2017 - No Clutter To Be Seen

Saver-upper

Another load to charity this afternoon
838-839:packet of 2 school shirts-one worn once by my son to a wedding,the other never removed from the packet
840:a gift bag
841:sweater
842:beanie
843:bouncy ball
844:pair of kid's jeans
845:knitted jumper,still with labels on
846:pair of black jeans (adult),still with labels on
847:V-tech toy computer
848:packet of Usborne activity cards: Things to Paint and Draw
849:pop-up storage bin
850:Hello Kitty handbag

More kid's clothes:
851:denim jacket
852-853:dresses
854:t-shirt
856-857:leggings

I also walked in the charity shop with an ab-cruncher!! I thought the lady might tell me they don't have the space to keep one of those,hoping it will sell.But she didn't-she thought it was great.
So that is item number 858.

This morning ,I also continued the battle against paper:
859-861: 3 bundles of paper sorted through-stuff out for recycling,set aside for shredding,or binned
862:cut into tiny pieces a very old ID badge for an agency I joined but never actually did any work through.Why I have kept this in my house,rediscovering it every few months when I declutter,but never do anything with,I will never know .

Tonight,I sorted through a couple of bundles of papers with my 8- and 10-yo.I sold it to them as giving them an opportunity to sit up past their bedtime :rotfl:.
I am dreadful with the amount of kid's drawings,writings,artwork,certificates,etc that I keep.Problem is,if I find it ,say,lying around in their bedroom,I have no idea when a particular piece was drawn or written.nor how old child was.And that drives me crazy.So for about 20 minutes I got them to go through some papers/drawings with me,and they were able ro remmeber,roughly,when they did a particular piece.So I labelled drawings and was able to file them away.Am calling that 863-864,though probably should count as more because they have been hanging around so long :rotfl:

sallymander

Hi everyone,

Been slowed down a bit by a virus, but heres my up to date list.

411. Travel toothbrush and paste
412. Used up dental floss
413. Another old perfume atomiser
414. Old lip balm
415. Magazine sold online
416. Plastic kids chopsticks to cs
417. Wine glass charms to cs
418. Bag of cocktail umbrellas and old birthday candles
419. Riding crop
420-1. 2 bags of frozen veg that were freezer burnt/ dried out.
422. Cough mixture used up
423. Wine glasses to cs
424. Broken box file
425. Ood eye spray
426. Fitted sheet gripper things
427. More shells
428. Headphones
429. Book
430. Book marks
431-2. Catalogues
433. Lip gloss
434-8. Micro more tape rolls
439. Next gift card sold online
440-2. Measuring cups
443. Lip balm
444-5. Old medication to the parmacist.
446. Used up inhaler
447. Old dried up muscle rub
448. Book
449. Empty medication boxes recycled
450. Toy to cs
451. Another half used cough mixture used up
452. Magazine sold online
453. Disgusting herbal tea binned
454. Sewing pattern sold online
455. Magazine binned
456. Old ripped towel donated to the local dog shelter
457-76. Nail varnishes to cs
478. Nail wraps binned
479. Fake nails binned

Still want to clear out some kitchen cupboards, the airing cupboard, bedroom chest of drawers, and finish clearing the wardrobe and sorting the loft. Exciting weekend plans ......

Saver-upper

Had a couple of hours sorting through stuff before going to work this afternoon.
I gathered up some kids books that for ages I thought I would sell.Today I looked at them and realised that,actually,I can't be bothered going to the trouble of listing them,dealing with time-wasters,etc.So have put them into my car to tske to charity shop tomorrow.I will count them then.

865:fiiiiiiiiiinallllyyy decluttered the contents of my ironing basket.My ironing basket has had uniforms in,waiting to be ironed,for about the last 3 months.Even though I know it will be refilled when I wash uniforms on the weekend,I was sooooo pleased to see an empty ironing basket,I had to give it a number :rotfl:

Sessie

We have a mortgage advisor coming tomorrow so last night was a big tidy up of the house (he'll most likely not go anywhere except the kitchen where we'll talk at the table but still, if he does, at least the place will look nice!). Was quite ruthless as I went, throwing all sorts of things away instead of just moving them somewhere else.


One thing I AM quite good at keeping safely and organized is paperwork. I thought I'd have everything ready for him - payslips, bank statements etc... WELL....


Could I find the last three months' payslips?? Could I heck!! I have EVERY payslip going back to 2013 (not quite sure why!) but not the last three months! Tore drawers apart and cupboards for almost an hour before remembering that we don't get them any more, they are online at work as we are trying to go paperless! Still, got rid of quite a lot of other "stuff" as I went along so I'm calling it a win!


I'm very "in the mood" for chucking stuff at the moment, quite annoyed that my whole weekend is booked up with things to do and places to go so I can't get on it RIGHT NOW. Monday is the plan, straight after the school run I'm going to clear out the childrens' clothes and toys. I find it quite difficult to charity shop/throw away their old toys as they all have memories but I WILL BE STRONG!!


Thanks for the welcome and keep on keeping on everyone!!

Saver-upper

866:had a spare 30 minutes,so sorted through a small box of papers.Dear I do keep some tat :eek:.Got rid of a few papers,but didn't empty the box-still decisions to be made.I am so bad making decisions ofn anything my kids have drawn/written/other artwork.

Planning on getting a few things out of the house this weekend :j

Saver-upper

867-885:19 books and
886:a small purse
donated to charity to charity shop this morning :j

sallymander

Still feeling motivated, I can now really see a difference, so much so my moms asked me to help her clear out.

Heres the weekend so far....

480. Body lotion used up
481. Half used shower gel used up
482-4. Perfume samples used up
485-90. Vest tops to cs
491. Suit trousers to cs
492. Magazine sold online
493-9. Tops to cs
500-5. 6 magazines sold online
506. Trainers sold online
507. Magazine recycled
508. Jogger bottoms to cs
509. Plastic tub recycled
510. Set of hole cutters sold to my dad
511-14. Toiletry samples used up.
515. Another magazine sold online
516. Dress up fan to cs
517-23. Toys to cs
524. Top to cs
525. Pair of old pants binned
526-8. Dvds to cs
529-31. Books to cs
532. Another body lotion used up.
533-8. Gift bags to cs
539. Coffee to my dad
540. Cough mixture used up.
541. Sewing pattern sold online.
542-3. 2 sets of bed sheets to the local wildlife rescue
544-6. Old towels to the wildlife rescue
547-52. Blankets to the wildlife rescue
553. Dead grout pen binned
554-559. Old tooth brushes that i kept for cleaning in the recycling.

I cleared out the airing cupboard, but still want to do plenty of other clutter areas.

greent

End of month update: JUNE

770 – 786. 17(!!) tubes of manky/ half used/ years old shaving cream/ gel – binned
787. small bottle of body lotion used from stash
788. stretched and baggy old PJs (DD) – fabric recycling
789 -790. 2 x mini clipboards – shoebox appeal
791 – 799. 9 bottles of dried up/ separated poster paints - binned
800 – 814. 15 trays used for painting – recycled
815 – 827. Various craft items recycled/ binned
828. empty tub of glue – binned
829 -833. 5 dried up/ useless paintbrushes – binned
834 – 861. Various make up items (DD) – binned
862 – 870. Old notebooks and diaries (DD) – recycled
871 – 872. 2 dried up tubes of crystal glue – binned
873. scrunched up old sticker sheet – recycled
874. old (bought in 1998!) Winnie the Pooh storage box (cardboard) – recycled
875. pile of posters from magazines (DD) – recycled
876. large cardboard box kept for fleabaying – recycled
877. chipped mug – binned
878. cracked glass – binned
879. lots of primary school work (DD) – recycled
880. book – CS
881. several bottles of hotel shower gel used to top up handwash dispenser 
882. bottled of bath soak used up as shower gel, bottle recycled
883. tube of body polish from stash used up
884. couch roll used as paper towel 
885. book read and passed on
886 -890. 5 colouring books recycled (DD)
891-892. 2 shoeboxes (used for craft) – recycled
893 – 899. Various small bits of stuff binned (DD)
900. dried up mascara binned
901. eyeshadow set binned
902. completed KS2 workbook – recycled
903 – 919. Worn out/ outgrown underwear – fabric recycling
920. crystal glasses - sold - ebay
921. MAsses of packaging and a huge cardboard box used on 920

sallymander

Just done a kitchen cupboard so can add thr following

560. Plastic funnel
561-5. 5 plastic choppping boards
566. Cake stand
567. Loaf tin
568-70. 3 cake tins
571-2. 2 oven dishes
573. Electric steamer

All in good condition so to the charity shop. My mom works for the PDSA so she drops it off at the donation centre for me, so I count it as soon as it goes in the bag as I see my parents so frequently its just easier.

Fiasco55

Not getting much done as it's crazy at work with the school holidays.

843-844. Books to cs
845-849. Bin bags dropped off at cs
850. Purse sold online
851. Trousers sold online
852. Skirt sold online
853. Game sold online
854. Paperwork filled
855. Box recycled