2015 - No Clutter To Be Seen

stellata

Ok im getting back on track. February's list:
1. 2 x pillows I bought for xmas guests but wont need again. CS. In car to drop off on way to work.
2. Bag of toiletries freegled.
3. Box of china to DD
4. Old dog bed, been in garden for weeks. Bin.
5. Baking tin never used sold.

DundeeDoll

had a bit of a break due to a) going to india for work b) coming back to mountain of work and of course being tired! but faint heart ne'er won tidy house. need to up to 8 a day for February to get back on target, so for yesterday
115) book -> friend with strict instructions to pass on not back
116) book -> mum (but she gave me another by the same author groan
117) book -> cs
118) book -> cs
119) book -> see 115
120) magazie -> cs
121) bin load of paper -> rc
122) handful of pen lids (!) -> bin

DundeeDoll

oo thanks for ikea link saverupper we have builders coming in (probs not till may as they're very busy) and one of the things they'll be doing is fixing dd2's room. She moves back home August and wants a fitted wardrobe. Am now on the PAX wardrobe planner by xmas 2015 I want the house decluttered and kitchen, hall, loo, landing, outhouse, office, garden and the 2 worse bedrooms done (various states of completion at the mo, e.g. kitchen cabinets replaced 5 years ago, never got round to getting ceiling and walls fixed d'oh). by xmas 2016 i want the rest of the house (2 public rooms and the other 3 bedrooms) done

cupcake-queen

Today I plan to attack the cupboard of doom. We have an under the stairs cupboard which back in the day would have been a pantry, it's now where we put EVERYTHING including DS2's playdoh addiction. In a recent decluttering session we managed to claim back 2 plastic storage boxes. I think I may have a use for them. I hope I make it out the other side!

Mumof2_2

Took those 2 Ik*a bags full of stuff to the CS so they're out of the way. DH sulking really as he saw a few of the things I'm getting rid of and he doesn't like it; he hasn't bought into the whole decluttering concept I have to say but there you go. Nothing in there is his so he can't grumble.

[Deleted User]

I've got a shed like that, cupcake-queen. OH and I have 'his and hers' sheds:rotfl:. Both are crammed full of goodness knows what but mine is just my own clutter.

The stuff at the front that I can get to gets sorted on a fairly regular basis, with lots sold/donated etc but then sadly replaced with more stuff from elsewhere in the house:(.

To get inside the shed to sort out what's been crammed in there at the back (and to the roof) for years I need to drag so much out so I can get myself in there. That shed is like the Tardis, goodness knows how it holds so much. I hate doing it so much (out of sight and out of mind and all that) that I keep putting it off until weather conditions are/are likely to remain perfect. Any threat of rain, high winds, snow etc and I don't even start as cramming everything back in a hurry is a nightmare. Plus, I have to pile it up on the grass when I get stuff out and it's always damp and I don't want to risk the bottoms of my cardboard boxes getting wet. What a wally am I !

You can see why I keep putting it off, can't you? I'm so embarrassed at putting the job off over and over again. There might be saleable stuff buried in there that I can't even remember and heaven knows, I need the cash.There must be something wrong with me:o:o:o

115K

91. End of a tin of lip balm binned, I've had it ages and need a fresh one.

92. Conditioner used up as shaving stuff for my legs. I always end up with lots of the ends of hair conditioner as I swap them about.:p

93. Two lemons used up to make tea.

94. Little sample of toothpaste used up and binned.

95. Recycling out, I have to empty our box at least twice a day with the amount of flyers and menus we get. I should get one of those signs to put next to the letterbox.

DundeeDoll

carbootcrazy wrote: »

OH and I have 'his and hers' sheds:rotfl:

:rotfl:
123 - 138) 18 Agatha Raisin books => CS
139 - 142) Pulman trilogy => CS

dND

I can’t believe it’s been over a week since I last posted!..:eek:
My absence from here has been through spending too much time catching up on posts – which I love as it inspires me – and trying to do some decluttering

A bit like saver-upper, I have stuff everywhere but unlike her I don’t have the excuse of decorating, I just have far, far too much stuff. I’ve been going through everything and trying to apply the principle ‘do I use it?’ ‘do I like it?’ ‘does it mean anything to me?’. If it passes any of the above it than has to go through the further thoughts, ‘can I pack it now?’ and ‘am I prepared to pay for its shipment to the UK when the time comes?’. So lots of decisions to make which I find very tiring since my breakdown, (even though that was 10 years ago). Progress is very slow but there is progress.

The tidying bit is a bit unpredictable though. At 11:30 pm the other night I decided to move the furniture round!! I’ve decided to get rid of some of the larger bits of furniture if I can, but as everywhere is so untidy I can’t invite anyone to view the pieces. However if I get the pieces to the lounge, people can enter by the French window and all the pieces will be together. Well that’s the theory. I’m hoping to sell/get rid of a 3-seater settee with matching arm chair and large footstool, a 2-seater settee and a 6-10 person expanding dining table oh, and a 2 yard wide by 2 yard high display and storage unit, for starters, so a lot of moving was involved. The poor cats are so upset by all the goings on.

On the positive side quite a lot is going out the door too. I’ve more than refilled my 30 litre box with magazines and leaflets for recycling and that’s after disposing 3 times that amount a couple of weeks ago, the small glass recycling bucket is full – all those ‘I’m sure I’ll find a use for that jars’, and the lids put into their recycling pile.

Another 2 binbags have been filled with clothing for the recycling bin. Some was my clothing but the majority was clothing I was given (and took), because I thought I could use it to make something else. I barely have the time to do the basics so it’s all going somewhere where it can make a difference.

Still aiming to keep on top of the junk that comes into the house – leaflets read within a couple of hour and either filed or recycled, plastic bags folded and stored ready to pass onto a friend who uses them etc. etc. So while it feels to me that I’m not getting anywhere, when I really look, I realise that there are spaces arriving and the boxes have only things I want in them rather than just a pile of stuff I may or may not want. So overall there is a improvement and I just need to keep going.

jillbe

Good day folks, here is my list.....:T

373 ood garden seeds - binned
374 used washing-up sponge - binned
375 ood bonsai seeds - binned
376 cardboard packaging - recycling
377 worn out ankle bandage - binned
378 plastic milk container - recycling
379 toiletries sponge bag - binned
380 glass paperweight - charity stall
381 framed print - charity stall
382 empty baby wipes packet - binned
383-390 glass jars, bottles, tins - recycling
391 worn out clothes hanger - binned
392 used j cloth - binned
393-400 sanitary products - charity collection

had a bit of a clear-out of the bathroom cupboards......:rotfl: