2015 - No Clutter To Be Seen

tooties

Morning All,

I haven't really done much decluttering in the past week apart from a few single items as i have been taking a break and enjoying some me time.

I am aiming to finish decluttering the photos this weekend.

Regards

jillbe

Morning all declutterers:o

441 takeaway coffee cup - recycling
442 assorted leaflets - recycling
443 paper, envelopes, labels - recycling
444 fizzy drinks bottle - recycling
445 plastic packaging - recycling
446 cardboard packaging - recycling
447 broken plastic basket - binned

115K

144. Disposable razor binned.

145. Pen binned, the dogs had chewed it to bits when the cat knocked it off the desk.:mad:

146. I found another tape measure (did I buy a pack of 10 or something?:D) binned.

147. Dog ball binned as ripped to pieces.

148. Incense box into recycling.

149. I am about to go through the pet/vet information box and get rid of some paper stuff.

150. Choc buttons decluttered with a cup of green tea.:p

Skintmama wrote: »

With all the progress being made I am wondering if anyone else will still be doing this challenge by the summer? I will as have the garage and sheds to do, not to mention the loft!

I don't think I will have much left to declutter soon.:D

Fiasco55

The end of week 2 of my new bathroom being fitted. I now have all my walls, new floor, walls tilled, shower tray in, shower mounted and the plumbing sorted :j next week will see it finished and I can't wait. The upheaval knows no bounds. Every room in my flat is in chaos. As such I'm not living there so not getting much decluttering done.

284. Can of hairspray used up.
285. Elemis shower gel used up - recycled
286. 3 bags of recycling down
287. New Thermal vest donated to my mum
288. Forms sent off opening my new account
289. Voucher used up for free cheese
290. 3 half eating packets of biscuits finished off by the workman
291. 2 damaged coasters binned
292-3 Old bank card, rac card shredded
294. Deadwood dvd donated to bf
295-299. Shoes to be put on eBay
300. Boxed earings to be put on eBay

VickyA_2

I've taken a bag of stuff to the charity shop. Some of the stuff had already made its way into the bag before I started this declutter challenge, therefore I'm not counting it. There WERE some extra bits though:

16 & 17) sweetcorn dish - CS

18) mug - CS

19) Paris guidebook - CS

20) poetry book - CS

Saver-upper

This morning I took a WHOLE HOUR to load up the car with bags of clothes and soft toys for Cash4Clothes.To be fair,when my 8yo asked if she could help,I did ask her to count every piece of clothing and soft toy,purely so I could record it here .Then I thought I'd better fold everything nicely incase it helped get a little more money for the clothes,instead of them being rejected outright .

So,we ended up donating 216 pieces of clothing (including 27 men's ties,so very light).Of these donations,20 pieces were rejected (frayed at bottom of legs in OH's trousers,a couple of stains on clothes,a pair of tracksut pants with small holes in).

There was also 76 teddy bears :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

So,my tally so far:
196-391:clothes
392-468:teddies

For all that I was paid £22 (50p/kg,used to be 60p,but apparently gone down).I am quite pleased with that,since the clothes were all supermarket brands ,and very cheap clothes the inlaws buy for them when they go on holidays in Thailand.And nobody buys second hand teddies (none of these were rejected).

What was rejected today I have either put in the wash basket to see if they come up better for donation,or in a big bag labelled "Rags".I have never donated a bag of rags before,so will have to ask the shop I normally donate to if they take them,otherwise will have to take to another store.

I must go to work for a couple of hours soon,but at some time today will repack the 3rd bedroom now that I moved out about 9 bags of stuff.It is a tiny box room,so will see the difference.

luxor4t

Craft stuff....:o:o:o


Mainly collecting like with like at this stage, but various wrappings, two plastic cases and a bundle of knotted threads binned. All the patterns are now in one box, all the stitching kits are together and I have found the eyelet set that had 'disappeared' - not sure why it was in the bedroom blanket box though!


5 small candles, a bracelet and a decorative bag into CS box.


A jumper and a set of chair backs recycled.

anamenottaken

Saver-upper wrote: »

I have never donated a bag of rags before,so will have to ask the shop I normally donate to if they take them,otherwise will have to take to another store.

I hope you get a more sensible response than the one I received when I asked whether a CS would take rags (woollen items washed at too high a temperature!).

They said if I could take them in and they would end them to an incinerator for disposal - as a service to me rather than that they would receive a penny. I said I would use them for dusting/cleaning instead (at least that would save me a little expense and avoid the trouble of taking the items into the shop and their transporting them to the incineration point).

Guineapigsqueaks

Afternoon All
Since I posted last weekend, have filled the bin bag I was adding to. Bottom of my wardrobe clear out enabled me to do so, so 2 pairs of shoes and their boxes out, plus a few additional bits and pieces from hanging stuff and shelves to side.
My bedroom decluttering is almost complete now, just one shelf in top of wardrobe with photos, old tapes/records and saved cards/kids' artwork to do. I suspect that will take at least an afternoon uninterrupted and the contents will be harder to be ruthless with, so saving that bit for now, there are easier targets still at the moment.
Filled charity bag needs to go asap, might try to do that this afternoon.
Guineapigsqueaks x

[Deleted User]

In my experience several Charity Shops have welcomed my bags of rags:j. So long as the bags are labelled clearly as such and they don't have to waste time going through them they say they just add them to their masses of unweareable donations that the recyclers pay them for.

If one CS refuses them, just try another one Saver-upper. Good Luck:beer:.