2020 - banish the clutter

TC77

663 - 664 2 tupperware type tops

665 - sorted some clothes - nothing decluttered but put trousers and top on one hanger to take up less space

666 - paper declutter

hopefully get more done later...

newlywed

Not much decluttering of things. Other than food and lots of veg of course. 

Washing done and was hung on the line, still keeping up with that habit.
kitchen surfaces decluttered by putting stuff away where it should have already been put.
Budget checked and account balanced. 

Raised bed dug over a bit, seeds planted out (radish, spinach, beetroot, Cauliflower), soil sprinkled lightly with chilli powder to keep the fox away and netting clipped back over.

tomato seeds planted in an egg box and put inside on the window ledge. 

Chard root from veg box in water on the ledge is starting to grow and only day 2! 

Bought a skirt from eBay (a skirt I wore and washed till it faded and was decluttered last year) and really pleased with the condition of the replacement!  I do need to try on summer clothes youth and face the reality of what might or might not fit.   Hopefully most will be too big and decluttered (not very likely but still ) 

short_bird

207: a bag of paperwork and other bits and pieces from my mother's consolidated into a shoe box and a 4 litre Really U$eful Box.
208: A4 envelope of paperwork bits and pieces to recycling.
209-211: Life maintenance tasks to keep this show on the road...

Gem-gem

Tidied up the shed today, weeded the back part of the garden and boxed up some books. 

Recycled:
paper shopping bag
old bottle carriers x2
1 x black plastic lid
3 x plastic crates
bagged up unwanted pots to sell
seed tray and lid to boot fair
20 books to be sold
3 x compost bags
1 x compost bag full of weeds
1 x compost bag full of branches 
1 x cardboard box
binned:
1 x pot holder
1 x rubber glove
1 x carrier bag
reused: 
2 x cardboard boxes
charity bags 
Have hit my April target. 

StickyTheStickInsect

Thank you for DH’s gold star Mrs SD, he even admitted to being quite chuffed about it !

Our decluttering has slowed down to almost a stop, I’m still trying to get into a rhythm of working from home (thankfully only 2 days a week), homeschooling DS1 and DD and keeping DS2 from creating havoc and carnage at the same time. DS2 is at the chaos in a bucket stage, and having to stay in is only making it worse !
We got a new three seat swing set today to replace the one seat one that we had and hopefully that will reduce the garden arguments between the littles. The old swing has been decluttered to our next door but one neighbour, over the fences of our neighbour in the middle.

Two bags of textile recycling went out with the bins this week, although I’m only going to count one as one included a duvet that I managed to destroy in the tumble drier and it will need to be replaced.

Stay safe everyone x

Happy_Kitties

*81   vouchers for a store-popped into recycling
*82   sewing machine donated to a big community group making masks and scrubs for local hospital. I never did get round to taking it to the charity shop so pleased it is doing important work now
*83   plastic container  containing extra sewing bits
*84   excess  medical plastic bits-recycling
*85   birthday presents and packaging shipped out to relative in social isolation, cut off from their social activities. Pinched the idea from Mrs SD sending cards early!
Stay safe everyone x

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. WRITE AND USE “TO DO LISTS” - MINIMUM 30 MINUTE BURSTS OF ACTIVITY AT LEAST TWICE EVERY DAY

2. KITCHEN WILL BE LEFT CLEAN & TIDY EVERY NIGHT

3. I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO BE NICE TO EVERYONE & TRY TO SEE THE FUNNY OR PECULIAR SIDE TO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
4. DAY TO DAY DECLUTTERING WILL CONTINUE

Saturday was a gloriously sunny day. However the ‘laziness sloth’ has taken up residence 😂 and has infected all 3 of us 😞 not that I need any excuse 😞  I finished reading my Dan Brown book - The Lost Symbol - 680 gripping pages with an excellent twist near the end 👏 - a charity shop buy, so back in CS bag for when life returns to normal. I am 2/3rds of the way through knitting scarf no.35. Dinner was from freezer & stores - beef burgers, oven chips, baked beans & fried eggs - 😋 even if not very healthy 😞 

681 - 683 Kitchen recycling, cardboard packaging, plastic bottle - Recycled
684 - 685 Plastic packaging, bag of kitchen detritus - Binned
686 Paperback in CS bag

Well done TC77 👏 - saving space in a wardrobe is definitely decluttering 😉

Great work newlywed 👏 A good result on your *bay purchase 🙂 Fingers crossed 🤞 that your fashion show results in a generous donation to the CS 😉

Good work short_bird 👏 especially keeping ‘this show on the road’ 🙂

Brilliant work Gem-gem 👏 So brilliant in fact that you have earned your 2nd Gold Star ⭐️ 

StickyTheStickInsect, I love it that your DH was happy with his gold star 🙂 Sounds like you are getting into a rhythm of the current Real Life & you did make me smile 😊 ‘chaos in a bucket’ indeed 😆 

Excellent decluttering work Happy Kitties 👏 What a result with the sewing machine 👏 I am so impressed with your generosity that I am awarding you a Gold Star ⭐️ - plus an huge Gold Star 🌟  to the Community Group - how wonderful that they are helping to protect our NHS staff in such a practical manner 👏 

Sunday is another lovely sunny day but ‘laziness sloth’ is still in residence 😞 

See you all later - stay safe

MrsSD ⭐️ 
686/2020

Willowtree222

I don't know my total so will list and then update signature later. 
Not much from me today, but:
1 old bucket in the garden that was all smashed in
1 old paint
1 (5 x) pictures that DD had painted last week of absolutely nothing in particular.  (will class as one)
Hoping to go back through DD's stuff later. Next door has just given her a bag of toys (again). I will be going through it later and putting a good few bits out into the bin. 

Hope everyone is okay and doing ok. Take care everyone. x

Foofoopuppy

So, like some of you, I have not been decluttering much recently, and have also had to catch up here on what I missed. House purchase seems to have just stopped and my solicitors closed down - no replies to emails or answering the phone so I have to assume all work has just stopped. With that, I've not been motivated to sort through stuff for packing/ decluttering.
On the plus side, working from home means I'm finally decluttering all the hot chocolate, flavoured tea etc. that we've accumulated, so I'm counting that as a minor win. 
I hope everyone is keeping safe, and hugs to those who need them ☺️

boultdj

Lost the plot with a lot of things, about the only decluttering I've done is finishing off using open jars and not replacing them. 
I have decluttered the courgette seedlings into bigger pots and they are now in the greenhouse and out of the kitchen window, tomatoes should be at that stage next week along with the cucumbers.