2019 - A Clutter Free Life

parsniphead

Hello. A lazy weekend for me as I've done nothing.

I still have the remainder of the toys to sort from my bedroom. It needs to be sorted today as its been going on too long now. I have until school pick up time to get it done. Plus I'm also itching to finish off the front room.

Right music, fling open the windows and off I go.

greenbee

Good luck Parsniphead!

Marpau

Well I am back from holiday having decluttered 5 books and a tankini whilst away.
Spent yesterday decluttering the washing and ironing basket then listed 50 items.
I hate taking photos and typing up descriptions but needs must.
Listed 5 more items today and now going through the box of Sell items to list more.
Like Parsniphead the windows are open and music on but I really want to hear the kerching of sales lol

Fire_Fox

Beautiful sunny day here in West Yorkshire!

My Bisley multidrawer unit was delivered on Friday and I lurve it. :dance: The retro style and Chalk colourway (soft/ warm white) are perfect for the space. Definitely going to order another one. Eighteen small filing drawers should be easier to manage than four huge drawers which previously housed my paperwork (so overloaded that the plywood bottoms fell out ).

The smaller, lighter, neater appearance of the new multidrawers compared with the decrepit heavy wooden chest of drawers seems symbolic somehow. In part, I think, because this is the first thing I see when coming into the flat.

Decluttering: Two packs of fish or seafood and a pack of sausages from the freezer into my belly. Two jars of curry or tomato sauce into my belly. Freezer and kitchen cupboards are still bursting at the seams.

A pile of plastic lids from disposable food containers binned (tubs themselves long since binned).

£400 settling two household bills in a timely manner. The bills can now be decluttered from my brain and decluttered from my handbag. Slowly getting back on top of my finances. :T

Recluttering: One box of giant bubble wrap and some jumbo air pocket packaging from the 'Hall of Shame' shoehorned back into the 'Tardis of Doom'.

It was great to read that you have been awarded PIP, Parsniphead. Hope it is the boost you need and deserve. :A

savvy

daisy_1571 wrote: »

Thanks savvy, at least we can walk away from the garage and go back home, sorry you are living amongst it. The only advice i would give is tell the 2 of them firmly that the stuff they have left with you needs to be moved by say, end April, then you will assume anything left they didnt want and you will arrange disposal. Yes it's a pain cos they should do it, yes it might cost you money and certainly time but... you will be happier knowing you are on a countdown to it going then that you are getting rid of it then that you have reclaimed your space.

Hopefully that works

Daisy xx

Thanks Daisy, four times since we split in Oct, the ex has said he will come and clear it and his stuff in the shed.......never bothers to turn up. He moved out 2 years ago when we split the first time and never took it all back then. Think he's had long enough so I've been letting people take what they want as and when But still tons of electrical bits and sentimental items that can't be that sentimental


So had a couple of weird ones lately :rotfl:Recycled some old to do lists...that were done so not sure why they were hanging about! A pair of pants that were driving me insane lmao And today managed to declutter for a neighbour who had had a Remembrance Wreath stuck on their car as a joke....it's been knocking about for days as they didn't know what to do with it - so I took it for them and placed on a war memorial with some others :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:I'm not counting that one though


102/2019

short_bird

121: Old paper lampshade that's been in the corner of the living room since er... end of last year, part binned, part recycled.
122: More random receipts and bits of paper torn up and binned or popped in the recycling.
123-125: Magazines I was keeping for... er... recycling, that's it!

Fire_Fox

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Decluttering: Two packs of fish or seafood and a pack of sausages from the freezer into my belly ... Freezer and kitchen cupboards are still bursting at the seams.

Three hours later ....

Recluttering: Twenty bars (2kg) of G&Bs 85% cocoa chocolate (reduced to clear, long dated) shoehorned into the Tardis.

Three packs (1kg) of frozen jumbo king prawns (good multibuy discount) slipped surprisingly comfortably into the freezer. It is actually the meat drawer that is overflowing.

In my defence both items were on my shopping list. :rotfl:

A_Frayed_Knot

Sorted Baking and Boozing cupboards today, along with the "sweetie" shelf, and under sink shelf.

2 bags flour binned - out of date (OOD)
1 tub baking soda binned ood
1 bag - opened - soft brown sugar - binned ood
4 boxes chocs - binned ood
3 pkts sweeties - opened and gone hard - binned
4 bottles (booze) left out for recycling to mums
not sure why I keep buying as I don't drink booze/wine
2 bottles of "elbow grease" unopened - in a pile for DB
1 lovely pouch for shoe cleaning - shoe polish, brush etc for CS
4 old cloths for dish/floor cleaning - used - so binned, I have plenty new ones

only 2 more cupboards, oh and 3 drawers, 1 of which I am leaving to last as
it is bottomless and will have no idea where to put it all, then I can move
onto/into pantry. Phew !!!

I'm getting there, bit by bit.
Marpau - Hope you had a lovely holiday - fantastic amount of listings, any tips on how to list quickly and of course get them sold
Chupachups4 - can you let me in on your secret, you sell a fantastic amount :T
Leelad - Great news about your wife getting a new job - let's hope it's a turnaround for you all.
Savvy - your story reminded me of something I read a while ago, similar thing - only slightly a bitter
break up, he asked wifey to sell his car (worth ££££'s) so she did, for £50 :eek: :rotfl: :beer:

Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

268-272 cardboard boxes from ikea into recycling

274. Papers into recycling
275-276. Boxes to the tip

savvy

A_Frayed_Knot wrote: »

Savvy - your story reminded me of something I read a while ago, similar thing - only slightly a bitter
break up, he asked wifey to sell his car (worth ££££'s) so she did, for £50 :eek: :rotfl: :beer:

Haha, funnily enough my life was similar back in the 90's, youngests father ran off to Antigua with the secretary to think about what he wanted in life, and left me and the kids with just utility bill money and nothing else, so no money for food - had to do car boot sales (which I now hate with a passion) and collect aluminium cans for the money to get us through the 3 months he was gone!



He asked me to sell his pride and joy BMW, so I said okay as I was able to use it whilst doing so. Couldn't afford petrol so I coasted it about a LOT, once I put in £2 of petrol and the attendent laughed and said 'that won't get you off the forecourt'.......I retorted I was just topping it up for a friend!!! So anyway I had to give a report of how many were interested in it....but I kept being awkward about being in, then it got to the point I had to have somebody look at it........so I just kept putting them off it so I could have it longer to play in :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Then he came and took it to sell himself :( bit harsh since he had cheated on me! But I did enjoy celebrating a rowing win with my toyboy and ex's expensive bottle of champagne he was priding himself on :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: