2017 - No Clutter To Be Seen

Magpied

1. Ancient face wash - bin
2. Face cream that had gone solid(!) - bin
3-5 Too small dog boots x3 - bin
6&7. Kinder egg toy x2 - bin

Guineapigsqueaks

Christmas decs all away, just got to take bits that get stored in garage out there. Dark now, might wait until tomorrow. As suspected, cull of Christmas decs last year did mean not much to declutter, still a refillable felt advent calendar, a little Christmas basket, a Christmas DVD and a Christmas picture that lights up are out. I know I won't use them again. And some sparkly butterfly hair clips that DD wouldn't dream of wearing nowadays!
Guineapigsqueaks x

Xandersmum

30 DVD's etc boxed up and in the car to go off to various selling sites in the morning - have convinced hubby they all need to go as pay a fortune for sky and barely have time to watch stuff on there - have a lot more to go but need scanning and boxing - just pleased to have made a start

Fiasco55

1. Worn through jeggins, recycled
2. Shower gel used up, recycled bottle
3. Multi-surface cleaner used up, recycled bottle
4-6. Stain remover tubs decanted into large tub, tubs recycled
7. Laundry product used up, recycled
9-18. Last of the Christmas gifts passed along
19. Birthday card used from stash
20-21. Birthday gifts wrapped and ready to gift
22-23. Bottles of wine gifted to our hosts for yesterday's meal
24. Box of chocs for the host to enjoy after we left
25-27. Floor wipes donated
28. Cotton wool pack used up

Broomstick

Realised too late that the shops were still shut today so only managed to jettison the recycling. The rest is in the boot of the car to be disposed of tomorrow.

1. bag of unfit to wear clothes (recycling)
2. bag of children's specs (opticians recycling)
3. bag of hard plastic containers (recycling)
4. bundle of damaged chair cushions (recycling)
5-27. 3x trews, 4x shorts, 2x jumpers, 9x t-shirts, 4x shirts, 1x gillet (C/S)
28. box of misc small bits and pieces (C/S)
29. artificial Xmas wreath base (C/S)
30-34. 5 books (C/S)
35-40. playstation games (C/S)

Bx

Sa1sysoo

Well, that was awkward. I set up the thread, but forgot to follow it!
So I've just had a ten minute catch up with you guys. Well done all for getting started.
I've had a sort through a couple of kitchen cupboards and got rid of some things there, as well as taking the opportunity when putting the decs away to persuade hubby to go through his bags of cables that he keeps up there. As a result, we've gotten rid of loads of bits!

1. Health salts
2-3. Glow sticks
4. Winter hat
5. Bath sample
6. Egg Mould
7. Plastic Lid
8. Metal Wine Cooler
9-12. Plastic Bowls
13. Jar Lid
14-15. Kilner Bits
16-18. Sandwich Trays
19. Recipe Book
20. Terrine Lid
21-27. Cardboard boxes from the loft
28. Half moon metal tray
29-30. Scented candles
31-33. Lemon sprayers
34. Branch Lights
35-66. Christmas Cards
67. Electrical Equipment
68-71. Bags
72-140. Electrical Bits
141-226. Electrical Bits
227-248. Electrical Bits
249-262. Electrical Bits
263. Calendar

I have absolutely no shame in counting those cables individually, as not counting my pens and pencils individually last year left me with a really low score! :rotfl:
Anything to keep me motivated

Frogletina

1. Christmas cards passed on to be recycled into gift tags
2. Broom to meter cupboard in apartment block for anyone to use
3. Plastic wine stopper from Christmas cracker
4. Snowman from another wine stopper which broke when trying to take cork out - to give to daughter to use as cake decoration
5-7 egg cups
8. tin opener

frogletina

suzeesu2000

flipping cold here, heating has broke so am typing in gloves!

15. 2 prs socks
17. 10 gift bags
27. 2 new soaps
29. 13 balls of odd wool
43. dried up pen
44. perfume sample bottle
45. gift box being used for oddments


tomorrow will be a bigger one!

Cool_Runnings

Today I took on the 'bits 'n' bobs' drawer, which has now been reduced considerably. Really wonder why I keep some of this stuff! Blank CD's, key-rings, old manuals, a right mix of things now removed.

I've also had a look through my books. I've got 8 to certainly go, and 30-ish I'm undecided on so have set these aside in a box. It's probably the wrong way to go about doing this though! Some of these I might read and then get rid of. I live in a fairly small place and the books really do take up a lot of space.

This has now taken me up to 72 items so far.

Somehow this sorting ended up with me watching 'minimalist' videos on youtube. Amongst all the pretty faces blogging, there are some useful tips, and some lovely looking homes. I'm not aiming for a minimalist lifestyle at all, just a less cluttered one, but some of the places on there really did look good!

I've also got a few kitchen knives to get rid of. My local recycling centre doesn't accept them though. Any suggestions as to what to do with them other than wrap them carefully/box them and put them in with the normal rubbish?

Sue14

Hi, I'm going to rejoin as my house is starting to get very cluttered again, I didn't have much time last year as my DH was diagnosed with cancer and passed away in July, and I've had no motivation to do anything since. I know DH would not be happy if I let the house go back to how it was before I originally started decluttering, as he loved the new me who was willing to get rid of stuff instead of hoarding and we both loved the extra room, so new year new start.

Downstairs isn't too bad, as I like to keep my 'public' areas reasonably tidy in case of visitors, it's mainly the spare bedroom, which looks like a bomb has hit it, ditto the 'cupboard of doom', so I will try to get something done tomorrow. I do have a box and a few bags of stuff that need to go to the CS, it's just a case of actually taking it, so that is adding to the clutter in the spare room at the moment.

After two and a half years I finally shredded my late dad's paperwork over the weekend, which is now all in the recycling box, also shredded a pile of old credit/debit cards.