2020 - banish the clutter

elsien

Thank you Mrs SD and Niknak. 
Spurred by my gold star and it being too miserable to garden, I've gone through some clothes and have a bin bag full for when the chazzas reopen. 
I have to confess that some of the "if I breathe deeply it'll be fine" ones went back in the wardrobe,  but there were quite a lot of "never again" trousers that are never going to get much past my knees in a million years. 

Willowtree222

That's amazing. I'm sure the charity shops are going to have so much when this over, which is great. x

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said: 

296. Armchair
297. book - cs bag
298. Yoga strap - cs bag
299. Created new home office!

Just a few bits and bobs to add to the list today - I'm unearthing lots of stuff that I know I don't really need but somehow I've not been in the right frame of mind to part with them - there's a little sentimentality holding me back.  Hopefully, I'll get a second wind & be able to do it! 

300. recycled old cards & business cards
301. Huge bag of containers recycled (had been keeping them for planting seeds etc)
302 & 303 - 2 x candles
304. Clothes freshener
305 & 6 - 2 x training manuals
307-311 - 5 x folders/ binders - 
312 - print - cs bag
thank you for my Gold Star @MrsSD
@ailz95 - your pond story really made me smile 

Gem-gem

Planted most of the brussel sprout plants today into the raised beds. Put a butterfly/bird protector mess over them. 

Hubby and I put up the frame for the runner beans. Hubby then placed the poles into the bed ready for the tomato plant to be stacked against. 

Tomato plants potted on. 

Two bags of compost used. 

Unwanted paper recycled.
Another bottle started and finished over the weekend. Hic!

Vacuum cleaner emptied.
Ironing pile completed and put away.

newlywed

TC77 said:

newlywed - do you have smaller supermarkets? I've a smaller sainsbury (not a local) and Iceland which are quite good for flour - I find eggs the most difficult.

We have a small co op but the staff don’t seem to know about the 2m rule and think it only applies outside the shop! They didn’t have any last time I went.

All other small supermarkets are at least half hour walk away, so a bit of a trek without knowing if anything is there or not.  

I am moderate risk And meant to follow as much of shielding as I can, but can still exercise outdoors and but food if I have to, so getting fortnight deliveries mostly, plus mum is of a certain age so gets a different supermarket delivery and no flour there either. Will have to go to top up prepay gas and electric at some point though so will check then. 

Thanks though, might try Iceland.  Have eggs as they come with my veg box, Supermarket delivery had them and can also get them with local green grocer delivery and local bakery too. Maybe it’s area, not many flour mills here but quite a few farms within 15 miles.

newlywed

elsien said:

Lidl by me has had the strong bread flour and self raising at intervals.  I think it comes and goes fairly quickly. 

That is my nearest supermarket. Thanks. Might try them again one day when it looks quiet.... 

supersaver1000

Spent a few hours this afternoon filing.  I have an admin file where everything seems to go and its heaving at the seams.  So I have gathered a huge box of paper that needs filing away but no room in the folder.   I've now got three organised folders, one for DH, one for me and one just for joint household bills and accounts.  

Lots of paper went into the recycling bin.  

I still seem to have a few piles for a further sort out, but I've made a good start.  Not sure how I managed to let it all get into such a state but I'm hoping that splitting it into three will make it a bit easier to keep straight in the future.  And lots of stuff is now online so hopefully that will help.  Where does all this paperwork come from?

nannywindow

Newlywed Good luck trying to find flour and eggs at Iceland as I've been trying for weeks with them online and the large sm's too, all to no avail I'm afraid.

Yesterday we decluttered another conifer tree and I've also filled 2 green waste bins, but there is still lots of green waste to go. Tomorrow I shall help DH decutter his shed again, I don't know where all the rubbish comes from !

nan

TC77

Thank you Mrs SD - I forgot I have more glassware packed up in boxes on top of kitchen units, I can see myself decluttering more - have some great fish shaped plates and a punch bowl with about 12 glasses! maybe I'll see if they get used with the v large pan full of ice for summer or sometime celebrations.

More cleaning than declutter but counting organising and odd bits of rubbish from kitchen drawers and also cleaned warming drawer and realised cake tins can go there 899- 901

902- 903 odd household gloves and old cleaning clothes binned

904-905 odd socks decluttered in next draught excluder

906 electronic decluttering

907 contact details from paper into address book ( help for my elderly dad) and paper binned.

Holmefarm

April update - 230 / 168 items
Overall + 38
Thank you for the cheerleading Mrs SD and the updates from everyone, it keeps me motivated when I'm feeling lazy 😀

The majority of the items this month were down to making two bug hotels and a compost bin out of odds and ends of wood stored in the garden. It was a good project for us all to get involved with. 
Next month the aim is to sort through little baby items,  DVDs and my craft stash...wish me luck I may not surface for some time 🤣

Hope you are all keeping safe and well xxx