2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

basketcase

Saver-upper wrote: »

And not just crossing things off when they are done,but also adding things to the list after you have done it,just so you can then cross it off :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.

Aaaahh, I knew I couldn't be the only one... :rotfl::rotfl:

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 PUT AWAY BEFORE I GO TO BED

Welcome back basketcase :T sorry RL has been a bit beastly but am very pleased you are on the mend :T Love the ‘swallowing frogs’ :rotfl: did you weigh them before swallowing :rotfl: I hope you have given your car a good talking to and hopefully no more decluttering money

Today was a lovely warm to hot day and still no rain :eek:

Today DH was a busy bee again :rotfl: The shed site is now flat after more raking :T so he re-laid the weed suppressant & True Pave :rotfl: Measured out the area for the concrete slabs to be laid when the gravelling is completed. Then DH & DSis started putting the gravel on the True Pave - 6 sacks but not even half the True Pave filled - I think they underestimated just a wee bit :rotfl:

Still no big decluttering projects as it is way too warm but I am keeping up on the day to day tidying

In keeping with my three mantras - Today - aired & made bed; washed up, dried up & put away as I went along including the last lot of washing up :rotfl:; sugar bowl, coffee & tea bag jars all refilled; washed down kitchen work surfaces; went shopping, got back & put everything away including bagging up 2 lots of pork loin steaks for the freezer; indoor bins emptied; cooked pork loin steaks, mash, broccoli & green beans for dinner tonight - delish - I only had a small portion of mash & added some salad to my plate :rotfl:; vacuumed downstairs (incl moving furniture ) including kitchen floor; filled bird & squirrel water bowls; deadheaded & watered my plants incl. living lettuce & the rosemary plants I treated myself to ; soaked the towel covering the wormery to stop the worms getting overheated - considerate eh :rotfl:; general tidying;
Also DB phoned so had a lovely chat with him & happy that he has a couple of weeks work :T:T

The day to day decluttering has generated

B1698 - B1708 Non recyclable - 6 empty plastic gravel bags, 4 plastic bags, Plastic tray & packaging - All binned
B1709 - B1714 Tin can, 2 plastic milk cartons, 2 plastic bottles, glass bottle - rinsed & recycled
B1715 - B1719 Toilet roll inner, 2 newspapers, paper packaging, dismantled cardboard delivery box - Recycled

So, onwards & outwards

MrsSD
B1719/B2018

villagelife

Been busy with various things so not posted this week.

952 broken rake
953- 962 loads of paperwork shredded
963-967 magazines to DH work
968-972 garden catalogues and trade catalogues recycled.
973-975 tins recycled
976 accounts to accountant
977 pair of underpants with holes in.
978 empty shaving cream can which has been in he bathroom for a week.
979 body lotion sachet used up.

basketcase

Hi all. :wave: and well done on the totals.

Decluttering proceeds slowly, although I have a pile of stuff waiting by the door that hasn’t been recorded yet. I’m going to take it to the CS on Wednesday and will book it in then.

Getting up at 6.30 and Sleep Cleaning is definitely the way forward for me. It means that the S&S plus ones in the kitchen (inc putting away last night’s washing up) and bathroom are both done while breakfast is being prepared/tea’s brewing etc. So I really don’t notice I’ve done them. I managed a pile of other stuff too – some planned, some not.

SWISH n SWIPE BATHROOM & KITCHEN
PLUS ONES - BATHROOM: Empty/wash/disinfect bin & clean shelves near sink/scales etc
KITCHEN: Empty/wash/disinfect swing bin. Also washing up put away and floor swept.

OTHER THINGS
Beds stripped and remade; bedding washed and hung.
Dusting done.
Carpets hoovered in all rooms, inc moving furniture

I haven’t so much decluttered today as ‘pre-decluttered!’ In addition to the pile of stuff waiting to go that I’ve already mentioned, I’ve had a go at my clothing rack. I noticed (finally!) that all my winter woollies are hung up there, gathering dust. So I’ve stuck them all to wash then they’ll be vacuum packed and put away. All this stuff will be weighed in later this week. All I’ve actually got to add just now is a fair bit of recycling.

MRS SD – Unfortunately, I forgot to weigh the frogs. They were really fat ones too... I think the car’s at the ‘beginning to cost money’ stage. Was hoping to pass it on to DD (DS doesn’t drive), but may declutter it in a few months and get a new (to me) one. Ooh! If I do, please may I add the weight to my total?! :jPretty please... :rotfl:


Totals
Day’s Total 3.5lbs
Running total 1483lbs

Happy decluttering, everybody!

IrishRose12

Hi everyone is it ok if I join in with you all? I've been trying to declutter from the start if the year, was doing really well up until May then I came To a standstill. I'm wanting to get rid of as much as possible as I really don't need half this stuff or more, but I need to get out if the mindset of it might come in handy.

Since coming home from holiday last week I've started doing the 30 bags in 30 days challenge which I came across last year on YouTube, the girl who done it on there has started a new one this year and so far I've gotten rid of 2 black bags, a box and 5 plastic bags of donations or rubbish/recycling so I'm hoping to continue that also.

basketcase

Hi IrishRose :wave:



I've been up since Stupid o' clock this morning, so let me be the first to welcome you. There's always room for one more. It sounds as if you've done a fair bit on your own, but this thread's a great inspiration - especially if you lose your oomph.


Going to do some Sleep Cleaning, knock on DS's door as a back-up to his alarm then go back to bed for an hour or 2.



BTW, what's the Rule of 3?

oceanspirit

Hello Irish Rose.

2 DVDs to CS
1 old pillow
1 rucksack to OH (I think it was his in the first place but he disagrees)
2 magazines to family member who will then recycle

Total 225/2018

Uncluttered_unicorn

Uncluttered_unicorn wrote: »

1628 to 1629, 2 boxes to cs (trinket -style boxes)
1630 to 1631,. 2 eggboxes, returned for refill.
(Oh, and outdoors totals = 3 refuse bag-fulls, 42 carrier bag=fulls and 16 glass bottles. It's actually getting harder to fill a bag, people must be getting into better binning habits :T )

Crumbs - a month since I last posted!!
Welcome to downshifterella and IrishRose12, and Hi and best wishes to everyone else:wave:. Lovely to see you all staying positive and making progress.

So to continue...
1632 to 1635 4 magazines
1636 Keyring
1637 to 1651 - 15 items to ragbags *** (See note at bottom )
1652 Gift bag (stained and recycled)
1653 Lush conditioner bar (we really didn't get on with these )
1654 Small soap
1655 Plastic container (recycled)
1656 Handful of buckled paperclips
1657 Handful of perished elastic bands
1658 Plastic container (recycled)
1659 Dry shampoo can (recycled)
1660 Facewash bottle (emptied and recycled)
1661 Large photot - bin
1662 Broken charger cable (recycled)
1663 to 1664 2 bottles, emptied and recycled
1665 Suitcase scale (broken)
1666 Nail polish - gloopy
1667 Primer bottle
1668 Old purse plus OOD loyalty/business cards
1669 Eggbox returned for re-use
1670 Plastic jug - recycled
1671. 15 plastic beakers to cs
1672 Jewellery box - cs
1673 to 1675 keyring, fidget box and badge to cs
1676 to 1677 2 necklaces to cs
1678 to 1680 3 used-up gift cards - destroyed
1681 Old chequebooks / counterfoils
1682 to 1696 Counted as 15 items. We cleared out the stationery cupboard, 10 handfuls of 'stuff' recycled and 5 handfuls of 'stuff' in the bin.
1697 to 1716 Counted as 20 items. Cards and envelopes recycled from above cupboards.
1717 Calculator to cs
1718 Box of Xmas decorations to CS

Now.....
There's a big happy face on my written list at this point.......:) :j

Because a wee bit further up (***) I had mis-noted my figures by 300....

and thought we were at the target of 2018 .....

which you will see from the above we are not. .
Oh well, we hadn't stopped and I'll post more shortly :rotfl:

Uncluttered_unicorn

basketcase wrote: »

Aaaahh, I knew I couldn't be the only one... :rotfl::rotfl:

Saver-upper wrote: »

And not just crossing things off when they are done,but also adding things to the list after you have done it,just so you can then cross it off :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.

villagelife wrote: »

I also add things I've done to my to do list so I can cross them off.

:T:T I do that too :, especially if I've been a bitt sluggish and need to 'see' progress.

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 PUT AWAY BEFORE I GO TO BED

:hello: IrishRose, what a beautiful name
The more the merrier :rotfl: You have made a great start - every item out is a weight lifted :T
I admire you taking on the 30 bags in 30 days challenge - I don’t think I would have the discipline to tackle that one :rotfl: The people on here are wonderful - if you ever flag someone is always ready with a kind word, practical advice, pearls of wisdom or just relating what has or hasn’t worked for them We are a friendly & sometimes funny bunch :rotfl:

villagelife & ocean spirit, :T ticking along nicely :T

basketcase, I love that you sleep clean :rotfl: whatever works for you :rotfl: I am really looking forward to seeing your totals re your pre-decluttering - they will shoot up :T
Almost 1500 lbs = 31 x 22kg sacks of gravel :rotfl:
When you swap out your car perhaps you can get a slightly smaller one & nett off the weights :rotfl:

Yesterday was hot, hot, hot and not helped by the fact that the three of us had to get across London on the Central Line :eek: We decluttered a fair bit of ‘money’ between us - dentist, pub & then out to eat :eek: but no actual decluttering

Today started off hot & sunny but became hot & cloudy & we have just had 30 seconds of rain :T but now the sun is burning off the clouds
DH & DSis bought more gravel & picked up some tester paint pots for the new shed. DH & DSis have laid the gravel & are just letting it settle before adding the concrete slabs. Now we just need the shed :rotfl: DSis has also done a load in the wm & it is now pegged out - it shouldn’t take too long to dry.

Today I had my appointment with the HCA & was pleased to learn that I actually have decluttered some weight :T & it was not just my imagination :rotfl: Have an appointment to discuss the results of the blood test & what I can do to lose at least another 10-15kg :eek:
Still no big decluttering projects as it is still way too hot but I am keeping up on the day to day tidying

In keeping with my three mantras - Over the last two days I have - aired & made bed x 2; washed up, dried up & put away as I went along including the last lot of washing up :rotfl: washed down kitchen work surfaces; went shopping, got back & put everything away; portioned up bread products & put in freezer; indoor bins emptied x 2; filled bird & squirrel water bowls x 2; deadheaded & watered my plants incl. living lettuce & the rosemary plants x 2; soaked the towel covering the wormery x 2; general tidying;

The day to day decluttering has generated

B1720 - B1731 Non recyclable - 5 empty plastic gravel bags, 2 plastic pots & lids, 4 lots of plastic packaging, one pair of non reparable socks - All binned
B1732 - B1741 Three tin cans, 3 plastic milk cartons, 3 plastic bottles, glass bottle - rinsed & recycled
B1742 - B1749 Toilet roll inner, magazine, paper packaging, two dismantled cardboard delivery boxes, 3 lots of cardboard packaging - Recycled
B1750 Irreparably Broken trolley dismantled & to be taken to Tip

So, onwards & outwards

MrsSD
B1750/B2018