Decluttering 2013, the saga continues ...

loopychriss

Been missing for a few days..... due to lack of enthusiasm, a bit of laziness, and having visitors this weekend.

Started sorting through all the stuff I've collected for my dolls houses, and have realised that I've gone OTT again with everything: I never learn. Every hobby I take up I have to collect the things associated with the hobby instead of actually getting on and doing it. So.... from tomorrow, no more buying random stuff to make things with, and I'll try and make a couple of things a day to use up supplies.

Just found out that we might have a couple of friends staying with us from mid November if their house purchase doesn't go through the same time as their sale, so the spare bedroom has to be completely tidied and furniture moved round, cupboards emptied etc. so they have some space. Might be a blessing in disguise and make me get on with the decluttering!

Found a few things in the past few days.....

96. Packaging from 2 more parcels
97. Lid to a microwave dish that got decluttered months ago
98. Bits and pieces from dolls house stash
99. 2 more fundraising collection tins emptied and recycled
100. Receipts shredded.

I've made my first 100, now to get down and sort some more. It would help if I had any decent amount of time indoors to myself, but the last 10 days since getting back from holiday have been hectic, going out every day except today.

Next week I am going to declutter: 6 items of clothes; 3 books/magazines; 5 craft items; 5 pieces of fabric; 3 kitchen items; 6 miscellaneous items.

There: I've committed!!! Now to see if I can fulfil that commitment. I need a kick up the bum too, I've gotten very lazy recently!

mineallmine

Moaning - you can now find many recipes on the Internet or you can borrow any recipe book from the library. How about donating them/some to a friend, a neighbour or a charity that means a lot to you

Loopy - I'd crack on with decluttering some craft items while your agitated about it. Could you donate to a fellow collector / friend?

Becky_2

:T Well done to all for your decluttering.

I haven't done much this weekend. I started a new a job a couple of weeks ago and it has totally drained me.

Anyway, this is what we have done:
* Spent an hour in the garden, garden bin is now full and being emptied this morning.
* A magazine has been given to MIL
* My personal emails has been read and been deleted or responded to
* 2 birthday cards have been posted and 1 birthday present has been given away

mineallmine

Becky2 Bet your garden looks nice and ready for winter :j

To remain on target my tally needs to be up to 224 today so I'm about 48 items behind schedule.

Doing fly lady again thus week so need to crack on

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Update:
177. Travel size body scrub used up
178. Muslin cloth
179. Old top
180. Set of old wax strips used up

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
Gers that brilliant news that your pre move declutter is complete - well done:T

welcome to the new declutterers
well done to everyone for brilliant progress over the weekend

168/169 2 bars of out of date chocolate that tasted yuk - Binned
170 some food items that were out of date - binned
171 more non working biros - binned
172 toy rabbit made with wool and stuff from stash - gifted
173 load of cardboard and packaging - recycled
174 large cardboard boxes - given to someone whos moving
175 gloopy bottle of nail polish - binned
176-177 2 nice but i won't use bottles of nail polish - gifted
178-179 2 name signs made using craft items from stash - gifted
180 candle - used up over weekend
181 bathbomb - from toiletry stash - used up
182 hand cream used up tube recycled
183 money off coupons - gifted
184-185 2 more dvds on the school fayre pile
186-188 3 pairs doc martin boots - gifted
189 pair walking boots - given to school for yearly hikes
190 watch battery replaced (watch finally given back to mil)
191 camera - gifted
192 box of broken candles and stubs - going to my sister to make into new candles
193 load of packaging from gift sets and toiletries - recycled
194 returned a book to someone
195 dead batteries - recycled

feel like i achieved a lot this weekend but i think im still slightly behind track

edit thank for the on track amount mineallmine, i need to cull about 30 items today then

mineallmine

mineallmine wrote: »

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Update:
177. Travel size body scrub used up
178. Muslin cloth
179. Old top
180. Set of old wax strips used up

Fly lady (bathroom) more or less done in half an hour, took 2 hours last week! Just need to wash some towels and do some pc tidying up (defrag, scans).

181. 182. Muslin cloths
183. Toiletry. Charity

Great progress there mrsm :T you've had a very productive weekend

Rummer

Well I actually made a proper start this morning :j So far I have filled the recycle bin with various bits of packaging and I am about to put the larger bits in the car to take to the dump tonight :j

LeaLea89

some old birthday cards gone (when i say some the figure was around 20!) some of the cards have been saved for sentimental reasons as we lost a loved one and i have kept the cards she gave me (always a joke in them so they make me smile)

old laundry bin out
old laundry powder tin out and found a new tin in another cupboard to use
120 teabags given to work! (was a gift to me for the tin as i like tins and these were inside, i dont like that type of tea so much so i will use them along with colleagues at work) Now a full tin at work and im in the good books!
old tupperware tub gone
magazines and newspapers out

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highlandlady72

Filled up couple charity bags & should be picked up tomorrow. Put in them:
2x books
15 x tops/blouses/cardigans
2x handbags
2x boots
4x trousers
2x coats/jackets

Couple of coathangers & a blouse binned
Some items put into recycling bins (tins/paper etc)

mrs-moneypenny

just been in the craft cupboard
196 some more broken candles - for my sister to turn into nice ones
197 bag of fabric off cuts too small to do anything with - binned
198 broken angel off a christmas tree - binned
199 pack of photo cards - CS box
200 large wooden CD rack - going over mums at half term
201 old school shirt - clothes bank
202 childs ruck sack - CS box
203 glass jars - recycled
204 cleared all old papers from handbag and purse - shredded/recycled
205-208 4 items of old make up - binned