2017 - No Clutter To Be Seen

Saver-upper

Aww,how exciting Gemma.:jYes,4 years is long enough.I'll bet your parents are going to miss you,though.
I love the idea of only having one plate,knife,fork,cup,etc each.I definitely need to cull the coffee cups and glasses in this house.Why,I ask you,do children's easter eggs come with coffee cups :think:?
I have been stopping and starting the decluttering of this house for about 3-4 years.With 4 kids and a hoarding partner,I have to keep ontop of it.But this year,having had a house extension last year,I really am going for it.I am going through cupboards and the loft that haven't been sorted for years :eek:.
My dishwasher is on twice most days (family of 6).I wonder what would happen if I culled,especially cups and glasses.And I have been letting go of guilt-the amount of items I held onto because it had been given to me and I felt bad letting it go ....Now I am past that,and it is alot easier to let things go.

Out of the house today:
To small local charity shop:
a huge bundle of clothes,all never worn,most still with labels on:
2629-2631: 3 jumpers
2632-2633: 2 long-sleeved tops
2634-2635:2 t-shirts
2636:pair of leggings
2637:tracksuit pants
also:
2638:Lazy Town dress up outfit (Stephanie)
2639:Lazy Town dress up outfit (Sportacus)
2640:raincoat
2641:gift bag
2642:Beatrix Potter Complete Tales box set
2643:Dr Suess classics box set
2644:Magic Faraway Tree box set
2645:box of Christmas cards
2646:Angelina Ballerina brush
2647:Home character (McDonald's toy)
2648:princess necklace
2649:hand puppet
2650-2659:10 stuffed toys
2660:water-toy
2661:Hide and Seek Scooby game
2662:trump cards game
2663:pplastic ruler
2664:small mirror
2665:basket of shells

Given to a friend:
2666:blue top
2667:floaty,sheer blue shirt
2668:green t-shirt
I also gave her a dress,but not counting that as it was in a bag of stuff given to me a few weeks ago,to sort out and keep what I want,then donate the rest.Not really mine,it was just "passing through" my life .
In the same way,won't count 2 items of mine that I set aside for my 15yo daughter to see if she wanted.She did,so nothing decluttered,but being used after 4 years being scrunched up in a wardrobe :rotfl:

Last week when I was donating to this newly-discovered charity shop,I saw a sign in a shop window asking for plastic bags.Bet they are sorry they asked now,I took in 4 huuuuuge bundles of bags :rotfl:,so counting that as 2669-2672,though there was probably over 100 bags there.That has freed up a big space under the stairs :j

Then I went to the tip.Hate this bit-sooooo much going to landfill .I really do try to avoid it.
2669-2758:90 pieces of plastic,almost all from kid's games that I had given up looking for all the pieces of,so couldn't donate
2759:wooden box from kid's toy
2760:kid's soccer ball
2761:gift bag
2762:paint brush

2763-2765:3 jigsaw puzzles,donated to school after they had a shout-out for toys/puzzles for lunch clubs

So,all that was from around the house :eek::eek:
Out of the loft,I recycled a cardboard book of Scooby-doo jigsaw puzzles,so from the loft, that is number 1166.

Phew !!

gemmajenkins0208

Well, I wouldn't say they are going to miss me much Saver-upper - we've just moved down the road! :rotfl:

Well, we have 4 of most things, but with 2 of us eating at a time there's only enough for 2 meals if you know what I mean.

There were 6 of us when I used to live with my parents. My parents, my brother and his fianc!e and me and my partner. The washing machine was always going, the tumble drier was always going, and dishes had to be done several times a day :rotfl:

Talking to my mum last week she said it's still pretty much like that :eek: Whereas here now I wash the dishes in the evening before bed. I do laundry once a week MAYBE twice, if we've dirtied up an extra towel or something. Hoovering and sweeping only needs to be done a couple times a week. We have a washer drier but we don't use the drier part as it simply does not get stuff dry so a simple airer over the bath for the night does the trick for us

I've got 2 different ladies interested in 2 of my items I have listed for sale. The remaining item is quite specific so may have to take it into a shop that's specialises in that sort of thing.

greent

1729. Necklace – CS
1730. Bracelet – CS
1731. Old lunchbag – binned
1732 -33. 2 ‘souvenir’ plastic spoons – binned
1734. non-sticky sticky labels from a ‘preserving kit’ – recycled
1735. plastic box which contained preserving kit – binned
1736. few items of (well in date and unopened) food which we don’t like – donated to foodbank
1737. several unopened airline packs of toothbrushes and tubes of paste – donated to foodbank
1738 - 40. New/ unopened body lotion x3 – donated to foodbank
1741. several takeaway tubs – recycled
1742. heaps of tealights – used 😊
1743 – 1744. 2 jar candles – used 😊
1745. bit from old fridge freezer – binned
1746. broken picture frame – part binned/ part recycled
1747. several small hotel bottles of shower gel – used to top up handwash, bottles recycled
1748. broken pen – binned
1749. uncomfortable socks (DS3) – fabric recycling
1750. too small & stained gillet (DS3) – fabric recycling
1751. worn-thin underwear (DS2) – fabric recycling
1752. holey PJs (DS2) – fabric recycling
1753. school trousers with broken and irreplaceable clip fastening (DS3) – fabric recycling
1754. kilner type bottle with duff seal – recycled
1755 – 1759. Jam jars from stash – recycled
1760. couple of cardboard boxes – recycled
1761. 3 sheets of stickers – shoebox appeal
1762. random gibble from DS3’s room – binned/ recycled
1763. handful of dried up felt tips (DS3) – binned
1764. book read & passed on
1765 – 67. 3 tatty cards from stash – recycled
1768 – 72. Books read (or not) and passed on
1773 -75. 3 pairs uncomfy socks – rag bagged (DS3 & OH)
1776. too small underwear – fabric recycling – DS2
1777. Broken (and spare) recycling box lid – binned
1778 – 1779. Bags of seeds brought back from DD’s uni flat – used
1780. Too small trainers (DS1) – recycled
1781. couch roll used as kitchen towel
1782. body lotion from stash used up
1783. more hotel shampoos and conditioners – used up, bottles recycled
1784. dress (DD) sold – ebay
1785 -86. 2 BN cake tins – sold – ebay
1787. Packaging from stash used in above ebay parcels
1788. Old NS&I savings account passbook from when OH was 10 (!) sent off for closing (balance was 54p )
1789 – 91. 3 things sold on flebay ( 2 freezer parts and PJs)
1792. Packaging used on above
1793. worn thin socks (DS3) – fabric recycling
1794. pile of paperwork recycled
1795 – 96. 2 books borrowed by DD from work back in May/ June – returned to work
1797 -99. 3 Body shop items (new and sealed) donated to school tombola
1800. Sheets of awkward circular labels – used up
1801 – 64. Items of clothing/ shoes/ bags/ jewellery sold to Cash4clothes
1865. Book read and passed on to my mum

Doubtful that I'll make 2017 target - but am happy at how much has ended up going

gemmajenkins0208

Going up to my mums today to see her for a bit

And I am going to liberate a few things from her

I need some Christmas wrapping paper, gift tags/bows, sellotape and some cards to write out for people at work

I'm going to have a nosey through her cupboards too and see if I can liberate any condiments/sauces/spreads etc

Saver-upper

I haven't been doing decluttering for a couple of weeks.More bringing stuff in for Christmas .
This morning I did take a couple of items,that I had tried to sell first,to the charity shop:

From the loft:
1167:Santa suit baby-gro
1168: Christmassy Winnie-the-Pooh baby gro (still with labels on)
1169:newborn baby Christmassy set: hat,mittens,bib etc (still with labels on).

Edited: Just remembered that I had got rid of a couple of things earlier this month
From in the house,earlier this month I recycled:
2766-2768: 3 spray bottles that didn't seem to work anymore
2769:Easter chocolate making kit,found in the back of the kitchen cupboard while baking with the kids.It was 3.5 years out of date :eek:

greent

I'm up to 1985 items (thanks to some fab ebay sales this month of unwanted toys and kitchenware) so am really going to push to get to 2017 in 2017 and update with my list at the month end

Don't think I'll make another 2018 in 2018 but still plan on keeping a tally of what's gone

Sa1sysoo

1087 - Mechanical Pencil UU
1088-9 - Marquee Tent
1090-1 - Keyboards
1092-3 - Old Fitbits
1094 - Bag of broken lightbulbs
1095-6 - Shorts
1097 - Trainers
1098 - 2015 Diary
1099 - PS3 Game
1100-1102 - Ebooks read and deleted
1103 - Catalogue
1104 - Old PC
1105 - Shampoo Sample
1106 - Over the radiator Cat Bed
1107-1110 - Models
1111 - Boots
1112 - Leggings
1113-4 - DVDs to Mum
1115 - Shampoo Sample
1116 - Transformers Model
1117-8 - Pens used up
1119-1120 - Pull Back Bikes
1121 - 1160 - Cables

eandjsmum

took two tops and a pair of trousers to a CS yesterday along with a tabletop easel and a plastic portfolio.
Dumped a broken set of bathroom scales. other than that not much decluttering done recently.

Tidied DDs bedroom for when she comes home this week. opened her cubpoard and found a CS bag full of stuff. Have a couple more bits to add and that will go on Friday when I'm off work.

Saver-upper

I am still not actively decluttering at the moment,but a few things have left the house:

Out of loft:
1170:unopenedset of Joules bath bombs.(I used them for a Secret Santa present,and am trying to ignore the fact that it was really just swapped for another gift that has made its way into the house :rotfl:)

Out of house:
2770: unopened box set of 3 kid's books (How Loud Can you Burp?,Why is Snot Green?,and Does Farting Make you Go Faster?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:)
2771:unopened Create a Night Sky projection kit
both given to a friend for her kids when I visited this afternoon.I did have another gift to give her as well,but it wouldn't fit in the backpack I was carrying,so kids would have seen it.

eandjsmum

Tidied DDs bedroom for when she comes home this week. opened her cubpoard and found a CS bag full of stuff. Have a couple more bits to add and that will go on Friday when I'm off work.[/QUOTE]

Have decided the bag goes today: