2014 decluttering thread (part 3)

BettiePage

BettiePage wrote: »

I ordered an new nursing text book. My excuse is I need it for my professional development, not because I love them

I also bought some xmas presents but they're only temporary so don't count.

Normal recycling went with the bin men today.

:T

Xmas presents were delivered at the weekend so they've gone. So have the 2 bags of textbooks.

Have ordered a new divan base with 4 drawers so will be having a clearout underneath the bed at the weekend. Busy week at work this week so any further rummaging will have to wait.

BettiePage

happydays_70 wrote: »

Where do you all keep your documents and receipts and bills?
I've got a filing box but spills over..try to only keep 5 years worth of statements and policy document stuff.

We have 3. A small one for each car and one larger for household stuff.

Bobarella

Today's offerings to the god of minimalism and decluttering were a set of trading cards left over from a summer reading challenge and a little cap that doesn't fit my son any longer. I'm getting worried as we have a party for him here on the 16th and the room is a right pickle. Eek.

mrs-moneypenny

welcome to a new decluttering month.

had a good tidy in the puter desk draws so loads of old papers and a couple of broken chargers when in bin or recycling. several watched dvds went home with DD2 to her house with instructions to pass on once watched not return to us.

Becky_2

Today I took a black sack with shredded paper and emptied it in Mr T paper-recycling bin. Our current council don't collect shredded paper. The next task is to continue to shred various paperwork.

Old catalogues from 2013 have gone in the recycling bin.

A form has been posted today.

PenguinOfDeath

3 ebay sales packaged up to go to the PO tomorrow (they all paid straight away :j)

PenguinOfDeath wrote: »

Not sure if this is the best place for this but during my de-cluttering, I have also come across some items that I think might be good for Shoebox appeals. Things like soaps, body lotions, hand cream, small toys, flannel, toothbrush, tampons (including an unopened box), razor, playing cards, ladies sock slippers etc.


I don't really want to just throw these as they are new and but we don't have a use for them, but could be used by someone who would appreciate them. Can anyone point me in the right direction and on what is accepted and where to donate to? I don't mind putting little extras in them if needed

I have also boxed up a package for Women's Refuge with the above items plus some more bits I found, some cheapie toiletries I picked up and a couple of ill-fitting bras as I read they are short of them.


Thankyou again to Fiasco55 for the suggestion.

Bobarella

Today we decluttered an enormous thing. Our car. The darned thing has been nothing but trouble from day 1. Sold it for a very respectable £350 & now awaiting payment & collection(done via ebay)

Also sold off 18 comics for £20 we are slowly dismantling my husbands collection.

Fiasco55

PenguinOfDeath wrote: »

3 ebay sales packaged up to go to the PO tomorrow (they all paid straight away :j)

I have also boxed up a package for Women's Refuge with the above items plus some more bits I found, some cheapie toiletries I picked up and a couple of ill-fitting bras as I read they are short of them.

Thankyou again to Fiasco55 for the suggestion.

No probs- its a winner all round, you decluttering and some items getting a new home where the will be welcomed (and used).

I am still enduring the saga of my flooded ensuite. Now have all the estimates in so I have sent them off to be scrutinised by the claims adjusters. Also pick out my new bathroom suite at the weekend. Might not have decluttered my flat but my head is feeling decluttered.

So I have only managed a few things:

31. Recycled 6 leaflets/booklets
32. Put away my Halloween Costume from Friday night
33. Used up a couple of items in my toiletry challenge
34. Found some more summer wardrobe clothes and added them to the lot I have already sorted through.
35. Binned ice bucket (started to rust)

luxor4t

Since last post:
- 6 items sold on eBay
- 3 bathroom mats, two mattress covers and a manky towel recycled or binned
- a suitcase to CS
- 2 items donated for raffle/ tombola prizes
- 3 more books into CS
- another toiletry item UU
- 4 lightbulbs replaced (at last!!!) and recycled so DH's bulb stash is a bit neater (still can't get him to admit we have bulbs that we cannot use as we don't have/they don't make the lamps anymore...;))
-4 garments to recycling
- bag of non-slip hangers and a bundle of wooden hangers given away


...and still plodding on.

mamaninie

80 labels used up for packaging NCT Nearly new sale stuff - some are job lots eg cloth nappies, but I still have A LOT more stuff to go, so I'll be printing off more labels tonight :j I'll report back with how many items sold - should get me much closer to my 100 target :rotfl: