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2016 - No Clutter To Be Seen

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  • Two bags to Charity shop and let them keep 'bags for life'. I have loads. Have another bag ready to go. Feeling really good about amount of clutter gone.
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  • Gem-gem
    Gem-gem Posts: 4,625 Forumite
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    2003. Envelopes and unwanted mail (lots)
    2004. Medicine boxes and information slips
    2006. Letters - finished
    2007. Nephew's present down to Mum
    2008. Holey socks recycled
    2009. 2 bottle of beer to hubby - present
    2011. Empty chocolate box
    2012. Sellophane from chocolate
    2013. Gardening supplements x 3
    2016. Jumper for toy

    I have reach the 2016 clutter free challenge

    The house is looking less cluttered. I will continue to declutter.



    We are also eating up the freezers so that we can turn one off when go on holiday. But I am not counting this.
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  • Congratulations GemGem :T:T:T

    Well Done - Very Impressed & pleased you can see the difference. I'm still way off the mark - not much over half way - I will see how far I get by 31st December... You have given me a boost with your achievement ... :)
    Shifting my energy for 2020 :heart::heart::heart:
  • Sa1sysoo
    Sa1sysoo Posts: 298 Forumite
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    Well done Gem-Gem!

    468-472 - Icecube trays
    473 - Orchid Pot
    474-487 - Outdated paperwork
    488-490 - shirts
    491-494 - pen eyeliners
    495 - makeup brush
    496-503 - jewellry
    504-505 - tops
    506-524 - styrofoam pieces
    525 - bubblewrap
    526 - cardboard box
    527 - puzzle
    528-532 - jewellry
    533 - electric blanket
    534 - leggings
    535-537 - cleaning products
    538-539 - books
    540-552 - DVDs
    553-562 - recipes
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  • somerandom
    somerandom Posts: 920 Forumite
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    edited 10 November 2016 at 8:53AM
    1100. Virgin Box returned (finally!!
    1101. dead pillow - bin
    Shifting my energy for 2020 :heart::heart::heart:
  • blubella
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    340-370. 31 clothes hangers CS
    371. Jeans CS
    372. Hoody CS
    373.T-shirt CS
    374. PJ's CS
    375-376. 2 x hat CS
    377-380. 4 x tops CS
    381-384. 4 x belts CS
    383. 1 x skirt CS
    384. 1 x dress CS
    385. Dead boxers binned
    386. Dead electric toothbrush and charger binned
    387. Manual toothbrush binned
    389-391. 3 x cardboard boxes recycled
    392. Stack of receipts recycled
    393. Glass bottle recycled
    394. Old face cream binned
    395. Scarf CS
    396. Trousers CS
    397-402. 6 x books CS

    Really starting to see a difference in my space with all the stuff that I have finally let go of; over 400 items in the space of a few months!! It really is quite addictive and I have so much more to do....roll on the weekend when I have some more time..
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  • 1 masooosie tent that I can never put up and I hate - Given to the Scouts hopefully they will have better luck
    1 bag - Bin
    24 broken toys :) Bin
    Went through a drawer and got rid of 6 empty packets that had gotten shoved to the back.
    old poster

    23 children books - To sis
    2 packs of cards handwriting practice - To sis

    1727

    Not a massive amount this time but getting closer to my target

    40 t shirts
    21 pairs of trousers/shorts
    13 pants
    15 pairs of socks.

    Step son doesn't sleep up ours anymore and refused to change any of his clothes whilst up here for at least 18 months so I have sent the clothes we have here to his main house, he can at least get some wear out of them then.

    1 massive telescope (Step son took home)
    1 massive telescope box (ditto)

    1 pair of trousers and 1 jumper on the guy :)

    So up 1820 now. The end is in sight.
    I have dyslexia, so get used to my spelling and grammar :)
    Mortgage pay off date 11/2028. Target 12/2020 :rotfl:
    Current Balance £33921
    Declutter 2123/2016
  • 40 t shirts
    21 pairs of trousers/shorts
    13 pants
    15 pairs of socks.

    Step son doesn't sleep up ours anymore and refused to change any of his clothes whilst up here for at least 18 months so I have sent the clothes we have here to his main house, he can at least get some wear out of them then.

    1 massive telescope (Step son took home)
    1 massive telescope box (ditto)

    1 pair of trousers and 1 jumper on the guy :)

    So up 1820 now. The end is in sight.

    23 little toys/broken bit - Bin. DS is getting a new shelving unit instead of filing cabinets so we have been through 1 and got rid of all the little bits

    1 filing cabinet :)

    1844
    I have dyslexia, so get used to my spelling and grammar :)
    Mortgage pay off date 11/2028. Target 12/2020 :rotfl:
    Current Balance £33921
    Declutter 2123/2016
  • 23 little toys/broken bit - Bin. DS is getting a new shelving unit instead of filing cabinets so we have been through 1 and got rid of all the little bits

    1 filing cabinet :)

    1844

    another 8 little toys bin :) he's being quite good at getting rid of things

    1852
    I have dyslexia, so get used to my spelling and grammar :)
    Mortgage pay off date 11/2028. Target 12/2020 :rotfl:
    Current Balance £33921
    Declutter 2123/2016
  • suzeesu2000
    suzeesu2000 Posts: 1,000 Forumite
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    Well done Gem-Gem, thats a great achievement.

    This week have rid my home of
    Loo brush - bin
    Loo brush holder - cs
    Tumbler - cs
    One huge chess set -sold
    Eight piece bathroom set - sold
    Collectors set of boxed books - sold
    Cafetiere -sold
    Bathroom accessories set (2) - sold
    Bag of patchwork pieces - cs
    Set of toiletries - cs
    Hair colouring thingy - cs
    Card of ribbons - cs

    Hopefully will have shed a lot more as have ebay finishing over the next few days. Fingers crossed.

    Everyone is doing great. Cant wait for 2017 to get rid of more!
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