2019 - A Clutter Free Life

choille

Posted 8 items so that was great and handy for money in the pot too.

Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

257. Cardboard box into recycling
258. Packaging bits and pieces into bin
259. Paper into recycling

260. Cardboard box into recycling

bit_by_bit

Thankyou for that excellent advice Mrs SD.

So Sunday saw me back at the CS with 6 bags of stuff to report gone. Another bag weights in the car and one in the hall with a family of Peppa Pig soft toys I rescued. Pleased with this as its been building up for sometime. Got to wok on the house for guests this week but maybe able to rislte up some bags of stuff,:D

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

Yesterday I wrote, addressed, noted posting dates & weighed the birthday cards for August, September & October :T Next month will see me doing the same for November, December & January 2020 :j No chance of forgetting anyone’s birthday :rotfl: & less stressful doing it all over a 4 month period :j
Today the weather has been mostly nice with a couple of showers but no wind :T DH found a couple more bits for the Tip bag & has also sealed & painted the first coat on another section of the garage floor. Now treating himself to a bath
I have finally listed the contents of my 2 freezers & fully cleaned & rearranged my kitchen fridge The only item I had to bin was some melted goose fat :huh: Hm steak, kidney & mushroom pie with mash & mixed vegetables for tonight’s dinner. Delicious 😋

782 - 785 Glass bottle, glass jar, metal lid, magazine - Recycled
786 - 788 Pair of DH’s undies, coffee tin filled with kitchen detritus, plastic tub - Binned
789 - 790 Uu tin of floor seal, broken fan heater - Tip bag

Cheerleading starts here

Well Done somerandom :T. Glad you have regained your sanity :rotfl:

Well Done no logo :T still moving stuff out :T Sadly not from a military family but was interested in joining up (for a while) & also dated a squaddie for a while :rotfl: Perhaps I might not have acquired so much clutter :rotfl:

Well Done chupachups4 :T I am also very pleased that you are building up your travel pot so quickly

Waggy finger A Frayed Knot - you have done very well :T No such thing as small steps you are either a declutterer or not :rotfl: and YOU ARE A DECLUTTERER A Frayed Knot :T Please know that should the momentum stall we are all here to encourage each other or give a kick up the ‘arris :rotfl:

Well Done parsniphead :T Now that you have tidied, the decluttering will be a lot easier

Excellent cheerleading oceanspirit :T A great analogy - “chipping away” - :T Whatever works for us individually is well worth the effort & if truth be known if we find a method that works for us it is not actually an effort :rotfl:

Well Done whmf00001 :T

More pennies in the pot choille - Well Done :T

I think cardboard breeds :rotfl: Well Done Barny1979 on decluttering yet another cardboard box :T

Wow bit by bit :T:T so many bags out :T the CS must love you You have definitely got the ‘Decluttering Bug’

Thank you all for making the ‘Decluttering Journey’ easier - so much nicer knowing I am not alone :rotfl:

See you tomorrow

MrsSD
790/2019

greenbee

Emptied the garage today (used signs of mouse activity as justification to do it thoroughly as my handyman has a tendency to take the east option otherwise).
Van load of rubbish and ply/mdf offcuts, broken greenhouse glass etc sent to tip,
my car filled for CS drop off this week,
bin nearly full,
recycling bin full
Friend who is moving shortly filled her car with cardboard boxes.

Rest of stuff put back in garage tidily so I can find stuff and there is space so I can start painting the dining room furniture.

choille

Many thanks for all the encouragement Mrs SD it is so appreciated.

I'm not getting much done but much more than I have in the past - small steps.

parsniphead

I've just typed a long message and lost it.:mad::mad::mad:

Anyway I've spent the day in the spare room and have a boot full of stuff for the charity shop, a pile for the tip and some stuff recycled/ binned.

I've always struggled throwing away DS's stuff as I get too sentimental but those blinkers dropped away today faced with the massive pile of toys going back to birth. He is seven now.....it's a big pile and not all of his toys, just the ones dumped in the spare room.:eek:

Anyway, weather permitting, tomorrow morning the stuff will be dumped at the charity shop and then I will carry on. I would really like to get this room completed tomorrow so I can carry on with front room for the rest of the week.

I must admit it feels so good going through this process. Frustrating and difficult but good. I'm determined to never again get into this mess. I can only imagine how calm my home will feel when done and how much extra time I will have.

I hope you are all getting on well.

notmy1sttime

Hi Guys,
I haven't posted for a few weeks but I do have things to report.
- Sorted a bin liner full of rubbish in the loft
- Sorted through some old paperwork in the loft and now have a large bag full to take to work for when the shredding company next come in
- Sorted everything off the very top of the cupboards in the kitchen, mostly recycled or returned to proper place
- Listed 3 items on facebook marketplace, had enquiries but no commitment yet

I am getting some major refurb done on my house, so motivated to continue decluttering now, although also feels overwhelming at the same time.

chupachups4

good Morning,

yesterday

764-775: 12 items sold, 78 euros in the travel pot

listed 18 items

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Taken photos of some of Mum's glass/china ready to try putting on EB..
When had to lose Win7 for Win10 I lost my JASC photo software, loved it, and cannot download agin, it want Coral, so am having to learn how to use Google Photo software - not easy at my age. Had to check with dd that she did not want them, shame but they are "china cabinet" stuff really, once I am proficient I will start putting the wine glasses etc on.