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2019 - A Clutter Free Life

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  • nannywindow
    nannywindow Posts: 3,669 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    MrsSD how about "Declutterbucks United" as a title ?
    Only thing decluttered today....... a large chocolate Thor*tons Santa, which had escaped till now :rotfl:.

    BTW I did share with DH :D
    Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, but this time more intelligently
  • leelad
    leelad Posts: 131 Forumite
    Third Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper
    One bag taken to the tip of clothes that our daughter has grown out of. Along with a old mobile phone which should have been thrown out and doesn't switch on anymore. Bit by bit we will get there...
  • 1. SMALL TASKS WILL BE DONE ASAP
    2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I ENTERED
    3. KITCHEN WILL BE LEFT CLEAN & TIDY EVERY NIGHT
    4. WHEN DEALING WITH CLUTTER I WILL USE ‘Daisy1571’s idea of ‘WHAT WOULD I DO WITH THIS ITEM IF IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE’S ?’
    5. IF I WAS STARTING FROM SCRATCH, WOULD I BUY THIS?
    6. BE LIKE A POSTAGE STAMP - STICK TO ONE THING UNTIL YOU GET THERE

    Forgot to mention, I made a soup late last night - actually at 4:00 a.m. :o Used lo Somerset Chicken & lo boiled potatoes & added some soured cream, some chicken stock & a large tin of sweetcorn. Has been heated up, zizzed for 15 seconds & is now about to be consumed as a late lunch with some crusty bread :D I have had a quick flurry of activity & cleared the top of the large wall unit, dusted, wiped & tidied 10 cubby holes :D only 22 cubby holes to go :eek: & 8 drawers :eek:

    261 Large glass chopping board (doesn’t fit in any of the kitchen cupboards :() - into CS bag
    262 - 263 Two lots of cardboard packaging - recycled
    264 - 265 Two bits of plastic packaging - binned

    Barny1979, Well Done - keeping stuff moving out :T

    nannywindow, excellent title :D Now that is what I call love 💖 - sharing a chocolate S*nta - :love:

    See you later

    MrsSD
    265/2019
    Be Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives. ⭐️

    2025 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £299.00
    Jan £5.00 Feb £12.74 Mch £23.26 Apr £32 May £43 Jun £50 July £62 Aug £71 Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  Grand Total £
  • Bit more decluttered

    266 - 270 Two cardboard boxes & 3 lots of cardboard packaging - recycled

    Well done leelad :T Another one of the cluttering mysteries ;) keeping stuff that doesn’t work :rotfl:

    MrsSD
    270/2019
    Be Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives. ⭐️

    2025 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £299.00
    Jan £5.00 Feb £12.74 Mch £23.26 Apr £32 May £43 Jun £50 July £62 Aug £71 Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  Grand Total £
  • aimeemum
    aimeemum Posts: 687 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Xmas Saver!
    Little bit of sorting done - moved some stuff around and made the kitchen look bigger....not quite sure how but I'm happy :D

    Decluttering a bottle of Prosecco to a friend who is moving house (a long way from Yorkshire to Somerset), along with the presents I bought for their kids. We're going to their leaving party tomorrow so can hand it all over then - nice to hand something on to someone who will appreciate it. We don't drink Prosecco yet we seem to accumulate bottles of the stuff....we have 2 more in the cupboard waiting for school raffles :rotfl:
    Changing my Family's Future!! - Starting again!!!!
    Current Progress -
    Debt - Start date 14/4/25 = £14,880.45
    Savings Goal = £1000 EF - £0/£1000 = 0%
  • Loads of decluttering today, two huge bags of shredded paper and some other things to the tip, one set of shelves back upstairs and a huge pile of paper still to shred tomorrow.

    Great decluttering everyone!
  • only 1 thing today

    306: 1 item sold, 5 euros in the travel pot
    1st goal: 0/936 euros
    2nd goal: 0/15160 euros
  • Barny1979
    Barny1979 Posts: 7,921 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Barny1979 wrote: »
    33. Box recycled

    34. Carpet cut up and taken to recycling centre
    35. Underlay cut up and taken to recycling centre
    36. Wooden shelf taken to recycling centre
    37. Piece of metal to recycling centre
    38. Old mop to recycling centre
    39. Old clothes line to recycling centre
  • One more cubby hole emptied, cleaned & refilled

    271 - 273 Three books into CS bag

    aimeemum, spooky isn’t it - how rearranging ‘stuff’ can make a room bigger :huh: Well Done :T Sad to see a friend moving on but short break/s in Somerset possibly on the cards ;)

    Wanna Bee Free, getting rid of so much shredding must have created oodles of space :T

    chupachups4, might only be one thing but still it is more pennies in he travel pot :T

    See you all tomorrow :j

    MrsSD
    273/2019
    Be Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives. ⭐️

    2025 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £299.00
    Jan £5.00 Feb £12.74 Mch £23.26 Apr £32 May £43 Jun £50 July £62 Aug £71 Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  Grand Total £
  • bit_by_bit
    bit_by_bit Posts: 1,155 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Thanks Mrs SD,you are very kind. I had a light bulb moment about clutter as a protective wall that set me off. Well done on the weight loss. A title could be 'Mind Over Matter - A practical decluttering Guide.' :)

    No decluttering as yet today but two big bags of rags in the car for tomorrow at the CS.
    Wife, mother, gardener, nurse, Big C survivor. Officially retired at 55 2021 [/b][/b].Mortgage free April 2021Challenges 2024: Decluttering Campaign 32/100 bags plus 0 large items. Make £2024 in 2024#8 £0/£2024 Using my craft stash 0/52 Reading books 0/52 Donations for the CS/washing done from others (in and outs) in 2024 x 10 bags and 0 large items.
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