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2014 decluttering thread (part 3)

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  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    carrier of cans down to T's recycling for points put a load of tatty carriers in while there as well.
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
  • fannyadams
    fannyadams Posts: 1,751 Forumite
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    day off today and I have:
    • Emptied the rubbish from my car (one carrier bag full!):eek:
    • Poo picked the back garden & picked up the windfall branches off the lawn
    • Sorted through two charity shop bags full of hand-me-down clothes from mum's neighbours and have a nice big charity shop bag of clothes to hand on to a friend as quite a lot of it was too small for DS#1 (9).
    • Decluttered two films off the Humax (and two bags of roast chicken crisps from box in kitchen.:whistle:)
    • Decluttered mince from freezer and last of xmas cheeses into lasagne for tea :j
    • Finally moved HWTHMBO's rucksack from his chairdrobe to the cupboard where the rest of the camping stuff lives.
    • unpicked DS#2's beaver badges from his jumper and took the jumper up to cubs.
    • found extra t-shirt we 'inherited' from cub camp in JULY:eek: and took it back to cubs tonight.
    • decluttered cheque from cheque book for cub's subs.
    got about 30 minutes before DS#2 comes back from cubs, gonna have a quick squint at some TV.
    just in case you need to know:
    HWTHMBO - He Who Thinks He Must Be Obeyed (gained a promotion, we got Civil Partnered Thank you Steinfeld and Keidan)
    DS#1 - my twenty-five-year old son
    DS#2 - my twenty -one son
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    11) finished lots of bottles (dregs) of various cleaners, bottles now in the recycling bin. :)
    12) Old candle jar and two lids (why two? not sure!)


    Tomorrow's task is shredding a lot of paperwork I've cleared out.
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • luxor4t
    luxor4t Posts: 11,125 Forumite
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    Tidied up under the sink:
    - 3 bottles used up or decanted into another.
    - 2 items binned
    - 2 tea cosies, an apron, an ovenglove and a bag to recycling

    116 to date

    For some reason I have over 200 metres of cling film, three different part used rolls of bin liners and four bottles of Stardrops :o
    I can cook and sew, make flowers grow.
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
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    luxor4t wrote: »
    For some reason I have over 200 metres of cling film, three different part used rolls of bin liners and four bottles of Stardrops :o

    You can never have too much Stardrops! :)
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • stellata
    stellata Posts: 326 Forumite
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    I've been lurking for a while and your lists have inspired me. So much going on for me has left no time for decluttering and it's time to get a grip. I like the "one item a day" idea so I thought I'd start there... (drum roll)..
    Have put 3 cardboard wine boxes in the recycling bin. Theyd been sat on my worktop taking up space for months because the 'foldiness' appeals to me, but ive suddenly had a LBM and realised I rarely buy wine and when I do its only one bottle.
    Out by the bins in the dark at 4am it felt like a new start :)
    Magnolia S.
    Magnolia Stellata
  • Lilyplonk
    Lilyplonk Posts: 1,145 Forumite
    edited 16 January 2014 at 7:33AM
    Welcome hellowave.gif to the declutterbugs, stellata/Magnolia - it may be one small step for a woman BUT it's a giant leap into the world of decluttering :T.

    I've got my 'morning shift' at the Charity Shop today and I WILL be chanting my new mantra throughout my time there - 'I DO NOT want it; I DO NOT need it; I'm NOT taking it home with me!'

    I'm off for a quick rummage to see if there's anything I can take in with me ............ I'm sure there MUST be ;).
  • LisaJane
    LisaJane Posts: 355 Forumite
    Can I join please?

    I am frightened that I am turning into my father! He is terrible at putting things off an piling things up in the house/work/garage that he doesn't need, and also putting jobs off! I am becoming exactly the same! The problem is mainly concentrated in the spare room at home, which is currently a complete tip. It is the place where things go to make the rest of the house look tidy!

    I am going to go home for lunch today and make a bit of a start on it. I know that half an hour even would make a decent hole in it, but my problem is getting the motivation to start!

    Will be back on to update on my progress!
    Save 12k in 2014 (my target: £10 000):
    My savings: £4878.54/£7000
    Joint account savings: £2685.57/£3000
    Total:£7564.11/£10 000 (as at 26/10/14)
  • Three bags of clothes put out for Breast Cancer yesterday, and I must have missed them, so off to charity shop today


    Over 60 items gone on ebay this month, but I did to an auction and bought more, but I am sorting and binning / charity shopping as I go along as I tend to take stuff out, sell and put the rest to one side for sorting later.


    Heard something related to post. OHIO - Only Handle It Once, so now sort post as soon as I get it.


    It's a long slog, but I am definitely starting to look at things in different way
    You're only young once, but you can be immature forever :D
  • Listed some things on Amazon this morning, but won't count them until they are sold! So:-

    74: DVD (not worth anything) - CS
    Enjoying the power and freedom of letting things go.

    Decluttering - January 2024 - 89 physical objects, over 700 emails/digital decluttering 🎊 🏅🏅
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