2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

Uncluttered_unicorn

Uncluttered_unicorn wrote: »

1955 Broken cup
1956 Body lotion (used up)

Crumbs, I haven't posted since 10th Sept!!!. So sorry, I haven't read the last few pages yet - hope you are all well.

Well, started new job and absolutely love it - but extra hours and new type of work and training has meant that I am pretty tired. OH also decided that my first week at work was also the time to crack on with the redecorating (wish we had a 'rolling eye' smiley) as if there wasn't enough happening.

Never mind - we are still clearing out.

1957 - plastic case plus sewing detritus
1958 - plastic x-stitch boards plus patterns
1959 - Shorts (ragbags)
Into the Swinging Sixties (and the decade of my birth)..
1960 Jacket (ragbags)
1961 - Dress (ragbags
1962 Book (CS)
1963 Storage tin
1964 to 1965 Crayons, mini-paints and plastic tub
1966 Assorted plastic storage box lids
1967 Keyrings
1968 Sound-square (electronic recycling)
1969 Slushy cup
D.I.S.C.O.ing on into the Seventies....
1970 A wee chine planter (to neighbour)
1971 School jotter (used, recycled)
1972 Keyring (broken, bin)
1973 Underwear (bin)
1974 Shaving Cream tin
1975 Pen (bin)
1976 Liquid highlighter (half used, didn't like - bin)
1977 - 1978 Brow bar and blush kit (posted to refuge)
1979 Eyeliner (bin)
1980 1983 ushers in the Decadent Eighties with Eye pencils and mascara to the bin
1984 -1985 Foundation and primer (refuge)
1986 Tights (refuge)
1987 Jumper (refuge)
1988 Personal items (refuge)
1989 Noodles (bin. They were OOD in 2011 :eek:)
And.. the Networking Nineties (although I didn't own a computer until the next decade..)
1990 to 1992 - 3 school skirts (ragbags)
1993 Pen (uu, Bin)
1994 Face-mist (uu bin)
1995 Scratch Art pack (cs)
1996 Glass trinket box (cs)
1997 Box and polystyrene (bin)
1998 Broken earphones (electronic recycling)

(Partying like its)1999 - Mattress. This was the start of actually clearing out our bedroom for redecorating. Lots of stuff went out which hasn't been counted such as carpeting, mirror, pictures and bags of wallpaper. I'm also a bit annoyed as I felt so overwhelmed that we didn't really dispose of things responsibly and properly i.e. everything went into refuse skip and on to landfill instead of sorting to CS or EBay. Still, it's done now and can't be helped. New items are being chosen carefully and will hopefully do us for a long time. Also husband has been persuaded not to throw out perfectly good (although a little puppy-chewed) furniture and it's all been repainted and looks great!!

The Millenium 2000 Dog toy (broken)
2001 Net curtains and rail
2002 Old diary
2003 to 2006 4 stuffed toys (cs)
2007 to 2011 5 books (cs)
2012 small tin (recycled)
2013 Body spray (uu)
2014 to 2018 Cookbooks (cs)

Woohoo :j:j:j:j:j:j
(The above challenge was completed by end September, so we started counting again - next post!! )

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

Glad to see that several of you are keeping up the good work :T

Uncluttered_unicorn, :T:T Well Done - isn’t it lovely hitting a target :T

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
Saturday = 1, Sunday = 1 TOTAL FOR WEEK 2 = 11

Week 3: Monday = 1 + delivery boxes broken down & recycled (1) Running Total = 2

I have been knitting a baby cardigan - need to press, sew together & knit the collar + add buttons.

My decluttering has come to a complete standstill but I will try to keep on top of the housework

MrsSD
Wk 3: 2/10

Happy_Kitties

*408 lots and lots of cardboard put out for recycling
*409 more plastic wrappings-recycled
*410-415 spare small present bits given to a friend for his DD. Broke the drawer in the process so that
still needs fixing
*416 spare present given for charity collection at Tesc@s (have really trimmed down spare presents I keep
just in case now to free up space and make things look more tidy. Plus spares have gone to good
homes)
*417 unwanted unused makeup set -sold on Ebay

Uncluttered I love how you have gone thru the decades with the decluttering

Hoping to be more productive today and tomorrow as feeling better after having a few bad nights sleep.

villagelife

A quick post with some from the past week.
1349-1418 clothes to charity shop and clothes bank. DS2 finally sorted his clothes out
1419 trade magazine recycled
1429 suit holder to cs
1430 table tennis ball binned
1431-1433 bags of rubbish from DS2 room
1434-1441 old cheque book stubs
1442 diary recycled
1443 old folder binned
1444-1446 accounts shredded 3 years worth
1447 taken a cup to work
1448 packaging recycled
1449-1451 old latex gloves DH used for painting binned

Be back later

villagelife

1452 a t shirt that I can't get stains out of.
1453-1454 pair of socks of DS2 with a big hole in.
1455 toaster
1456 microwave both taken to tip to be recycled.
1457 packaging of new ones recycled.
1458-1461 diaries recycled. More old ones of DH.

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

Glad someone is keeping up the good work - :T villagelife & HappyKitties :T

Re my 3 mantras: bed aired & made; washing up done; teabags & coffee jars refilled; sugar bowl refilled; couple of loads of washing; vacuuming; general tidying

Week 3: Monday = 1 + delivery boxes broken down & recycled (1); Tuesday = 1; Wednesday = 1; Thursday = 1; Friday = 1 + shredding of personal docs; Saturday = 1; RUNNING TOTAL = 8


MrsSD
Wk 3: 8/10

retiredinfrance

Hello again my friends,I have been away from the forum for some time but I have been busy with life and have done some serious decluttering and can now state that my 365 total has been reached. What happened was I got too ambitious. I decided that the contents of a three drawer chest would be reduced to two full and one empty.That didn't work. All I got was a load of stuff on the spare room bed and I got demoralised. New approach worked. I started to put it all back in the original drawers but decluttering on the way. Success! I now have three tidy drawers with easy access. Anyway an empty drawer just asks for clutter.

353-4 two bags of paper, one to bin, other to recycle.
355-356 two fabric swatches to CS.
357-358two old tshirts (there for 4 yrs!) to CS.
359 -360 two forgotten presents-never sent -to CS.
361-362two unsed notebooks to gifts this Xmas.
363bag of wool scraps to CS.
364 small conifer in tub to CS we cant find a spot for it in the garden.
365 a crochet pram blanket to CS , which I made from spare wool and I am really pleased iwth that, so much so that I an going to use up my wool stash by doing more pram blankets.

Apart from being really pleased with my efforts, I have learned that starting small and working slowly and steadily works.
That I still have lots of clutter.
That my visits to CS bring in a lot of clutter and that I need to be more choosy.

Most importantly,
I could not have done it without your support on this forum and especially you, Mrs SaladDodger.
See you all soon as I will keep on decluttering . Many thanks to you all! Au revoir,as they say here.

retiredinfrance

In case you were wondering, no, the wee conifer was on the patio, not in the chest!

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

retiredinfrance wrote: »

Hello again my friends,I have been away from the forum for some time but I have been busy with life and have done some serious decluttering and can now state that my 365 total has been reached. What happened was I got too ambitious. I decided that the contents of a three drawer chest would be reduced to two full and one empty.That didn't work. All I got was a load of stuff on the spare room bed and I got demoralised. New approach worked. I started to put it all back in the original drawers but decluttering on the way. Success! I now have three tidy drawers with easy access. Anyway an empty drawer just asks for clutter.

Apart from being really pleased with my efforts, I have learned that starting small and working slowly and steadily works.
That I still have lots of clutter.
That my visits to CS bring in a lot of clutter and that I need to be more choosy.

Most importantly,
I could not have done it without your support on this forum and especially you, Mrs SaladDodger.
See you all soon as I will keep on decluttering . Many thanks to you all! Au revoir,as they say here.

:T:T Well done retiredinfrance :T:T:T. I have really missed you & I hope that you will post once a week until the 2019 thread is started Hopefully Sa1sysoo will start the new thread - I am computer illiterate so don’t know how to start a new thread

Hopefully all our 2018 posters will rejoin - especially basketcase & edwink - even if it is just to report that they were successful in their decluttering :rotfl:

My decluttering has come to a complete standstill - still have crates/boxes in the dining room & the spare room - I am just about keeping up with the day to day tidying & housework & will start afresh in 2019 - seem to have lost all my enthusiasm in the Christmas season

retiredinfrance, I think I will use your ‘empty all drawers & then put back whilst decluttering’

So I will love you & leave you until next week.

MrsSD
Wk 3: 10/10 (Sunday - kitchen detritus & old bathroom tiles binned)

villagelife

More has been cleared tiday.
It makes me feel so much better with the house clearer. I know next year's challenge will be harder as more difficult decisions will be made to clear the rubbish.

1462-1487 brochures and similar that DH has kept.
1488-1491 binders.
1492-1494 folders
1495-1496 more work folders of DH
1497-1498 tags
1499 a CD
1500 an old plastic bag.
1501 hairline
1502-1503 more accounts shredded
1504 a broken lead