2019 - A Clutter Free Life

TamsinC

Hubby has decluttered a cricket match today - weather is awful here and the garden will be flooding again. Might get some actual decluttering done if I can face it.

Wednesday2000

Wednesday2000 wrote: »

I'm making up another bag for the chazzer. I put in the two pairs of sunglasses and have been looking around my house for what else can go.

In my bedroom so far are three white candles that I never use along with a fake plant. I have some flickering Amazon candles that I use instead.

I threw away some of my husband's old sandals too. I need to go through his wardrobe again as he has bought a few new tops lately so some old ones could go.

Charity shop bag:

Sunglasses, candles, fake plant, a book, a top and a pair of shoes.

Binned:

Incense sticks that I dislike, a jumper that went very weird after washing, two more dog toys, an old deodorant and some out of date mayo.

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Parsniphead, unfortunately he will be back to school soon, is doing D of E, spare time he goes to local drama club where he loves doing the lighting and sound for productions, is in a local choir, helps out at the church (cleans cars etc) and has so much homework that now he is older I doubt I will see quite as much as I used to, and there are no girlies in his life yet but thats not going to be very long I expect. Has been quite a shock to me that he is now doing "man" stuff and not "boy" stuff. Ah well.

short_bird

Wahey! Found a cash bag with nearly 20 Euros in coins before I go away
:T

gilly1964

aargh just lost my post

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

Up & at ‘em by 8:30. Quite a bright day with a decent amount of sunshine & quite warm when the gale force wind isn’t blowing :rotfl: Finished sorting the personal paperwork then walked to sm for a small shop for DH as he is cooking tonight :T I am also continuing with the clearing down of my planner. DH is out in the garage with his new project - a hand turned corn grinder brought over from France - he has dismantled it, is replacing bolts & de-rusting prior to repainting sympathetically DSis is in her room - sleeping

2585 - 2592 Three booklets, uu deodorant can, 4 bits of cardboard packaging - Recycled
2593 - 2594 Half an inch of shredding, small bag of kitchen detritus - Binned

Seems to be a day for standard decluttering but I do need to start thinking about writing C******** cards :rotfl:

See you all later

MrsSD
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Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

722-725. Cardboard boxes into recycling

Back again!
726-746. Cardboard boxes to tip
747-750. Packaging to charity
751-753. Carrier bags to recycling

gilly1964

I will try again

I have been away so long I had to check the thread for my last count - 1300

We really need to get a move on with the decluttering as less than a month till the new kitchen is delivered and then everywhere will be chaos

1301 Coat sold on Ebay 19:50
1302 Inverter sold on Ebay 3.20
1303 - 1304 Banners sold on Ebay £40
1305 - Mirror sold on FB £5
1306 - 1307 Matching dinner and tea service sold on FB £25
1308 - 1310 Bags of scrap metal sold to local dealer £77.57
1311 - 1312 Boxes used to pack above dinner service etc
1313 - 1322 Plastic bottles to recycling
1323 -1324 Two pairs of shoes to CS
1325 - 1333 Sunday boxers to bin, they are holey
1334 - 1336 lonely socks to bin
1337 - Vest to CS
1338 - 1339 SW crustless quiche and dish to bin, dropped on the floor
1340 - 1341 Harry Potter game and cookie jar given to neighbour
1342 - OOD bacon to bin
1343 - OOD pate to bin
1344 - 1345 Hive bulbs sold to friend as changed our lights
1346 - 1349 Mugs taken into work
1350 - 1355 Boxes to cardboard recycling
1356 - 1360 Cans to recycling
1361 - 1390 Carrier bags to CS
1391 - 1392 Broken coat hangers to bin


The utility room is my next big job, lots of gadgets that I have not used for months if not years, juicer, NutriBullet, oven dishes, serving dishes, hand blender, mini chopper


Have a good weekend all

Stay safe in the winds, lots of trees and fences down around me

Gilly x


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Gem-gem

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

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 stayed quite nice until about 5 p.m. but it has rained on & off since then with several heavy showers (which I have managed to avoid :T) DH got back from his MOT at the same time I got back from the sm. As well as his full English he had visited a barber. He has decluttered a lot of pennies but nowhere near the number he will have to declutter on his next service
I dropped off the bag of notebooks, tape & plastic sleeves at the CS clothing store - gratefully received as the whole shop floor was covered with donation bags & the young lady needed notebooks to list the donations I think she was rather happy that I hadn’t brought in a clothing donation :rotfl: Walked to sm, did my shopping then picked up some tissue paper, wrapping paper & a card for the soon to be great great niece. On the way to payment desk I found 20p , paid for my goods & then only had to wait a few minutes for my bus.
Now are you seated comfortably & ready for a joyously weird & wonderful tale ......................

The last passenger on the bus spent a few minutes talking to the bus driver before we pulled away. A couple of stops into the journey I glanced down at the floor & spotted a purple card holder. Tapped a gentleman on the shoulder & asked if it was his. No came the answer but “I believe the lady at the front of the bus was talking about a lost pass” I opened it up, photo ID of a lady who was rather similar looking to the lady at the front of the bus, so off I went. She was the owner & almost cried she was so happy to get it back. Now for the weird & wonderful - she had lost her Freedom pass on her way to the sm & somehow got back on the exact same bus for her journey home I found the pass on the floor next to the seat she had used on her initial journey Never have I been so happy that I look down rather than up :rotfl: Serendipity at work :T:T
Dinner was - not to blow my own trumpet - my best ever cottage pie with green beans. So tasty that DH & DSis both had large 2nd helpings. My DSis stated it was the best one yet & she particularly enjoyed the lo kidney beans & sweetcorn I had added. Mind you it was very tasty ��

2570 - 2582 Magazine, 5 drinks cans, 3 lots of cardboard packaging, long cardboard roll, empty wine bottle, small glass bottle, plastic pot
2583 - 2584 Plastic packaging, bag of kitchen detritus - Binned

Ooh a fairy festival, sounds wonderful bit by bit well Done on tackling Rooms of Doom :T

parsniphead, poor Henry - he has let the side down Does your Shark have a name yet - perhaps Susie :rotfl: I am awarding your DS a Gold Star ⭐️ - giving away his toys - what a little darling

Welcome back Cherryfudge :T - keep up the good work :T

Well Done Wednesday2000 :T

Well Done on the garden decluttering Gem-gem :T Excellent swap - I do love Bramleys

Hi greenbee :wave:

Nice to see you CEW & good luck for the weekend decluttering I like it - disposing of a building - that must count as 100 :rotfl:

You are on a roll savvy - excellent numbers & congrats on breaching the 1,000 mark :T Sorry about your circumstances but well done on your work arounds :T

nannywindow - day to day decluttering is just as important as decluttering projects

Catcrazy - good choice of one in, 1 or 2 out :T. Surprising how it concentrates the mind when out shopping knowing that you have to get rid of items when bringing in new items :rotfl:

See you all later

MrsSD
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That is such a lovely ending to what would have been such a horrible shock to the lady. Well done for finding it at the right moment.
I have found two rings (at different times) in Tesco's one in the corner the other under the vegetable units. I handed them in. The first was a small diamond ring - someone's engagement ring that they had lost. The second was a wedding ring which a gentlemen had been wearing for 50 years. It is such a lovely feeling when you know something precious like a freedom pass or jewellery has got back to the rightful owner.

Recycled: eye makeup remover bottle, card from new bras, envelope and receipts.
Binned: two very old bras, broken laundry basket and small face cream container

Luciecat63

I haven't posted for the last few days but I have been doing a bit of decluttering here and there
9&10 - two bags of recycling - the usual tins, jars, paper etc.
11&12 - two large cardboard boxes
13&14 - two bags of rubbish to black bins (one was my neighbours as she left it outside her door and went on holiday. I am claiming it as an "outside" declutter.
15 - makeup - this is stuff that I have kept for years. I don't know why I am so resistant to throwing it away as it is well past its best by now.

I am looking forward to tomorrow when I hope to declutter three folders of paper work. I have decided to take a break from being treasurer of one group (eventually I hope to declutter a few more committee roles).