2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

skint_chick

Slow progress this week but bigger items are finally leaving
49 -Broken Dyson to recycling centre
50 - old dining chair to skip
51 - 53 bottles of almost finished shampoo used up
54 - out of date cocoa butter thrown out
55 - old dining table to gumtree buyer
56 - broken mop to skip
57 to 59 - 3 skirts to ebay

Packing up the kitchen has helped me focus on dining room and kitchen cupboard that need to be cleared out by the end of the weekend, so I'm planning to work on that the next few days.

Saver-upper

Got a few things out of the house,some of whichhave been hanging around for aaaaaaages,waiting to get out of the house:
242-246:5 drinking glasses
247-254:8 kid's ceramic cups
255-264:10 coffee cups
265:travel mug
266-273:8 plastic cups
274:Pandora box toy
275-277:women's clothing,all still with labels: a long t-shirt,a pair of linen trousers,vest top.These have been hanging around the house for about 8 years :eek:
278-297:20 bras,am going to post to Smalls for All charity,who are based in Scotland,and they send them to Africa for women and girls there.I am going to count them now,though they haven't left my life yet (still being driven around in the car ).Need to work out how to package it all up first .Alot of these,also,have been hanging around the house for about 7 years

Donated from the loft:
29:doll's car-seat/carrycot

villagelife

90- a t shirt sold and posted
91-98 books to League of Friends shop.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

Stripped our bed for washing & blitzed the bed linen - Full Marie Kondo method & have reduced my bed linen by 50% or so:T (I have kept 2 Sets for summer & 1 for winter + 1 Set for spare bed)

440 - 442 Damaged KS Mattress Protectors in Rag Bag
443 Damaged KS Duvet Cover in Rag Bag

444 - 449 New 18”x18” Cushion Pads to cs (aspirational project:( there are more but I can’t quite give up the idea of the project:o)

The following are being added to list now BUT will be washed, dried & very cursorily ironed:o before being delivered to cs:-

450 - 453 Matching Cream Duvet Cover & 3 pillowcases to cs
454 - 457 Pillowcases to cs
458 - 463 Double Sheet + Pillowcases to cs
464 - 467 KS Fitted Sheet, KS Duvet Cover + Pillowcases to cs

Wm on, having a coffee & then back to it:o

MrsSD
467/2018

Re above I ironed the bed linen properly!:eek:

Emptied a crate which resulted in the following:-

468 Shredded 4” of 50 year old paperwork & binned
469 Box File recycled
470 - 474 30 year old Magazines recycled

To a clutter free 2018

MrsSD
474/2018

skint_chick

Speedy progress this morning as the builders took the roof of our kitchen and quick decisions had to be made

60 final old saucepan to skip
61-65 metal cooking implements to CS (getting new non metal ones to go with new saucepans)
66 ironing board to skip (it was broken and we do so little ironing we hadn't noticed)
67 - old extractor hood on last legs to skip
68 - old hob with only 2 working rings to skip
69 - 12 year old kitchen units and old worktop into skip!!
70 to 72 - dried up cleaning products at back of sink cupboard in bin
73 - mosaic I made years ago to bin
74 and 75 - out of date cooking oils to bin

Working on understairs cupboard today, which means admitting that many unused craft and DIY supplies need to go to CS and expecting OH to be unhappy that his golf clubs (unused for 12years) need to leave the house!

tboo

I'm going to go for it this year..

Xmas stuff has added to the stuff in the house.

So out today.

1) door mat.
2) childs laurndry basket - she had 2 for some reason.
3 - 4) bathroom mats x 2 - they were looking grubby even after washing so out they go.
5) a broken umbrella.
Not counting as daily - paper for recycling.

villagelife

99 - a mug to a new work site. I will leave it there and won't be bringing it home even if I stop working there.

100- 109 catalogues into recycling and some work magazines of DH, which are all online.

skint_chick

No result on getting the golf clubs, trolley, and assorted golf accessories out of the house! But did manage to shift some other stuff -

76-81 - old tins of paint that are dried up or not current colours to recycling centre
82 to 83 - 2 old scarves I don't wear to CS
84 to 86 - unused bike gloves, helmet, and saddle cover to CS
87- bin liner of old floor cement to skip
88 - old piece of skirting board to wood recycling
89 to 92 - 4 old bags I don't use to CS

Understairs cupboard is now a useable space and when you open the door nothing falls on you! Ironing board and iron are temporarily stored there until new kitchen is in, and lady in charity shop commented that OH had been in several times donating the last few weeks - suspect she thinks he has a crush on her!

villagelife

110-112 3 photo albums. I removed some photos but most i was happy, surprisingly, to throw away. I kept the best ones.

Uncluttered_unicorn

Uncluttered_unicorn wrote: »

340 to 347 Newspapers and ppw from school project

348 to 355 Cardboard folders, cards and ppw
356 to 362 Study cards
363 Travel-size shower gel
364 to 374 11 DVDs to charity shop
375 to 390 16 items of clothing to cs
391 Bracelet
392 Xmas headband
393 to 396 3 cheap necklaces and pair of earrings
397 to 400 Broken torches and batteries

And then back in DDs room to clear out some more - didn't itemise but lots of little stuff and a few big things, so counting this as 401 to 550. Aiming to redecorate this room soon, some new furniture required so need to keep it clear and it does look so much better with less in it. Funny, I don't really mind her clearing out clothing or even toys, but I really struggle with the books she wishes to dispose of. I know I'm a bookaholic, but I can get rid of my own without too much trouble, but don't like going through her disposal pile. I think it's because of all the reading-aloud-at-bedtime (and other times) memories, which we don't do now she's a teenager Oh well, Ebay etc and hope another family enjoys them as much as we have.