2020 - banish the clutter

Willowtree222

Thanks everyone. I have listed an item on ebay today. I need to really get rid of those five things to at least hit that target. x

Marpau

Thank you for my gold star Mrs SD we did manage to get to the hotel and unpack before getting the message. ( also remembered to leave hangers at hotel.  International decluttering lol)
 I've just been told some ***** has cloned my credit card so more admin today to sort this out 😠

Abbafan1972

Marpau said:

Thank you for my gold star Mrs SD we did manage to get to the hotel and unpack before getting the message. ( also remembered to leave hangers at hotel.  International decluttering lol)
 I've just been told some ***** has cloned my credit card so more admin today to sort this out 😠

Oh no Marpau, sorry to hear about your card and hope you get it all sorted asap.

Today I plan to clear out my concertina file of paperwork, I have ordered a new one from Amazon as this one has broken.  There's bound to be loads of stuff I don't need in there.  I do have a shredder but it isn't one that takes staples, so will have to de-staple before shredding.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Willowtree222

Sorry about the card Marpau. How awful to have to try and sort. x
I had a brainwave this morning. If people are at home then they might be buying more books and the book buying apps might now take some of the books they previously declined. I was right. I have listed 25 books that are now awaiting picking up from DPD. That brings my total to 2040! 
I have hit the 2020 target! I still have a long way to go and lots of room to still do and go through, but this has inspired me to keep going. x

ailz95

Went to Waitrose yesterday - thinking it wouldn't be as crowded as the more affordable supermarkets.  It was, DH got in the queue which went half way around quite a large carpark.  Queued for about 40 minutes, then I took over and went in the store.  There were only 10 people in - congregated in 3 areas - fruit and veg, tins and bakery.  There were strange things missing - no brussel sprouts, cucumber, scallions, hummus, chickpeas or kidney beans.  Loads of baked beans.  No vegan croissants or hellmans vegan mayo.  The joints/birds that they have in frdges at the ends of the aisles all had covers on, so no-one would buy them I suppose - but why?  Found it all very nervewracking.

So decluttered some money - more than usual with it being Waitrose, but managed to stock up on fresh veg.

Marpau

Thank you Nicnak. Can I ask which book buying app you use?

Willowtree222

Marpau said:

Thank you Nicnak. Can I ask which book buying app you use?

Yes, I use Ziffit. I find it pays out more.
I didn't need a printer either, just write the trade number on it x

stellata

Used up a hand cream, decluttered a bag of food to a friend in a drive by swap (but he left a bag of stuff in exchange!), binned the packaging from a parcel, gave dog the last sachet of the food he likes (kibble from now on, he won't starve), burned a pile of old paperwork. Zero motivation though and not feeling great. Sunshine helps though.

greent

Latest batch from me

951. pair of jeans – sold – Ebay

952- 953. 2 large Leg0 boxes (been hanging around since Xmas) – recycled

954. Broken plastic clock – binned

955. Moving home card from stash posted to cousin

956. Gas canister used up, binned

957 – 959. 3 prs of too-big jeans (1 x me + 2 x DH) – CS

960. handful of poly pockets (plastic files) (broken) to bin

961 – 963. 3 old and very battered (one over 30 years old…!) lever arch files to bin

964 – 977. 14 inch high pile of business paperwork (old) shredded/ recycled

978. bottle of Gu1nne55 porter bbe 09/18 used in steak pie

979 – 980. 2 badminton racquets (from caravan) – CS

981. Magazine (d/d 07/16 – from caravan) – recycled

982 – 984. 3 saucepan lids no pans) (from caravan) – binned

985 – 992. 8 packs of seeds (sow by dates 2009-2011) – packs recycled, seeds to garden waste

993. another gas cannister used up & binned

994. plastic spoon (freebie from cereal packet years ago) – binned

995 – 996. 2 excess calp0l syringes – binned

997. several deflating balloons from my birthday last month – popped & binned

998. 2 broken coathangers – bin

999. broken plastic plant pot – binned

1000. 60+ strawberry plants planted (dug up last year/ runners planted in Autumn – all in indiv pots)

Very pleased to have done #1000 - DS1 and I have spent the last couple of days digging over the old strawberry patch - it was weed infested last year, so we emptied it and de-weeded it last Autumn and then dug up the few new weeds and a lot of roots and stones whilst digging it over. We then emptied one of the compost bins and dug that in and then today planted all the strawberry plants in. Doubt we'll get much (if any) this year - but it's all cleared and looks much better and is ready for next year at least!

nannywindow

Hello all, I hope everyone is well, hugs if not.

Our bins were emptied yesterday, the first time they had been put out for collection for a month, normally I fill them every 2 weeks Must make more of an effort to keep that up !

Yesterday and this afternoon, I have been in the back garden and I have removed ( decluttered    ) about 10ft of hedge roots ( the hedge was cut down last year ) and now there is only another 20 odd feet to go Good job the hedge only takes up about half the length of the garden as some of it is a devil to remove ! Why does everything I do in the garden end up in a fight ? Anyway underneath the roots the soil is lovely and some of it will be redeployed around the garden, I don't think it has been disturbed since the 1940's when the hedge was planted. The roots will be hidden amongst the shrubs until they rot down, or the green waste collection begins or the tip opens again.

Keep safe and well everyone. Happy decluttering, every little helps.

nan