2020 - banish the clutter

TC77

Not alot done here but determined to keep going. Spent ages looking for my travecard - it was on the mantelpiece so quite sensible but I had over a dozen places that I looked several times before then going through stuff - must get one designated place

345 - large make up bag - really lovely but I don't use - in CS bag

346- hessian bag in CS bag

347 reconditioned PC for DD2 sent back as not working

348 some food uu and old food binned

349 pen binned

350 small bits of rubbish picked up and binned

determined to keep doing abit (at least one thing a day ) and so motivated and abit in awe of everyone!

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. DO NOT PUT OFF TO TOMORROW WHAT CAN/SHOULD BE DONE TODAY

2. WRITE AND USE “TO DO LISTS”
3. LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I ENTERED
4. KITCHEN WILL BE LEFT CLEAN & TIDY EVERY NIGHT
5. WHEN DEALING WITH CLUTTER I WILL USE ‘Daisy1571’s idea of ‘WHAT WOULD I DO WITH THIS ITEM IF IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE’S?

Monday has been rainy & horrible & no decluttering 😞 

However had a long relaxing bath (uu small hotel bath gel), had an acupuncture & medical massage session, used a coupon in MrT so no cash from purse 🙂 & had sausages, bacon, eggs, black pudding, mushrooms, tomatoes & lo potatoes sautéed 😋 

425 - 427 Newspaper, bag of kitchen recycling, uu hotel shower gel bottle - Recycled
428 Bag of kitchen detritus - Binned

Well done ailz95 👏 Really uplifting result for you since turning vegan 🙂 long may it continue + a 😇 for you for such a caring disposition 

Brilliant work nannywindow 👏 especially the shed 👏 

Well done tboo 👏 keep up the good work

Great work FoxFace 👏 It does make decluttering far easier when you enjoy the process 😄

Welcome back Michelleh 👋 sorry that you have been mia because of the new Forum - I am still not a fan but as I so enjoy ‘talking’ to everyone I will persevere 😉 

That is a lot tea pixtotts 😆 

Whizzes in - Well Done elsien 👏 - whizzes out 😆 

Naughty newlywed 🙁 You have completed a couple of projects & I have a note saying that was one of your goals - So a Gold Star ⭐️ is on its way. Keep up the good work 👏 

ziggy2407, Another one who doesn’t realise how well they are doing - naughty. Well done on the decluttering 👏 

Great work TC77 👏 You are definitely on track & keeping up your motivation is a big win on your decluttering journey 👏 

See you later 👋 

MrsSD
428/2020

Wednesday2000

ailz95 said:

Thought we might have had trouble getting vegan food while out and about, but everywhere seems to have it.  The hotel has a Bella Italia attached, they had a vegan menu (including pudding!), Pizza Hut, supermarkets, of course.  Really we could have ate most places and not needed to eat salad at all.  I'm determined though that we'll be Plant based whole food eaters and not eat much in the way of processed food.

Yes, Mrs S D, I think I am feeling better for being vegan.  We went to a supermarket last week and I walked round - I've not managed that for over 5 years.  I've cut back on my medication. especially the tramadol and codeine and I've not taken any paracetamol for about 10 days.  As of tomorrow I'll be cutting my blood pressure tablets in half.   All positive results for a long-term sicko.

Brilliant results with the cutting down of your medication. Fantastic. I have known quite a few people who say they felt much better on a plant based diet.

I didn't notice much difference but then I was a fairly healthy 30 year old when I went vegan, 14 years ago now. I am amazed at how mainstream it has become in that time. I was vegetarian before that and even being veggie was considered more "fringe" back in the early nineties.

ziggy2407

A burst of energy has seen me add the following items to the freegle box (which hopefully is to be collected by a charity)
4 part rolls of wallpaper
10 bottles of kids paints
2 bottles fabric paint
tissue paper
box of shapes punched from old cards/paper 
3 part used notebooks
3 paint palettes
1 bottle of glitter glue
paintbrushes

the following has also been dealt with
3 almost used fabric paints - bottles washed and recycled
various scrappy bits - recycling or bin (as appropriate)

Off now to have hair decluttered, back later

EssexHebridean

A few quieter days due to being away over the weekend, however when packing clothes and toiletries on Thursday night I did sort through the sachets in my travel toiletries basket and get rid of anything elderly or that I simply wouldn't use...

Back to the full declutter again this evening I think. 

well done to everyone who has been cracking on apace over the weekend! 

nannywindow

Hi all

To the ongoing cs bag today, 3 hair clamps and a new pair of slipper socks. To the recycling box a metal container and a plastic one, several booklets/ leaflets that had been buried and forgotten. Also sorted my shopping bags and they are now nestled Russian doll style ( so no longer dotted about the house ) A few Sunday plastic bags gone too and more paperwork to the shredding pile, but that can't go out til next Tuesday's collection. The office is now ship shape again . Onwards and upwards folks.

nan

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146-162. Royal memorabilia to charity bag

163-190. More memorabilia to charity bag.

191-200. Old paint tins binned
201-205. Cardboard recycled 
205-210. Items to charity bag 
211-213. Charity bags dropped off at charity shop

214-220. Out of date medication disposed of.

221. Lego donated to local school 

222-232. 11 games sold on Facebook 

233. Hanger recycled at Sainsbury’s 
234. Carrier bags recycled 
235. Items dropped off at charity shop.

236-245. Video games sold on Facebook and collected
246-249. Games posted to buyer.

250-254. Out of date hot chocolate, cocoa etc binned and tins recycled 
255. Damaged shoes returned for refund
256-258. Games sold on Facebook and delivered
260. Cardboard recycled 

shangaijimmy

Not the most productive 2 days on the decluttering front, but something has left or prepped for leaving the house on each day never the less:
Day 55
- ebay sale packaged and posted - bundle of 9 things gone from the house.

Day 56
- t shirt of DD's added to charity bag. 

pixtotts

serendipity2706 & MrsSD - I still have about 50  types of tea so plenty spare!    My sister got me a tea subscription for my birthday last year so I have 3 new flavours coming through the door each month too, so it's an ever growing collection  (and guess what I still drink PG tips 90% of the time ) 

newlywed

pixtotts said:

serendipity2706 & MrsSD - I still have about 50  types of tea so plenty spare!    My sister got me a tea subscription for my birthday last year so I have 3 new flavours coming through the door each month too, so it's an ever growing collection  (and guess what I still drink PG tips 90% of the time ) 

Ooh a tea subscription...  I did one of those but every individual teabag sample was plastic wrapped then the main box was plastic wrapped... so I decided to switch to loose leaf more often...

but I drink PG whenever OH makes the tea 😊 

Thanks for the gold star MrsSD. Feeling very privileged.
charity bags taken today so a nice clear space to start the next pile.  Also decluttered some very old cocoa powder into the bin, some money on a haircut and a wander round some shops in another town.