2019 - A Clutter Free Life

nannywindow

The last mince pie decluttered today . I've put the cs bag out ready for collection tomorrow, the contents included 7 fiction books and all read, 2 cookery books ( vegan & gluten free and American style cooking - looked at but never used ), a booster seat and a large file/laptop bag no longer needed as DH has retired ( only 6 years ago ). Also managed to jam in a pair of slippers and 2 sets of curtain tie backs which were brand new and still packaged, the latter probably been in a drawer for 10 yrs :eek:. I threw out 4 T.shirts and 6 Tea towels, well DH has grabbed them for rags and taken them up his shed/workshop. So although they are still around they are no longer in the house :j.
I did start to look for a pair of gold shoes that I wore to my DD's wedding ( only wore them that once ) to send to the cs, but I can't find them because of the " stuff " in the bottom of the wardrobe, so that's got to be sorted too.
This afternoon I have used a vacuum sealer on the summer fruit from the freezer and can now discard the plastic takeaway containers into the recycling box.

There is now an empty black bag in the office ready to start again. :j

I'm on a roll, I think I've got the decluttering bug :rotfl:

sweetpea26

Nannywindow so have I !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sent son to town with his little car full of bags etc.

5ft Fibre Optic tree ...
mini tree ....
Large gold framed picture...
A box of Christmas baubles
large bag of Christmas baubles tinsel etc.
Box of kitchen items, baskets etc..Christmas candle holders too.
bags of clothing.

All of this gone !!!
This is the start of the clearout. I feel so much better for doing this and there is still so much more to go.

parsniphead

You are all doing so well and I've not done anything.:mad: I'm blaming being stressed about my op tomorrow. That said I will be decluttering a whole load of giblets.:eek::rotfl:

I can't wait to get started after recovery. I will keep reading and being inspired.

Keep it up

sweetpea26

Plus I have a few bits of furniture I need to get rid of. I love chairs but I have a few that are surplus to requirement. So hope to donate one of those per week ... one can fit in back of car at a time.

sweetpea26

parsniphead wrote: »

You are all doing so well and I've not done anything.:mad: I'm blaming being stressed about my op tomorrow. That said I will be decluttering a whole load of giblets.:eek::rotfl:

I can't wait to get started after recovery. I will keep reading and being inspired.

Keep it up

You could write a few things down Parsniphead ... make you feel you are making progress..concentrate on relaxing before your op...

Take care of yourself before you know it youll be piling bags into the car:)

GreenQueen

parsniphead wrote: »

You are all doing so well and I've not done anything.:mad: I'm blaming being stressed about my op tomorrow. That said I will be decluttering a whole load of giblets.:eek::rotfl:

I can't wait to get started after recovery. I will keep reading and being inspired.

Keep it up

Will be rooting for you tomorrow, Parsniphead. Hope all goes well.

Chrystal

parsniphead wrote: »

You are all doing so well and I've not done anything.:mad: I'm blaming being stressed about my op tomorrow. That said I will be decluttering a whole load of giblets.:eek::rotfl:

I can't wait to get started after recovery. I will keep reading and being inspired.

Keep it up

Will be thinking about you tomorrow PH and sending every positive thought possible in your direction. Hopefully ALL the nasties will be decluttered and you can start to recover properly. ((( hugs))) XX

DD265

Good luck tomorrow parsniphead x

I am jealous of those of you who've been able to nip to the charity shop or tip. At the minute I'm building up piles but can't sneak away from work to drop them off - this weekend is going to be very satisfying then.

I scanned all the paperwork last night; just need to shred it now but the cats are snoozing and I'd prefer them to stay that way than be clambering all over my desk so I'll do it this evening.

CRANKY40

Hello all,

I'd like to join please to keep up the momentum. When we moved to this house (4.5 years ago) I decluttered so much "stuff" from our 5 storey house so that we (myself and son now aged 14) would fit into our 3 bed mid terrace. We still filled the new house.

Recently the HT (house troll - son who used to be a house elf but then the teens happened...) agree to let me sell on the bay of E a lot of his gaming figures and that is still a work in progress but I need to keep on top of things. The spare room is full of bags of clothes that he has outgrown which I need to either sell or charity shop. I would like to commit initially to relocate one item per week. As I relocated (sold) 6 bits of plastic [STRIKE]junk[/STRIKE] treasure this morning I reckon I'm off to a good start.

When I was widowed (9 years ago) going through my late husband's possessions and getting rid of same was horrible. It's always in the back of my mind now that the less stuff that I have the less there will be for someone to go through if anything happens to me.

Cherryfudge

Skimming like mad and unable to appreciate as many of the good ideas as I'd like to (sorry). And there are so many good ideas.
Another 10 items gone today - just bits from the fridge, paper, jars - total for the year to date is 77.