2020 - banish the clutter

villagelife

Afraid I can't help with your queries TC77
I have done a bit today and also worked so not a great mount of time
750-751 paintbrush whose bristles were solid
752 plastic packaging for other paintbrush
753-754  couple of gloves.
755-757 more shredding done.

TC77

Villagelife - you can tell I'm looking for any reason to keep hold of things!

932 - a few weeds

Done washing and general tidying but not delcuttering. Started ordering things so that will be more coming in (haven't at all since lock down) but kneeling pad for the garden and things that will be 1 in 1 out although I may still count the 1 out.

Now I have netflix I may declutter some DVDs. Not that the DVD is connected after doing work so should get rid of all but my favourite anyway.

933 paper

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

Hangs head in shame  😳 😞 YET again. Friday was another gloriously sunny day. I slept on the sofa as I didn’t want to accidentally fling an arm over DH & cause a nosebleed 😱 Woke up about 8:00 a.m., watered garden whilst brewing first cuppa. DH woke about 10:00 a.m. - feeling rather fragile as he did all day. To avoid DH having to go to sm I went out about 10:30 a.m. - first trip to MrA since 13th March. Half an hour in the queue - but didn’t mind as the sun was shining & the elderly lady in front me at 2m was very chatty 🙂 so the time passed quickly 👏. Paper & disinfectant spray available - so I took 2 sheets, sprayed copiously & kept it on the trolley handle all the way round + wearing a mask 😷. Not really very friendly if one wears glasses 🙁 Tried to follow the arrows on the floor & was mainly successful - but not so much with the 2m spacing 🙁 I went off list but not too badly. Bus home - entry via the middle door. An 2.5 hour round trip - so not too bad. 

Over the next 2 hours put the shopping away including dividing up the meat & finding space in the freezers. Dinner was cold meats & salad including the first harvest of hg lettuce 🥳 Even DH who is not a fan of rabbit food 😆 thoroughly enjoyed the lettuce - mind you it was tasty 😋 
Saturday was another gloriously sunny & hot day. Loaned some gardening tools to ndn. DH was feeling slightly better & another night free from problems & I managed not to roll over & damage him 🤣 I did the morning watering & DH did the evening one.  DH was also feeling well enough to go to MrS & get the heavy shopping. We had salad again but no hg lettuce as I needed to use the one I had bought. We all definitely preferred the hg lettuce 😉

891 - 898 Two lots of kitchen recycling, 2 large glass jars, plastic bottle, 2 cardboard boxes, cardboard packaging - Recycled
899 - 903 Bag of office detritus, bag of kitchen detritus, coffee tin of kitchen detritus, plastic tray, broken F*tb*t strap - Binned
904 LED light - CS bag

Hopefully the cauterisation will work ailz95. The garden sculpture sounds beautiful 🙂 Good luck with the new diet. 

Thanks Wednesday2000. Good work on the decluttering - slow & steady wins the race. 

Seems a sensible way to go about meals newlywed. It would work for DH & I but unfortunately DSis is a bit of a fussy eater 🙁  Glad that your OH is not suffering anymore & I am hoping that my DH’s cauterisation works so well 🤞 Quite agree that’s a cheap price for gold dust 😆 

Thanks RepentHoarder - DH is definitely feeling a lot better - now he just has to try not to sneeze 🤞 Excellent work on the garden clearance 👏  & I absolutely love that garden clearing is a reward for hours sat at the computer 😊. 

Well done on doing any decluttering villagelife 👏 If you have had the nice weather, then you have your reason for not doing more 😉 although I see you did more later 👏 

Dramatic is definitely the appropriate word, bit_by_bit & so bad that it made me feel queasy 🤢 Re his blood pressure - a one off due to the anxiety of what was practically an 13 hour nosebleed 😱 with none of the usual remedies working 🙁 Well done on the decluttering 👏, topping up the tan 👏 , planning for retirement 👏 & your decision re books 👏 You are keeping busy & putting me to shame 😞

I like it short_bird 😉

TC77, 🤞 that the cauterisation has worked.  Great work on the decluttering 👏 Re the perfume, perhaps a few drops in a spray bottle filled with water as an air freshener? I am cheering you on to reach 1,000 by month’s end 😁 You should definitely count the one out 😉


BE KIND, STAY SAFE. BREAK THE CHAIN. SAVE LIVES.

MrsSD ⭐️ 
904/2020

Willowtree222

Another one hoping Dh's cauterisation works. I've heard it is quite painful for a good few weeks while the swelling goes down and it heels. Hopefully it will start to ease over the next week. x

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Thanks Nicnak 👏 DH has quite a high pain threshold so it has all been uncomfortable rather than painful. No real swelling but struggling not to sneeze & has a continuous drip of the gel & of course is only allowed to wipe not blow🙁 However he is very relieved that it has stopped 🙂 

MrsSD 

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said:

325. Renewed my professional insurance
326. Assembled standing desk converter (I don't have to use the ironing board and books any more - hoorah!) 

Moving my office into the living room has really shaken up the energy in my house & me - which was much needed.  It's actually what I was hoping for when I named myself "Energy Shifter" (when I lost my old MSE account).  I'm finding it easier to do things and to part with things (although at the moments its just bagged up in the loft waiting to go to CS). 
326. shoes (gorgeous but slightly too big - even with insoles)
327. set of Russian dolls
328. THE tan leather bag (when will I learn I only use rucksacks! 
329. dress 
330. vintage telephone - cool but ridiculously impractical & I no longer have a landline
331 & 2. 2x cushions
333. WD 40'd the window hinges in living room / office - it gets more stuffy in that room now I'm using it more.  
@MrsSD - Goodness your poor DH ! Must have been scary for you too!! 

stellata

I'm a bit at sea today, friend not answering messages which worries me, I'm sure she's ok but living on my own I rely on a few texts and messages to get me through and reassure me everyone's ok. I don't like to keep bothering my kids as they have their own lives. Apparently Freecycle is open again here and eBay are doing pickup for sending stuff so maybe I can raise a few £ and make a bit of space again here. £ are short as I haven't had a lodger for a couple of months now, that normally pays the council tax and the heating, Ive still got work for another few weeks and plenty of stores so I won't starve just yet but it's pretty lonely. 

Decluttering wise I decanted some cleaning things into one bottle and same with part used shower stuff. Small beer really. 

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said:

329. dress 
330. vintage telephone - cool but ridiculously impractical & I no longer have a landline
331 & 2. 2x cushions
333. WD 40'd the window hinges in living room / office - it gets more stuffy in that room now I'm using it more.  

I bought some really lovely, good quality sticky tiles from the pound shop - I spent literally all afternoon doing it -- 20 packs - I had to take the shower screen down and wash all the walls.  It looks lovely but unfortunately I can't get the blooming shower screen back up - after much swearing I've given up for the day!  Had a lovely bath in my new pretty bathroom & poured myself a large G&T! 
324-343 - 20 x tiles applied to bathroom wall
344 - bathroom cleaned within an inch of its life
345 - lamp fixed
Hope you've heard from your friend @Stellata   

Willowtree222

stellata said:

I'm a bit at sea today, friend not answering messages which worries me, I'm sure she's ok but living on my own I rely on a few texts and messages to get me through and reassure me everyone's ok. I don't like to keep bothering my kids as they have their own lives. Apparently Freecycle is open again here and eBay are doing pickup for sending stuff so maybe I can raise a few £ and make a bit of space again here. £ are short as I haven't had a lodger for a couple of months now, that normally pays the council tax and the heating, Ive still got work for another few weeks and plenty of stores so I won't starve just yet but it's pretty lonely. 

Decluttering wise I decanted some cleaning things into one bottle and same with part used shower stuff. Small beer really. 

Hope they're ok. x

Gem-gem

Hope hubby is feeling better Mrs SD. 

Been working in the garden this weekend. Also Decluttered a shoe box of odds and ends. 

Recycled:
lots of weeds, brambles, dead Bush, lots of baby snails that I found on several bushes and blackcurrant plant leaves: wine bottle; paper
binned; 
bbq grill; garden hand fork; garden digging fork (hubby broke whilst digging out bush); sac of single use plastics;