2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

villagelife

Well done everyone so far

1505-1530 chopsticks
1531 a suitcase which handle had broken.
1532 a golf trolley
1533--1535 chicken wire from garden
1536-1538 bags of metal from garden.
1539-1540 old pair of shoes.
1541-1543 magazines to DH work
1544 mug to work.
1545-1548 socks with holes in them.

basketcase

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY
and
A HAPPILY DECLUTTERING NEW YEAR!

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Uncluttered_unicorn

Uncluttered_unicorn wrote: »

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!! )

Hi all. Hope everyone enjoyed Christmas and didn't find themselves too cluttered up again after all your great efforts. We have been deliberately downsizing Christmas in an attempt to gain control over the stuff in our home, and it seems to have been successful this year - very little to go out to CS. My DS (14 yo) actually asked for 'That Kondo Book' for her birthday, so maybe we'll appear on that thread one day. :rotfl:

One bedroom is nearly finished, and we have now cleared and started painting the other. New furniture needed for that one so (with a bit of luck) should be straight in about a month. We decluttered Christmas cards, wrapping paper and crackers from stash accumulated from previous years (didn't count it though - doh!!)

Back to the figures - we set a target of 400 for the end of the year which I don't think we'll reach, but will be back to start again in 2019 anyway.

B1 - 8, 8cm of ppw.
B9 _ 10 Make-up brush and blender
B11 - 16 Hangers (CS)
B17 D#son attachment (doesn't fit current cleaner)
B18 Clothing (ragbags)
B19 Book (cs)
B20 - 22 2 small backpacks and a hoodie (ragbags)
B23 Bedstead
B24 Carpet and underlay
B25 to B28 3 bags of wallpaper
B29 Wellies
B30 Bed drawer
B31 Cat litter tray
B32 -33, 2 mirrors
B34 Shoes
B35 - 44 Cheap, falling apart paintbrushes (probably about 30 really)
B45 -55 Old paint pots
B56 Packaging
B57 Perfume (UU)
B58 Scissors (too unwieldy to use)
B59 Concealer (uu)
B60 Small drawer stack (wish I'd kept this one now )
B61 Pen (UU)
B62 Foundation (UU)
B63 - B64 2 paint testers
B65 paint roller
B66 Leggings
B67 Pen (UU)
B68 PPW
B69 to 70, 2 items of clothing
B71 to 73, 3 glass jars
B74 paint tester
B75 Setting spray (UU)
B76 Deodorant (UU)
B77 Brow pencil
B78 Pen (UU)
B79 to 80 2 x leggings (ragbags)
B81 shirt (ragbags)
B82 to 83, 2 pencils
B84 Notebook (uu)
B85 - 91 Makeup items (mostly uu, but some not nice to use, so just binned)
B92 Bundle of Newspapers (to local animal refuge)
B93 Pack of gel pens (school)
B94 - 96, 3 candle pots, emptied, cleaned, recycled
B97 -100, 4 make-up items (uu)

Got more to post - will be back soon.

Loving the alternative 12 days of Christmas, retiredinfrance. Please take care of yourself basketcase, hope 2019 is easier for you. Welcome to Cherryfudge. Well done villagelife, rootle, happykitties, Wannabeefree and Mrs SD, and everyone else who is fighting the Battle of Unnecessary Stuff.

Guineapigsqueaks

Hello All
I am having a slow but steady potter about doing some post-Christmas decluttering. Cards all down and recycled as they were annoying me, gift tags made from them where possible, in Christmas wrapping box for next year. DD and DS have unpackaged pressies and put them away, packaging all in recycling. Easier now they are older, not as much. Although DS has enough aftershave to open branch of Boots. DD has had a good cull of old make up, to make room for new. I've had a sort out in kitchen cupboards to make room for food and drink gifts. Going to have a shower and put clean comfies on, then tackle putting 2 baskets of clean laundry away.
Guineapigsqueaks x

Uncluttered_unicorn

Uncluttered_unicorn wrote: »

B97 -100, 4 make-up items (uu)

B101 Manicure set (mostly broken - bin)
B102 Changed printer cartridges - old ones to bin
B103 - 104 Dress and top (ragbags)
B105 Another Manicure case (broken - bin)
B106 Foundation (uu)
B107 Pen (uu)
B108 - 111 2 Pj bottoms and 2 tops (ragbags)
B112 Bag of party poppers (cs)
B113 Wicker basket (cs)
B114 - 115 2 camp mats (donated to Girl Guides)
B116 Sleeping bag (also to GG)
B117 - 124 Salt dough models, and badges
B125 - 128 Glass jars (recycled)
B129 - 132 Pictures
B133 Posted form (which had been sitting on a shelf since July!)
B134 Highlighter pen
B135 Waterproof bag (found not to be waterproof )
B136 Perfume (uu)
B137 Eyeliner (not nice, also tested on animals so in the bin)
B138 Gas lighter
B139 - 159 21cm of cards (went through 30-odd years-worth of birthday, Christmas, Anniversary etc cards)
B160 - 168, 8 hangers (cs)
B169 - 179, another 11cm of cards
B180 - 189, another 10cm of cards - managed to reduce from 2 boxes to one, including some photos, so still work to do.
B190 - 195 6 clothing items (ragbags)
B196 Primer (UU)
B197 Foundation (uu)
B198 Yankee C pot
B199 Make-up organiser (CS)
B200 Lip scrub (UU)
B201 Hand mirror (broken)
B202 Toy (cs)
B203 Decorative box (cs)
B204 - 206, 2 jumpers and belt (cs)
B207 - 219, 13 books (new - donated to library)
B220 - 223, 4 items of clothing (ragbags)
B224 - 229, 6 clothing items to CS
B230, Desk tidy
B231 Wardrobe (skip)
B232 OOD food item
B233 Fairy door (donated to school)
B234 - 236, 2 WIP, finished, gifted for brithday present, plus the packaging taken from stash.
B237 - 250 (approx). cleared out underwear drawer :eek:
B251 Candle pot
B252 - 255 DD birthday cards
B256 - 257 Dry shampoo sprays
B258 Another bundle of newspapers to animal refuge
B259 - 266, more tester paints (these have been passed on to someone who is planning child's mural)
B267 Tights
B268 - 269 more tester paints (as above)
B270 Lipstick (uu)

That's where we finished for Christmas - didn't make the stretch target of +400, but not too far off. Well done to everyone for staying the course in 2018 :T:T:T See you on the 2019 thread.:beer:

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Hi fellow declutterers

I did it - I have started a new thread ‘2019 - A Clutter Free Life’

I know, I know it is a bit early but I just wanted to start a new thread - just to prove to myself that I could :rotfl:

I am going to spend the last 4 days of 2018 creating a plan of attack which will include new decluttering (especially tackling the understairs cupboard of Doom & the last of the French crates); revisiting areas already decluttered; menu planning; being a bit more creative in the kitchen; using up freezer stocks - defrosting/rearranging/relisting; rearranging the larder & Brexit cupboard; deciding on a bathroom design & getting quotes for the work & of course the decorating :rotfl: Also need to make time for the fun things - visiting family & friends, weekends away, holidays, knitting, baking .

I am hoping to see all our 2018 posters on the new 2019 thread - nearly one hundred of us (and yes I did count :rotfl: ) - some only posted a couple of times & others like moi who posted frequently :rotfl::o

Hope everyone has a great New Year’s Eve & I will ‘fingers crossed’ see you on the new thread - pleeeaase :rotfl:

Happy_Kitties

I'm going for a last decluttering push, ready to start afresh in 2019.

If I could hit a total of 450 before the clock strikes midnight on the 31st I will be very happy:)

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Happy Kitties, looking forward to seeing you on the 2019 thread and I wish you success in your last 2018 push I have decided not to do a last push in the hopes that I can get a good start in 2019 :rotfl:

Need to stop playing Angry Birds 2 & get on & do some work

MrsSD

gilly1964

A last splurge before the year is out..

145 - 156 holey tights and stockings bin
157 - 163 7 friendless socks bin
164 - 168 holey socks bin
169 Decrepid slippers to the bin
170. Clogged up mascara bin
171 - 176. 6 tee shirts to the CS
177. Too small slippers to the CS
178 - 185. Old towels to animal sanctuary
186 - 190. Cookery books to DD

Looking forward to the 2019 thread

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

gilly1964, the 2019 thread has started & we already have quite a few posters :T Looking forward to seeing you there