2017 - No Clutter To Be Seen

KitKatMum2

185.-193. Toys
194. Keyring
195. Skirt
196. Face Wash
197. Hair Dye
198-201. Candles
202. Sippy cup
203. Bowl
204. Flask
205. Hair mask
206. Coat Hanger
207.. Lipgloss
208-210. Sleepsuits
211-213. Boxes
214. Jumper
215. Fairy lights
216. Photo frame
217.-218. tops
218. Eye cream

Hoping to do more. Have loads to try selling, just struggling to find the time to do it.

Aberdeen5

86 89. Hangers
90. Old work trouse
91. Old work jacket
92. 94. More Yankee tea lights
95. 100. Old socks


More to follow

greent

Jan details below. Am off target by quite a bit but am hoping to make up for it in Feb (have lots of items priced up for selling in NNS and a handful of things to list on ebay) - should hopefully catch me back up... fingers crossed!
January
1. New baby card from stash to OH’s cousin
2. Glass received as part of gift sent with DD back to uni
3. Bottle of marshmallow flavoured vodka (untouched for a year) – donated
4. New (small) bottle of Baileys recd as Xmas present (still have most of Xmas 2015’s left) – donated
5. Small xmas tree – CS
6. Book (read) – CS
7. (Too) cutesy Father Xmas tealight holder – CS
8. New travel sized toiletry set – sold via ebay
9 & 10. Cardboard boxes from stash used to take DD’s stuff back to uni and then recycled at other end
11. Broken Tupperware type box – binned
12. & 13. Two Sets of broken solar lights from a tree in the garden – binned
14. Failing outdoor Xmas lights string from front of house – binned
15. Holey pair of DS3’s joggers – fabric recycling
16. Broken Xmas tree ornament - binned
17. Wooden toy with a big piece missing – binned
18. Stained top of DS2’s – fabric recycling
19. -21. 3 Xmas-scented jarred candles – used 
22 – 23. 2 packs of 4 pens- all 8 dried up – binned
24. small tube of handcream at least 4 years old used up as body lotion 
25. receipts from Xmas presents (just in case) – recycled
26. small pile of instructions/ receipts/ guarantees no longer required – recycled
27. Ainsley Harriot cook book (never used!) – CS
28. Random lids and excess packaging from toiletry stash – binned/ recycled
29. Broken alarm clock – bin
30. Unused VHS-DVD transfer cable system – CS
31. Strange choc US cereal not liked by any children (brought back from holiday in 08/16) – finally all used up in rocky road type stuff 
32. Toiletry set – sold on ebay
33. Soap/ bathbomb Packaging – sold on ebay
34. Some of packaging stash – used on 3 ebay and 1 ziffit parcels 
35. Old pair of OH’s PJ trousers – fabric recycling
36. Unjoyful mug – CS (perfect for 14th Feb)
37. Single cup cafetiere (we had 2) – CS
38. Roll of massage couch paper used as kitchen towel 
39. 2 tiny bottles of OOD Tabasco – contents emptied and bottles washed/ recycled
40. Pile of old paperwork – recycled/ burned
41. & 42. – 2 never used cookbooks – Ziffit
43. Book (fiction) – read and passed on
44. Rubbish thermal cup (no longer keeps drinks hot) – binned
45. Hotel shampoos x2 – used up
46. 4 bottles of hotel s/gel used to top up handsoap bottle
47. Another pile of paperwork – recycled/ burned
48. Pile of dead/ leaking batteries from kitchen drawer – recycled
49. large tube of handcream used as body moisturiser
50. Skinny belt came free with a dress – coming apart – binned
51. Necklace – CS
52. Pair of cheap earrings bought and worn to a fancy dress party (49p) (hurt my ears) – binned
53. Huge sunglasses case, never used – binned
54. – ood sauce sachets picked up on holidays in 2015 and 2016 – binned
55. 3 small jars/ tubs of marmalade (from hotels back in 2015??) – contents eaten, jars recycled
56. Free Kelloggs seed kit – kept seed packet and binned the rest
57. Old energy measuring thing from inside elec meter cupboard – binned (inside half binned years ago)
58. Never used River Caf! cookbook – CS
59. hotel shampoo and matching conditioner – used, bottles recycled
60. ‘Pair’ of gloves with 2 left hands(!) – fabric recycling
61. Couple of donated jars too large for my jam requirements – recycled 
62. More hotel shampoo & conditioner – used up, bottles recycled
63. Pile of paperwork – recycled/ filed/ burned (lots) as appropriate 
64. holey socks – fabric recycling
65. duplicate gift received by DS1 regifted to a friend for their bday 
66 & 67. 2 bras sold on ebay (1 unworn, 1 worn twice)
68. old phone (non working) – sent for recycling
69. packaging from stash – used on phone, ebay and parcel to daughter
70. coffee creamer sachets from 2016 Summer cadet camp – used in porridge
71. bamboo coaster with a split in  - chimenea
72. outgrown tshirt of DS2’s with a bleach mark on – fabric recycling
73. outgrown tshirt of DS3’s (also worn by DD, DS1 & DS2) – fabric recycling
74. outgrown PJs of DS3’s (also worn by DS1 & DS2) – fabric recycling
75. Too-small hat – fabric recycling
76. Book – read and passed on
77. More hotel shampoo and conditioner used up – bottles recycled
78. Holey underwear – binned
79. 6 bottles of ood lager (bbe 08/15) – drunk by OH and bottles recycled
80. Another tube of handcream used as body lotion
81. Facewash which made DS1’s face blotchy and itchy – binned

I need to get rid of 244 more items in Feb to get back on track! Finding it quite hard as I have spent the last 2 years really getting rid of things in bulk.

donnajt

donnajt wrote: »

Today so far ...

121-122 two mugs
123 broken hudl ... not sure what to do with it
124 dead plant
125 Yankee candle pretty reed diffuser bottle sob sob glass bank
126 recipe book
127 old address book
128 12 jars loyd Grossman Tom & chilli sauce that's been sat on dresser for 10 days stored in my understairs shop
129-130 puppets toys sorted, 2 thrown, 6 thrown in washing machine, rubbers ones washed in sink

131-135 various old phones, broken tablets (DD to see if they can be music magpied)
136 Handbag returned to Mum
137 Tupperware returned to Dad
138 Cookbook returned to friend
139 old cushion
140-141 fragranced oils that have lost smell
142-144 two macdonald toys
145 plastic kinder egg containers and contents
146 3x glass jars - glass bin
147 broken fairy lights
148 have two sets of key (don't ask) throw old irrevelant keys away, broken keyring and now have all my keys on one keyring yay me!!! only taken 42 days

back at work so decluttering slowed down sadly .... but the cupboards etc that I've decluttered look amazing and I'm making sure stay that way!

happytails

Hi all,

Im decluttering to put my house up for sale/move house with less stuff.

Ive thrown out and charitied loads. I've also boxed up lots of things to store elsewhere whilst we sort the house out.

Today I sent 2 bin bags of toys/clothes to charity.
Returned a toy to my friend that my kids had borrowed from hers.
Given 2 books to a friend for her kids to read/pass on.
Also got a bag of recycling for DS' school project of junk modelling ready for him to take tomorrow!

mrssnowy_2

Decluttered the ironing.
2 net curtains rehung and a sample ordered for new ones.
Bin day,so recycled paper and not a lot of food waste
Big bag of paper backs gone
My favourite umbrella has now dearly departed,it collapsed on my head-in the pouring rain as well!!
Dentist tomorrow so hope he doesn't declutter my teeth.

mrss

Saver-upper

Feeling much more positive the last day or 2,thank you all.

Loft:
131:Yesterday I forgot to mention that ,digging toward the back of the loft,I found a memory box of my 8yo,which included her first pair of shoes (which we hadn't got around to buying until she was over 2 :eek::eek:).I bought them down and put them in my display cabinet with the first pair belonging to two of my other kids.(These have all been found and displayed thanks to the motivation of this thread).Just got one more pair to find,and my collection will be complete.

Haven't done any real decluttering today,but I have been doing alot of tidying,putting away laundry,clearing surfaces,etc,in preparation for tomorrow, when I have a full weekday at home,by myself,without OH and kids,for the first time in absolutely months-probably the first time since moving back into our house in May last year.I have a plan (sort of....) for tomorrow.

I have a to do list (which keeps growing ),but one of the things I am looking forward to,is going from room to room,and remove 20 items from each room(random number plucked out of the air).Some bits will just be tidying /putting away,some rooms,eg bathrooms,will not have 20 items to remove,some rooms it will be putting birthday rubbish out for recycling,etc,but I also hope there will be some real decluttering as well.
Usually I work room-by-room,but I just thought,since the house is basically tidy,and it is an unexpected day off,so anything I get done is a bonus,I would try something different.Sometimes I do wish I had time to just concentrate on "little messes",instead of tackling whole rooms.

babes21

Hi everyone :wave:,

We are having a new fireplace fitted tomorrow so I've sorted the living room this evening. Got rid of lots of bits and bobs, mainly magazines and cables along with a lot of other paperwork. Hardly any clutter in there now which feels good!

somerandom

Hi All - I've unexpectedly got a clear day as I'd planned to visit a friend but she cancelled due to illness . Weather is horrible and its given me time to reflect.

Thing is - my house is really pretty tidy and fairly organised now - words I never thought I'd say :eek: I'm really enjoying the novelty of this and I'm determined to maintain it! I've been decluttering for a few years & started to really get down to business last June when I read " The More of Less" - it really motivated me as it linked the decluttering to uncovering and making room for purpose in life - that really resonates with me. I joined this thread shortly after - thanks for telling me about it GemGem.

I feel like I'm entering into a new phase. I've re-read the "More of Less" to motivate me. There's still stuff I can let go of - this is all "good stuff" so psychologically its a little harder for me to part with but I'm determined to do it... I've started to donate to a Children's Hospice Charity Shop which makes it easier (10 jewellery items decluttered already this morning - will list later). Also one of the things I need to tackle is home maintenance - I put things off to a ridiculous extent (boiler has been on the blink for years so I'm going to focus on these. There are also numerous areas of "mental clutter" that I'd like to focus on ie consolidating my 3 tiny pensions so that they become one pathetically small pension instead :rotfl:

So I'm posting this to mark the beginning of this new phase and as a statement of intent - I'm "going in there" - I'll let you know what I find.

blubella

Morning

Everyone appears to be doing so well and in positive spirits!

I am feeling a little poorly and sorry for myself today but have been noting all the stuff that I have decluttered, so that I could post an update when I had 5 minutes..

49. Wax disc - binned
50. Piece of wire recycled
51. Cardboard patterns recycled
52. marbles - CS
53-54. Crochet squares binned
55, Fork binned
56. Nail file binned
57. Fabric craft dog binned
58. Screw binned
59. Odd earring binned
60. Felt project binned
61. Post its recycled
62. Shoes ebay
63.Book ebay
64. Furniture ebay
65. Tshirt CS
66.Ceramics CS
67. Socks CS
68. DVD CS
69-73. BN Pants CS
74. Ring CS
75. Craft mag CS
76. Plastic pot recycled
77-86 Ink cartridges CS
87. Dress Ebay
88. skirt ebay
89-94. 4 x books CS
95. Bra CS
96. Tights CS
97-98. Bottle recycled
99. Lip balm CS
100. Book given to friend