2016 - No Clutter To Be Seen

FoxFace

Well that didn't take as long as I expected

Clothes sorted, which takes me to 10 declutters in 2 days (I am counting a group of things, rather than individual items for now...) A bag full for CS and some of my old dancing gear is going to a friend who is starting a dancing class next week

I think the thing I am loving most so far is that I am finding things that other people can make use of... I like that just as much as I like seeing my home becoming less cluttered

Gem-gem

Sorting out my drawers in spare room
All to either cs or to be boot faired unless indicated.
22. 7x Vest tops
29. Hat
30. Silk scarf
31. Liberty scarf
32. Pair of stockings plus a few other bits ( bin)
33. 2 scarfs
35. Pair of shorts
36. Sleeveless top
37. White company terry towelling halter-neck dress
38. Glass bowl
39. 2 and 1/2 rolls of wall paper (previous owners bought them, over £50 a roll!)
40. Backs off Christmas cards. (fronts recycled into Christmas card tags)
41. 2 old pillows (Bin)
43. 20 books - various sorts
63. More used papers ( recycle)
64. 6 books for nephew
70. 5 x stampers and pads (card making bits)
75. Broken can opener ( bin)
76. Card from new can opener ( recycle)

JAMIEDODGER

Another 16 items today thanks to DD, who finally let go of a load of summer stuff that no longer fits her!

11-26 Summer clothes - charity shop

Wednesday2000

11. Cracked light fitting into bin.
12. Old electric fan CS, not sure they will take that.
13. Half jar of dried basil smashed on kitchen floor.:mad::p

pacifica9

Up and running....

3 books and 6 pairs of earrings - charity shop
22 pen sets & 4 pencil cases - pensforkids
1 soap dish - bin
7 CD cases - recycling
17 DVDs - ziffit
2 packs ballpoint pens - pensforkids
3 half used/dried out tester paint pots - bin
1 jigsaw with missing pieces - bin

So 66/2016 so far

craftingmad

Quick decluttering session for me today.


7. Piles of receipts and leaflets from kitchen - recycling
8. 2011 diary from bedroom drawers - recycling
9. Old prescribed creams left over expiry date 05/2011! - bin
10.Paracetamol tablets expiry date 01/2011! -bin
11. Tube of Soothers sweets expiry 01/2011! - bin
12. Tic Tacs from bedroom cabinetexpiry date 01/07/2010! - bin
13. Footworks Cooling Gel (no expiry date but probably around 2011!) - bin
14. Empty folic acid capsule foil (dates back to when I was pregnant with my kids (youngest is now 8!) -bin
15. She magazine dated Feb 2008 - recycling
16. Bournemouth Street map book published in 2001 - recycling
17. 3 x cards made by ages ago and quite frankly an embarrassment - recycling
18. Instruction manual for digital tv receiver (which we no longer have) -recycling
19. Empty Roll on Deodorant bottle found in bedside drawers -bin


Amazing what you can find with a quick decluttering session

mrsmortenharket

I'm not counting things.
Today have some stuff in the clothes recycling bag and a few more bits for the charity shop.

Husband is a bit of a hoarder. Managed to get some of his carp into the loft. Out of sight, out of mind and this may help him actually get rid in a years time.

Under my bed is now lovely. Ish. Has 2 full sports bags of my husband stiff and a plastic box of more of his carp.

I'm going to sort my drawers of smellies. I've got loads. Think this year I will only need face cream, deodorant and toothpaste!

Need to declutter paperwork. Husband seems to think all paperwork needs to be kept. Quite honestly, I'd get rid of paper bills if I could. How can I get rid of paperwork without a shredder? Thanks.

Mumof2_2

MrsMH - I feel your pain because my husband is a hoarder too but the problem is he remembers what he has so if I stashed it away somewhere he'd notice it had gone and would not be happy. The whole house is really taken up with his carp but thankfully he is starting to sort it out - though not as thoroughly as I'd like but it's a start isn't it. If I hassle him he won't do it - stubborn man!!

I've found the following:

Bike helmet - bin (no use to anyone)
Magazine - recycling
Yet more Christmas cards - recycling
Blow up ring - CS
Broken purse Z made - bin
Old jiffy bag on kitchen unit - bin!
Toddlers toilet training seat - we've got no use for this so J taking it for a friend of his

FoxFace

I managed to declutter some of my old recipe books... I hardly use most of them, so I have bagged a load up for CS tomorrow. I have only kept my Mrs Beeton's, a war ration recipe book that I use often, a speciality Japanese recipe book that I love and one with 1001 cake and biscuit recipes (that I could not live without)!

11 declutters!

Edit: Just remembered that I listed a filofax on ebay and someone has bid so that's going... 12 declutters!

nicki_2

I'm going to try this but I'm not going to list things until they actually leave the house. We have a habit of putting stuff to one side to leave the house and they can sit there for months (or years in some cases ).

DD has had a clear out in her room today to make room for Christmas gifts (she's been away or would have done it sooner) and approx 20 items have done in the bin so we'll start there