have to take the subtle hint and clean up in here too.:rotfl:

dannie

Hi, I'm still decluttering but many "sticking points" either due to me or awaiting action elsewhere. Anyway, thanks for your "encouragement" Lilyplonk as at times the facets of decluttering are difficult.

To add to the 180:-

Food ingredients/recipes x 6 (i.e. trying to use up)
Recycling x 2
Rubbish x 1
Big general tidy up last Sunday x 1
Obsolete grinder top x 1
Waterlogged grit from last winter x 1
Toiletry item x 1
Lighters x 2
Last of garden flowers from windowsill x 1
Reluctant attendance at health appointments x 2
Computer bookmarks deleted x 17
Tool box items used for bicycle x 3
Using parts from old bicycle for other x 1 (i.e. eventually frame to dispose of)

= 219. Hope to go out soon, otherwise "must" start tackling more clutter in order to use time usefully.

fitnessfreak74

mineallmine wrote: »

I'm determined to concentrate only on certain rooms at the moment. Otherwise you can flit about too much and not make visible progress.

This is exactly how I feel and what I think is happening to me. I think I will make the kitchen the target for the next couple of weeks/ weekends.

fitnessfreak74

Going to the post office at lunchtime to get all the ebay stuff off. annoyingly one person still hasn't paid so it means I will have to find the time and I don't know when to go back just for that one thing. So annoying, there's always one late payer. :mad: I might just do the postage for that one online and risk sending it without proof of delivery as cannot face going back this week plus won't have the time.

I think I will have to book a couple of days off maybe in January to blitz the loft but at the moment I am concentrating on the main living areas. For before Christmas my target is going to be the kitchen and making up my target of 50 books out, no getting sidetracked.

museumworker

Wow, going great guns guys! Stuck my head in the room of doom (our office) and gave myself 10 minutes to fling:

178-187. 10 items of ood beauty products - bin
188-189. 2 small perfumes - charity
190-192. 3 completed notebooks from work - recycled (never read them anyway!)
193. Old AA mag of OH - recycled
194. 2 claim forms for R0yal mail - recycling, the date to claim by is long gone!

The stuff in there is up to my waist, it is so overwhelming! But figure if I give it 5 minutes at a time, I WILL get there eventually!

mineallmine

fitnessfreak74 wrote: »

This is exactly how I feel and what I think is happening to me. I think I will make the kitchen the target for the next couple of weeks/ weekends.

Good plan. Go for it :T

283. Cake making stuff (CS)
284. Glass container (recycled)

Dropped off the charity bags on my way to somewhere else today. Glad to see the back of them.

Feeling tired today but did some sorting on the kitchen surfaces. Getting there :j

ostrichnomore_2

top drawer of doom in dressing table
11 - threw out a few random notes and receipts
12 - threw out some old makeup
13 - threw out single earring
14 - this years valentines card which i scrawled some rather rude comments on and dumped on ex's bed!