Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...

Carrot

Can I join in please?
I so badly need to declutter and this thread is excellent inspiration.
Am reading from the beginning....it may take me a while to catch up! But am also starting to tidy/declutter as I go.

Catslovelycats

Hello Carrot!
Welcome on board!

CompletelyLost

Well done Mumof2 for reaching 100.
I'm still way off but going to try to do some more weeding out this afternoon.

cat04

Mumof2 wrote: »

I want the house to be a nice home, not a storage place as it is right now!
January Challenge 100/100

This is exactly how I feel. We had to rent for just over a year before buying this house and it was far too small for us and was literally just a storage place. I didn't want that when we when we moved here (2 years ago in Feb) but it started off the same, and I've spent the last year battling it, and I think we're finally turning the corner and getting ourselves sorted!

Recycling bin emptied yesterday (and as this week they are still taking Xmas recycling we put out 2 charity bags full next to the bin), and almost completely filled again straight away!

A lovely lady came and bought 5 jigsaws and about 12 books this morning (via facebook local selling page) so the kids now have some pennies to share out and we have some more space

Not done a lot the last 3 days as DD2 has been off Nursery with tonsilitis, and DD1 was off school yesterday too with a temp etc. Come Friday the house won't know what's hit it when I'm back in decluttering action!!

Catslovelycats

Someone else that needs to declutter, perhaps...
http://lifestyle.aol.co.uk/2012/01/11/kate-and-william-get-more-than-200-weird-and-wonderful-gifts/?ncid=webmail5

Careful_with_that_Axe

Can I join in please? I recently moved to a new, smaller house and now value space more than possessions. I had previously found it almost impossible to de-clutter and get rid of thngs. I now do it anyway even though it gives me pangs.
A milestone was reached yesterday when I emptied all my music cds into a bag and gave them away on Freecycle without even stopping to look at what I was getting rid of.
I have an IPod, can only play cds on my puter and haven't listened to them for maybe 2 years. I ws a bit of a Yay! moment for me.

CompletelyLost

catslovelycats wrote: »

Someone else that needs to declutter, perhaps...
http://lifestyle.aol.co.uk/2012/01/11/kate-and-william-get-more-than-200-weird-and-wonderful-gifts/?ncid=webmail5

Haha. I bet they have someone to do it for them...

CH27

Can I join in please?
I've spent the morning shredding & filing paperwork & i've still got lots to do:o

PudseyDB

Kaz2904 wrote: »

Am pig sick . Have spent the whole afternoon and evening filing and have found £227 clubcard vouchers which are expired. That's over £600 worth . I'm so gutted .
I will ring them tomorrow and see if there are any which can be added back on to my account but I doubt there are really . That's so much money to waste .

Oh well, the filing is done now thank goodness. About 5 carrier bags full of paper chucked. Oh and did I mention, about £600's worth of clubcard vouchers wasted Well, actually 1 carrier to recycling, the rest was confidential so I lit the fire and just kept feeding it whilst we were filing. Will need to clean the grate tomorrow.

Heck!!! :eek: I hadnt realised they had expiry dates on - I'd better hunt mine out and check theyre still in date! I'd just been saving them up for a good offer.

Kaz2904

Today we have been to the tip and got rid of a massive chair from our bedroom. The filing cabinet which has been in our hallway for well over a year and was in our bedroom for the previous 5 years.
Only ins were some food bits from MiL and some birthday cards for DH. Also a sympathy card for a friend which will be out this afternoon. Oh and some Christmas gifts or birthday gifts to put in the drawer for the coming year.