2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

stellata

586 giant electric pan, never used, sold.
587-589 more boxes recycled
590 dolly for friends GD
591 bag of unused new cleaning cloths to food bank
592 old table from lean to dismantled to tip
593 iron, not used to friends Dd

I won't meet my original target of 2018 now but I'll keep going

Rootle

47/52 - 1 book and 5 dvds to appropriate charity recycling bin.

Happy_Kitties

*401 plastic wrappings recycled in collection point at Morris@ns

*402 Christmas presents sent to SF which I'm not going to do next year. Think will be much easier to have something sent straight from marks or Amaz@n. It's just token present swapping for the sake of it, for family relations which are not great at the best of times. Proud I have done it this year but realised it was too much altogether as he also has a present going straight to him from Amaz@n.

Can't claim for packaging for the above as DD brought packaging home with her as I refused to buy anymore after the massive use up.

*403 pack of Christmas cards used up.
*404 big box of cardboard-now in recycling.

I hope everyone seasonal preparations are going well. Tree is going up late but everything good, no stress which is just how I like it

villagelife

Been a long time since I posted but have been making notes of some of what has left the house.
They have been taken to charity shop, recycled or binned and some given away to friends.

1178 a broken torch
1179 a phone lead
1180 an old charger
1181-1182 some photos
1183 an old photo case
1184-1185 almost empty containers of car cleaner and polish.
1186-1197 plate holders
1198-1202 pots
1203-1205 paper photo frames
1206-1207 booklets
1208 necklace
1209 touchscreen pen
1210-1211 old yearly accounts
1212 pack of postcards
1213 baby blanket
1214 rug
1215-1216 rubber feet from a cabinet
1217 jacket
1218-1240 baby clothes
1241-1242 cards
1243-1245 more photos
1246-1247 shampoo sample
1248-1249 conditioner samples
1250-1251 shredded paper
1252 cheese board
1253-1254 cotton reels
1255-1257 knitting needles
1258 box
1259-1266 old cards and envelopes
1267-1269 various packaging
1270-1271 broken photo frames
1272 purse
1273 wallet
1274 soap used up from MIL
1275-1277 books
1278-1287 cards and envelopes

That's all from the lists I've found so far!
Hopefully more later.

villagelife

Have done more de cluttering today so here is another list.

1288-1292 staff passed of DH from years ago.
1293-1294 old expired credit cards.
1295-1296 jars which had contained candles recycled.
1297-1302 remains of candles binned.
1303-1304 old pants thrown
1305-1306 old pairs of rights thrown.
1307-1316 old socks with holes in.
1317-1319 books to League of Friends
1320-1321 metal poles found in the garden.
1322-1323 bits of chicken wire found in the garden
1324 a bag of assorted rubbish from the garden.

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 DONE & PUT AWAY WITHIN AN HOUR OF FINISHING DINNER

Lots of rain

Re my 3 mantras: bed aired & made; washing up done; teabags jar refilled; sugar bowl refilled; coffee jar refilled; general tidying

Week 2: Monday = 1, Tuesday = 1; Wednesday = 1 + delivery boxes broken down & recycled so Running Total = 4; Thursday = 1; Friday day = 1 + used up decorating items binned or to Tip (1) + various items put in loft (1) + from the spare room - two boxes have been emptied/sorted & allocated - binning, shredding, recycling & one bag of donations for CS (1). Running Total = 9

Because of the above, I managed to create a space in the spare room to relocate a couple of crates from the dining room :T - a job for tomorrow!
DH has decorated the bathroom & mostly cleaned up after himself :T but there was a problem with the new light pull - the fixture for the ceiling was too small to cover the original so new fittings ordered & received & will be put up tomorrow. I have just cleaned off the last paint on the tiles & am starting to repopulate the bathroom with its lotions & potions etc.

Happy decluttering

MrsSD
9/10

Wanna_Bee_Free

Waves to Mrs SD! Good luck with the finishing touches!

Wow Village Life, that’s a long list! Bet you feel lighter?

5 books and a bookmark to the Charity shop this week, plus a huge two inch pile of paper shredded. I’m going to count 8 items. - Nect year can we count each piece of paper! Or maybe 10 sheets = 1 thing.

210/630 - ooh that’s a third of the way to my target now.

Happy decluttering everyone!

bit_by_bit

Hi All,

I see you all have been very busy while I have been enjoying my hols. Came back to chaos and a stressful few weeks and a cold. Managed to work but not much else. This weekend wrote a plan and got started.

Yesterday I cleared my campervan of all the stuff I bought back from my sister's a few weeks ago. Most of it has gone to the CS or has been redistributed.

I cleared out my car, full of stuff fromt he allotment and bags of clothes for the CS for from someone at work.

I cleared out the porch which was also stacked with bags of rubbish; I think there is a theme here. I got rid of two jars of picallilli my MiL meant for a neighbour but forgot to tell me and had leaked.

The car is now full of bags which I am taking to the CS in the morning. I estimate another 6 bags taking my total to 61/52 :j

In addition the kitchen is now just about finished so things for there from around the house are going back in after sorting. There are lots of things to do before I will be happy but the house is looking better.

villagelife

Trying to declutter more. Am determined to get to total by end of year.

1325-1326 more paperwork shredded.
1327 old yearly accounts shredded. Just the report kept.
1328-1329 broken folders binned.
1330 bag binned.
1331-1334 various bottles of Body wash and shampoo of DS2 used up and thrown. He will use most of one and then start the next one.
1335 a coriander plant that had died.
1336-1339 broken Christmas decorations.
1340-1341 tinsel - which had seen better days.
1342 a tealight
1343-1346 various folders
1347-1348 at least two years worth of pay slips from DH old job. He has been self employed for 15 years now.

If I had been de cluttering at this rate all year the house would be almost empty!!

Happy_Kitties

*405 plastic wrappings-recycled
*406 shampoo sample from hotel-used and recycled
*407 shower gel finished-bottle recycled

I've got my work cut out to hit 500 before the end of the year but going to give it my best go