2019 - A Clutter Free Life

choille

choille wrote: »

510 - old kettle dumped as it fell to bits - dangerous.

520 - 10 items recycled.

540 - 20 items recycled.

547 - 7 items posted.

Happy_Kitties

*412 carpet-to the tip
*413 old watering can-tip for recycling
*414 old curtain pole-tip
*415 broken kettle- tip for recycling
*416 broken hoover- tip for recycling
*417 plastic cleaning pole-tip
*418 old paint tray-tip for recycling
*419 sports tyres given to a friend

Will hopefully do another tip run on thursday

192 neutral items sent

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

No more beautifying so didn’t get wet :j DSis got back about 4:30 - she didn’t manage to avoid the downpours but fortunately her coat was fully waterproof :T She & her friend spent most of their time dodging rain showers. Cheeseburger & milkshake & a good old chinwag :rotfl:
I cooked chicken in butter, boiled potatoes & green beans for dinner & have also knocked up a soup with various odds & ends for lunches for the rest of the week.

3635 - 3642 Two drinks tins, glass bottle & metal cap, 4 lots of cardboard packaging, foil tray - Recycled
3643 - 3649 Two lots of plastic packaging, 2 bags of kitchen detritus, pair of rubber gloves, uu deodorant tin, uu spray can - Binned

Enjoy your Gold Star GreenQueen

Well Done choille & Happy Kitties :T:T

Might see you later :rotfl:

MrsSD
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villagelife

A small amount done.

1156 a broken drill
1157-1159 some other drill related bits.
1160-1161 a couple of bottles of perfume used up and bottles thrown away.
1162 old take away menus recycled.
1163 more paperwork shredded.

catz4m8z

hey there!
New on the thread but am becoming quite addicted to decluttering my life!
It started when I had a lovely offer to help me pay to redecorate my house (urgently needed!LOL) which started my clear out. Delving into every cupboard and box made me realiese I have been an accidental hoarder for years now...Im not attached to all the junk I have, I just put it somewhere and forget about it!

Honestly couldnt count how much stuff Ive thrown out/taken to CS. All the big categories covered, tons of bin bags of clothes, hundreds of DVDs and CDs, books and books (I now have a floor to ceiling cupboard filled with books which is probably only about 1/3 of what I had!). Am now down to ornaments, pictures, kitchen supplies, etc.

And as I mostly live in the downstairs of my house I have somebody coming in a few days to empty my 3 bedrooms of everything! I cant wait!!

Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

1005-1008. Four plastic stacker boxes and lids sold on FB Marketplace

1009. Coolant bottle emptied and recycled

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

Wednesday has been a lovely sunny day but now the nights are drawing in & the wind has picked up & the clouds are gathering After the shock of the welding quote DH has decided that he will try to repair the base plate of the pillar drill
DH trimmed out our next door neighbour’s front garden hedge & then we pruned & weeded the rest of his front garden - quite brutally - looks well cared for now

Nice little story coming up :rotfl: DSis was outside the front of the house when she noticed a rather puzzled neighbour He was looking at his front path & doorstep & wondering where all the weeds had gone He noticed DSis & asked if she had done it & of course she credited me :T Thanks were sent Half an hour later I went out to resume beautifying the neighbour & his wife popped out & we had a nice discussion about gardening. Next thing you know they have come out with a bottle of Spanish red wine as a thank you :T Unexpected but wonderful Did about an hour of beautifying & DSis spent about half an hour sweeping up after me :T

3650 - 3658 Three drinks tins, glass bottle & metal cap, plastic pot, glass jar & plastic lid, plastic bottle, 2 magazines - Recycled
3659 - 3662 Two lots of plastic packaging, bag of kitchen detritus, pair of rubber gloves- Binned
3663 Full bag of garden waste - Council Collection

Well Done villagelife & Barny1979 :T :T keeping up the momentum :T

:hello: catz4m8z welcome aboard the Decluttering Bandwagon :T We love to ‘see new faces’. You are very well organised and sounds like you have the bit between your teeth :rotfl: Are you getting the bedrooms emptied completely or will there still be beds? - ignore that - just re-read your post - you are getting rid of EVERYTHING :eek:
I really loved your description of yourself ‘an accidental hoarder’ - I wonder how many of us that description applies to :rotfl: It sounds like you have been following the Marie Kondo method of decluttering :rotfl: your house must be echoing :rotfl:
I don’t think I have ever awarded a Gold Star to a first time poster but the amount of work you have done & the gusto with which you have attacked the decluttering challenge means that I am awarding you TWO Gold Stars 🌟 🌟 Really looking forward to seeing your next post & getting a description of your decorated rooms You are an inspiration to us all :T

If the weather is nice tomorrow I will continue the beautifying project plus DH & I need to pick the rest of the olives for pickling.
I know I should ask on the gardening thread, but I am sure some of you lovely people will know - once I have picked all my green tomatoes (will be attempting to make chutney ) do I compost the foliage & stems? (The plants were grown from seeds & we do have loads left )

See you all tomorrow

MrsSD
3663/4038

villagelife

MrsSD I would definitely compost the foliage and stems of the tomatoes.

1163-1165 books to League of Friends shop.
1166 fabric bag to League of Friends shop as I carried the books in it.

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

Sunday’s weather improved, stayed dry & sunny - the forecast heavy rainfall never materialised :T Eventually got around to making the cottage pie - took hours but it was well worth it My DSis doesn’t like celery so replaced with mushrooms & bulked out with red lentils, frozen peas, green beans, sweetcorn & carrots & a tin of butter beans. Enough for 2 large cottage pies plus a 3rd portion for the freezer to go with the cheesey mash already in the freezer :T It was absolutely delicious - so all 3 of us are looking forward to same again Monday night :rotfl: The only decluttering I did was programmes from my planner

3599 - 3614 Two drinks tins, glass bottle & metal cap, food can, small glass bottle, empty wine bottle (good wine used for cooking not drinking :rotfl:), paper packaging, 4 plastic trays, 3 lots of cardboard packaging, plastic pot & lid, empty chocolate box but 25 chocolates did last me 7 evenings :A - Recycled
3615 - 3619 Three plastic bags, worn out sponge scourer, bag of kitchen detritus - Binned

Yippee Barny1979 :T :j over 1000 :j:j:beer: Thank you for not teasing us anymore :rotfl:

Welcome back IrishRose12 :hello: Well Done on the decluttering - I admire your resolve to limit online time - it is obviously proving very successful :T:T Well Done on getting rid of your orca spider :T mine came out & was kind enough to wait for me to capture him in a glass & evict him :rotfl:

Well Done villagelife :T keeping the numbers moving :T

Excellent work Gem-gem :T Love that your mum grows after eight mints & apples in her garden :rotfl: sorry to be so silly :rotfl:

Well Done TC77 :T keep up the good work :T

See you all later - need to prep the cottage pie for tonight & tomorrow night’s dinners

MrsSD
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Only wish that she did grow After Eight Mints, that would be super.

Gem-gem

Uu eye make-up remover - bottle recycled
Recycled toilet roll inner tube
Recycled - bin full of paper
Recycled - post-it-notes
Card delivered