Enough is enough - the great declutter

pigpen

I've surrendered to the mess for the night.. I cannot face doing any more today.. but it will be finished tomorrow and vacuumed and I might even go the whol hog and throw the rug out!!

I have 2.5 binbags for charity shop.
1 binbag in the bin
1/2 a binbag for nursery
Tiddles wardrobe is BURSTING at the seams.. she will be very pleased!

4 binbags gone inone day is pretty good going I think!

mags50_2

Wow :j:j

Well done everyone!!!

I've done nothing today except prepare a load of veg to put in the freezer....eeek!

Well it is the first day of the half-term and I'm absolutely 'knickknacked'

I will start tomorrow with renewed enthusiasm and vigour after reading all your mails... I promise

xxx

taffy1969

Right, spent an hour in the bedroom, 1 binbag of rubbish, sorted boxes under bed, cleared floor(most in binbag), sorted one lot of shelf boxes(9 little ones). Stopped to sort some washing. Now going to have tea and then back to it. Decided not to throw too many toys as we are splitting girls one big bedroom into 2. Once this is finished will really have a go at the toys. DOn't want to get rid of lots then find one of dd's haven't got much to play with.
Anyway, going for tea as v hungry.
Nice one pigpen, you give me hope I will finish.
Charlies_mum know what you mean about the kitchen, it does make you feel good.

pigpen

Taffy.. ours is no where near finished.. we have been throwing stuff out like his for the last 6 or 7 years and it is never ending.

hubby actually just asked if I think the house will ever be finished.. I said no.. the jobs we did frst ae coming up to needing to be done again.. decorating etc.. it is a nighmare.. hopefully though this time next year we will have a loft conversion and 3 more rooms decorated... I can only hope!!

I might just go up and rummage about a it see if I can fill this third binbag!

Mine have been off for half term this week which is why I managed to get DD1's room almost done.. she has a box left on the landing which she can't find room for so I shall be dealing with that on Monday.

I already have in my head what each room will be like.. though I can't decid whether to do our room aqua OR gold.. I'm sure I'll have decided before I need to buy the paint.

Ellidee

pigpen have you seen the Shabby Chic thread ? Plenty of decorating inspiration there if you like that style.

pigpen

elli.. I have my own style of everything!! Lol.. yes I'm a thread lurker over there.. thank you!

djbd1973

Well I've just been clearing out another box this evening. Have the mother in law staying with us and she was ill earlier so I was keeping quiet (I can't do any decorating while she is here) and I was watching a film but she decided she was coming downstairs and preceded to hijack the telly (mid-film) and the sofa in a Coup d'!tat so I came up here instead.

Playing some loud music in protest now while I clear up!

Olliebeak

djbd1973 wrote: »

Well I've just been clearing out another box this evening. Have the mother in law staying with us and she was ill earlier so I was keeping quiet (I can't do any decorating while she is here) and I was watching a film but she decided she was coming downstairs and preceded to hijack the telly (mid-film) and the sofa in a Coup d'!tat so I came up here instead.

Playing some loud music in protest now while I clear up!

You sound so much like my OH when my mother has stayed :rotfl: . Touch of the Jim Royle about the two of you .

BWZN93

Evening all!

Well, only managed to do the fishtank so far this afternoon, gave the bathroom a quick wipe over, did a load of laundry and managed to get the dishes done (I am determined not to let the basic jobs slide while all this decluttering chaos ensues!) but I have decided to give myself an hour of decluttering with a bin bag to see if I can fill it then watch a movie and chill out for the rest of the evening.

Im on target to complete phase two of the mass 2008 declutter tomorrow though and then can start phase three on monday evening. Fortunately this phase should be reasonably easy to do given that it means sitting on my butt a lot with a bin at one side of me and a scanner working overtime on the other.

So - jobs left to complete tomorrow:

* Hoover entire house and shampoo bedroom carpet
* Empty all bins
* Find homes for all the 'stuff' still out
* Do the goddam ironing!
* Tackle filthy blinds which ive been looking at with disgust for about 3 months!
* general clean up (dishes, dusting, cat litter trays etc)

Ill get there eventually!

Jo x

djbd1973

Olliebeak wrote: »

You sound so much like my OH when my mother has stayed :rotfl: . Touch of the Jim Royle about the two of you .

Finished the box now and bored with playing music. I would get drunk but I'm out of alcohol and I've driving the M-I-L back home tomorrow anyway. Only another 16 hours and 21 minutes before we set off (unless we are running late)! I'll be ready to go by 9am.

I'm on my own at work Monday too as all but one of my staff are in London on training so I need to get some 'me' time too without having to run around like a porter/butler all day tomorrow as well. When I lived at home it was my Dads house rules. Whats gone wrong?!

You're OH sounds alright to me Olliebeak! :rotfl: