2016 - No Clutter To Be Seen

Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

43. Wicker basket to charity shop
44. Pair of thermal socks to charity bag
45. Wooly hat to charity bag
46-49. Four old pillowcases into bin
50. Cough medicine used up and bottle into recycling
51-52. Two batteries into recycling

53. Thermal top into charity bag
54. Toiletry balm into charity bag

Sa1sysoo

12-16 - Out of date boxes of Christmas food
17-21 - Books to Ziffit/CS

pineapple13

Another long time lurker here.
Really need to declutter the loft room. It's gradually become a dumping ground for stuff I think is cluttering up the rest of the house. Out of sight, out of mind!
I have tried before but lose momentum and give up. I thought if I post my list here it will encourage me to continue. Off to see how I can start.

Gem-gem

The decorators move in tomorrow to finish the house off. (Lounge and kitchen)This is a big incentive to clear our clutter. I am going to be very conservative about what goes back downstairs.

121. Old tin which had t bags in - recycled
122. coffee jug - recycled from mum but we haven't used it
123. old lever arch folder - recycled to hubby to use (rather than just laying around the office - does this count?)
124. computer desk - boot fair
125. 4 large plates (want to try and cut portion sizes down) boot fair
129. 4 large bowls (see above)

Seaotter

Amazing family decluttering day yesterday. All destined for charity shop or (warm jumpers and things like that) a local hostel for the homeless - unless stated otherwise.

42 Christmas tree stand
43 picture
44 car full of cardboard (mainly packaging from new dining table) to recycling centre
45-49 boxes of bric-à-brac left over from a church sale and put in our garage
50 c25 clerical collars in bin
51 pair of insoles in bin
52-54 three belts
55 neon orange leg warmers
56-57 socks
58 unitary
59 vest
60-61 pyjamas
62-73 trousers
74-120 tops and t-shirts
121-152 jumpers, sweatshirts, hoodies
153-168 shirts
169-173 skirts
174-180 dresses
181-182 suits
183 jacket
184 swimsuit
185-186 bras
187 t-shirt
188 trousers

The clothes filled about 4 bin bags and our bedrooms feel so much better already (haven't finished yet....)

GreenBitterfly

1. Unread books that I'm unlikely to read - put in a bag for the CS
2. Completed jigsaw broken up, put back in box, and put in CS bag.

Itsa_Longshot

Sa1sysoo wrote: »

Heya ItsaLongshot,

I hear your pain! Hubby pointed out to me that I really need to up the ante if I want to hit 2016 so I'm now kicking myself for not counting all the bits of stationery we donated individually.

But...

Hopefully it'll be an incentive to get rid of even more stuff! :j

Oh, the list has certainly been a good incentive to clear more. Quite a few items I've ummed and ahhed about, but then think "if I clear it, it can go on the list"! Definitely works!

I've also come up with a plan should I find myself falling short of the target - jigsaw puzzles. Each individual piece counts as a separate item, right?! :rotfl:

miss_corerupted

Serendipitious wrote: »

For the bottle, the only thing I can think of is to wait till the local spring and summer fayres start, then you can donate it to the bottle stall. I have a similar problem, as a friend cleared out her drinks cupboard as part of her NY resolutions and gave the lot to me, but I probably won't drink any of it so have to find somewhere to offload it.

Cat stocking - have a look in supermarkets, they sometimes have pet food donation boxes, I have seen these in Tesco, Sainsbury and Co-op in the past.

I wish I lived near you two, with all your unwanted alcohol.

miss_corerupted

helcat26 wrote: »

Cleared out bathroom cabinets due to a leak and found loads of unused or discarded toiletries
I did not know (until I thought what a waste to throw away ) that women's refuges in the UK need toiletries and essentials to be donated.
They accept partially used make up and toiletries except for mascara


http://www.carolinehirons.com/p/give-and-makeup.html


A bit ashamed about stuff I might have thrown away in the past so I am making up a parcel.


Sorry for your loss Rossi.

Thanks for this. I'm a bit confused do you need to pay postage for the parcel? It mentions not asking the place in Wales to pay the postage but to me that implies the other address does. confused a bit

miss_corerupted

I am joining in if that's ok?

Had quite a gd start, I had a massive clearout of the kids toy room 3 black bags of stuff aproox 100 things, 2 bags for CS probably about 30 things and 2 bags to family friend about 15- 20 things.

I cleared out the cupboard under the fish tank got rid of a blue Ikea bag worth of cables more than 30 but who's counting

Up to 130 things already.

I have a box of game workshop figure to go to my brother probably over 50, I'll count that when it leaves
Almost managed to get rid of the broken Playstation, remote, 2 controllers and over 60 games but OH saw me grr