Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

Sylvia1982

Ditch 100 in January Challenge 44/100
Hello everyone!

Cannot believe how fast this thread has grown

Well i have finally declutted my wardrobe, all i want to say, i do not wish to go through that experience again . I know there are still items in there that shouldn't :whistle:
I cannot believe the amount of carp i assumed i had thrown away over 10 years ago. This is the problem of having storage boxes kept to a corner of your bedroom for years and never acknowledging its existence

I have decluttered so far the wardrobe, chest of draws, storage boxes, computer table and writing table

Still have to declutter top of wardrobe, two shelves units and under bed draws

I am sooo happy i found this challenge as my original intention was to just get rid of CDs, books and jewellery

Kaz2904 wrote: »

I've just tried to use zapper and it won't even recognize my barcodes .
I somehow got myself signed up to a bookclub a few years ago and have all of these books which are taking up valuable space and I want them gone. I'm never going to read them again but it would be nice to get some pennies for them. The trouble is, they don't appear to be very sellable.
Ah well, onwards I go

Why don't you have a look on Amazon Trade In, they are more likely to accept. The only down side, you will receive a gift card instead of hard cash

P.s thanks for the advise relating to the exercise mats, CS they shall go


Sylvia

Kaz2904

That's either really funny or really maddenning. I don't live with him so it's quite amusing

ETA: Cross posted with Sylvia; thanks for the tip. I'll give them a try. Heck at least it would put some pennies towards something wouldn't it. Even if it sits there until I buy some holiday clothes or shoes or whatnot!

Byatt

Well, the things I was going to hang onto till a boot sale started, have been reassigned to the CS. BS round here don't start till around Easter and by then I may have talked myself into keeping stuff. Mostly storage boxes! Oh and loads of stationery. Another bag of shredding and I have organised my paperwork and it is now in a new folder that I've had for ages and not used before.

dizzybee

I would like to join you on the ditch 100 in January challange,it will hope fully help me get my but in gear,
Today,
1] I have thrown my old bed out,
2] carrier bag of shredded paper,
3] two tins of paint free cycle collected,
[4] have one carrier for the charity shop tomorrow
5] one bin bag of rubbish found under the bed.
off to sort book shelf out its starting to tilt side ways so need to sort it and see if i can repair it.

oldestgnome

There'll be nothing left for February reading everyones successes and ways of getting rid of things without stressing too much

15. 4 broken CD cases bin
16. Very OOD sauces bin
17. random remote control bin

Ditch 100 in January Challenge 17/100

tiny_courageous

Hurrah the car boot has now been decluttered, as I finally dropped off the bags of stuff at the charity shop.

Kaz2904

[STRIKE]17[/STRIKE] 22 books in a carrier bag for charity shop tomorrow None of them worth any money on any of the other sites .
At least they'll be gone though. DH thinks I should just put them back in the cupboard :eek: but I want to actually have some space to move in there at some stage. We're nowhere near that stage yet hence it taking so long.

greengoblin

37 things to Zapper.co.uk (£40 woooo) All those are non-fic though - collection on monday
The rest of the books to Oxfam this afternoon (about 30)

Now - time for a G & T then paper work sorting! Bonfire tomorrow in the garden - no sensitive paperwork hanging around or time wasted shredding. I believe the operative word is wooooosh!

And on a personal note I've had an article accepted for my local Butterfly Conservation magazine

Well done everyone on here - doing a champion job

VJsmum

37. A whole pile of receipts shredded - good job i looked through them before getting rid as i found 45 euros! :eek: That could have just ended up in recycling.
38. two old lap top bags to CS
39 School prospectus recycled

Ooh what can I find to make 40??

40. Looked in a cupboard and found a plunger milk frother that can go to the CS - especially as I struggle to find room for things in that cupboard and the last time I tried to froth milk was probably 10 years ago! (and i have another one!)

Ditch 100 in January Challenge 40/100

Florenceem

I will have lots left for February!