2015 - No Clutter To Be Seen

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81. I cleaned the shelves of the kitchen cupboards and found a money off wine voucher which went into the recycling.

It's weird as I don't have any tinned food left as I'm trying to only buy what I eat each week so the cupboard, well it doesn't look bare, but it looks quite empty.

82. I tossed an old blender jug that I had forgotten at the back of the cupboard as I don't have the blender any more.

83. I put some water into the end of a coconut shower gel to make some bubble bath for my bath tonight.

84. Instruction manual put into recycling.

85. I'm going to the local shop to buy some sugar so I will take some of my stash of 5ps to use up.

Goldiegirl

The de-cluttering effort has moved to garage for the last few days. The house has had regular declutters over the last few years, but the garage has not been properly looked at for years.


We've identified some things for eBaying, and have taken quite a lot to the tip.


There is still work to be done, but that'll happen over the next few days/weeks


The decluttering for the last week or so is as follows




90 - Small measuring cups for medicines – bin
91 - ladies top – charity
92 - 2 men’s shirts – charity
93 - 4 ties – charity
94 -2 broken watches – eBay
95 - shorts – eBay
96 - Ice packs for large picnic box – bin
97 - Scarf – eBay
98 - Bag random junk – tip
99 - Another bag random junk – tip
100 - Old toilet seat – tip
101 - old hardboard, wood etc – tip
102 - Punctured air bed – tip
103 - Blow torch – tip
104 - Yet another bag of random junk – tip
105 - Broken fog lamp – tip
106 - Mug used to clean paint brushes – tip
107 - Broken key ring – bin
108 - Various grubby pots/tins/jars – tip
109 - Old masking tape – tip
110 - Old holdall – tip
111 - Broken tools

luxor4t

I replaced the large folding baskets under the sink with smaller plastic tubs:
- a plastic beaker, a soapbox, a bottle of fabric spray, various cardboard packets, plastic nit comb recycled
- unused manicure set into CS box
- 5 different male toiletry binned as DH uses my shower gel etc
- two bottles of hand wash put together & the spare bottle recycled
- a collection of DH's tablets ready to take to the chemist as he doesn't need them anymore :T

Callisto

38 - Camera case to CS
39 - Gift bag to CS
40 - 47 - Books to CS
48 - Newspaper (from unpacking ornaments) recycled
49 - Catalogue and leaflets recycled
50 - Old birthday and Christmas cards recycled
51 - 52 - Boxes and guarantee paperwork for electrical items that are several years old, recycled
53 - 56 - Yet more cardboard recycled
57 - School books from primary school! My Mum offloaded a box full of my old school work onto me... recycled
58 - Bubblewrap, given away
59 - 60 - Hairbrush and lip balm spirited away by my small cousins, when I last visited them! Must put handbag out of the way next time!

Items in

DVD
2 books
12 balls of wool (going to learn to crochet)
Bookcase
Desk
Kitchen bin

happytails

Quick post from me as i am shattered. Ive recovered from my illness but the husband is on day 3 of feeling awful. The girls havent been to great though better today but now my son is ill.

anyway,.... managed to sort the fridge out today.

1 Highchair - sold
2 toy digger - bin
3-15 out of date foods - bin
16 mattress protector - sold
17-19 packs of half used tea bags - given to friend
20-22 girls jackets - sold
23-27 old make up - bin
28 Wok i never used - given to Mum
29-34 boys trousers outgrown - sold
35 & 36 used up toilet cleaner & windscreen wash
37-47 Out of date fridge food stuff - bin
48 - tub of custard powder - back to mums

Sarah x

sparrer

All 6 files emptied, everything put back in order, which created a black sack full of shredding to be taken to a friend for his ferrets bedding. I know we're supposed to keep certain paperwork for 7 years but some was dating back to 2004!

Pets cupboard cleared out, some tins they won't eat, fussy beggars , will be put in the food bank basket at the local sm.

A rather heat-buckled frying pan in the bin. No idea why I'd kept it for so long, it wasn't even non-stick any more and bought a new one to replace it ages ago.

Saver-upper

This morning I had a mini-breakdown at the state of this house :eek::eek:.I was soooo stresssed,was shouting around the place,and could not stop crying/ranting .

As you know,we are in the process of decorating 3 bedrooms,re-arranging children between those rooms,and OH and I will be moving into the front room.It has been going on since Dec 27th.Bah humbug.

Anyway,the first two rooms have been painted and carpetted,but 4 children have been sleeping in one room while we declutter toys,clothes,etc.But the children aren't sleeping well,they are talking and messing around way past lights out,everyone is grumpy and refusing to get ready for school in the morning........

Also,the whole house is a dumping ground,with boxes of stuff waiting to move into it's new room,bags of stuff waiting to be sorted,piles of stuff waiting to be put away.Aaaarrrggggghhhhhhhh :eek::eek:.There is literally stuff all over the house : our 7-seater sofa seats 1,we have a double mattress standing up in the doorway of the kitchen because there is no room for it in the front room,got bags,boxes,clothes,toys............

So,after my little crisis this morning,I was determined that by the end of the day at least our eldest will have moved into her "new" room.So we went out to look for storage for her.Bought her an Expedit unit (not called that now-can't remember it's new name),and tonight she has emptied alot of the plastic storage boxes that were sitting around the house,into the wicker baskets we bought to fit into it.Tomorrow I will assemble the frame and her room will be completed .

So,have not decluttered anything that I would count on my list,but bags and bags of rubbish have been leaving the house.

Actually,there was one toy castle that I had been going to gather all the tiny bits and figures for,but after it kicking around the floor of the room my DD was moving into,I got sick of it,and just chucked it,so

172 plastic castle and associated figures/furniture

Frogletina

87 2 single sheets - DD2. I was reluctant to let these go as they are such good quality ones but she used them as a child, so when she said she needed some single sheets I knew I had to let them go.
88 Books - DD2
89 Book - DD2 didn't want it but took for someone else
90 Part of game - returned to DD2 who left it here by mistake ages ago
91 DVD insert - returned to DD2 who left it here by mistake ages ago
92 Telephone pad - DD1
93 2 reporters notebooks - DD1
94 Large hardback book - DD1
95 Several small hardback books - DD1
96 Large soft back books - DD1
97 Large bag of plastic forks - DD1
98 Other assorted items of plastic cutlery - DD1
99 Unused foil containers and lids - DD1
100 large baking cases for loaf and cake tins DD1
101 Towel - DD1
102 Juicer - DD1
103 Oven glove - DD2 This bothered me as she gave it to me for Christmas, but I never use them. She said no problem and that she would use it herself.

Happy that I have gone through the 100 barrier - If I keep this up it will be 1200 items/groups of items this year.

frogletina

Frogletina

Saver-upper wrote: »

This morning I had a mini-breakdown at the state of this house :eek::eek:.I was soooo stressed,was shouting around the place,and could not stop crying/ranting.

So,after my little crisis this morning,I was determined that by the end of the day at least our eldest will have moved into her "new" room.So we went out to look for storage for her.Bought her an Expedit unit (not called that now-can't remember it's new name),and tonight she has emptied alot of the plastic storage boxes that were sitting around the house,into the wicker baskets we bought to fit into it.Tomorrow I will assemble the frame and her room will be completed

Hope you are feeling better now and that you get a good night's sleep.

Well done on being so determined that you went out and got the storage that was needed. Nice to hear that your daughter is helping to sort things too. It does seem to be catching.

frogletina

stellata

Way behind with one item a day in january
18. A huge sort of v shaped pillow, never used it
19. A set of cups ditto
20. Some surplus bath stuff and other toiletries
21. A set of unused makeup brushes
22. An exercise bike (!)

All to CS or freegle. I have loads more to sort but hv been illand lost my motivation.
Any tips for getting it back?