Decluttering 2013, the saga continues ...

DundeeDoll

meant to do 13 items from the office but got carried away ;-) (and totally lost count). Result of 1 hour is amazing, and old units I was going to put in recycle are being reused so that's good (units as in study notes not furniture lol).
Morning's routine going very well too - all rooms we've already sorted I go in, light candle, open window, do any daily tidying, blow out candle, close window. It was from a feng shui declutter website and I have to say makes a really nice start to the morning. As noone had been in the sitting room yesterday that didn't need any tidying so I plumped up the cushions and polished the surfaces (which was really quick due to decluttering). Tonight I will declutter another 13 things at home. go team go we are all amazing and are going to have such amazing 2013s.

silvasava

northern_star wrote: »

Please can I join in? I read some of this thread last week and since then have been inspired to get on with the de-cluttering I've been avoiding for a long, long time. A relative died last year and we've inherited LOTS of their stuff. Our spare bedroom hasn't been seen in months! Much of this stuff has ancestry and emotion attached to it and I've just not felt ready to tackle it as yet. We've had the loft boarded to give us somewhere to keep it temporarily until I'm strong enough to wade my way through and so its making its way up there and freeing up some living space. I know this isn't de-cluttering in its true sense but its helping as its not so in-our-faces. However, its got us to make inroads into tackling some of 'our' stuff and we've made a start. Today there's 4 bags for the charity shop, a bookcase cleared and a load of old papers shredded for the compost. Baby steps I know but I hope that by joining this thread I'll be able to continue to be motivated. There's a long way to go......

I know just how you feel - I have boxes in my loft of my DM's things that I could not deal with after she died. Its been 11 years so now I'm ready to tackle them this year. It will be poignant but life goes on.
Someone posted about their clutter being someone else's 'offloaded - that really rang a bell with my as DMiL was a great 'passer on' of toot!
Well - while my Rhubarb in Ginger Wine was microwaving I managed to clear out the spice cupboard. Got rid of some WELL out of date bits & made a list for the SM to cover the gaps . It looks nice & clean & tidy :T I'll tackle the rest bit by bit

yukkibear

I've been slowly sorting and clearing this morning. have managed to earmark 3 of dd's t-shirts to go to a friend's little one, 2 t-shirts for the clothing recycling bin, a few more bits for the car boot pile and I've been round removing small pieces of stuff for the bin. Not looking much different in the house tho lol

museumworker

Quick sneak on whilst DS asleep. Here's what can remember from last few days:

114-117. 4 items sold on Ama$on and posted
118 - 121. 4 items traded in on ama$on
122. Gave book had read to friend
123-4. party decoration items don't use - charity shop
125. used up two gift vouchers (i have let them expire on more than one occasion before, so this is progress for me!)

Borrowed the toothbrush principle from the library - anyone else read it?

karren

put 2 black bags of cuddly toys in car earleir to go into the charity shop for the hospice i work in,

and a bag of old clothes for the recycling place

i feel so much better for de cluttering, positive mental attitude too!

DundeeDoll

was telling my mum about my progress on decluttering my office and she said she needed to do the same in her home office. But she needed to get a couple of paper tray stacks. Funny sed I I just happen to have a couple at work that noone else wants so they have now gone in her car. Another satisfied customer

donnajt

spent the last two hours [STRIKE]decluttering..clearing[/STRIKE]...emptying out my bathroom cupboard....look at this picture of the hideous amount of stuff crammed in there....

and all I have kept is this:

Two sets of towels, 2x fans, 2x Santa and the chrome unit!

donnajt

100-101. Two sets of towels - Charity Shop (CS)
101. Black sacks of clothes - CS
102. 20 items to sell on Facebook (FB)
103. Two corner shelves to sell (FB)
104. Small bin of rubbish
105. Empty bottles - recycling bag
106-107. Two sets of cream curtains to sell (FB)
108. Hanging wardrobe tidy sell (FB)
109. Baby towel to return to Sister
110. 10 old flannels recycled as rags
112. Selection of unwanted new body lotions from giftsets (CS)

had a lovely bath and enjoying 10 mins peace before DD comes home and sees her lovely decluttered room filled with all the toot from the bathroom cupboard lol!!!

Updated List:
Declutter and clean our bedroom
Declutter and clean dining room
Declutter and clean kitchen
Do inventory of all food in kitchen
Ironing
Avon
[STRIKE]Declutter and clean bathroom[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Handwash my new cardigan [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Clear out fridge[/STRIKE]

donnajt

cte1111 wrote: »

5 minute declutter of kitchen cupboards produced the following:

Plastic plates
Baby bowls
Various plates
Jug
Pudding basin
Glass ramekins
Plastic cup
Nut cracker and board

Everyone's doing really well, little and often gets there in the end.

My kitchen is starting to look better. I've been able to move things I use down from the top shelf that I can't reach, as space has been freed up by getting rid of the junk.

Might get rid of some tea cups and saucers that I'm not keen, best check with OH first though as they were his before we met.

Its amazing isn't it what you can do in such a short space of time...makes you wonder what we do with the rest of the day lol

My upstairs is looking amazing....only trouble is all the unwanted stuff is coming downstairs ... my kitchen and dining room look like a squat!

donnajt

DundeeDoll wrote: »

meant to do 13 items from the office but got carried away ;-) (and totally lost count). Result of 1 hour is amazing, and old units I was going to put in recycle are being reused so that's good (units as in study notes not furniture lol).
Morning's routine going very well too - all rooms we've already sorted I go in, light candle, open window, do any daily tidying, blow out candle, close window. It was from a feng shui declutter website and I have to say makes a really nice start to the morning. As noone had been in the sitting room yesterday that didn't need any tidying so I plumped up the cushions and polished the surfaces (which was really quick due to decluttering). Tonight I will declutter another 13 things at home. go team go we are all amazing and are going to have such amazing 2013s.

Well done Dundee Doll - can I ask about the candle - is it a scented candle? and what is the Feng Shui explanation behind it?