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Decluttering 2013, the saga continues ...

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  • cte1111
    cte1111 Posts: 7,390 Forumite
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    10 minute declutter of a drawer under my bed:

    Lots of OOD multivitamins and garlic capsules
    Brand new boxed perfume (CS)
    Old glasses (will take to opticians)
    Dried up face wipes
    Pretty box (bit grubby so binned)
    Hand cream (why do I have so many of these when I don't use them?)
    Old tablets (will take to chemist)
    OOD medicines and indigestion remedies

    Basically the whole drawer was full of unused items. Kind of want to keep the drawer empty now! Will leave it empty until I can decide what deserves to be kept in an awkward drawer that is difficult to get to...
  • Lilyplonk
    Lilyplonk Posts: 1,145 Forumite
    I'd feel inclined to fill it pretty darn quick with 'something that needs to kept close but out of sight' BEFORE it becomes a 'hoarding ground' again. Possibly a good place for a spare blanket/duvet - maybe stored in a 'storage bag' - though you've probably got THAT on the bed at the moment :). What about a 'summer throw' that's not being used at the moment? Spare pillows? Sleeping bags for kiddies sleepovers?
  • Holy moly... I've missed heaps in the last few days... picked up my copy of "Banish Clutter Forever" (Toothbrush principle) from the library so will begin that later as we're snowed in at the moment!!
    Did manage to declutter a HUGE pile of mags to a friend yesterday too so that's a plus :)
    :T to everyone's hard work.. I'm off to catch up!
    "There's a little witch in all of us"🔮🪬🧿
    DEBT FREE 06/2018
    Mrs SD’s Decluttering 2025 ⭐️ 🥇🥇🥇
  • Hermia
    Hermia Posts: 4,473 Forumite
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    I am trying to do the 40 bags challenge. It's a challenge that some Christians do for lent, but I am nicking the idea. I thought it sounded impossible, but it's okay (I'm only on day 3 though!). I got back from work last night and thought I would never fill a bag, but I had a box of paperwork that needed shredding and that ended up filling a big bag.
  • I added a few things to the CS bag. I have a money box and some free stuff a charity sent me in the post. I'm going to look through my wardrobe and get rid of a few items that I haven't worn in years!:D
  • Hi there!!

    So far today...

    Old ripped suitcase to be binned..
    Clothes that were in said suitcase, sorted into keep or donate piles..
    Left -over pasta and pesto decluttered into my belly :D
    Mortgage-free wannabe!
  • DundeeDoll
    DundeeDoll Posts: 5,229 Forumite
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    Hermia wrote: »
    I am trying to do the 40 bags challenge. It's a challenge that some Christians do for lent, but I am nicking the idea. I thought it sounded impossible, but it's okay (I'm only on day 3 though!). I got back from work last night and thought I would never fill a bag, but I had a box of paperwork that needed shredding and that ended up filling a big bag.
    I've never heard of that but what a great idea. We're going great guns (my mum is amazed I've kept it up for nearly a month now, having started 27th December) and the house is looking good as is my office. Nothing decluttered yet today unless you count the Christmas sweeties :rotfl:). Oh and she loved her birthday pressie which was 7 Italian things in the 7 colours of the rainbox, wrapped in brown paper and with coloured label and wool all in a basked I decluttered last week. See ya later.
    MrsSD declutter medals 2023 🏅🏅🏅⭐⭐ 2025
    25 for 25: 371 / 625
    declutter: 173 / 2025
    frogs eaten: 10
  • cte1111
    cte1111 Posts: 7,390 Forumite
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    Another go at the drawers in my dressing table, decluttered:

    Half bag full of toiletries
    OOD tablets and medicines
    Hairdryer
    Various small bags and boxes
    Random first aid items
    Tray that had cosmetics in it
    Nail varnish

    All keepable medicines, tablets and plasters consolidated into 1 box. Cosmetics that will be used all in one cupboard, I'll revisit these at some point to see whether they are genuinely useful or just things I'm hanging onto for no reason.

    Gosh this is a bit depressing, so many things that I've bought that I don't really need. Feel like never buying any cosmetics ever again! I've rehomed some of the bath products, shampoo and razor to the bathroom and chucked out an old razor.

    Small selection of new products to list on ebay: Burrts Bees and Clarins, hopefully someone will like them.

    Now got 2 empty drawers - this is visible progress at least. Still got most of my make up to sort out later in the week. Need a break but come down to the lounge to relax and it seems to be full of clutter! AHHH where did that come from?
  • Gers
    Gers Posts: 13,227 Forumite
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    DundeeDoll wrote: »
    gers lovely to have your wardrobe sorted. Hoping to get mine sorted over easter as it's gonna have to be a built in jobbie due to 'box, which is really headroom for the staircase below

    I have spent a good part of time today 'decluttering' the stuff out of the living room into the new bedroom wardrobes. DD - mine are built in fitted ones and the 'top box' part on both of them have now got the keep things in them. Three shoeboxes of CDs (I got rid of the jewel cases a couple of years ago and put all the CDs and and inserts in the little plastic slip cases) and a few books I can't bear to part with.

    So, the living room is almost clear of the bedroom stuff - just a couple of items of furniture which will go back on Friday after the carpet is laid. There is a small pile to go to the CS or maybe offered to some friends??

    Can't wait to have a go at the still cluttered kitchen but it won't be until after next week now.

    I really enjoy reading everyone's progress on here. :T:T to you all.

    Maybe a little snifter is in order tonight! :o
  • mineallmine
    mineallmine Posts: 3,053 Forumite
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    Right I'm tired from work but need to crack on with some decluttering. 15 minutes. So who's not done any decluttering today? So..Who's with me for a declutter session?

    :j
    :) Declutter 300 things in December challenge, 9/300. Clear the living room. Re-organize storage
    :cool2: Cherryprint: "More stuff = more stuff to tidy up!"
    Less things. Less stuff. More life.
    :heart: Fab thread: Long daily walks
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