Hoarding - Springing Ahead

ginnyknit

Blossom, step away from fleabay :rotfl: Im hoping the money builds up nicely in my paypal account as a back up for emergencies - I live in hope.

Got another bag for Cs, this time from the kitchen. have decided if I havent used something for a year it needs to go, wish me luck with that one. I know its getting bad as Dd gave me a new ironing board cover which didnt fit her board and made me promise to get rid of it if it didnt fit mine :eek:

Ordered 2 legs of lamb yesterday on the local market so definately have to empty freezer now to fit them in.

Right off to wander round the house with a carrier bag in hand.......I may be some time....

heartbreak_star

Mumof2 - if my OH had emptied the wheelie bin I'd be tempted to take the whole lot to the tip next time. He won't root through that.

AlexLK - Good to see you here! I tend to lurk as I don't hoard but OH is prone to with some things. Hopefully the lovely peeps here can help you get sorted.

pigpen - arrrrgh I wish I could take your treadle machine! I love them but I already have a perfectly serviceable Toyota machine and a serger haha!

HBS x

pigpen

well you are quite welcome to it HS.... I'm probably not that far away lol I have 2 other machines too

pigpen

1 binbag filled for CS.. that took all of 5 minutes and 1 for the bin which took 2!

I now have 3 binbags and 2 small boxes to go!

whitewing

A few more presents etc arrived so these have been wrapped up and excess packaging in for recycling.

Small bag of confidential waste to go.

House is a bit if a mess but not too bad - very good - considering it's half term.

Email is being dejunked as we go along. That is an achievement in itself.

There are a few things still on my list for tonight but I've done 14 since we got home at 7.45, so not too bad.

mcculloch29

If you'd asked me, "Do you have any paperwork left from your old teaching job, Mc29?" I'd have said no and believed it. Today I uncovered some ... hiding in a storage box in the hallway. Paperwork shredded / recycled as appropriate, box liberated for use in the bedroom. Also found, some mislaid unused greeting cards, and 3 aerosols of WD40-type lubricant for use on trike and household locks, plus a trike spray. It would have been four aerosols but I convinced myself that I had c. half a can left when shopping last week. It doesn't go off, anyway!

lobbyludd

bin bags out including the remainder of the old loft insulation. Plumbers have put new rad in hall and dd's room and fixed the un-bleed-able one on landing.

have spied some things in kitchen cupboards that can go, so will tackle at weekend, as trying to get dd's bedroom back into shape over the next few days.

2 weeks ago I put 2 binbags full of dd's toys in the loft as a punishment for her being basically dreadful (hitting me etc). she hasn't asked for ANY of them back (she has tons of toys), so I'm *thinking* these are prime candidates for the charity shop.

There's also a toy box in ds's room that I know he never goes in to (can't get at it for a start) so that's the second target. third is random bobbins in my room.

whitewing

How long ago was your last teaching job?

mcculloch29

I still teach, but only online at the moment, so the paperwork is virtually non -existent for that .
I'd hung on to some things thinking they might come in useful. They are outdated now,so they went.
The last time I taught a class in a classroom was at the end of 2011. ..
It's worse than that though. I shredded a photocopy of a register I'd kept, I would have made the photocopy to support a pay claim.
It was for the Autumn Term, 2006.

kayester

not posted in a while

made a start in the dreaded attic. 'everything' has been thrown up there and i really want it to be a play room for my kids (i might actually be able to watch my own tv then!!) they are getting to a better age where they can play on their own.
I spent 3 hours up there yesterday and it looks even worse than when I started! However I have kinda got into a system of sorting it, all toys are up there too and have a bag of rubbish so far.
I have also done myself a cleaning rota. So im not doing too much in one day and everything gets covered, something eg. hoovering, dusting more than one a week and laundry daily. I am really happy with my rota, so much so that im going to post it here hopefully will give some inspiration and it means that I wont lose it too

Monday
Hoover House
Dusting
Clean under sofas

Tuesday
Clean Bathroom
Mop Kitchen, bathroom and front room

Wednesday
Clean kitchen
clear/organize kitchen drawers and cupboards

Thursday
clean closet
make sure nothing on fireplace, table and shelf
clean fireplace and tv stand

Friday (supermarket day)
Hoover house
Freestyle cleaning

Saturday
Clean kids and main bedroom
dusting

Sunday
day off

Daily tasks
Laundry (washing ironing and putting away)
general pot washing and putting away/wiping round

Things that need to be done as and when (maybe on the freestyle on a friday)
Inside of windows
doors both sides
mirrors
skirting boards
attic sorting
general sorting through wardrobes and throwing junk/hoards away

Starting from Monday as I need to buy new cleaning things

Need
Duster, long and short
New mop
Cloths
Mop bucket
cleaning sprays