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2015 - No Clutter To Be Seen
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It was all piled up ready to go and I got rid of it all today.
3 large storage boxes
1 LP record case from the 80s
2 large coats
Miscellaneous bits including an NHS Fraud mug, a pencil case, trashy paperbacks, an old cot blanket and a pair of walking shoes
A carry case for a mattress cover filled with rags.
I dragged it through the city with a luggage trolley and a bin bag.
I'm tired now.
ETA : pavement and street swept and rubbish collected including a broken bottle.
One load of laundry done.:huh: Don't know what I'm doing, but doing it anyway... :huh:0 -
Another drop-off at the charity shop yesterday:
866:hologram placemat/picture
867: hanging storage unit
868-870: ponies from a playset that needed throwing out because had gone mouldy
871: McDonald's toy
872: medical playset
873-875:Peppa Pig story books(box recycled along with another book my kids had used)
876:story book
877: unopened box of Twistios
878:Crayola re-arrangeable storage unit
879:bag of threading beads
880: Bingo game from the front of a kid's magazine
881: Spraysa pens,never opened
882:penguin with parachute from Christmas cracker
883: kid's necklace
To Shelter charity shop:
884:packet of novelty erasers and sharpener,unopened
885: aromatherapy oil,unopened
886: gift set of pens,unopened
887: threading beads
888: card and envelope set
889: compact mirror
890:6 Backagan cards and ball
Also to Children's charityshop mentioned above:
891-899 books
900: Glow Magic set,never used
901: Yo trading cards
902:Top Trumps trading cards
903:pillow teddy
904:secret diary
905: pkt of invitations and envelopes
906: yet another Hello Kitty pencil case
I also recycled:
907:story book
908:Inflight magazine from August 2011 !!
909:colouring in book,usedSPC #36 :staradminx 8.SPC7=£751.10 SPC8=£651.04 SPC9=£843.00 SPC10=£872.76
Pinecone £301,Valued Opinions £10.500 -
Blimey I'm on fire at the moment, don't know what's come over me! The closer I get to my target the more ruthless I seem to be getting
747 dead pen
748 bra
749 mesh storage bag thing, have a feeling this came with a hairbrush? Dunno....it's gone now...
750 reel cotton used up & binned
751 powder puff , never used it
752, 753, 754 three bits fabric
755 broken watch
756 pair trousers
757 desktop multichaarger thing that I have used precisely twice in the five years I've had it
758 pair socks
759, 760, 761, 762 four tops
763 nightshirt
764 sunglasses case surplus to requirements
765 conditioner used up
766, 777 two ringbinders
778 shoulder bag
779 weird big huge shoulder bag that has a ringbinder stitched into it? Never used it...2016: No Clutter to Be Seen 805/2016
2015 Grand total 2301/20150 -
More items out today but had a break from the spare room and just de-cluttered as I went round.
350 - Pack of broken and crushed crackers - fed to wild birds
351 - Broken snow shovel - bin
352 - Small Christmas themed table cloth - c/s
353 - Oil & vinegar bottles - recycled
354 - Out of date orange juice - bin
355 - A very rusty ball of wire wool - bin
356 - 357 2 small plastic trays - c/s
358 - Cookery book than have never used - c/s
359 - Old oil can - recycled
360 - Plastic container - recycled
361 - Cracked plastic cup - bin
362 - 364 Plant pots - c/s
365 - Small chalk board - c.s
366 - 368 Glass vases (never liked) - c/s
369 - Several empty miniatures - recycled
370 - Broken umbrella - bin
371 - Mug that I have just smashed! - bin
372 - OOD Plasters - bin
373 - 374 Children’s sun glasses - bin
375 - Hair brush - bin
Also managed to almost empty the laundry bag and dried outside. Possibly first time this year.
spare room is by no means finished but just wanted a change of scenery :rotfl:MARCH £62.38/2500 -
Morning all
Hope everyone is well.
Last night we tackled the landing bookcases.
This morning there is a bookcase out on the drive, it has a free please help yourself sign on on, if it's still there by the weekend it will be disassembled and taken to the tip.
18 hardback books were donated to the school library this morning
30+ CDs were donated to the arts dept as they needed some for a project.
61 assorted books both hardback and paperback ae boxed ready for a weekend trip to the CS.
Broken clock - binned
Broken mirror ball toy - binned
Small broken radio - binned
Small bottle bubble mix - used as bubble bath.
Broken to remote - binned
Broken toy remote - binned
Went to a govs meeting this morning the paperwork I was sent for it was left there to be shredded.
2 suit jackets - Cs bag
Leather belt - CS bagSPC~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 Kind0 -
780 -786 seven tops
787 manky old gardening fleece
788 skirt
789 load of fabric scraps
790 - 792 three CDs
793 tacky ornament
794 load of magazine clippings
795, 796 two pairs socks
797, 798 two framed pictures
799, 800 two music cassettes
801 fancy paperclips that don't actually hold paper together
802 body lotion used up
803 hand cream used up2016: No Clutter to Be Seen 805/2016
2015 Grand total 2301/20150 -
126. Large cardboard box, part recycled, part binned
127. 70s unworn nighties given to CS Bag
128. Number of old wallets given to CS Bag
129. Wooly hat given to CS Bag
130. Some random toys listed on ebay
131. Cufflinks listed on ebay
132. Mouthwash bottle recycled
133. Cardboard box recycled
134. Three drinks bottles recycled0 -
Just dropped the clothes bank bag off on the way to the shops so a bit more out.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 Kind0 -
:T Well done to all for your decluttering.
Since last weekend I have managed to:
* Shred old paperwork from an old address
* Shred bank statements for a 2 year period
* A shower gel has been used up
* Sorted through my purse and shredded loads of old receipts and vouchers that have expired.
This weekend the plan is to start tidy up in the garden.No toiletries challenge, started 18/1/2010 - Putting £1 in my savings jar for every item that I use up. Pot 1 to 4 = £261. Pot 5=£23
Boots points:£39.21. Extra money in 2012:£674.59. In 2013 £603.48. 2014: £85. 2015: £0 :j0 -
I've been working most evenings so I'm not getting much of a chance to tackle much.
369. Shower gel used up
370-371. 2 mags shared with family
372-5. Money off vouchers passed to friends and family
376. Binned packet of parsnip crisps found lurking that were well past bbd.
377. Recycling done
378. Completed my & more card application and posted it off.
379. Filed my old energy supplier infoNo buying toiletries Graduated May 2017Decluttered 2016 2469 items, 2017 1580 items :j2018 3060 itemsSealed Pot Challenge No 0380
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