2020 - banish the clutter

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said:

210. Sorted Broadband - got price reduced
211. Sorted Central Heating cover
212. Settled a dispute about my Annual Leave balance - got 2 days back 

Haven't done a lot this week as I have been ill for a few days - thankfully perked up a lot today so managed to have a little potter around.
213. suit holder
214. Frame
215. Fleece
216. Did a seasonal swap with my clothes - since I will be working almost entirely from home for the foreseeable I brought out some of my more summery things - thought it might cheer me up to wear a bit of colour - even if its with a cardi. 
Love to every one during these strange  & challenging times 

Chocolatedrinker

Ok, been away for a while, but I have a list of stuff to addd to the decluttering:

1155 - mattress to tip

1156 - 1160 nags of wallpaper stripped off wall to tip

1161 - 1164 birthday cards recycled

1165  - box recycled

1166 - part bag of stuffing binned

1167 - face mask uu

1168 - body scrub uu

1169 - magazine recycled

1170 - book to cs

1171   - storage bag to cs

1172 - body shop hessian bag to cs

1173 - white musk body lotion cs

1174 - 1182 books sold / to c

1183 - 1189 tops to cs

1190 - 1192 dresses to cs

1193 - 1213 tops and dresses to cs

1214 - card recycled

1215 - book to cs

1216 - card recycled

1217 - 1220 - leaky water bottles recycled

1221 - 1222 - toiletries uu

1223 - 1224 ironing boards to tip

1225 - face wipes uu, tub recycled

1226 - 1238 books sold/cs

1239 - radley bag tag binned

1240 - 1270 books sold/cs

1271 - handful of receipts recycled

1272 - 1274 - toiletries uu

1275 - battery recycled

1276 - old emery board binned

1277 - old sunscreen bottle recycled

1278 - 9 2 x shower gel sachets uu

1280 - face mask uu

1281 - 1292 - knitted squares to charity & envelope to send

1293 - book to cs

1294 - 1374 - bags of sweets to OH work

1375 - box for sweets reycled

1376 - 77 magaznes recycled

1378 - book to cs

1379 - 80 packs of invitations tocs

1381 - packaging for craft kit recycled

1382 - pair shoes to ragging

1383 - 84 2 coats to ragging

1385 - hndful of receipts to recycled

1386 - various emails unsubscribed from

1387 - broken gift bag recycled

1388 - 1430 clothes to cs

1431 - 1450 books to cs

1451 - 1523 assorted items to cs

1524 - 25 bags of rubbish to tip

1526 - 9 pairs of socks to cs

1530 - pair socks binned

1531 - top to cs

1532 - broken coathanger bnned

1533 - harry potter tag to cs

1534 - box of mini emery boards binned

1535 - 40 clothes to cs

1541 - 6 odd socks to ragging

1547 - handful of receipts recycled

1548 - more emails unsubscribed from

1549 - skirt to school uniform bank

1550 - old swimsuit binned

1551 - rug to fabric recycling

1552 - lego kit box recycled

1553 - 5 bags from lego kit binned

1556 - magazine recycled

1557 - old toothbrush binned

1558 - shower gel uu

1559 - 1564 birthday cards recycled

1565 - magazine recycled

1566 - make up bag to cs

That's me up to date, it's amazing how little space all that stuff takes up!

RepententHoarder

Not much decluttering done in the last week ☹️ You’re all putting me to shame! I think I’ve done the easy ‘surface layer’ and now have to address the real problem stuff. To be fair my wardrobe has had the second wave but the rest of the house is resisting (or maybe it’s me.....).
Anyway - a busy weekend - DGS Friday from 8am until noon on Saturday - was exhausted but it was lovely having him here overnight for the first time in three months - a true sign that my arm is almost mended so very positive!
Sunday DM and DDad are stressed at the thought of self-isolating. DDad esp is very active and hates being cooped up! I see grumpiness ahead. Spent some time with them trying to point out how lucky they are compared to others ....... worried about the people without families close by to keep their spirits up 😢😢😢
All in all I was not in great heart but managed to sort a box of paperwork into burning / recycling / filing so I achieved one tiny target! 

I’ll do better next week! 

Stay well everyone 
RH ⭐️ 

short_bird

180-184: 4 badges
184-186: unfinished items from the fridge
187: an inch of receipts and lists.
Still no idea about whether my day jobs will survive: both will depend on government decisions, school closures and whether people are prepared to leave the house. Che sera, sera.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

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

2. WRITE AND USE “TO DO LISTS” - MINIMUM 10 MINUTE BURSTS OF ACTIVITY UNTIL THE DECLUTTERING MOJO RETURNS (Thanks oceanspirit 👏)
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?

Sunday has been a mainly dry day here but DH went out on the motorbike & managed to get wet ☹️ I emptied out the under stairs cupboard & tidied it. 3 pairs of shoes & one fleece relocated + a dozen pewter model cars & display unit & a box of postcards for CS.
Also did all my paperwork & watched (with DSis) 2 episodes of Call the Midwife (only 5 left 😱). Dinner was pork steaks, mash for DSis, mashed sweet potato for DH & I, chopped tomatoes & garden peas 🤤 

576 - 580 Two cardboard boxes, several pamphlets, bag of kitchen recycling, booklet - Recycled
581 - 583 Bag of kitchen detritus, 0.5” shredding, broken coat hanger - Binned
584 - 597 Box of postcards, display shelving unit with 12 model Jaguar cars (pewter) - CS bag

Great work villagelife 👏 One Gold Star ⭐️ on it’s way 👏 Sounds like you had a wonderful break & happy to see you back 🙂

Good work boultdj 👏 yah boo to the missing plumber ☹️ But hip hip 😃 to the plumber who has done the work. Now you are warm & toastie 🙂

You earned it stellata 👏 Please don’t get me started on the coronavirus ☹️ Over 70’s to be ‘locked up’ for 4 months - it beggars belief 😡 

Good work Jami74 👏 I think you must be living in the house my DH lived in when he was a boy - apparently he buried all his Dinky cars 😂 🙄 

Oh dear ailz95 ☹️ There doesn’t seem to be a lot of joined up thinking from TPTB 😠 but as you say there is nothing much we can do apart from wash our hands or should that be ‘wring our hands & say oh woe is me’ 😉

I believe you elsien 🤭 Good work on the decluttering elsien 👏 

Chieveley, 😞 I am a night owl - wish I was a lark 😉 Thanks for the date correction.

Thanks greenbee 👏 

Oh you poor thing Nicnak ☹️ but at least you KNOW you can declutter 👏

Cape Verde - very exotic Gem-gem 😃 Still on track with 20 per month 👏 

Sorry to hear you have been ill EnergyShifter ☹️ but glad you are on the mend 🙂 Well done on the decluttering 👏 & excellent idea re summery clothes as you are working from home - anything to make it seem more of a choice 😉

Wow 😮  Chocolatedrinker - you have been busy 👏 So busy in fact that you have earned your 3rd Gold Star ⭐️ 

RepententHoarder, Taking care of DGS is far more preferable than decluttering 😉 I have to admit I am on your parents side 😞 (as you can probably tell from my earlier comments 😉) but I can also see your POV. From what you write about DDad, I can see him going for a walk at 2 in the morning 😉 Every item out is a decluttering win 👏 

Good work short_bird 👏 Hopefully common sense will prevail on the job front - TPTB seem to be deliberately ‘targeting’ not so young people 😉

see you all later

MrsSD
597/2020

shangaijimmy

Day 75
- Framed lego characters print from DS1 room to CS

Day 76
- top sold on ebay, packaged and posted.
- 1 pair of DS2 underpants with a big hole in to the bin
- 1 broken plant pot to the bin.

Chocolatedrinker

oooh! a third gold star! I'm honoured 
Today is a good day so far - third gold star, 5 year old car only needed brake pads for MOT, and I found toilet roll at the supermarket this morning!

ailz95

I have to ask Mrs SD - what does TPTB stand for - hubby's idea of an answer is not printable!  .  I received an instagram message this morning asking if people could use small shops instead of sm's, if possible - a lot of them were already struggling and this will push many under.  That's easy to say - we don't have any local shops.  We have a post office 3 mornings a week in the village hall and that's it.  I'm still collecting items for cs, but don't know when we'll get to take them.  It's our day out tomorrow and the first thing will be to pick up a collection box from our local hospice to de-clutter loose change into.

I seem to have spent a lot of time this weekend on different apps trying to calm people down - all younger than me - all panicking about running out of stuff, the supermarkets running out of stuff, should they take their children to school, to clubs or whatever. DH has told them all that we're in the 'killing zone' being old and we're carrying on as usual - mind you we live in the middle of nowhere and go out once a week - not much more we can do.  They're worried about MIL, but she's 98 every day is a bonus.

I've been trying to de-clutter our newest cat.  She's a beautiful cat, very loving, quite old - about 13/14 - but hates all other animals.  She spends her days hissing and growling whenever she sees the other cat and hiding upstairs.  No-one wants an old lady cat though.

Keep up the good work and keep on keeping on.  

Chocolatedrinker

I think TPTB is The Powers That Be

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Absolutely spot on 🙂