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

Apologies for not cheerleading yesterday - poor wi-fi signal

Weather was dry & bright but occasionally a bit chilly. Left home at 11:00 & arrived at Welshpool about 2:45 p.m. Flitted in & out of Wales taking photos of Heritage Railway, castles & the Knockin Shop Ended up at our friends’ place in Gobowen - which sounds like it should be in Wales but is in fact in England :rotfl: A very pleasant evening - Italian meatballs with penne & melted cheese - absolutely scrumptious + the focaccia I provided Eton mess for afters - delicious 🤤 Lots of chat & laughter & in bed by 10:00 p.m. I woke up at 2:0 a.m. for a bathroom visit, then 6:30 a.m. for another visit but decided to get up Two cups of tea before anyone else came down However our hosts were having tea in bed :rotfl: Cooked breakfast of sausage, bacon, egg, hg tomatoes, black pudding, fried bread & mushrooms + slice of toast & marmalade. Yum, yum, yum 😋 We left about 10:30 & headed back into Wales. Weather started dry with the sun attempting to break cloud cover & was ok temperature wise but rained at 1:00 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. - 2 short, sharp bursts of rain. Got very windy from 4:00 p.m. & damp. Today we saw a waterwheel, boundary stone, beautiful wrought iron gates at Chirk & mini gaol. PLUS a castle in Caergwrl - I made the mistake of offering to walk up & take the picture - very silly - steep switchback climb of 1 km :eek::eek: DH nearly sent out a search party :rotfl: Now safely ensconced in our hotel in Nefyn - just about to go into dinner.

I will return later for cheerleading.

MrsSD
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Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

792-793. Tapes into charity bag

794-822. 29 audiobooks to charity

TamsinC

Well, the person who bought my laptop decided they didn’t want it and are sending it back. They didn’t read the description. I was fuming.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

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

Dinner was delicious but too much DH had whitebait & a rib eye steak, I had mushrooms in a cream sauce & pan fried salmon. In bed by 10:30 p.m. & starting my cheerleading

Apologies up front if I miss anyone :embarasse

Well Done bit by bit - sounds like you are really enjoying volunteering in the CS :T

Keep up the good work Barny1979 :T still getting rid of stuff :T

Well Done villagelife :T still moving stuff out :T

Wednesday2000, was there a health reason for giving up tea & coffee? Or are you doing a year long Lent :rotfl: I admire your resolve - I don’t think I could give up either tea or coffee, let alone both.

Well Done choille :T making good headway through the 300’s :T

Oh parsniphead it might be expensive but swimming is a life long skill, once acquired Your DS is very lucky to have you as a mum

Thanks nannywindow :T Shame about the old fence panels falling to bits I would bet a pound to a penny that you had plans for them :rotfl: I did have a quiet chuckle re the lurpak toast rack

CEW, shame about the vase - but that is always the way I bet you still have a vase that you wouldn’t normally give house room You have been busy though & plans afoot for your Bank Holiday weekend :T but don’t forget to take some ‘you time’

Welcome aboard bluenose1 :T Decluttering, cleaning & trying new recipes - Well Done :T Nice that you are inspired to declutter - you will feel so happy 😃 in your Clutter free home & you have made an excellent start :T

TC77 - you are ahead of the game :T you realise you need to declutter & have made a start :T You are also identifying your problem areas so are well placed to be a successful declutterer especially with the excellent advice of oceanspirit & villagelife plus you know you are not alone - Fire Fox is a kindred spirit :rotfl:

whmf00001, there are only so many milk & pop bottles you can use - well Done on deciding you have reached your limit :T

TamsinC, :mad: on your behalf :mad: caveat emptor surely

MrsSD
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Catcrazy

98 - set of bedding to DD home
99 - bracelet to CS
100-trousers to CS
101-handbag CS
Busy week,will continue asap.
Keep going everyone,one piece at a time.
102 vase , broken 😞(I liked that vase).
Now it is decluttered 😐
103 large bag paper shred , to allotment compost pile

Wednesday2000

I used up a few things, a kitchen cleaner and two cleaning cloths as I cleaned my floor yesterday.

Mouthwash bottle, the sugar scrub I made and another moisturiser all used up.

I put all the rubbish and recycling out as well.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

Wednesday2000, was there a health reason for giving up tea & coffee? Or are you doing a year long Lent :rotfl: I admire your resolve - I don’t think I could give up either tea or coffee, let alone both.

I went to a Chinese herbal doctor and she said that coffee was really bad for causing migraines (which I used to get) so I thought I would just cut them both out. I have had the occasional cup of tea here and there, but haven't missed it at all.:) No migraines either!

Siebrie

nannywindow wrote: »

Decluttering at Dad's today. His old microwave out and new one in, all packaging recycled. He did try to give me a lurpak toast rack, but I said no thanks I don't need anymore stuff to clutter up my cupboards. I knew it would never be used and I felt quite proud of myself . Only trouble is he put it back in his cupboard so I expect I'll be the one having to get rid of it eventually anyway :rotfl:.
Take care all
nan xx

Maybe a silly question, but does your dad ever visit your place? Will he notice that you do not use the toast rack? Will he buy a new one for himself? I think a little bit of deception may help here; just accept the toast rack (and anything else he wants to get rid of) and drop it off at a charity shop on your way home. Or to be semi-uofront about it, you can discuss with him that you will accept anything, see if it works for you, and pass it on if it doesn't.

TamsinC

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

TamsinC, :mad: on your behalf :mad: caveat emptor surely

MrsSD
2798/4038

Normally yes, MrsSD, however I was so mad my finger missed the right button and I accidentally accepted the return. And you can’t undo that apparently. I have reported the buyer for return an item that was as described and therefore misleading me and eBay. We shall see. I expect it will have to go back,up.

parsniphead

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Welcome to my brain.

Decluttering Techniques & Tips chapter in Understanding Hoarding by Jo Cooke.

Readable media articles by the same lady.

HTH!

Thanks for the link. It's helped me too.

TamsinC wrote: »

Well, the person who bought my laptop decided they didn’t want it and are sending it back. They didn’t read the description. I was fuming.

Pillock, the buyer not you. Some people just like wasting others time.

nannywindow

Siebre my Dad is here twice a week (at least ) for meals and yes he would notice. I think he thought I was opening a B&B.....perish that thought :eek:. We don't have toast that often anyway and when we do it's just put on a plate ! The thought that I may not use it or give it away if he donated it to me, would have him running for the hills and I would never hear the end of it. It took me and my DD 4 yrs of "bullying" to get him to let us dispose of my late DM's clothes . I have also given up asking him to dispose of a larder fridge, sent in error by a company who never collected it. I've offered to advertise it or try to give it away, but to no avail, he just won't budge . It's been in his conservatory covered in an old sheet for at least 6yrs :wall::wall::wall:.
Thanks for the thoughts.
In other news I'm having a quiet day as I think I've pulled something in my chest, no doubt from lugging fence panels about :rotfl:. I ain't no spring chicken anymore

Take care all
nan xx