Enough is enough - the great declutter

phizzimum

r.mac wrote: »

My ebay items aren't selling for much - anything is better than nothing, is there a help post anywhere on here someone could point me in the direction of????

There's a whole ebay/auction site forum on the site that might be worth a look at

Kaz2904

Well I have to admit that I spent the entire day reading the thread about MumofTwins .
I did manage to get rid of a couple of bags to the tip but have many more to go.

ceridwen

Well - I'm still doing my incremental decluttering - a few bits per day most days - its all going to add up gradually. The thought I run through my mind is that if there was nothing at all in my house then I could do the housework/springclean the lot in less than a day - so I try to bear that in mind when it comes to whether to keep things or no. I still have absolutely loads of stuff - but that thought helps if I am a bit undecided as to whether to keep stuff.

I think the "rot may have set in" not that long after buying my house (quite a few years ago now) when a friend of mine came into my house and commented that "it feels like a church" - bang, instant cue to start filling it up with stuff to try and make it feel more "homely" - think that was a bit of a mistake in hindsight!

Hardup_Hester

I have been decluttering, but was having problems getting rid of the stuff, the local charity shops aren't accepting stuff & I was getting no response from Freecycle, so I resubmitted the stuff on Freecyle as '2 boxes of stuff for carboot' & I've had a lot of replys, so hopefully this time the stuff will go.
Hester

ceridwen

Hardup_Hester wrote: »

I have been decluttering, but was having problems getting rid of the stuff, the local charity shops aren't accepting stuff & I was getting no response from Freecycle, so I resubmitted the stuff on Freecyle as '2 boxes of stuff for carboot' & I've had a lot of replys, so hopefully this time the stuff will go.
Hester

Thats what I like - a bit of "lateral thinking" to echo another favourite phrase of mine. Where theres a will theres a way.

dobs

think i added to the clutter today!Pastimes have a great sale on so bought 2 bags of stuff for xmas pressies, only prob is nowhere to put them! Did shred a load of photos of hubbies family (that felt good lol and yes i did have his permission - theyare no longer in contact with us) and of our dog (we have about 200 of him!) so i guess that was the only sorting out i did today.

pigpen

Today I have decided that unless I make a move with the ebay mountain I'll not do any of them.. so I am going to aim to do 5 items per day.. and I have about 100 to do at the moment!!

I've cleaned out the bunnies..

Pasttimes sale.. cool.. guess where I'll be tomorrow!

I've sorted through a cupboard and binned a bag of stuff.. and filled a binbag with general gibble and grot lying around..

Lemon_Tree

think i may join if i'm allowed in so late. I'm tryng to make space for OH to move in. I did start off quite well before Christmas but have stalled recently. Maybe this challenge will give me the kick i need.

tattycath

Hi. I sorted by cds yesterday as I posted earlier in the thread. We did find some 'rogue' cds not sure where from, anyway as we didn't feel we could sell/give them away and I hate just throwing things away-old habits die hard- I decided it would be a great idea for the girls to paint on them with their glass paints. Eldest DD made a start tonight and says she is going to create a light catcher. So if you're stuck for ideas... Let your imagination be your guide (or obviously-the minds and imagination of your children):D

Sola

This weekend's jobs are:

Kitchen - wash inside fridge, sort freezer contents, wash window, disinfect bin

Bathroom - soak shower hose in vinegar to see if it improves water flow and temperature, get dried paint off floor with turps/meths & scraper

Diningroom - general declutter, polish table and chairs with beeswax DONE, sort DVDs and CDs, sort out cupboard under stairs, clean window DONE

Livingroom - sort out gardening stuff behind sofa, wash window

General - wipe lightswitches, wipe radiators, start stripping banister paint with Nitromors, put caustic soda down outside drain

Nag stepdaughter to declutter and clean room

DH is putting up bookshelves DONE; stepson will cook dinner (he does a fab shepherds pie with mustard mash).