2019 - A Clutter Free Life

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

The weather didn’t really improve today but DH did the Tip run & picked up some bits & pieces for the garage. He finished the workbench & also permanently attached his large vice. Affixed a six gang socket to the wall, put up a bike battery charger, a flexible LED lamp & replaced the dingy bulb with an LED bulb. I did zilch, nada, nothing
Hm soup for lunch & chicken fried in butter, mash & mixed veg for dinner

939 - 943 Three cardboard boxes, empty beer can, newspaper - Recycled
944 Bag of general detritus from garage - Binned

Welcome to the ‘Decluttering Bandwagon’ dollypeeps :hello: It is never too late to join & I am very happy you found us - hopefully we will be able to offer encouragement & shoulders to cry on should you have a hiccup in your quest to declutter Excellent idea dollypeeps - 15 minutes a day - manageable & it won’t take long before you start to notice a difference. So again welcome & good luck.

Well Done - whmf00001, villagelife, Barny1979, Marpau & Fire Fox :T

Sorry you have been so unwell, savvy - please take it easy until you are fully recovered

You are wicked greenbee :rotfl:

Tomorrow - as the weather is supposed to be quite nice, the 3 of us are out doing touristy things - short boat trip, open top bus tour & then Bodine’s. I think DH wants a day off from sorting out the garage :rotfl:

MrsSD
944/2019

gilly1964

I have been decluttering a tad too far - oops


563 - Took roof bars that have been sat out front of house since before Christmas to the tip, but should not have done. I thought they were broken but seems not as they are for our current car. Raced there to get them back, but had already been moved into the bigger biffa bin so unretrievable


564 - Bag of wood to the tip


565-566 Bedroom carpet and underlay to the tip


567 - Broken trellis to the tip


568 - Mouldy parmesan cheese to food waste


569 - Leftover chicken to dog's belly


570 - Xmas Mini Cheddars to my belly






570/2019




So looking forward to the new carpet going down today, slept on the mattress on the floor for last two nights


Have a good day all
Gilly

Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

286-287. Boxes into recycling
288. More tree branches into green bin

289-290. Two old radiators moved from living room to metal collectors this morning

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Change of plan - although dry it is rather cold so not keen on 2.5 hours open top bus tour :eek:
So boat to London Bridge, pootle around Borough Market & eat out.

See you later

MrsSD

chupachups4

Hello all,

Welcome on board dollypeeps!

Monday
1071-1083: 13 items sold, 48 euros in the travel pot
listed 49 items

yesterday
1084-1096: 13 items sold, 89 euros in the travel pot
listed 22 items

Fire_Fox

Decluttering: Two YS organic chicken legs from the freezer, a dented can of organic tomatoes from the Tardis, some freezer-burned garlic, a few sticks of the YS celery and sundry other ingredients into my fast/ slow cooker. Rusty can of chickpeas from the Tardis to be added later.

The 'all-singing, all-dancing' fast/ slow cooker usually just clutters up the kitchen worktop. I'm a bit intimidated by it so barely use it.

greenbee wrote: »

Sounds as if you won't need to spend much on food for a while Fire Fox!

You would think. But I am itching to refill the fruit and veg shelf in the freezer!

greenbee wrote: »

I've just put in a online order for Saturday morning (I'm away from work for a few days so won't have time to shop), taking into account that I have surgery on my mouth on Tuesday so will be living on soup and ice cream for a few weeks!

Likely 'preaching to the converted', but fruit smoothies are another option if you get bored of soup. A wide variety of frozen/ defrosted/ raw vegetables can go in without spoiling the flavour: beetroot, broccoli, carrot, spinach, butternut squash ...

savvy

greenbee wrote: »

If you've had flu, you have my sympathies. I had it and was surprised how long it took to recover from. Take it easy. Do you want me to call his sister for you? :cool:

Thankfully not flu, but slightly similar symptoms, but more laryngitis I think. Have suffered that the last two years, this time have had three smaller bouts of it and keep losing my voice Haha that would be funny, but it's okay ta

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

Sorry you have been so unwell, savvy - please take it easy until you are fully recovered

Hmm I did Sunday afternoon after work, but there's just so much to do, can't take too much time out!

gilly1964 wrote: »

I have been decluttering a tad too far - oops

563 - Took roof bars that have been sat out front of house since before Christmas to the tip, but should not have done. I thought they were broken but seems not as they are for our current car. Raced there to get them back, but had already been moved into the bigger biffa bin so unretrievable

Arrgg no way, I'm just looking for a set, and they aren't that cheap! :eek:

dollypeeps

Onky 5 mins spent in the attic today...but progress is progress no matter how small...right?!?

New white lampshade and small China photo frame in CS bag
Poster in recycling and exercise book repurposed

Thank for the welcome Firefox ) and chupachups4 .....wow super declutterer!!

4 items today


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chocolatelover93

Hello everyone,

Savvy - I would just tell him a deadline if he hasn't got it by then put it on ebay as a job lot or something or get someone to come and take it away. Hope you feel better soon.

MrsSD - that's a pain! Hopefully it'll all be sorted now. He would have done it when my dad did as well he stopped about 8ish years ago. He doesn't ride anymore but loves bikes still

Dolly - welcome

firefox - do you use a soup maker for the soup? I have just got one and not sure if I can put frozen veg in or not haha.

DS is ill again bless him so haven't been on much but have been decluttering the house

I sold an old tv unit on FB so that's gone, got 2 bags in the boot for the CS so will probably take them tomorrow as I am off.

Went through my make up and hair bits the other day and got rid of some old bits.

Decluttering is slowing down but that's because there isn't much to declutter now!

RE the roof bars I have some on FB that I have been trying to sell for 2 months but no takers I'm wondering if Ebay would be better for that sort of thing?

C xx

Fire_Fox

chocolatelover93 wrote: »

firefox - do you use a soup maker for the soup? I have just got one and not sure if I can put frozen veg in or not haha.

No, I have a stick blender with a few different attachments (puree/ blend/ mash) for soups and smoothies.

I usually let fruit and/or veg in larger chunks (eg. broccoli, strawberries) defrost at room temperature or in the refrigerator first. Anything I have grated (eg. carrot, beetroot) or cut into small pieces (celery) defrosts so quickly it can be used straight from the freezer.

One benefit is that the freeze-thaw process softens fruit and veg speeding up prep/ cooking/ blending time. Broccoli soup stays green! Surprisingly a really wide range of vegetables do not need cooking, they are safe eaten raw or lightly warmed through.

HTH!

chocolatelover93 wrote: »

Decluttering is slowing down but that's because there isn't much to declutter now!

C xx

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