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.

Friday was rainy interspersed with periods of dry :T DSis & I both had baths before going off to the Chinese Massage building. Both had our consultations - DSis acupuncture & cupping - me acupuncture & deep massage for neck & back. Both paid for 10 sessions as then get 3 free sessions. Hopefully we will both feel better.
Then walked round to MrA & did a medium sized shop. Spent the evening clearing down my planner & knitting.
Dinner was fresh pasta with hm Bolognese sauce.

4292 - 4304 Two drinks cans, foil tray, 4 lots of cardboard packaging, glass bottle & metal cap, food can, glass bottle & metal lid, plastic tray, newspaper, uu hotel toiletry - Recycled
4305 - 4308 Bag of kitchen detritus, 3 lots of plastic packaging - Binned

Chin up bit by bit I blame the dark days & nights for the lack of motivation to declutter Are you sure you haven’t been naughty :rotfl: joking aside, I hope you get it sorted far easier to post from home.

Well Done Wednesday2000 :T definitely admire shopping from your own furniture :T

Excellent work TC77 :T You have powered past 600 & sailing towards 700 :T

Well Done whmf00001 :T. Prepping & decluttering Good luck for your op

Happy decluttering everyone

MrsSD
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Mrs_Salad_Dodger

aimeemum wrote: »

Hi all, I've not been on in a long time but I'm still going on the whole de-cluttering thing. I've lost count of how many objects have been ejected from the house....countless bags of rubbish, bags to charity shops, boxes of baby clothes given away, furniture sold or taken apart.....the whole house does feel lighter aside from the loft which is where all the stuff I can't/don't know how to decide about is currently being kept. I am planning on tackling it in December (fewer bugs up there in the winter!!) so it's clean, tidy and hopefully we can get all the surplus stuff out in Dec/Jan ready for potentially moving in Feb/Mar. Glad to see everyone is still going strong.

Lovely to see you aimeemum :j Looks like you have been extremely busy - that is a lot of decluttering :T
Hope all goes to plan as you have exciting times ahead Makes it far easier to move if you have already decluttered :T

Hope you pop in & let us know how it is going.

Good luck

MrsSD

Wednesday2000

I also threw away a used up air freshener, an old pen and a bottle of clogged Tippex.

I have been looking for a replacement red handbag in charity shops but I have had no luck so I bought a new burgandy one with Black Friday. I have put my old red bag in the donation bag along with the soap, flip flops, husband's jacket and a couple of his tops.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

Friday was rainy interspersed with periods of dry :T DSis & I both had baths before going off to the Chinese Massage building. Both had our consultations - DSis acupuncture & cupping - me acupuncture & deep massage for neck & back. Both paid for 10 sessions as then get 3 free sessions. Hopefully we will both feel better.

I had that done last year. I found the acupuncture far too painful so I had to stop that. I am quite sensitive though.:o:D I hope it helps you both.:)

Picklepot

395 - toy to bin
396 - 56 paperwork items weeded from files to recycling
397 - dealt with post on arrival
398 & 399 2 books into car to return to friend

TC77

Tackling a few things from kids chaos

617 - 621 chaos from study area and under desk/bed
622 broken storage box
623 -624 broken pens
625-639 hoover accessories (had 2 sets for broken hoover)
640 - 642 scanned and emailed key documents /issues/references
641 - old phone returned and finally transferred stuff to new phone
642 - cleared out , cleaned kitchen drawer

Few more things to offer on freecycle
Hoover and garden waste to tip tomorrow (will look for other things)

short_bird

573-576:4 CD's to the charity shop bag
577-582: 6 CD's to the sell pile
583-584: 2 items from the fridge
585: Life's too short to faff about remembering what not to cook in a particular frying pan so it's out!
586: Non stick saucepan gone as the non stick lining is a bit chipped
587: another handful of redirected post returned to sender
588: cleared down some emails

Working on getting rid of a (fortunately) mild virus.

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.

Saturday has been mainly dry. Managed to be up to pay the milkman & then just settled down watching TV & knitting - I have started on scarf no.5 DSis has been in her room all day & DH has been in his office all day.
Dinner was lo pasta Bolognese & lo cheesy pasta both with mozzarella slices & reheated in oven until cheese melted. Gradually emptying the kitchen freezer - am hoping to defrost it by the end of the month
Ashamed to say that still no decluttering but DH & I will be restarting the office clear out on Monday.
One lovely thing - DH prefers my hm chutney to Br*nst*n He must do because one jar is finished :rotfl:

4309 - 4314 Two drinks cans, food can, glass bottle & metal lid, plastic tray, magazine - Recycled
4315 Bag of kitchen detritus - Binned

Good work on the decluttering Wednesday2000 :T & I admire your flexibility re the handbag. Thank you for the kind wishes - the acupuncture was a new experience for both of us & we both enjoyed it :rotfl:

Oh Picklepot - you tease :rotfl: I expect to see 400 tomorrow

Excellent work TC77 :T

short_bird another one who is teasing :rotfl: well done on the decluttering - 600 here you come

Where is everyone? A final push over the next 2 weeks & hopefully you will all pop in & let us know how successful you have all been

MrsSD
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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.

Sunday has been dry with some blue skies & sunshine- relatively warm as well. We have mainly been lazy Although I did go to the sm for vegetables & a few bits & bobs + I treated myself to a throw to cover the other sofa Second day of settling down watching TV & knitting.
Dinner was cooked roast beef from the freezer warmed through in hm gravy, roast potatoes, fresh carrots roasted & boiled, tin of garden peas, the last of the frozen green beans & frozen Yorkshire puddings. Absolutely scrumptious 😋
Lo vegetables are being used to start the next hm soup together with various bits from the freezer & fridge including a portion of cottage pie, last of the frozen leeks, frozen passata, hg chillies & parsley, half a sweet potato + red lentils & a beef stock pot. Tomorrow I will add a bit of onion fried in the last of the gravy, some spices & a bit of Stilton.
As you can see I am determined to empty the freezer for defrosting :rotfl:

4316 - 4321 Two drinks cans, glass bottle & metal lid, food can, plastic tray, plastic lid - Recycled
4322 - 4323 Two Bags of kitchen detritus - Binned

Where is everyone? A final push over the next 2 weeks & hopefully you will all pop in & let us know how successful you have all been

MrsSD
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Helpmelord

What a lovely thread, I'm excited to hear everyone's stories.

Following Marie Kondo's techniques from her Netflix show, I have found this method a very beautiful way of saying goodbye to old things. It's not the most time efficient way as it's doesn't just mean chucking things, but it's a great experience if you have treasured your soon to be past belongings! I'm just about to move into my first flat and most things I have are going to be donated to charity, with love.

Life is a constant renewal, forever fluctuating and with this, de cluttering is a way of renewing that energy! I've struggled with a mild case of hoarding in the past and I hope to not continue that in my nice new flat!

bit_by_bit

Well back on the decluttering wagon. The Christmas stuff for the CS has finally gone and I gave a bag of bits and 5 Christmas boxes for my MiL to send on plus a few bits for her church Christmas fair.:T

We have also been decluttering a HUGE pumpkin Son No 1 gave me. We have given away piece but with the substantial amount left we have made a vat of soup and are doing pie a pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread over the next few days.

Bag count I believe to be 88 now.

The week before last my sister's partner had a heart attack. Dear Sis, who died in March, had a place for everything, well mostly. We had to bring his bed downstairs over the weekend but it was easy as everything had a place so it took virtually no time to clear her sewing room and moved his bedroom down stairs. Everything was in a container so easily placed in a box and moved.

He won't be out of hospital for at least another week as he is having bypass surgery today but I didn't want to be rushed.