2019 - A Clutter Free Life

gilly1964

Female on a mission today

105-109 Beyond safe use dog toys to bin
110 Chewed antler now too small for dog to safely use in bin
111-117 OOD medicines to pharmacy for disposal
118-128 Old towels to local animal shelter
129-328 Garden pots to lady who sells plants to raise money for local MS Society
329 Broken garden ornament to bin
330 - 335 Dusters to bin as no longer fit for purpose
336 - 339 Unwanted smellies set to local police station for their retired horses tombola

Hope everyone is having a good day

I have tomorrow off work so going to aim for some more although the ironing pile is looming large :eek:

Out for dinner tonight for a friends birthday

339/2019

leelad

Evening all, car boot was cancelled today as venue was double booked! So, I decided to donate a couple of books to our local MIND shop. Me and our 7yr old daughter went to our monthly dads group meeting this afternoon and donated some board books to them. The Gruffalo book came in handy at story time, all the children liked it. So my decluttering conscience is in a good place at this moment with these small donations. Will try again to do some attic decluttering in the week and hopefully a car boot next Sunday. All the best for the week ahead...

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

What a strange day weather wise :huh: bright blue sky, sunshine, cold breeze, hail (several times :eek:) & of course rain DH put on the 2nd coat of blue paint on a section of the garage floor. He also replanted a bush in the back garden. DH had lo pesto pasta for lunch & I had the last of the hm soup. I caught bus to sm as it was pouring & not much better coming back - so my F*tb*t might not be happy today All that has been decluttered today is a cardboard box Although I did rearrange the contents of 2 large kitchen cupboards

781 Cardboard box - Recycled

Cheerleading starts here

Well Done chocolatelover :T Tip runs, CS visits & selling - you have been busy :T I love the tale of the ball pit :rotfl: You get a Gold Star ⭐️ for resisting temptation whilst out shopping :T
The little things seem to make the biggest impact on our wellbeing - leaving a room tidier is one of those

An eclectic mix of decluttering whmf00001 - Well Done :T as you say all these things help to declutter the mind

Well Done Barny1979 :T

Well Done gilly1964 :T through the 200, 250 & 300 barriers & powering towards 350 :T you really were on a decluttering mission :rotfl:

Well Done leelad & DD :T managing to still declutter :T Shame about the ‘car boot’ but it has been very cold today You and your DD are doing well Hope your wife is well

Happy Decluttering everyone

MrsSD
781/2019

somerandom

somerandom wrote: »

240. Umbrella - left at a restaurant - I still have 3 left...
251. Leaving gift delivered

House decluttered of people for the weekend :j DS - was with his Dad and DP - back to his own house - so I had a much needed quiet weekend during which I have regained my sanity :A (it had gone MIA by the end of last week).

Had a bit of a tidy-round today - Just a few bits gathered :

252-254 - 3 x tops DS
255 - jacket DS
256 - shrug
257 - coffee cup - gift to family
258 - ornament - gift to family

all to CS unless otherwise stated

no_logo

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

Thanks no logo :T It is interesting how our life experiences colour our attitudes to clutter Being a curious sort aka nosey c*w :rotfl: do you come from a military family?

Ah very good, Mrs SD, you'd put Mr Holmes to shame! I do indeed and i'm going to take a guess that the fact that you were able to spot that means that you do to?



Decluttered :T
1. old bike parts from garden shed.
2. old baby clothes.

Listed 1 eBay item.

chupachups4

good Morning,

744-763: 20 items sold, 181 euros in the travel pot

listed 60 items

I like seeing my travel pot growing so fast. My basement is still full to the brim!!!!!

A_Frayed_Knot

Not much for me over the weekend, but at least 1 cupboard sorted out.

Loads of Out of date medicines, very happy with that and
Out of date cereals (boxes full ) out for the birds
A few Take away menus and Bin schedules for previous years
No idea where this year's schedule is - will come across it eventually :rotfl: 8 parcels posted and 14 items listed

Very small steps but I'm loving this and hope I can keep momentum up

parsniphead

Morning all.

A very quick update from me. I made good progress in the spare bedroom on Saturday, even with DS in tow. It was more tidying than decluttering. I will be decluttering today after shopping. I have some broken toys to sort but DS won't let me throw stuff out so it needs to be done with him at school.

Right I must get on. Have a good day.

oceanspirit

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

All that has been decluttered today is a cardboard box

At 781 items out you're not far off the halfway mark and yet we're no where near halfway through the year. I think :T is more like it.

whmf00001 wrote: »

All sounds odd and varied but every little helps to de-clutter mind !!!!

Am so with you on this one. Clutter in the mind is just as debilitating, if not more so, than physical clutter. I'm definitely working on both.

chocolatelover93 wrote: »

Have also been leaving a room tidier than when I left it which is nice because the house actually stays tidy! Have been putting bits in the dishwasher after use so they aren't clogging up the sides too. Just these small things has helped my mental health too.

Great results all round, chocolatelover.

I always try to leave the kitchen clean and tidy at the end of each day - dirty dishes and mucky worktops are not welcoming first thing in the morning.

Been chipping away at all rooms over the weekend. Found a pile of papers under a heap of clothes in the bedroom - most of them were for filing so managed to put them away quite quickly and recycle those not needing to be kept. Although only small amounts leaving, the whole place feels so much better. A few things each day is still working for me so I will continue to work at this speed.

5 items into recycling and 1 book to CS.

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Took a cardi, 3 books and a handbag to a different CS today. I found 2 near town centre where I can park (usually) while I nip in. Most of them are in the main town centre which is car free until later in afternoon or although not far from parking - I can park for free in local council sites as disabled - they are just too far to walk. So pleased as no-one collected from Freecycle and was loathe to take to the tip.