2017 - No Clutter To Be Seen

somerandom

@dktreesea: Well done on making a start :T Just take every day / item at a time.

I'm self-employed too - it's hard not to let it take over you whole life isn't it? I've just had a week away & I've come back determined to take back control. Continuing to declutter feels like a part of that for me.

greent

Quite pleased with this month's efforts - means I'm just above where I *should* be to keep on target for 2017 in 2017 Have also priced up lots of toys and children's books for hopeful sale at a NNS in July - so am hoping to reap more rewards for this month's efforts in a couple of months too
Some flebay sales through the month - mainly recipe books. Only a couple left now and they are listed, along with some kitchenware. At the mo I only have 3 items to list on ebay, but they are 'big' items (a tent, a caravan and an on-site massage chair) so not so easy to sort/ sell. May also list some of the toys (sorted but not yet priced) on there instead of keeping for NNS, as I think they will sell well

468 – 471. 4 recipe books – sold – ebay
472 – 473. 2 broken plastic tubs - binned
474 -476. Holey underwear & socks – fabric recycling
477. Holey PJs (DS2) – fabric recycling
478. Worn through socks – fabric recycling
479. broken small Tupperware pot – binned
480. book read and passed on
481. laddered odd knee-highs – binned
482. recipe book – sold – ebay
483. pair of worn thin socks (DS3) – fabric recycling
484. birthday cards from last month – recycling
485. book half read and passed on
486. more worn through socks – fabric recycling
487. too small and worn thin shorts – fabric recycling
488. old school book bag – binned
489. Worn down (diagonal heels!) boots of DD’s – shoe recycling
490 -494 – worn out/ holey/ too small and bobbly clothing of DS3’s – fabric recycling
495 – 501. – Magazines from DS3’s room – recycled
502 - 505. Tatty books – recycled
506. Worn out/ ripped jeans (DD) – fabric recycling
507 – 517. 11 magazines (DS3) recycled
518. Several sheets of stickers (DS3) – shoebox appeal
519. battered and cracked plastic tray – binned
520. scraps of loft boards left over from boarding small attic – burned
521 -522. 2 books read and passed on
523. Free travel toiletries set – sold – ebay
524. broken coathanger – bin
525 - 529 – various small broken toys (DS3) – binned
530. torn red nose – bin
531. non functioning compass – bin
532. holey underwear (DS1) – fabric recycling
533. cookbook – Ziffit
534 – 537. 4 x Nintendo DS games – sold – Ziffit
538 – 545. 8 manky bath toys – binned
546. some packaging used on ebay and ziffit
547 – 548. Holey trackies (DS3) – fabric recycling
549. Uncomfortable bra – recycled
550. Pair of ripped shorts (DS3) – fabric recycling
551. small boy’s bike + stabilisers – put at bottom of drive with ‘free’ sign – went 
552. bridesmaids headdresses from our wedding (1997) – binned – mice got them
553. paperwork from our wedding photography package (why??) – recycled
554. 2 lots of sticky sugared almond favours from our wedding – binned
555. my wedding headdress – CS
556. my wedding veil – mice attacked – binned
557. the sugarpaste flowers from our 1997 wedding cake – disintegrated – binned
558. mounted dried flowers from my bouquet – binned
559. lots and lots of cardboard boxes saved for ?? – recycled
560. a whole filing box of cards from over the years – mice attacked – recycled
561. OH’s train set – died in storage – binned
562. cracked plastic storage box containing 561 – binned
563. ‘spare’ carpet underlay – used as nesting material by mice – binned
564. spare toilet seat (pre soft close ones) kept because?? – binned
565. an empty hippo bag – eaten by mice – tipped
566. rusty microphone stand – recycled
567. old amp – recycled
568 – 571. – 4 duvets used by mice as nest fodder – binned
572. 6 suit covers/ bags – binned
573. old beach bag used by mice – binned
574 – 576. Straps from 3 old bags – binned
577. lots of rusty bulldog clips – binned
578 - 585. tax paperwork/ records inc self employment stuff for 2002, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 – recycled/ burned as appropriate
586. 2 ring boxes – binned
587 – 589. 2006, 2007, 2008 diaries recycled
590. ladder – given away
591. squash racket and case – CS
592. old folding chair (rusty) – recycling centre
593. old folding stool (rusty) – recycling centre
594. half a dozen solid maple kitchen cupboard doors – recycling centre
595. more cardboard boxes – recycling centre
596. pinboard – CS
597. approx. 16 small balls in various stages of decay – binned
598. around 20 small bubble wands and tubs – binned
599. non working clock (even with brand new batteries) – binned
600 - 601. 2 broken small animal hay racks – binned
602 - 605. 4 manky animal food bowls – binned
606. burst blow up goal posts – binned
607. too-thin-to-be-useful mdf – recycling centre
608. small bottle of bubbles – used, bottle recycled
609. Velcro catch a ball game with the Velcro no longer sticky – binned
610. Large wooden ottoman approx. 40 years old – recycling centre
611. small watering can (cracked) – binned
612. 4 magazines – sold – ebay
613. recipe book – sold – ebay
614. tub chair – given to aunt
615 – 617. 3 bat-and ball sets – CS
618 -620. Random old toy spades – bin
621 – 626. McD toys and magazine freebies and an unused notebook – shoebox appeal
627 – 628. 2 skittles sets – CS
629. old plasters and bandages found in rugby kit – binned
630. excess rations from army camp which no one here will eat – donated to foodbank
631. coffee/ tea/ sugar from army camp rations added to our supplies 
632. tatty paperback – recycled
633 - 634 – 2 books read and passed on
635. weird corner tray found in garage – binned
636. spare handles etc from kitchen – binned
637. sticker sheets – shoebox appeal
638. McD’s toy – shoebox appeal
639. recipe book – sold – ebay
640. 36 IKEA blue bags – donated to charity
641. face serum from stash – used up
642. bath crème used up as shower gel, bottle recycled
643. loom band kit – donated
644 -648. 5 small soft toys (all new) – shoebox appeal
649. box of wax crayons – shoebox appeal
650. large empty cardboard box from a Xmas present – recycled
651. 3 pairs of worn thin socks (DS2) – fabric recycling
652. small modelling kit free with a magazine years ago – binned
653. roll of couch paper used as kitchen towel
654. roll of nappy liners used as kitchen towel
655. 2 storage boxes previously containing filing in loft – recycled
656 -658. 3 large bars of soap approx. 9-10 years old(!) used to make laundry gloop
659. ½ bin of various rubbish bits from DS2’s floor – binned/ recycled
660 – 665. 6 toys donated to shoebox appeal
666. broken bouncy ball – binned
667 – 669. 3 packs of (ood) seeds sown
670. broken kitchen timer – binned
671 – 673. 3 new construction sets (like meccano) – CS
674. lots of (kiddy) posters from DD’s wall – recycled
675. 4 magazines – sold – ebay
676. 5 magazines – sold – ebay
677. some more packaging used on ebay parcels etc
678. pack of unused wax crayons – shoebox appeal
679. small pile of drawings done by DD when small – recycled
680. Top (DS3) with stain on – fabric recycling
681. Recipe book – sold – ebay
682. toy rounders bat- CS
683. too small underwear (DS2) – fabric recycling
684 – 687. – 4 books from unread stash looked at and decided ‘not my thing’ – passed on
688. recipe book – sold – ebay
689. old colouring book (DD) – recycled
690. still-in-pack McD’s toy – shoebox appeal
691. non-working toy colour-changing torch – binned
692 - 693. 2 items of clothing from loft – fabric recycling
694. cardboard box which held clothing (from loft) – recycled
695. Pair of child’s walking boots – sold – ebay
696. Worn-thin socks (DS3) – fabric recycling
697. Holey tshirt (DD) – fabric recycling
698. Wooden pallet – given to Scouts for whatever they plan to do with it (has been behind my garage for more than 2 years!)
699. recipe book – sold – ebay
700 -701. 2 books read and passed on

I am seeing some real difference in some areas now, which is fantastic! :T

Chocolatedrinker

Joining up again! Spent this weekend and last sorting out stuff for recycling and charity shop and have taken 8 bags of stuff so far to charity shop with another 4 to go.

BettiePage

BettiePage wrote: »

55-67. Shoes- CS
68-69. Handbags - CS
70-71. Scarves - CS
72-73. Display plate and stand - CS
74. Yankee melt thingy - CS
75-82. Serving bowls - CS
83-84. Vases - CS
85. Fruit bowl - CS
86. Le Creuset jug - CS
87-91. Books - CS
92-93. Jackets - CS

Eta:

94-98. Mugs - CS
99. Fortnum and mason tea strainer - CS.
100. Costume jewellery (assorted) - CS.

Had to make it to 100!! Yay!

101. Broken washing line prop - tip.
102. Mug tree/stand - tip.
103. Bed roll - tip.
104. Broken hand saw - tip.

Drawer of doom!

105-123. Unused Yankee wax melts (see above) - CS
124. Makeup bag - bin
125-134. Dead pens - bin
134-136. Hair bobbles - bin
137 -138. Nails files - bin
139. Dead hairband - bin
140. Dead battery - bin
141. Dead roll of sellotape - bin
142. Post It page markers - bin
143-145. Allen keys - bin
146. Textbook - CS
147. Broken hand fan - bin
148. Work related journal - will take to work and leave in staff room
149-159. Various instruction booklets for various devices inc house phone and modem - bin.


Plus DH went through my 'emergency' tinned food yesterday and threw away about a dozen things that were OOD.

eta: There were more bits but I've forgotten them.

160-206. Books (mostly travel/touristy ones) - CS

gemmajenkins0208

A lot going on this weekend.

We have come into a substantial amount of money - this has meant that every single one of our debts(large and small) has been paid off, in full. :j

We have been to the local asda twice - once on saturday, once yesterday and bought a whole load of things we needed(not just food). I also had a few clothing treats bought for me Things in the house have been replaced due to this

We also went into the city today to do some shopping. I ended up being bought a suitcase, flip flops for summer, a new set of headphones, some undie bits in primark and a wheel and pedals controller for the pc

I've had a lot over the last few weeks and me and my family have been rather spendy over the last few weeks and especially this weekend. Time to calm down a bit now.

somerandom

So pleased for you @GemmaJenkins

Chocolatedrinker

Another 6 bags of stuff to charity shop :-) 2 boxes of books to charity bin at tip, started on a bag of craft bits to go to cubs and some bits and pieces to go to work colleague. I am starting to find this dejunking quite therapeutic!

gemmajenkins0208

No one is showing any interest in our bags of stuff we have to sell

Will have a talk with mum later and see if we can just get rid of it at the charity shop/tip as most of it is really old stuff(such as pc games/software cd's compatible with windows 98!) so I wouldn't really expect most of it to sell anyway

Trendyjenny

still got the golf car brother can't find anywhere to put it , so i'll have to reorganise a scrapman !

gemmajenkins0208

Just having a hot choc(to use it up as no one else drinks it) and then I'm going to go and sort out our bags of stuff to sell as no one is interested in any of it and after talking to mum about it she said get rid of the old tat at the tip but keep the clothes, kitchen bits etc to give to the charity shop