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.

Saturday was a mostly rainy day but I braved it & went to Oxford Street to buy DH’s Christmas present The crowds were nowhere near as bad as I had expected :T but still too crowded for me :rotfl: Managed to find almost what I wanted in JL so bought it Visited 2 more stores & bought a 2nd one in the 3rd store - again not exactly what I wanted but at least I have a choice Stopped off at sm to buy something for DSis’s dinner & stock up on dairy products. DH will buy the Christmas vegetables. DSis went to Doctors for her flu jab - 5th year anniversary of her heart attack & then found a new hairdressers - he made a really good job of her hair cut :T
DH went to sm for drinks.

Dinner was - cheeseburger & chips for DSis, reheated curry for DH - which he binned as it had fermented but the naan bread was OK & I had lo pasta bolognese baked with mozzarella topping. I finished scarf no.16 & started knitting scarf no.17

Sunday has been dry & bright so far. I am in the process of making a focaccia for our invite to neighbour for pre-Christmas gathering. Also taking a few cans & a small pot of hg olives.

4789 - 4796 Two drinks cans, glass bottle & metal cap, cardboard packaging, 2 small foil trays, plastic bottle, small glass jar - Recycled

4797 - 4800 Bag of kitchen detritus, broken plastic cap, sponge scourer, sponge cloth - Binned

You are welcome notmy1sttime

Well Done TC77 :T Rapidly approaching 800

Excellent work Chocolatedrinker :T A massive achievement & I am awarding you a Gold Star ⭐️
Looking forward to seeing you next year

MrsSD
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ailz95

I love Christmas :j - I love cooking for Christmas :j - but I do hate when everything is bought and just sitting there waiting to be used :cool:.

Made Vegetarian Moussaka, Celeriac, leek & thyme (only forgot the thyme:embarasse) and put them in the fridge in the garage, so that cleared some space. Out of sight out of mind :rotfl:

I then went through the kitchen like a dose of salts and cleared space on the table, cleared a windowledge and decided that the largest worktop - all of 2 ft square - should be kept clear for pastry making, so ended up moving other stuff into the garage ready to go to the charity shop. I also found in there, a few things that 'I' got rid of months ago, which hubby hasn't parted with yet.:(

Have a bazzing Christmas everyone. :beer:

IrishRose12

Evening everyone. Hope everyone's prep for Christmas is all going smoothly.
A lot of decluttering here, recycling was lifted on Friday morning, and the box is almost filled again:o But collection is as normal this Friday coming so all's good :rotfl:

Various gifts and bags were taken into work during the past week so I can now see my bedroom floor again:T We can now also see the corner of the living room again as I've put the remaining decorations up and the rest have gone into a charity bag to be donated in the new year.

Just to wrap up the remaining family gifts for the bug day itself and then I'll have my house back again, free of extras :rotfl:

Tomorrow will be the last run round the house to get rid of things we don't need, big clean from top to bottom - bathrooms washed/floors mopped, floors hoovered, dusting to be done, damp cloth down the bannisters and sides of the stairs, and kitchen washed down.
Then that's it done, relax for the rest of the year:rotfl::T

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 continued dry & bright. The focaccia was a success. We had a lovely time - plenty to eat & drink & lots of lively conversation & laughter + got to know a couple of neighbours a lot better. One of those happy events when you are glad that you accepted the invitation :T

4801 - 4805 Two x cardboard packaging, 2 small foil trays, uu mini bubble bath plastic bottle - Recycled
4806 - 4807 Bag of kitchen detritus, plastic packaging - Binned
4808 Small jar of hg olives to neighbour :rotfl:

Now you know where your clutter comes from ailz95 :rotfl seems like your hubby is sabotaging your attempts to declutter :rotfl: Have a great Christmas ailz95 :beer:

May I have some of your energy please IrishRose12 Hope you have a restful Christmas break.

MrsSD
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Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

1550. Cardboard box recycled

1551-1554. Old A-Zs recycled.

Gem-gem

3 big bags of books, bedding etc from Mum's house and my cupboards gone home with my SIL to go to the RSpCA.
2 bags of presents also left the house.

8 books bagged up today.
Face cream (day) finished up. Container recycled.

bit_by_bit

I haven't been in for a while. I have been super busy with both Christmas and taking care of and supporting family members with health issues.
I am not yet back on the wagon totally but have give a bag to the CS and a bag of toiletries to the local homeless charity which will be used at their shelter. As I seem collect gifts of toiletries I will do this again every few months as keeping clean isn't only for Christmas ( or so I am told :rotfl:).

Bag total for the year is now 92 so I hope to make it to 100 by New Years Day.

Have a good Christmas one and all. :beer:

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.

Monday was mainly dry & bright. DH & I had an uneventful trip to the sm - reasonable drive to MrS - just the last mile was a bit slow. Sm was not rammed & we only needed vegetables & bread. Journey home was completely clear. Dinner was pork loin steaks, mash & garden peas - yummy 🤤

4809 - 4814 Two x cardboard packaging, 2 drinks cans, glass bottle & metal cap, food can - Recycled
4815 - 4816 Bag of kitchen detritus, plastic packaging - Binned

Well Done Barny1979, Gem-gem & bit by bit :T:T:T I have every faith that you will hit 100 bit by bit

Merry Christmas one & all :xmassign:

MrsSD
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IrishRose12

Well that's it done here. No more decluttering until January.
House hovered from top to bottom, bathrooms cleaned, all floors mopped, kitchen wiped down, beds changed, sheets washed and hanging up to dry. All wrapping is finally done, neighbours cards have been put through the letterboxes, just had something to eat.
Now time to go have a nice long bath and then get dressed and head up to Christmas mass at 8.30pm.

:xmassign: Happy Christmas to each and every one of you, I good you all have a lovely few days. Enjoy yourselves, make lots of memories and stay safe.:xmastree:

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.

Tuesday has been mainly dry & bright. DH & I did a quick trip to the P.O. to pick up a package for DSis - roads were quiet as were the streets :T Meat is out of the freezer, table is dressed & DH & I will be prepping vegetables tonight.
I treated us to bacon, eggs, mushroom & chopped tomatoes for a late lunch & then Snorkers, mash & baked beans for dinner - yummy 🤤

4817 - 4826 Three x cardboard packaging, 2 drinks cans, 3 food cans, newspaper, plastic pot & lid - Recycled
4827 - 4830 Bag of kitchen detritus, 3 x plastic packaging - Binned

You have been very busy IrishRose12 :T Hope you have a lovely Christmas & a well deserved rest I look forward to seeing you on the ’2020 - Banish the Clutter’ thread :rotfl:

:xmastree: Merry Christmas :xmastree:

MrsSD
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