2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

somerandom

It was bright and sunny here & I had a free day so finally I was motivated to do some "proper" decluttering. Spent a lot of time in the garden dealing with brambles & storage. Then a bit of time in loft & bedroom swapping over the final summer / winter clothes. It feels like a productive day - feel really quite physically tired as the garden really did involve manual labour ! :T


131-3 - dead stuff from garden shed (which is also dead )
134-5 - cupboard doors
145-6 - electrical pump & charger for sander that I no longer have
147- - clothes horse - dead
148 - boots - CS
149 - shoebox - recycling
150 - suit cover - CS
151-2 - 2 x dead storage bags
153 - suitcase - friend
154&5 - halloween stuff to CS

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. IF I NOTICE SOME SMALL TASK NEEDS DOING - I WILL DO IT IMMEDIATELY

2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I WENT IN - WITHOUT HIDING THE CLUTTER EXCEPT for the wardrobe room which is currently the storage room (sr)

3. THE LAST WASHING UP OF THE DAY WILL BE PUT AWAY BEFORE I GO TO BED

Marmiterules, you do know that you are allowed day/s off :rotfl: You have absolutely no reason to feel guilty - so you can stop that right now

somerandom, well done on the garden & house decluttering :T

Yesterday, DSis had a blood test @ 09:30 a.m. & the practice nurse took the opportunity to give her a flu jab DSis was not best pleased Today she basically did nothing apart from keep me & DH in cups of coffee :T

Last night the 3 of us came up with a list (a rather long list ) of garden jobs. DH & I started on the list today :T
DH continued drilling out the tree stump in the front garden - it is almost large enough to take the large terracotta garden pot :T Then he dug up 2 bushes - one he replanted against the back garden wall, the other is ready for the pot out front. He has also dismantled the garden bench, filled a couple of cracks in the wood & is in the process of sanding & oiling prior to storage? I was busy out front - got all the weeds & grass out from between the paving slabs & cleared the edge of the drive - we now have an extra 3 inches of driveway :rotfl: plus I cleared the weeds between our hedge & the road. I also did some pruning in the back garden. Everything is neat & tidy both front & back as I cleared up as I went along :rotfl:
Have made a list of jobs to tackle tomorrow, but there are soooo many that it will probably take all next week to complete them :rotfl: We are both trying not to do too much on any one day, so that we can work every day :rotfl: We have FINALLY learnt that going at tasks like a bull in a china shop is not conducive to completing tasks :rotfl:
Of course this means that the indoor decluttering is on hold

DH & I finished off our curries, DSis had lamb & chips in gravy. She has decided to finish her Chinese takeaway tomorrow

Re my three mantras: aired & made bed; DSis washed up; worktops washed down; filled sugar bowl; general tidying

Numbers as follows:

C1398 - C1401 Non recyclable - 3 pieces of weed suppressant, plastic pot & lid - binned
C1402 - C1403 Leaflets, uu deodorant spray - recycled
C1404 - C1408 Two Milk cartons, 3 tin cans, - rinsed & recycled

MrsSD
C1408/C2018

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. IF I NOTICE SOME SMALL TASK NEEDS DOING - I WILL DO IT IMMEDIATELY

2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I WENT IN - WITHOUT HIDING THE CLUTTER EXCEPT for the wardrobe room which is currently the storage room (sr)

3. THE LAST WASHING UP OF THE DAY WILL BE PUT AWAY BEFORE I GO TO BED

A gloriously sunny warm day but no breeze - still managed 2 loads of washing - one load practically dried on whirligig so just needed 15 minutes in td to finish off - now folded & put away :T The 2nd load is still wet & waiting to go in td as DSis decided to do her washing which didn’t dry on the whirligig so her clothes are hogging the td
DSis is finishing her Chinese takeaway tonight & DH & I had egg sandwiches.

After DH watched his motorcycle races, he joined me in the garden. Quite a few of the tasks crossed off the list :T & now I will bore you with the details :rotfl:

I relocated the bricks to one place (rather than scattered all over the garden :rotfl:) plus I moved the wood from the decking balustradesto a new location. DH & DSis finally put the decorative gravel round the shed :T; DH then took down & packed away the sun umbrella; relocated the bags of compost, topsoil etc - they are now stacked up either side of the raised (i.e. table) garden bed; strimmed the back quarter of the garden; moved the pot containing the tree/bush to a new location; dismantled the wooden compost bin (as it never worked:o); relocated the rotating compost bin to the space created; cleared a space near the olive tree & relocated the wormery. I really did keep him busy :rotfl:
I tidied up a small area of the garden getting rid of non compostable detritus & I finally washed all my garden pots, seed trays etc in diluted disinfectant. They are now dried & packed away neatly in my shed
Weather permitting - tomorrow DH & I will continue with ‘the list’

Ashamed to say I still haven’t cleaned the fridge but tomorrow I need to do a small shop so will ‘try’ to do tomorrow

Re my three mantras: aired & made bed; washed up; worktops washed down; filled sugar bowl; general tidying

Numbers as follows:

C1409 - C1420 Non recyclable - plastic pot & lid, small bag of garden detritus, 3 lots of plastic packaging, 5 empty plastic gravel bags, plastic bag, greasy tin foil - binned
C1421 - C1427 Leaflets, 2 lots of cardboard packaging, egg carton, newspaper, 2 cardboard boxes dismantled - recycled
C1428 - C1430 Milk carton, 2 tin cans, - rinsed & recycled

Keep up the good work my fellow declutterers :T

MrsSD
C1430/C2018

somerandom

just a couple of items to add today


156. Voter registration form - completed & sent
157. long sleeved t shirt - CS

cherryblossomzel

Not done much the last week or so, though I did tidy up a bit yesterday. Must start in on the kitchen. I've got a small shelving unit which in undoubtedly full of rubbish that I now longer need.

And the loft, oh the loft....

Happy_Kitties

*345-348 link to hope boxes x3 given to DD to deliver for me.......bedroom looks much tidier just getting
rid of these
*349 birthday present sent
*350-351 Christmas presentsx2 sent with birthday present. I have tried everything to stop sending so
many Christmas presents but some family and friends are so resistant so I thought if I have
to get them they are going now to avoid clutter
*352 packaging for the above

2 food bags given to starving student DD. Even though the living room looks less of a dumping ground they are not going to be counted in my totals as they were bought in to be handed to starving student when I saw her. Classing this as a neutral declutter

*353 sample bathroom tile ( bathroom has been in a year) that has been living in the kitchen-now in bin

I will hit 500 before Christmas:)

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. IF I NOTICE SOME SMALL TASK NEEDS DOING - I WILL DO IT IMMEDIATELY

2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I WENT IN - WITHOUT HIDING THE CLUTTER EXCEPT for the wardrobe room which is currently the storage room (sr)

3. THE LAST WASHING UP OF THE DAY WILL BE PUT AWAY BEFORE I GO TO BED

Somerandom, anything going out is a success :T

Cherryblossomzel, tidying is a major form of decluttering

Happy Kitties, well done on keeping stuff moving out :T & yes you will hit your target

Another gloriously sunny Autumn day - so weather did permit :rotfl: so continued with the garden chores list :T Two areas completely cleared of weeds & rubbish, pots relocated & last of the easy pruning done. If the weather stays nice, Tuesday will be another gardening day

No longer ashamed :T. Due to a leaking milk carton, the fridge was cleaned :rotfl: & reorganised. The only food casualty was some musty mushrooms which were donated to the wormery

Re my three mantras: aired & made bed; washed up; worktops washed down; filled sugar bowl & coffee jar; general tidying

Numbers as follows:

C1431 - C1437 Non recyclable - small bag of garage detritus, 2 lots of plastic packaging, 2 empty plastic compost bags, plastic tray & packaging, plastic bag - binned
C1438 - C1445 Leaflets, cardboard packaging, egg carton, 2 newspapers, magazine, toilet roll tube, foil lid - recycled
C1446 - C1451 Two Milk cartons, tin can, plastic bottle, 2 glass jars - rinsed & recycled

Have finished knitting a 2nd scarf & started on a 3rd

Keep up the good work my fellow declutterers :T

MrsSD
C1451/C2018

Saver-upper

It has been over 6 weeks since I have posted on here:eek:.
I wasn't doing alot of decluttering over the holidays,and I did let the state of the house slip a bit,with 4 kids at home,and me still working many days.
So,over the last 2 weeks I have slowly been getting my house back in order.A few areas of it actually look quite minimalist,which I am pleased with.
Out of the house over the last few weeks:

Donated:
1253-1290:38 rags for textile recycling
1291-1294:4pr boy's tracksuit pants
1295:beret,not sure where from,but had been sitting in the bottom of my wash basket for at least a year (!!),so washed and donated
1296:birthday card,unused hehe
1297:1pr school trousers

Recycled:
1298-12992 pairs boy's shoes
1300-1315:16 plastic spray bottles.As many here know,part of my business is cleaning.Each week I finish a few bottles of spray,and recycle the bottles.Normally I wouldn't count these in my personal decluttering challenge,but most of these bottles I had held onto for a few years,even though they smelt bad,has obviously gone off.I couldn't bring myself to let them go.Kept thinking I could use it for my own house,not customers,etc etc.Then I found the strength,asked myself why I should use gone- off cleaning fluids in my own home?

Binned:
1316:old "L" plate
1317:lead for a toy horse
1318:cheap plastic remote control car,not working

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. IF I NOTICE SOME SMALL TASK NEEDS DOING - I WILL DO IT IMMEDIATELY

2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I WENT IN - WITHOUT HIDING THE CLUTTER EXCEPT for the wardrobe room which is currently the storage room (sr)

3. THE LAST WASHING UP OF THE DAY WILL BE PUT AWAY BEFORE I GO TO BED

Nice to see you back Saver-upper :T :j

Another gloriously sunny Autumn day but the only gardening done was putting down a bag of compost on one of the cleared areas & DH dismantling & oiling the garden table

DH & DSis went shopping for compost & ground cover. I went food shopping - wasn’t lazy today :rotfl: & walked past the dock to the sm. The lonely swan now has a partner :T The concrete steps are still clear of litter :T just piles of leaves but I still managed to pick up 109 pieces of litter & got a thank you from an older lady - gave me a warm glow

Didn’t have to wait long for bus to get home :T. Shopping unpacked & put away before I sat down with a coffee :rotfl:

Dinner was pork medallions in a mushroom Marsala sauce with boiled potatoes & green beans - truly scrumptious & DSis is a fan
Have also made a vegetable & Stilton soup with wilting lettuce, sad looking green ‘turning to orange peppers’, cherry tomatoes, potatoes, mushrooms, shallot & the last of the Stilton in my fridge. Will be zizzed tomorrow & will make croutons - so that’s lunch sorted :T

Re my three mantras: aired & made bed; washed up; worktops washed down; filled teabags jar; turned all sofa cushions; shredding; general tidying

Numbers as follows:

C1452 - C1468 Non recyclable - small bag of rubbish from DSis, large bag of rubbish from DH’s office, 9 lots of plastic packaging, empty plastic compost bag, plastic tray & packaging, plastic tray, 3 plastic bags - binned
C1469 - C1478 Leaflets, 6 lots of cardboard packaging, egg carton, magazine, Paper packaging - recycled
C1479 - C1482 Milk carton, tin can, plastic bottle, glass jar & lid - rinsed & recycled

Bit of knitting before bed

Keep up the good work my fellow declutterers :T

MrsSD
C1482 /C2018

marmiterulesok

I took some books and bric a brac for a church sale yesterday.

Today I'm going to the dump with a few items.