2019 - A Clutter Free Life

CRANKY40

Good morning,

The HT has been off school with a cough and cold for a couple of days but he's back in today so a bit of gentle pottering round and :-

71 Old gardening trainers in the bin (replaced by newer trainers that I don't wear much because they don't support my feet properly)
72 Pyjama pants in the bin (starting to be more holes than pyjama)
73 book sold on ebay posted
74 & 75 Two cardboard boxes flattened & in recycling bin

Thanks for all the encouragement Mrs SD

White_musk

Sorry I was MIA. After going overboard the other day, I just did too much and ended up in bed yesterday. I am loaded with cold so went to the shops in the village and got some meds. I'm now curled up on the sofa with coffee a blanket and shed loads of pain relief.

No decluttering today.

sweetpea26

Ill be yodelling before you know its MRS SD

Another large black bin bag gone today into the black bin

A bag of recycling

and now 4 bags ready for charity shop...wont add these until they are dropped off. Inspired son to do the upstairs bathroom and was smiling when he came searching for bleach...before anyone thinks I am handing bleach to a toddler hes not a child lol hes in his 20s

Cheapskate

Hello everyone :hello:

149-155 7 bin bags of rubbish/unwanted stuff
156-163 8 odd glasses to chazzer
164-169 6 odd plates " "
170-174 5 odd pottery plant pots to chazzer

We have lots of stuff (still!) stored at DH's work from when we had major building work here 3 years ago, and stuff from mum's house when we cleared it over 18 months ago - this is how some of the rubbish is being generated. Today, I brought home 2 chunks of mum/dad/grandma's paperwork to burn (bear in mind that grandma died over 12 years ago, dad 10 years, and mum 3 years...), but also found a big envelope stuffed with letters that me and my siblings had written to dad (he was in the Merchant Navy) - that's going to be a killer to sort through, emotionally! Good job I still have some of my Christmas booze left to declutter along with the reading!

A xo

nannywindow

I've been having a quiet day here as we are snowed in .
In the cs bag my DD's pram blanket, she's now mid 30's :eek: but it has been used for her dolls and then passed on to DGD for her dolls. ( I feel I've been hanging on to it for sentimental reasons only )
In the bin an oil stained T. shirt and 7 assorted odd socks, all black but different lengths and sizes :eek:. I have no idea where their mates have gone :think: but I've waited long enough in case they turned up. Now I expect they'll probably appear tomorrow :rotfl:.
Happy decluttering all

chupachups4

101-107: clothes to recycling
108: tee shirt sold, 3 euros for the travel pot
109-128: books and maps sold, 15 euros for the travel pot

Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

5-7. Three cardboard boxes into the recycling bin

8-11. Four cardboard boxes into recycling bin

choille

2 big bags of paperwork no longer needed burnt on bonfire. Great day for it as it's freezing.

Big bag of rubbish in bin - stuff that is neither recyclable nor fit for CS.

Will list a big trunk on face book tomorrow that is surplus to requirements & thankfully is empty - so no need to plough through that.

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 a damp, sleety day. The forecast 3” of snow turned into 3mm Which rapidly disappeared
My F*tb*t is NOT happy today - I only managed 3 out of 6 goals today
We had pork medallions in a creamy mustard sauce with mashed potatoes & peas + mashed sweet potato for DH & I for dinner. Three clean plates :drool: DH & I had bowls of hm soup for lunch - More like stew than soup but tasty nonetheless. Only enough left for one person, so will be making another pot of soup tomorrow.
Today I finished decluttering the contents of the last box from the spare room - all that is left is 2 box files of sentimental items which I will sort at a later date. I have also done my sewing repairs & some knitting. I think the weekend will be a cooking, baking & knitting weekend I think next week I might sort my knitting/sewing supplies & will try to be quicker & brutal. Hopefully I can fill a bag for the cs

227 - 232 Three Souvenir booklets, small amount of paper crafting bits, decorative box, small round sweetie tin - into CS bag
233 - small pile of paperwork - recycled
234 Half an inch of shredding

Cheerleading starts here

Great ideas, wort :T

Well done Cranky40 :T

White_musk, you are doing some important decluttering :rotfl: getting rid of a cold

Sweetpea26, I love a bit of yodelling :rotfl: excellent work on the decluttering :T & my hat is off to you :rotfl: passing on the decluttering/cleaning bug to your son :T

Cheapskate, Well Done on the decluttering :T & I wish you success with the paperwork especially the sentimental letters

Nannywindows, keeping items moving out :T Brave of you to declutter odd socks :rotfl: but should their matching pairs reappear I do not want you to try to retrieve the others :rotfl:

chupachups4, Well Done on decluttering & earning more pennies :T

Barny1979, cardboard boxes seem to breed :rotfl:

choille, I am so jealous - I would love to burn paperwork Nice not to have to declutter contents from the trunk :rotfl:

Happy decluttering this weekend

See you all tomorrow

MrsSD
234/2019

Fire_Fox

Do you have 'space' for a latecomer? :hello:

I have been trying to reverse seven years of neglect of my flat (repairs/ maintenance/ decluttering/ cleaning) linked to mental health, low income and, increasingly, physical health issues.

No children, but a little cat who now needs more home comforts (osteoarthritis).

Been managing bursts of productivity this winter, including three solid hours on my kitchen last night. Today there are two loads of general rubbish and two of recycling to get rid of.

And some 'displaced citizens' to accomodate: kettle, iron and pressure cooker in the living room, handheld vacuum on the hob, stepladder in front of the sink.