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Enough is enough - the great declutter
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In:
billy bookcase for dd's room
a waste paper bin
Out:
manky bin
bookcase x 2 (the sort where the shelves warp if you put more than one book on them)
a big shelving unit
3 bags for charity
2 bin bags
Result!!! xx0 -
In - Weeks shopping
Out - Fancy dress clothes
Clothes recycling friend and bank
Other recycling
Want boxes for moving house will collect from PC shop tomorrow.
annelouiseBe who you are and say what you think because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind....Dr Seuss0 -
Right, have taken the plunge and Turbo-lister is currently uploading my first bulk-batch of ebay stuff
You were right about it being quicker & easier - am pleasantly pleased with my 30mins of work!0 -
Lady came to collect shelves and was delighted with them so that's good.
2 things listed on ebay (clothes but every little helps)
OH has tested monitor so about to list that on small ads at work and freecycle and anything else I can findInitial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
Initial Mortgage free date - January 2058
Mortgage as of 1st February 2024 - £159,134.98
Overpayments to date - £79.62
Current Mortgage free date - January 20580 -
*creeps in and looks around*
Haven't been on here much, but I've got some shoes to sort out and put outgrown ones in recycling, and thepaperwork and then I'm done.:j
This does not include sorting out garden or attic. Things I always said had to be left till dh was available to help.
Gawd knows how long paperwork will take as it's not just post, but my college assignments and the kids school work, and I don't know how much chance I'll get to sort in hols with kids, but I'll keep popping back on here and let you know when I'm finally complete. So far it has taken just short of 4 years.:eek:0 -
IN: lots of cake making stuff (Tesco's have gone nuts, jelly diamonds 12p, silver balls 9p, icing 52p, sugar strands 12p)
OUT: box of glass jars and bottles (been cluttering up garage) for recycling
a bag for charity shopCC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J0 -
I know I said I wasn't doing garden but I've done most of it this morning. I wanted to sort out what buckets and spades kids had and get them cleaned up, as we are at coast this w/end. So I've got rid of a few buckets that handles had broken on and put the rest together.
Another day I am going to tackle summer house which is part dd's playhouse and part dh's office cos I thought what I could do is go and do paperwork down there on an evening when kids are in bed. Am not touching sheds though they definately are dh's job.0 -
Still going ok here...
OUT: Three pieces of clothing I've finally mended/altered for a friend
FREECYCLE: Two items taken, being collected tomorrow0 -
Well, I got the bedroom cleared in time for hubby's bed to be delivered last Monday :dance: - good job too as it was bigger than I expected and I've had to completely rearrange the room _pale_ - still trying to find a new home for an oak coffer and bedside table that no longer fit.
Out this week :j - a bootfull of bric a brac to freecycle, two shopping trolleys full of kids clothes etc to the charity shop, a single duvet (temporarily to the dry cleaners - does that count?) and some toys to the second hand lady on the market.
Sorted for next week - more toys for the market, clothes for the dress agency, and possibly more for freecycle.
In - school uniform for two :eek: , three mega-bargains from Argos for christmas presents (£8 instead of £40 - would have been rude not :cool: to even if they are too big to fit in my christmas cupboard :doh:), a mobile phone from freecycle and orange sim from the sunday paper (which add up to free cinema tickets over the summer hols) and the chickenpox for DS2 (knew I shouldn't have said how nice it was to have everyone healthy for once :doh: :silenced: )
DFW Nerd no. 884 - Proud to [strike]be dealing with[/strike] have dealt with my debts0 -
In..
The last bits of uniform for the 5 girls.. now I can star on the boys!! :eek:
another 2 bags of next sale stuff
2 boxes of Boots bargains.. all the freebies in the christmas present box
1 DSlite for DD5 for christmas.
Out..
2 binbags of rubbish
2 binbags of ebay parcels
DS3's hair.. lol.. shaved... heehee
Ebay.. 22 items of my sisters listed about half have watchers.. I am just editing listings.. only 2 mroe to get through!
I have to sort through the girls wardrobes today so there should be a few more bits to fling.. and no doubt some for ebay..LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0
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