2017 - No Clutter To Be Seen

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greent wrote: »

1268. HUGE pile of old schoolwork (DS1) – recyclego….)
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1390. Wedding dress – sent off for making into angel baby gowns

Ugh,going through the loft,I am reminded of the problem of storing school books.My kids age in range 8-15y.I have kept every single school book that comes home (and every reading record book,which gets lost,replaced and found multiple times then ,so several records each year per child ).I don't think I have the heart to recycle mine yet.Maybe one day.
I also wanted to say,well done donating to an angel baby charity-it is beautiful work they do,from what I have seen.

Haven't we got some long lists of stuff leaving houses today?Lots of decluttering being done around here :j.
For myself,the Great Loft Declutter 2017 continues.A bit slower going today (partner and OH returned from a couple of days away,so lots of time catching up.But,of course,one of the reasons I want to declutter,is so I can have more family time without constantly thinking I should be doing something else.Sometimes just being is enough.
As yesterday,I have set aside lots of stuff to donate,and will list when it leaves the house.For now,that stuff is spread all over the house,sort of negating the big tidy-up I had the previous 2 days :rotfl::rotfl:.
So,over the day,I spent 5 hours 44 min sorting through the loft (plus 30 min "tidying up" a bit after.In actual fact,the place looks like a wreck,with the most random bits sprawled throughout.).Adding up the numbers now,it doesn't fell like I spent that long,because there was so much stoping and starting.Still,I am glad I did,even though I am still up posting at this hour!

Out of the loft today:

Recycled:
159:box that contained a whole dinner set :eek:.My parents-in-law gave it to us when OH and I moved in together.It is a bit posh,and very delicate,so we used it for a few years,then 4 kids came along,and Disney plates and bowls are much better for those years.So the bits we will use (bowls and plates yes,teacups and saucers not so much),were put through the dishwasher,and have started using.Discovered tonight they are not microwaveable.The arcing in the microwave was the clue :eek::eek::rotfl::rotfl:
160-162:3 shoe box lids
163:1 shoe box
164:photo album.Had to explain to my 15yo what it was :eek::eek::rotfl:.I don't use photo albums (but am old enough to know what they are!),but was able to repurpose.The album was a foolscap-folder style (biggger size,but with clipping spine).Daughter has kept a couple of the loose album pages to put study-cards in,and the album for study notes.The spare album pages I will donate.
165:decorated Build-A-Bear Workshop box,crushed from years spent in the loft
166:wallpaper offcuts.Not actually sure if it is recyclable-will find out when binmen either collect or reject on Monday
167:Christmas wrapping paper,again,crushed in storage



Other finds in the loft today which have been given a second life around the house (apart from the dinner set),are 2 waterproof coats,and an alarm clock.

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I have spent a bit of time getting bits and pieces ready for starting back at work tomorrow,and kids back to school on Tuesday and Wednesday.But I still had some time to do a bit more looking through the loft.(Spent about an hour in the loft.)Over the last 2 days,I have bought so many empty boxes down into the house (some already empty from my decluttering efforts this year,others I have emptied in the last few years).Last night my 10- and 8-yo thought their room being full of boxes and lids was a great excuse to have a "sleepover" in a pop-up tent in our kitchen :rotfl::rotfl:.Couldn't have that again ,with school about to start,so this aftyernoon I put the empties back into the loft,all neatly stacked,making 2 neat towers.Then I continued browsing through the loft.I have bought a few things down to sort through,but at this stage,all I have decluttered from the loft today is
168: a bundle of scrap paper .I have always used old A4 pages/mail/fliers/school note etc for writing notes.I used to tend tearing into A5 pieces and storing it to use.How a bundle of this got in the loft,I am not sure.But it is gone now.
169:broken frame with photo

From in the house,(which I am counting as a seperate 2017 challenge),more stuff has left the house.
My 10yo had a plastic bag of "stuff" all set aside.I asked her what it was,and she said it was stuff she no longer wanted,and was giving to her best friend.I asked her if friend and friend's mum were happy for stuff to be coming into their house like this,and she said yes-the mum knows all about it,and it is fine.So of course,in the name of proper accountability on this thread,I had to check out what was leaving the house :
1733:book of temporary tattoos
1734-1735:2 Jacqueline Wilson books
1736:David Walliams book
1737-1738:2 other books
1739-1748:10 pairs of socks :eek::rotfl:.I did ask if friend knew she was taking receivership of 10 pairs of used socks.Apparently so......
1749:a dress
1750-1755:6 hairbands,never used,which match school uniform gingham
1756-1757:2 t-shirts
1758:vest top
1759:1 pair leggings
1760:1 pair trousers
1761:bundles notebooks and pencils
1762:Rubiks cube
1763:small purse
1764:netted bath sponge
1765-1767:3 bath bombs
1768:lip balm
1769:small pot of glitter
1770:star-shaped emery board
1771:travel bottle of Dove bodywash

eandjsmum

DD has made a start on her room so that's 1 black bin liner of rubbish, 1 large reusable shopping bag of old exercise books for recycling, 1 Carrier bag crammed for the CS and at least 2 loads of washing.

purplevamp

purplevamp wrote: »

139-144) DVDs (to my Mum)
145) Bathroom Shelving pole (binned ~ v. rusty!!)

146) Pressure cooker (ebay)
147) Video (ebay)
148) Whole heap of unopened junk mail (recycling)

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1772:a watch.Was only a cheapie (present years ago from Thailand),but very pretty
1773:pair of nail clippers (in unopened packet!)
1774:length of bunting with English flag on
1775:novelty flag
1776:kid's denim jacket
1777:pair of lady's shoes,barely worn
1778-1780:3 lady's jumpers,with tags
1781:ladies jumper,worn once
1782:ladies skirt,never worn
1783:ladies spotty top,with tags
1784:another pair of ladies shoes
1785:canvas shoulder bag (pink with butterflies)
1786:video
1787:ladies dressing gown
1788:potaotoes cookbook (missed the first cull of cookbooks)
1789:child's mini-jumper thingy
1790-1793:4 children's books
1794:tea caddy
1795:sugar caddy
1796:kid's blue straw hat

Saver-upper

More decluttering tonight:
1797-1801:3 pairs of old school shoes and 2 pairs trainers

While watching tv tonight,I sorted out my 2 junk drawers:emptied,wiped down,declutter bits of rubbish,and repack.Going to count "1" for the rubbish from each drawer,so 1802-1803.
1804:nearly 30 assorted batteries,out for recycling

sallymander

Hi all, heres my latest update,

1520: peak flow monitor thing
1521. Nail varnish to cs
1522-3. Two foot files binned
1524. Used make up sponges bimned
1525-9. 4 packs of different wax strips
1530-34. Nail files - dont know why i had so many?!?
1535. Cuticle oil
1536-8. Car parts cleared from garage when i sold my car (wont count the car as its being replaced)
1539. Make up remover pads used up
1540. Bike sold online
1541-2. 2 inner tubes sold with bike
1543. Ball to cs
1544. Pair of curtains
1545. Old duvet repurposed as dog bed
1546. Fancy shampoo used up - now down to just one shampoo
1547. Nail polish pads dried up so binned
1548-58. Magazines recycled
1559-63. Inches lost from my waist - stopped dieting and weighing myself, now just eat when im hungry and i had to measure my waist to taken in a skirt and noticed how much id lost, woohoo!
1564. Pack lf head phones ear buds
1565. Pack of headphones ear hangers
1566. Polishing cloth
1567. Plug
1568. Calculator
1569. Mini blender
1570-72. Gift bags reused
1573. Notebook

Have a great weekend everyone.

Fiasco55

Not getting much done at mine, but have finally cleared my mum's house.

1091. Mirrored jewellery box donated to cs
1092. Wooden jewellery chest donated to cs
1093-1097. Pieces of costume jewellery donated to cs
1098. Hooded top donated to cs
1099. New trousers donated to cs
1100-1102. Worn through socks
1103. Bank to cs
1104-1105. Books returned
1106. Book to cs
1107-1108. Cards from stock pile used
1109-1119. Bottles recycled
1120-1130. Birthday cards recycled
1131. Face wipes used up
1132-1133. Computer desk and chair donated

Fiasco55

Got tore into it today.

1134-1135. CD racks to cs
1136-1137. Books to cs
1138. Book returned
1139. New bath mat to cs
1140-1156. Toiletries donated
1157. New stress ball to cs
1158-1160. Puzzle books recycled
1161. Box recycled
1162-1166. Bottles recycled
1167. Old tub of petroleum jelly binned
1168. Used up can of hairspray recycled
1169. Bottle of cough medicine recycled
1170. Wall art hung up
1171. Packaging recycled
1172. Junk mail recycled
1173. Cookery book into work
1174. Pack of toilet roll used up from stash
1175. Batteries recycled
1176. New sushi mat to cs
1177. Storage box to cs
1178. Blanket to cs
1179-1180. New insulation tape to cs
1181. Candle to cs
1182. V shape pillow to cs
1183-1187. Fancy dress costumes to cs

Saver-upper

Out of the house today:

Binned:
1797-1798:2 hair chalks
1799: collection of 8 shells
1800:old tub of moisturiser binned,container recycled
1801:body scrub emptied,container recycled
1802:old,cheap bracelet
1803-1804:2 make-up brushes
1805:fake hair extension thingy
1806:mostly used nail decorations,packet recycled
1807:hair band
1808:kid's make-up
1809:Snow White eraser
1810:another little plastic box of shells (box recycled)
1811:handmade Christmas decoration made by one of the kids.

I also set aside more items of tat to go to the tip.Will count it when it leaves the house.

And stuff for recycling:
1812:Lush packaging

Recycled from loft (which I count seperately):

170-175: about 6 plastic boxes that stored Christmas decorations.The decs will never be put back in them,so no point keeping
176:cardboard box which contained boxes that Nintendo games
cartridges come in.Not sure what I will end up doing with the games boxes (kids don't even really play with DS units anymore),but for now thay are transferred to a smaller box.This cardboard box had been sitting in my loft since 2008 :eek:
177-193: 17 pieces of plastic that made up "things" that my kids made into unidentifiable masterpieces at school: margarine pots,yoghurt pots,egg boxes.......These are the types of things that I collect in my loft.After 10 years of having 4 kids going to schhol,my loft is full of these treasures :eek:.Really,why do I keep them?:eek: