2015 - No Clutter To Be Seen

pavlovs_dog

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

after routinely doing a decluttering spree every half term for the past few years, my efforts seem to have ground to a halt as all of the easy stuff has already been done. So to kick start things I am setting myself the challenge of re-homing 100 items as my cupboards are full of 'just in case' things. I need to start being more ruthless.

1. 6 ramekins from shop bought puddings
2. 20 odd shot glass sized individual dessert pots
3. cup& saucer from tea for one set (the teapot doesn't bounce, as I learned the hard way :eek: )

New half term, new decluttering spree!

4. 6 items of footwear
5. 24 items of clothing
6. 3 bags

Alli135

Underbed drawer done this morning and only a couple of things left to be rehomed - stuff to bin, Cs, and a friends daughters. Feel great as want to keep bedding in there - although do need a new home for handbags.

Still putting off tackling my shoes as I know I will find it hard to be ruthless.

Everyone doing so well!! X

Saver-upper

Buddy ell,my house is sooooooooo full of rubbish!!Drives me crazy :mad:.
I only tidied the house thoroughly on Wednesday.Still lots of clutter lying around with decorating the 3 rooms,but dear the place has gone downhill since then.

My OH was going out this morning,but yesterday said that when he got back he would start painting the 3rd bedroom.I wasn't sure he would have time,but he reckoned it would be fine.

So while he was out this morning,I did only a little bit of clearing out of toys.It is a tiny box room,at the moment it has no bed in it,but piles of stuff for charity,boxes of son's belonging for when he moves in (still on a mattress on sisters' floor),a very big bookcase,and a "canvas wardrobe" with his stuff already sorted as "keeps".I really didn't want to unload the over-full bookcase,and move the books into one of the newly decorated,trying-to-keep-it-tidy rooms.Same with the canvas wardrobe and Trofast system.

So all I did was clear out a few boxes of stuff,then garner the Trofast system and a few bits into the middle of the room.When OH came home I told him that instead of emptying out the room,we would sugar-soap and paint one half of the room,then move stuff across and do the other half.In the meantime the kids and I would sort through the books and decide on keeps and donates.THEN bookshelf would be easier to remove for carpet.

What ended up happening was OH came home later than expected,realised that before sugar-soaping or painting he needed to Poly-fill a few areas on the walls (this had been pointed out to him many times since Christmas :mad:),and decided he didn't have enough room to work after all.Hurriedly we then emptied all the bookshelves and dumped them all over 12yo's new room (small mercy-she is out for a sleepover tonight,so the clutter not affecting her),moved out the Trofast system.Then OH was able to Pollyfill.
So some Pollyfilling done,then OH sat down to watch rugby,now nothing else will get done,I expect til next wekend.I really did want this room done this weekend,carpet installed during the week,and son moved in before school goes back next week :eek:
Sick of all this chaos.

473: broken music box.It was one of the "paint your own" that one of the kids had done.Normally that is the sort of thing I would have kept because the kids had made it,but I really am just getting sick of carp
474: bundle of 37 kid's magazines out for recycling

lynnejk

Hiya everyone


Lots of tea and sympathy winging your way Saver-upper. Been there in the distant past and I promise IT WILL GET BETTER


Today was busy tidying lots of little bits and pieces, cooking and finishing off holiday plans. I have also sorted second freezer and done meal plan for the week and shopping list for tomorrow


Out today


2 x pairs winter slippers not being used.........cs
2 x boxes of dates (dried up)........................bin


Hope you all have a super Sunday


Lx

IrishRose12

I've fallen off the wagon this past few weeks due to being on crutches and the dreaded bug doing the rounds in the house.

BUT, all kids are away until Monday with grandparents, so I have lifted everything on the bedroom floors onto the beds so I HAVE to go through the stuff to get the beds ready for them coming back lol.

I did go through my cupboards and the shelves out the back room and have disposed of any food that is out of date/half eaten etc. Any food that won't be eaten and hasn't been opened will be donated to the local homeless collection point.

Wish me luck for tomorrow, as I'll need it lol. I'm DETERMINED to get rid/bin/donate what isn't needed or hasn't been used in over a month, and this mid-term break I'll be getting the kids to help out and keep a new cleaning/tidy up routine going

lynnejk

Hiya everyone


Another box of old paperwork sorted and most of it binned - personal info ready to shred and small heap to file.


Had enough for today and going to declutter a large glass of wine and read my book shortly


Nighty - night


Lx

luxor4t

Found a very nice "final final reduction" sale rail in M&S - bought DH new jumpers to replace the far too big ones he's been wearing since he lost weight. So that he didn't look greedy I bought a few bits too....
"In" - 6 jumpers, 5 shirts/blouses, a cardigan, a pair of trousers and a dress (14 items)
Out: 25 items into recycling bag
Net reduction = 11 items

jillbe

Good morning declutters, here is my list for today.....:j

535 ood plasters - binned
536 leaflets - recycling
537 ood sweets - binned
538 magazines - recycling
539 paperback book - church library
540 large cardboard box - recycling
541 paperback book - church library
542 takeaway drinks cup - recycling
543 paper, cardboard packaging - recycling
544 takeaway drinks cup holder - recycling
545 plastic packaging - recycling

115K

I had a dream I was finding things to declutter last night. I'm getting obsessed.:p

216. Last of the cat food packaging thrown away.

217. I'm using up a facial pore strip later. I've had it ages and never bothered to use it.

218. Bubble bath bottle into recycling.

219. End of tamari sauce into leftover stir fry.

220. Coke used up and recycled the bottle.

221. Sachet of cleaning napkin from Indian takeaway used to clean inside of fridge.

222. Italian seasoning used up and bottle recycled to make a batch load of pasta.

Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

56. Freezer empty now ready for low-carb food, meat and veg stocking up.
57. Old baking tray, which is rusty, binned
58. Pair of work shoes for the charity shop
59. Coffee pot set to charity shop bag

Been away for a bit, so today's update:
60. Tassimo box ripped up for recycling.
61. Some boots for the charity shop
62. Aftershave bottle emptied and into recycling
63. Shelving unit which has sat in hallway flat packed since NYE finally built, meaning baskets can go on unit and tidy little bits away into them
64. Shoe box into recycling
65. Plastic under bed storage box, emptied and binned
66. Two small nest of tables, old and cheap quality, to the tip
67. Ring binder, sorted and binned
68. Another ring binder emptied and binned
69. 4 x Wisden books to charity
70. Spare cricket bat to charity
71. Yankee Candle burnt