2019 - A Clutter Free Life

aimeemum

Sent 4 spare boxes out of the house (containing 4 items hubby sold on ebay - don't count those items as they lived in the garage and that's his domain!! ) plus a lot of things into the bin - 1 big bin bag gone from the kitchen.

MIL coming to stay for a few nights over half term is making me a little bit more keen to get everything clear....wish I had the energy lol.

Ginmonster

I took a bag of books to the charity shop today so I'm officially back on the decluttering train. 😀

Hermia

CompletelyLost wrote: »

amycool: I may steal your idea for storing tea towels! We have loads but nowhere to store them. does anyone else have any good ideas, other than throw them into a random draw wherever they will fit?

I put some hooks on the back of the door of my cleaning/odds and ends cupboard and I hang them on the there. If I put them in a drawer I know it would end up a mess!

184-188) Old appointment diaries thrown away.

189-194) Craft stuff sold on Facebook. FB selling has its ups and downs, but one nice thing is the buyers often tell you what project they will be using your craft items for.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

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

Good afternoon from a very shame faced MrsSD having just been persuaded out of bed by my DH with the bribe of a mug of tea :T I will drink, cheerlead, post & then get cracking The weather forecast was correct for a change - a damp, drizzly & miserable day:(

So straight into cheerleading

Well Done villagelife :T - you found items to declutter even when you probably didn’t want to

Welcome back Molillie nice to see you Pesky RL does get in the way of decluttering :rotfl: Thank you for the info on learning to crochet :T Well Done on keeping up the one a day :T it all makes a difference Just think tonight you will be decluttering some reading :rotfl:

oceanspirit, Thank you for that :T although it seems that my decluttering mojo needed a long sleep I agree that visible clutter-busting makes us feel better so Well Done on enlisting a bit of help with the high book shelves :T & continuing with the books out campaign :T. We’re they pretty pens, that you thought you might get refills for? - that is usually my ‘reason’ for keeping old pens

choille, that is so sad but you have now taken the bull by the horns & decided enough is enough Now you are on the road in the ‘Declutter Bandwagon’ & exchanging ‘hoarding’ for ‘Decluttering’ - Well Done :T

CompletelyLost, Well Done on the sales :T pennies in the pot + you are decluttering packaging materials :T I hope you are counting that as part of your decluttering Quick question re the ‘list or not list’ dilemma - ?Which will make you happier at this point - more pennies in OR more clutter out? HTH

amycool, Well Done on the decluttering & tidying :T Sorry your DD is unwell & I wish her a speedy recovery. Finishing projects is a great way of decluttering so more power to your knitting needles :rotfl: You must be chuffed to bits that your OH is noticing your efforts at decluttering I have visions of a Cheshire Cat

Well Done Happy Kitties :T. Sounds like you are starting to become a Happy Kitty :rotfl: Hopefully your DD won’t be too shocked - otherwise she won’t be able to tell you how proud she is of the declutterer you are becoming . Big cheers to you re the neutral items - hip hip hooray :j

Well Done GreenQueen :T keeping up the momentum :T Do you have a back up declutter plan if the weather is nice? Attic clearing is great if it is raining and/or cold but not much fun if it is bright & sunny Not trying too discourage you - so when you declutter the attic don’t forget to give yourselves a little treat on top of the warm glow of satisfaction :rotfl:

chupachups4, Love hearing from people in France My DSis lived in the SW for 23 years - came back to U.K. in May ‘18 & is firmly ensconced in our house now - seems to be making no effort to plan for her future though

Well Done never too old, I find that it makes me happier to declutter to family - you get the instant knowledge of a happy recipient :T plus the cheap kettle probably would have ended up as clutter in your DD’s home :rotfl: Re the jam maker - could you put Marie Kondo into play? Hold it in your hands, apologise for it’s lack of use due to RL getting in the way thank it for it’s sterling service & release it to the CS

Well Done aimeemum :T especially on getting DH on the ‘Decluttering Bandwagon’ :T. Re ‘the visit’ - little & often is the way to go

Well Done Ginmonster :T By the way once aboard you are never let off :rotfl: you might find a corner to sleep in for a while but there are no stops :rotfl:

Well Done Hermia :T still decluttering & keeping the pennies rolling in :T

Now I need to get off my fat a*se & do some exercise/decluttering etc

See you later

MrsSD
339/2019

GreenQueen

Thanks Mrs SD.

I take your point, and if we get this mini heatwave as promised, we may move out into the garage. It's not as if we're short of decluttering projects!

What is happening with the weather, the forecast is certainly not right for February?

ailz95

Taken a bag of kitchen stuff - cake tin, sprouter, oven chip baking tray - and other bits and pieces to Celia Hammond charity shop in Wadhurst. They will happily take towels etc., for the sanctuary near Hastings - I always get lost trying to find it - I've also got some cat food that my cat doesn't like so I'll let them have that too. Got rid of more batteries in Sainsbury's in Hastings - and had a nice lunch there too.

Recluttered with 2 more round paperweights from the charity shop.

Happy_Kitties

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

Well Done Happy Kitties :T. Sounds like you are starting to become a Happy Kitty :rotfl: Hopefully your DD won’t be too shocked - otherwise she won’t be able to tell you how proud she is of the declutterer you are becoming . Big cheers to you re the neutral items - hip hip hooray :j

339/2019

Many thanks Mrs SD
Well things were going well but it seems DM is on the decluttering bandwagon so when I went to drop the present off, I came out with 2 big bags of wool to be sent to charity and various other bits and pieces, some will go straight to CS.
So this afternoon I've parcelled up one bag of wool ready to send:A
Dont mind doing this for DM or charity at all. At one time I would have left it dumped somewhere and lingering, taking time to sort out.......now it's a case of if it comes into the house, it gets shipped out just as quick......I've worked to hard for my spaces

milasavesmoney

I think HK has made an extremely important point. I tend to slide back into procrastination when I feel too busy. My new mantra is Never Ever Procrastinate.

I’m also trying to always pick up as I go through the house (for some other reason). It’s just amazing to me how much this one new habit has impacted on our home life.

Marpau

Well it's half term here so childminding duties but that doesn't stop the decluttering bug. Went to DIL house this morning and de cluttered 3 huge baskets of ironing! Now I can actually see the spare room In itching to get back tomorrow. Why is it always easier to de clutter for other people? Thanks for the recommendation for vinted some of my items are sticking on eBay so may give this a go after my holidays.

chupachups4

319: 1 item sold, 20 euros in the travel pot
320-339: 20 magazines in recycling
340: 1 planner binned
341-372: 32 books and console games, sold 23 euros in the travel pot
373: 1000 mails deleted.

MrsSD, I live near Paris, but Mum and Dad live in SW where the weather is much better. Hope Dsis will know soon what to do about her future