Decluttering 2013, the saga continues ...

Gers

Today I may actually be on the last but one leg of final decluttering before moving house!

Just got the cupboard under the sink to clear out and I KNOW there is stuff that hasn't been used or even looked at in ten years. I imagine there will be half used bottles and jars. I can remember a local swimming pool closing about 13 years ago and I managed to obtain a number of unused green scouring pads - some of them are still at the back of the cupboard.

Two more bags to go out today from yesterday plus a cracked salad crisper drawer from my fridge. I ordered a new one from the manufacturer yesterday so don't suppose it can count.

I hope everyone has a good day, whether you manage to get rid of stuff or not. :j

Yorkielass

Last night we started moving books from the living room floor onto the new and the moved around book cases. There are definitely some to go, when I'm back from holiday I'm going to see I can get some money for them somewhere, otherwise I'll cs them, at least they're all on shelves for now.

But I did declutter:

51- 58 - leaflets/advertising etc that were just lying around in living room and that we don't need.
59-63 post for the previous owner whose mail redirection has expired. All returned to sender (they're getting more post than us at the moment!)

I have volunteering commitments tonight and tomorrow so realistically I'm not going to get a lot done, but will aim for 5 things each night.

bigdaftkid

fallen a bit behind due to illness but back on the go now.

65 book
66 book
67 old shower curtain
68 broken cd
69 craft box
70 craft box
71notepad
72 alarm clock
73 book
74 padded envelope
75 padded envelope
76 pack of envelopes
77 book
78 magazine
79 poster
80 notebook
81 folder
82 notepad
83 ring binder
84 folder
85 file dividers
86 papers
87 ring binder
88 display folder
89 folder
90 file dividers
91 ring binder
92 ring binder
93 folder
94 file dividers
95 ring binder
96 ring binder
97 folder
98 magazine
99 magazine
100 empty bottle
101 empty bottle
102 empty bottle.

Can't believe I had so much stuff left from my Uni days. I graduated in 1993 lol

Thrifty_Fashionista

Thank you everyone for your support. Woke up this morning and just cried, but came on here and feel much better already.

Mrs Moneypenny thank you, you are right, I have to keep reminding myself the only way is up! Off work today so can do some good tidying up and decluttering. If I can list a few bits as well as get a cs bag ready should help with my other debt free challenges.

Check in later
TF x

Rosy_Bottom

Ventured into the loft:eek:

The following are off to the animal shelter later: 12in1 games set, loads of kids paperbacks, leather laptop bag, puzzles, paddling pools, ornaments and loads more....4 bin bags in total.

Also old carpet remnants, and cardboards boxes to tip/recycling.

:j:j:j:j

whitesatin

"whitesatin my advice about the table set would honestly be keep it. it sounds like it is worth more than the money to you and i think you will regret if you let it go now. leave that untill your mind is more settled and in a happier place its not taking up a lot of room really and if it gives you pleasure and looks beautiful i'd say its allowed to stay."


Thanks, mrs-moneypenny. I am sure you are right. I took another look at it today and still love it so will launder it and vacuum pack it away. I would like to go back to living in a period house one day although it will have to be smaller than what we had.

Thrifty_Fashionista

Had a productive morning

13-17 recycled received birthday cards
18-21 Old notebooks recylced
21-28 Various into CS bag
29-30 Valentine Cards from THE EX - binned!

TF x

mrs-moneypenny

going through the hall shelves there a set of those little ikea type box drawers there that i cant remember the last time anyone looked in let alone used anything out of

109 - small drawer full of used bottletops WHY????? - recycled
110 - folder of old school papers from last year - recycled
111 - drawer full of out of date packets of seeds - binned
112 - drawer containing 35 pens which didnt work - binned
113 an elastic band ball made mostly of perished bands that no longer have any elasticity - binned
114 box full of drawing pins - will go to work with DH tomorrow

i'm being really good i could have counted those tiems individually and cleared the challenge- it was so tempting but im being good

ive got an assortment of keys that neighbours gave me to keep safe incase they got locked out - cant for the life of me remember which belongs to who so they can stay there for now - just incase

115 - a puppet one of my children made at nursey, its now so tatty its falling apart and shedding paint everywhere - binned:(
116 - another folder full of school stuff - recycled
117 - couple of broken padlocks with no keys - binned
118 collection of seashells gathering dust on the shelf - rehomed to the back garden

mineallmine

Thrifty_Fashionista wrote: »

Had a productive morning

13-17 recycled received birthday cards
18-21 Old notebooks recylced
21-28 Various into CS bag
29-30 Valentine Cards from THE EX - binned!

TF x

Now that is progress indeed! :j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j:j

Goldiegirl

Did a few bits today and prepared a couple of bits for listing on eBay at the weekend.

My decluttering is catching. My husband wondered if I'd like to eBay his watch his parents gave him for his 21st birthday

I was like 'are you sure'? To my mind, something like that has major emotional attachment.

But he hasn't worn it for years and it's been languishing in a drawer for a long time.

I'm now watching a few similar ones on eBay, to see what sort of price they realise ( it's not a wildly expensive one )

To be honest, I'm not sure if I want to let it go - I'll have to think about it, even though it's not mine