2014 decluttering thread (part 3)

suzeesu2000

PenguinOfDeath wrote: »

Rounded a couple more things up for Ebay selling, plus a couple of tops for the CS bag that are in less than perfect condition. Chucked an emery board out as it's falling apart, does anyone need to carry 3 of them round in their bag?!

I got a letter off the CS I donate to this week telling me they've raised £13.12 so far from the products I've donated, every little helps I guess

:jWell done you:j

suzeesu2000

Two weeks on Monday since we moved in. We are going to start the decorating this week and the carpet man is coming later in the week to tell us what its going to cost.

As we sort through the boxes, we are amassing stuff for ebay, There are 3 boxes in the loft already!

Got rid of three recycling bags full of cardboard boxes all torn up.

Slowly getting there. We have, as we are both decrepit old crocs, given ourselves until Christmas to get the house straight. Watch this space!!

Goldiegirl

A few bits and pieces have left the house in the last week or so




107 2 old toothbrushes – bin
108 Old tube of eye cream – bin
109 Pair of socks with a hole – bin
110 Bottle of dandelion and burdock cordial – down the sink and recycling
111 Fruit infusion bags – taste vile – bin
112 5 DVD’s – eBay
113 Record mailers – eBay
114 DVD case, no DVD – bin
115 Jigsaw – eBay

jlhmd666

I managed to sort out the bookcase in the kitchen today and made a lovely pile for the shredder! I've worked out that separating cupboards / drawers into sections it will take 9 days to declutter if I do it bit by bit. The next task will be the TV cupboard - two actual cupboards and six drawers in the whole unit.

EndlessStruggle

All the recipes are decluttered into the computer and I did two of the recipes today I won't be keeping the mags in the future, just cutting out the vouchers, copying the recipes and chucking them out!

Also decluttered all of the dead trailing lobelias out of the hanging baskets and pots on the gates and replaced them with trailing petunias, they were 50p on "Everything is 50p" trolley in Homebase. They weren't that bad I've just thinnned them back a bit and there were only 2 out of 24 plants that weren't salvagable

I've got a huge box to declutter into the recycle bin tomorrow.

pixtotts

I started on my big make up clear out...
so far.. 31 items out! split into categories for the sake of my count

38. Empty perfume bottles thrown - 2 does anybody else do this?!
39. Gone off perfume - 4 chucked.
40. Out of date skincare thrown - 2 (have to admit to keeping the glass jars though they come in so handy!)
41. Old lipbalms chucked - 7!
42. Eyeliners that I've come to realise I will never ever use chucked - 2
43. Eyeshadows - 2 thrown < What I used to wear to HIGHSCHOOL! 2 to go on ebay.
44. Foundation - 1 old - thrown.
45. Body butters - 2 unused to go on ebay (I have long nails and hate how body butters tend to be in pots so it all goes under my nails bleh! yet gift sets always have them....:()
x

sweetilemon

Decluttered after watching hoarders! Always gives me the fear. Sometimes its quite overwhelming though. I always have a fear I'm going to regret what ive thrown. Put an expensive jacket in the recycle, Its only done 1 winter but its looking a bit done. Don't want to end up costing myself a lot more! I always feel guilty about throwing out gifts too. I live in a small flat so need to be ruthless, doesn't help it still feeling like things are avolanching when I open a cupboard.

skeeter93

Hi, I'd like to join in. This year we've gotten rid of truckloads of stuff - downsizing to a much smaller house later this year when our current house is fit to bursting with 50 years of stuff. I put off joining here because I wished I had counted it like you are all doing! But today I decided I can start from here...

stellata

Can I join please? Ive been trying So hard bcos I haveso much going on in my life and I just Know decluttering will help but I just cant do it. I did try, several times. But it just overwhelms me.

jlhmd666

Well, I cleaned under the sink today and I'm so glad I did as

1) there is a leak somewhere and
2) there were lots of mouse droppings :eek:

The leak OH will have to deal with. The mouse droppings are the worse of it so really need to get on top of that one

The upside is 2 down, 7 to go and then the kitchen / dining area will be clutter free :j