2015 - No Clutter To Be Seen

fitnessfreak74

Afternoon all.


Had a very productive four days off. Sorted out and binned about half my old greetings cards, some going back to the early nineties! I think the ones I chose to keep will have to be revisited to see if I can weed out some more.
Took old letters out of their envelopes and filed them in a lever arch file


Recycled about 9 Sunday Mirror Notebook magazines.


Emptied and re-packed clothes in underbed draw
Filled another CS bag with clothes as a result of above.


Tipped a bottle of red wine and a litre bottle of Nandos sauce down the sink as would not be using them any time soon and was fed up of the space they were taking up.
Rum cake and chia and coconut muffins to work.
I have put all my minis and samples into an apple shaped tin which held body shop glazed apple toiletries as opposed to them being on a high unreachable shelf and my intention is to use what I can daily or weekly.
Also managed to decultter a fair few items out of my sky box

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54. I cleaned my kettle and my bathroom with half of the end of a bottle of white vinegar.

55. I'm using up odds and ends of all the vegetables to make homemade soup.

56. Recycling out, I put a cardboard box in the wardrobe for my cats to sit in but they seem to be ignoring it.

happytails

Hi all, please may i join in?

I am a mum to 3 little ones, the eldest is 6 next month. We have a dopey dog & a hard working husband/father. But we have so much stuff in our average 3 bed semi and i think it would be much easier to clean & keep tidy if we had less stuff!

Im currently trying to sell anything decent i get rid of, so far ive earned £19 this year and after a while i will take things to the charity shops.

Im aiming to have sorted the entire house by the end of the year, seems a long way a way but the 3 kids make it such hard work and ive got a business too, i work from home making sewn gifts, the front room is full of fabric etc!

Anyway, i hope i am welcome

Sarah x

kingfisherblue

Afternoon everyone - recycling and charity shops must be heaving with the amount that we are shifting!


43. Bag of Brownie and Rainbow stuff sorted - notebook to daughter (her notes for meetings, she is assistant Guider), some papers in a pile waiting to be filed, others recycled. Stash of pens put into stationery drawer in hall. Teddy bear hospital details put to one side for another Guider (but now I can't find where I put it!)


44. three carrier bags from the car sorted. Several items in bin, cans and bottles in recycling, books and pens away, deicer and scrapers by front door


45. large bag of miscellaneous items - paper into recycling, rubbish in bin, a few Christmas items into the bag for the loft, and a new gift (for next year) on the stairs waiting to be taken up.


46. three shelves cleared and cleaned. Two books to daughter, papers in Brownie/Rainbow pile waiting to be filed, game into Brownies box, kids' books onto correct shelves, cardboard boxes emptied and recycled, old model of a watermill into bin.


47. large bag - three DVDs into drawer unit, two small sewing kits into sewing bag, highlighters into stationery drawer, book onto shelf, various items into charity bag (kid's rucksack, toy pig, Maccies toy, ball of wool, and others).


48. box emptied - two Tshirts for washing, toiletry bag and tin of deodorant into bathroom, papers into recycling


49. two carrier bags of rubbish into the bon (just from clearing this morning)


50. two cereal boxes of folded cardboard into recycling (again,just from this morning)


51. very full carrier bag of papers into recycling (this morning's haul)


I'm also keeping up with everyday housework, have done a bit of food shopping, rang the smoke alarm maker (because my alarms, still in guarantee, have failed - they're sending out replacements), put out the kitchen rubbish (and told my son off for not doing it - it's his job), and taken said son to school.


I've got an hour before my other son gets home (school bus, SEN transport), so I need to make his tea. It's Rainbows and Brownies tonight, so I need to organise my bag. I'll drop older son at my mum's, then go to pick my younger son up from school (he's got extra science today as he was absent last week). From there, drop him off at his friend's, possibly picking friend up on the way and taking both to cinema. Then straight to Rainbows. Later, younger son will be dropped off at Brownies by friend's dad, and after Brownies I will take him to his voluntary work before I pick older son up from my mum's. So a busy evening!


I've got an hour, so I'm hoping to clear the stairs completely. I also have a small unit that I would like to clear the top. If I get a chance, I'll report back later.


Happy decluttering everyone!

IrishRose12

Afternoon everyone. Haven't been on here in ages but we're still plodding along with the de-cluttering

Kids rooms are done. All nice and tidy and a bit of bribery happening to keep it that way. They will get an extra £2 a week pocket money (bringing it to £5) if they tidy their rooms on a Wednesday and Saturday. It's working so far, and to my surprise they are putting it in their money boxes lol. I think they've not put one week's worth in, and that was for a magazine each and a book, so I can't complain

All toys and clothes that were decluttered from their rooms were donated to Charity shops and schools. Son announced that his old Moshi Monsters wanted to go to the Breakfast club as the younger kids like playing with them. So off they went. Daughter took some old toys into her classroom and her teacher was delighted. I then called into the playgroup in her school and asked if they would like any of the toys and they said yes please So up they went. :T
Asked the teacher I work with if the school wanted any books for their classrooms/library and she willingly came down to my house and took them for me, she asked if she could have some for her children and I said work away. :rotfl:

I had some old school uniforms/track bottoms/socks, tights and pants that was too small for them too, so they were washed (underwear washed twice) and donated to the relative schools and playgroup. I know they are always welcome too from working in a classroom myself, and having to buy pants, school skirts, socks, tights etc out of my own money and they never get returned:mad: SO have saved them some money in the process:T

Outside of the kids rooms we have done well.
We got one of those donation stickers through the door last week and they were looking everything so I gave them everything:rotfl:
To them

1. 3 boxes of old books from under the attic.
2. Various Christmas items ranging from Christmas cards that have been left over to boxes that won't be used.2x Christmas card over the door holders.
3. More books from around the house.
4. Gifts give to me by kids in work at Christmas that won't be used and I couldn't re-gift.
5. And a load of other stuff.

In total 2 large bin bags, 2 boxes and 3 carrier bags went to them.
I could see them having a nosey in the bags as they were putting them in the van:rotfl: I couldn't care less if they took some for themselves or were put in the bin before getting to the CS. As long as it was away from my house I don't care:o


I'm currently on crutches ATM, kids have been shipped to the local after schools club in the youth club and neighbour is looking after the 2 LO's for a while.SO I think I'll go upstairs to my own room and see what else needs to go out. Throw them down the stairs and move them about with the crutches lol.

Billie-jo

Not a great deal done today as been busy with other things - but out went -
174 - Walkie talkie - bin
175 - Assorted postcards - bin
176 - 2 rolls of wonder web - c/s
177 - Completed cross stitch - c/s
178 - Condolence cards - bin

bubblegumcola

Hi, not been on for a week or 2. Few wee bits and pieces today

Empty deodorant -bin
Xmas gift packaging from smellies sets -recycled
Envelopes -recycled
Bathroom bins -emptied
Empty cordial bottles -recycled
Kitchen bin -emptied
Vacuum cleaner - dust emptied

Few of my youngest clothes in a bag I've started off for the charity shop, not quite out the door yet but by the front door to take once it's filled.

Casati

Had a really good weekend on the E of Bay so....

231-240....
7 tops
1 dress
2 magazines

All sold, and money in the bank. Woop woop ! double win.

241-267
27 rubbish annoying plastic coathangers. Nobody seemed to want these, so, regrettably, binned.

268. Some random tassles that I obviously thought were worth saving but aren't - bin
269 Big roll of parcel tape finished up on the parcel packing marathon - bin
270 Fabric scraps binned
271. Another ring binder - broken up & binned / recycled
272. Load of page dividers for said ring binder. I have about a bazillion. Recycled
273. Photos of places I don't recognise, might have belonged to my parents or possible grandparents? Really mean nothing to me. Bin.
274. Old industry contact book from University. Hopelessly out of date. Plus now there's g00gle. Recycled.

calleyw

Well due to someone inviting themselves to my house yestereday afternoon.

had a mega tidy up. Not seen my bathroom and kitchen so clean in a long time. Even took the u bend off on the bath room sink so full of gunk:( Gross felt sick :eek:
But did giveaway to the visitor a coaster and a magazine. I have not read the magazine but I can get it on-line if needed.

Walked the 1.5 miles in to town today to drop another bag off. It was xmas stuff.

Another couple of items to drop off my mums later in the week.

Did bring some stuff in the house. But these are to do some bits on the car. So should be gone by saturday at the latest LOL!!!

Might do some shredding in a min.

Still have a living room that looks like a tip. But we will get there LOL!!!



Keep it up folks.

LOL!!!

Yours

Calley

mrs-moneypenny

happytails wrote: »

Hi all, please may i join in?

Im aiming to have sorted the entire house by the end of the year, seems a long way a way but the 3 kids make it such hard work and ive got a business too, i work from home making sewn gifts, the front room is full of fabric etc!

Anyway, i hope i am welcome

Sarah x

of course you are welcome Sarah, its always lovely to have new declutterers join to remotivate us:)