2016 - No Clutter To Be Seen

Casati

49. perfume samples
50, 51 two bracelets
52 handbag
53 belt
54 eye makeup remover UU
55 makeup bag
56 picture frame
57, 58 two jackets
59, 60 two lip balms UU
61 eye cream UU
62, 63, 64 three CDs
65 decorative jar
66 compact mirror
67 dress
68, 69 two cardigans
70 scarf
71, 72 two packs of wardrobe catches
73 dead hairbands

Casati

74-78 five pairs of earrings
79-85 seven necklaces
86-88 three magazines
89 hairclips
90 vase
91 brooch
92 HUGE bottle of baby oil UU
93 hair remover cream UU
94 top
95 face serum UU
96 old bankstatements & papers
97 knitting needle guage
98 music cassette
99-102 four towels
103 fabric scraps
104 knitting patterns
105, 106 old calenders
107 ball of wool
108 ribbony bits

Magpied

DH is having a long weekend to catch up on paperwork, so, as usual I doubt I'll get much cleaning/ decluttering done!

31. Pair of cracked wellies (note to self - don't leave under a radiator…) - bin
32. Dead houseplant removed from kitchen. Compost in border, keep pot.
33. Too small walking trousers – charity bag
34. Too small jeans – charity bag
35. Too small fleece – charity bag

nicki_2

104-128 outdated work catalogues no longer needed - Recycling
129-143 work catalogues not able to be reused - Recycling
144-203 work sale catalogues no longer needed - Recycling

It may be slightly cheating to be counting my work catalogues but I'm not counting food items etc and the catalogues easily start to clutter up the place if I'm not strict about reusing or recycling them!

millionaire-to-be

Gem-gem wrote: »

I'll have to look out for the book. I'm reading 'clear your clutter with dengue shui' Karen Kingston. I bought it years ago and read it. Thought I would read it again to inspire me again.

Thank you Gem-gem have read and enjoyed the book, having been on Karen Kingstons website/blog the book is coming out revised and updated in March 2016 if anyone is interested. For me it re-established why I am trying to declutter and live with quality rather than quantity.

Becky_Boo

I'm moving house in a couple of weeks and relocating. I've just finished at work so I've got 2 weeks to get everything sorted ready for the move. We're moving to a smaller place temporarily and I really want to have a good declutter so we're not having to move things we don't need / use (like we have done the last couple of moves!).

I have far too much stuff but I don't have a problem with getting rid of stuff. The problem lies with my OH. 2 house moves ago I managed to get him to have a bit of a clear out but it was so painful - he was acting like a child about it. Trouble is he has so much stuff and clothes that he hasn't worn since I've been with him (6 years!).

I raised the subject again now, but the response I got was but I threw so much out when we moved last time. So my question is how do you get a reluctant OH on board with decluttering?

He's normally completely rational but he just finds it so hard to get rid of stuff... Any tips?

DuranGirl

66-67: 2 large cardboard boxes now empty as I've ebayed everything that was in them! Recycled as definitely not re-usable.
68: novelty notebook (unused): CS
69: nail varnish/manicure set (unused): CS

Found a few more bits of costume jewellery to ebay, so I've listed those, and three more of m'chaps items have sold (not counting those in my own total), so bits and bobs are going gradually!

Itsa_Longshot

Hey everyone, good to see so many of you making progress! I've not updated for a while, but have been clearing a few bits here and there over the last couple of weeks, which has totalled up to a reasonable amount:

181-195. Blank CDs x 15 - recycling
196-234. Music magazine cover CDs x 39 - recycling
235-238. Wooden puzzles x 4 - recycling
239-240. Game packaging x 2 - recycling
241-245. PC games x 5 - bin/recycling
246. PC software - bin/recycling
247. Bag of screws - bin
248. Bike manual - recycling
249-262. Posters x 14 - recycling
263. Poster hangers - recycling
264-265. Poster tubes x 2 - recycling
266-268. Picture frames x 3 - recycling
269. Sweet jar - recycling
270. Shoes - bin
271. Trainers - bin

My place is looking much clearer now, and it feels good! :j

clingingtothewreckage

Hi melanzana
Thanks for the post, it was interesting to hear your story. I feel overwhelmed by sorting everything out but a couple of weeks ago I knew I had to take charge of the situation and this forum really helps.
279 - game bin
280-281 batteries r/c
282-283 ox ygen masks bin
284 medicines
285-287 tubes bin
288- plastic packing bin
289- cardboard r/c
290- leaflets r/c
291-294 braces bin
295-296 ban dages bin
297-Lidl leaflet r/c
298- cream towel with red hair dye spots bin
299-frying pan waiting to go to r/c
300-301 Inhalers bin
302 - bis uit tin r/c
303-plastic bottles r/c
304-pa kaging material r/c
305-take-away menu r/c
306-junk mail r/c
307-school paperwork r/c
308-reciepts

Gem-gem

312. Finished a book - gone into my boot fair pile.
313. 4 lots of dinner packaging ( hubby bought and cooked me a surprise Valentine dinner - he is the tops - I loved it!)
314. Did out my purse - receipts recycled
315.

Parts of my house are also looking much clearer. Once it gets warmer I must tackle the loft and the shed!