2019 - A Clutter Free Life

Rootle

49/52 - cleared mantelpiece of some very old and varied cards to make way for any Christmas cards.

50/52 - used up a very old and not my cup of tea soap, just so I wasn't wasteful! Glad it's done.

sillyvixen

Post Christmas clear out well under way here!! So much rubbish cleared (bin was emptied on Monday and is nearly full - luckily next door is now empty but house is not going on the market untill late January - so I am able to utilise a 2nd bin as long as I put it out). We have a couple of large boxesfor the charity shop! Don't tell hubby I have been getting rid of the stuff we have been keeping for years as it may come in handy!!

have found better space for essentiall Iterms just by decluttering and getting rid of stuff. We have purchased a shoe rack today which sits under the coats in dead space in the hallway and gives us more space than the big box full of shoes!!

The top of the boxed in cupboard that houses the meters has been cleared of rubbish (a few small items have been stored elsewear)and as a result we have been able to get our printer off the floor and stored in a better place, with suitable containers for stationary and an old mesh magazine holder (destined for chazzer as unused) for paper.

Lots more decluttering needs to be done!! But that's a job for the new year .. I will start to declutter wardrobe and cupboards next year as I know I can clear space - butt that's a job for next year along with the garden!!

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.

Thursday was a mostly rainy day but during one of the dry periods I saw the most gloriously bright & fully formed rainbow 🌈 The kitchen fridge/freezer has been restocked with most the items from the garage fridge/freezer. However I decanted various sauces/pickles etc into smaller pots & played safe by binning ood fresh egg pasta, another ood salad dressing & an ood pot of mascarpone
DSis did meet her friend @ 10:30 a.m. so I was pleasantly surprised 😯She was out until 3:00 p.m., had a burger for lunch & she & her friend talked the hind legs off a donkey :rotfl: Unfortunately I missed the recycling chaps - so will give them their Christmas boxes next week
DH & I finished the hm soup for lunch. DH left about 5:00 p.m. & arrived home about 11:30 - the leaving drinks were a bit of a misnomer as his ex colleague has been persuaded to stay until the end of January DH had a great time as there were only 8 of them, so perfect sized group to sort out the world :rotfl: DH was was only slightly tipsy but very chatty when he got home - mostly about our holidays - winter sun (3 of us) in January & our motorbike holiday (DH & I) in May. I did not leave the house to buy a pressie for DH - shame on me

Sadly our Boxing Day trip to Kent is cancelled - DH’s niece has broken her shoulder
Also received the news that his nephew’s future mother-in-law passed away - she had been ill for quite a while but I think it was unexpected

4766 - 4774 Two drinks cans, 2 glass jars & metal lids, plastic pot, plastic lid, uu squirt cream can, 2 x cardboard packaging - Recycled
4775 - 4782 Bag of kitchen detritus, 3 x plastic packaging, ood bottle of salad dressing, ood egg pasta, ood pot of mascarpone, plastic tray - Binned

Almost there Rootle :T I have a gold star ready to despatch :rotfl:

Brilliant work sillyvixen :T As you have done so much work & I am feeling generous I am awarding you a Gold Star ⭐️. I also have an ulterior motive - perhaps you will join in the 2020 decluttering thread :rotfl:

See you tomorrow - I have started on scarf no.16 :rotfl:

MrsSD
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never_too_old

Morning all
All bar one item has been collected so until oh ventures into the loft again all excess stuff has gone....well that i can get rid of:rotfl:
Im still ploughing through toiletries and not replacing them.My goal is to only refill or buy plastic free but i have a long way to go...:D

notmy1sttime

Well I have made some progress here today, although you would be forgiven for thinking otherwise if you saw the state of the house right now!
I have:
- dropped off DS old clothes with my friend for her son to grow into, it was nice to have a coffee and catch up with said friend too
- taken loads to the household waste centre, including big box of batteries (going to try hard to use re-chargable next year), tacky/broken christmas decs, cardboard and filing stuff that was in the loft
- sending an old CD to a friend in America, it is one of those hard to get hold of and said friend was distraught hers got stolen out of her car, I happen to have a spare copy so have just packaged it up
- also took some old electricals to waste, including printer and iron that somehow were cluttering the house
- tonight I am listing DS old games console for sale as it is doing my head in and he might get £40 for it

short_bird

633-637: CD's to the sell pile.
638-643: 5 TV series decluttered by deletion.
644-645: emails deleted and a bit of a Facebook cull.

Right, it's off to the wheely bin I go...

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 has been a dreary day intermittent dry spells amongst the heavy downpours. DSis & I went off to the Chinese Medical Centre - I felt wonderfully relaxed after my session. We then did a small sm shop before returning home in the rain .

Dinner was pasta bolognese which was too spicy for DSis - so she has vanished to her room - probably sulking

4783 - 4787 Three drinks cans, 2 x cardboard packaging - Recycled
4788 Bag of kitchen detritus - Binned

Excellent work never too old :T Your mission should you choose to accept it - Keep clutter out

You have been busy notmy1sttime :T Great decluttering work & a Gold Star ⭐️ is winging its way to you for the CD to your friend. What a kind & thoughtful thing to do, your friend will be so happy & you have discovered a benefit of decluttering

Well Done short_bird :T

See you tomorrow - scarf no.16 half completed :rotfl:

MrsSD
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notmy1sttime

Thanks for the shiny gold star Mrs Salad Dodger, I definitely wont let it clutter up this household!

TC77

Hi All,

Realise I haven't posted for a while. took a few things to charity last week but can't remember if counted here.

More today - decided too many decorations so took over 40 and few clothes etc to CS
729 - 774 decorations and clothes to CS
775-776 2 brand new dresses where I couldn't take back as lost receipt taken to CS. I might have tried to sell but needed to get out and glad for CS to get money if they can.
777 old gym membership card.

Have few other things ready to go and getting back of craft things on go hoping may be useful to someone

Chocolatedrinker

Finally got round to doing another update:

3064 - 3067 Books to CS
3068 - 3079 Books to ziffit
3080 - pair of trainers to ragging
3081 - hoodie to cs
3082 - pair of boots to ragging
3083 - old coat to ragging
3084 - pair of socks to ragging
3085 - 89 - batteries recycled
3090 - 3124 magazines to work
3125 - 3136 magazines to work
3137 - rucksack to CS
3138 - 3143 plastic toys to CS
3144 - 3147 bags to take stuff to CS
3148 - 49 books to CS
3150 - 3163 fabric gift bags to CS
3164 - magazine to cs
3165 - bag to cs
3166 - 3169 - books to CS
3170 poppy windmill to CS
3171 - 4 - gift bags to CS
3175 - receipts to recycling
3176 - pack of tissue paper used up
3177 cracker pack recycled
3178 - roll of wrapping paper used up

That's all for this year I think.