2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

stellata

106-116, box of random surplus mugs, jugs, cafetieres out of the corner cupboard.
117, an old dead printer (which they refused at the tip So is still in my car)

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Hi everyone,

Today I was out and about - 4 bags of ‘stuff’ previously listed are now out of the house & at their final destinations:):j

1167 - 1169 DH binned a ‘painting’ tops
1170 - 1171 Food Tins washed & recycled
1172 Plastic Milk Carton washed & recycled
1173 Shell shaped plastic scoop to cs for Crafting
1174 Broken Personal CD Player to Recycling Centre
1175 - 1181 Eye Glasses Cleaning Coths to cs
1182 Knitting Bag to cs
1183 - 1237 Two Box Containers, 50 Classical CDs & 3 Explanatory Books/booklets to cs
1238 - 1249 Cardboard Folders to cs admin
1250 - 1278 Plastic Sleeves to cs admin
1279 Brand New Plastic Folder with Dividers to cs admin

To a clutter free 2018

MrsSD
1279/2018

FrugalWorker

Hi All :wave:

Hope you don't mind if I join in for the month.

I need a bit of a quick sort out, so thought I'd do a quick version of the minimalists game on my own for the month.
day 1 get rid of one thing, day two get rid of two things, etc....

So 28 days in Feb, should be over 400 things. i'll do them in fits and bursts - being out of the house for 12+ hours in a day limits your sorting out hours.

I'm actually pretty good at sorting things, but not as good at actually getting them out of the house. I hate, just hate, things going to land fill, so will go to extreme measures to find someone who wants thing very item I have. I also rescue things from other people, to re-distribute. But I prefer a more minimalist life style, I guess I'm a minimalist womble.

I'm going to count when I repair something and it returns to normal use (e.g. I've a few Jumpers / shoes that I've had put aside to repair for ages, they'll no longer be clutter when they can be worn again!) I'm also counting things I clear from the car, work, etc... if its mine or the house and I get rid of it, it counts!

So here it goes.

1. Bag of magazine cuttings out to recycling
2. Small bag of bits of plastic toys/lego/jewelry left behind by nieces ready to drop back to them on Sunday
3. Pair of gloves I knitted for my niece, packaged up ready for post (I did make them last year so they count )

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Welcome Frugalworker :hello: That is a hard task - I tried to do this a few years ago and only managed to get to day 7 & then ground to a halt:eek:

Natalie in cs mentioned she needed pens for her admin so had a sort out & discovered another year’s worth of XMas cards:eek: I think that means I am covered for the next 7 years:eek:
Anyway back to the decluttering

1280 Dried up Tippex binned
1281 - 1285 Dried up pens binned
1286 Dried up highlighter binned
1287 Torn tea towel in Rag Bag
1288 - 1298 Bulldog Clips to cs admin
1299 - 1328 Paper Clips to cs admin
1329 - 1365 String, 6 Bows, 2 Glue/paste spreaders, chain, 7 Coloured Pens, Fine Paint Brush, 8 Coloured Pencils, 6 Pencils, 2 Pencils with Eraser, Arty Craft Glue Pen, 2 Coloured Felt Pens to cs Crafting
1366 - 1398 9 Coloured Highlighter Pens, 2 Permanent Marker Pens, 14 Coloured Biros, 8 Rollerball Pens to cs admin
1399 Bits of Cardboard recycled
1400 - 1404 Silver Biro, “Banff, Canada” Biro, Key Ring, Pack of 3 Mini Screwdrivers, Unsharpened Pencil with Eraser to cs

Having taken 4 bags of “stuff” out of the house today, I already have one large bag for cs for next week:)

To a clutter free 2018

MrsSD
1404/2018

villagelife

166 - last year's calendar recycled.
167-168 Remains of candles out that no longer stay lit.

oceanspirit

1 x old nightdress to CS ragbag
2 x old paperwork shredded and recycled

Running total 65/2018

8 old emails read and deleted

Running total 8/2018

mummyjane

purplevamp, I find books harder to get rid of than anything else! I'm trying really hard to be strong and have put a few to one side to sell, I need to post them quickly or they'll end up back in the bookcase

FrugalWorker

Thanks, Mrs Salad dodger, I think I've up to day 7 already sorted just waiting to get out of the house :rotfl:

But a very fair point, I don't underestimate the effort. If I even get to 10, or 7, that's progress and I won't get disheartened.

Thanks for the reminder Ocean spirit, digital clutter is a big deal. I'll focus on physical as much as possible. But they are inter-related. I scanned in about 50% of our family photos going back to the turn of the century (Great great grand parents!) I want to re-visit this, and sort out PC before it dies. And its one I can do a bit of work on during the day at lunch break if I bring my PC in to work!

Uncluttered_unicorn

FrugalWorker wrote: »

Hi All :wave:

Hope you don't mind if I join in for the month.

I need a bit of a quick sort out, so thought I'd do a quick version of the minimalists game on my own for the month.
day 1 get rid of one thing, day two get rid of two things, etc....

So 28 days in Feb, should be over 400 things. i'll do them in fits and bursts - being out of the house for 12+ hours in a day limits your sorting out hours.

I'm actually pretty good at sorting things, but not as good at actually getting them out of the house. I hate, just hate, things going to land fill, so will go to extreme measures to find someone who wants thing very item I have. I also rescue things from other people, to re-distribute. But I prefer a more minimalist life style, I guess I'm a minimalist womble.

Good luck FrugalWorker, that's a good plan to get your mind focused.

The Bit in Bold sounds like me - apart from a few sentimental stuff, I can usually agree to get rid of things, my problem is what to do with it. Like you, I hate the feeling of adding to landfill, so spend so much time sorting, then distributing between charity shops, a friend who does table sales, other friends who 'might' have a use for things and then finally Ragbags (if appropriate), that the whole process of clearing out takes much longer than it really should. I also do the same with MIL if she is throwing out something good, I'll offer to take it and find a good home for it (cue it spending several weeks in the car while I think about it :rotfl:). Need to stop - am actively resisting bringing things into the house, including really thinking about packaging materials in an attempt to keep the tide of 'stuff' at bay.

Uncluttered_unicorn

Uncluttered_unicorn wrote: »

And while I'm here.. 615 Broken propelling pencil
616 A sad unloved bottle of barbecue sauce which no-one liked, been left at the back of the cupboard, and has BBE date of Feb 2015 (why did we even keep it?).

617 to 667. 51 pens, pencils, felt-tips, colouring pencils (if fit to use, taken to work for communal use, otherwise bin)
668 to 670 Keyrings / bag charms