2020 - banish the clutter

TC77

968- 971- 4 items wednesday delivered/posted

had to go to my dad in his 90last night (isolated) he had a fall so stayed the night so he didn't have to go to hospital

brought back 3 things for CS from his (already in my CS bag) - not counting but also not counting the bagatelle I brought back - really pretty and antique but not sure if we'll play

10 photos torn up and others labelled -- now realise I only want to keep about 10 of the 40 left from a trip which I can't remember when - started to write 1986 but think 1991 (berlin wall in bits) No idea what most  of the buildings are so keeping a few to remind me in my dotage that I have travelled. Will take same approach  for other trips.

972 - 976 - 1 for each two photos, seems generous to myself but a hard process to start....

Hope everyone staying safe and well  in these ever confusing times x

Marpau

Mrs SD Well done on the bonding squares for that I am awarding you a gold 🌟
 Not much done here other than lots of life admin.
454/459 7 balls of wool used up from stash 460 magazine passed to neighbour
 461/464 4 magazines recycled
465 finally got refund on my aborted holiday after 8 long weeks of emails!
466 refund for terrible customer service online shopping
 467 report written to ABTA
468/469 pair of shorts sold and packaging 470/471 pair of trousers sold and packaging 472 large pile of ironing
473 fit bit binned
 474/476 3 boxes of bits and pieces finally sorted and put back in proper homes 477/478 2 green bins filled with garden waste and collected

Decluttered some blood for a blood test very strange had to drive to health centre car park and stick my arm out window for nurse to take blood. If they ask for a smear test I will decline 😂😂😂

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

Wednesday & Thursday have been bright & sunny but chilly out of the sun. 

Wednesday I made a triple portion of oaty crumble. One apple & rhubarb crumble baked. Bagged & frozen enough cooked apple & rhubarb for another crumble + 2 bags of oaty crumble in freezer. Chatted to ndn & gave him a small bag of hg lettuce. TV, AB2, knitting - now have a 4th pair of bonding squares - all different patterns. DH watered the garden. Dinner was Snorkers (aka sausages), mash & baked beans.
Thursday dawned bright & clear. DH went to sm - everything on list plus snaffled a bag of bread flour 👏 🥳  I made a focaccia. I watered the garden whilst dinner was cooking. DH & DSis were treated to burgers, oven chips & baked beans whilst I had half the lo cheesy pasta with mozzarella & sliced tomato on top, on a bed of hg lettuce with a small piece of focaccia - really tasty 😋  TV, AB2, knitting. 

916 - 920 Two lots of kitchen recycling, cardboard packaging, 2 plastic bottles - Recycled
921 - 924 Plastic packaging, 2 bags of kitchen detritus, plastic packaging - Binned

You have been busy greent 👏 Great decluttering 👏 

Great work bit_by_bit 👏 You are obviously being more successful with you 10 minute stints of decluttering 🙂 Thank you so much for my 3 Gold Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️  - I will add them to my signature - thank you again 👏  I am blushing ☺️ 

Oh dear supersaver1000 - I hope the OXO ones are better.

Good work Nicnak 👏 

Great work tboo 👏 

Brilliant work TC77 👏 Photos are one of the really hard decluttering tasks so I quite agree that every 2 binned is worth one in your count 🙂 - you are not being generous, you are being realistic & it will encourage you to continue 👏 

Ooh 😯 thank you Marpau another Gold Star ⭐️  - more blushing ☺️ Great work on the decluttering. I nearly fell off the sofa reading your objection to drive through smear test 🤣 😂 where is your sense of adventure 🤣 😂 

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 
924/2020

villagelife

Mariah - laughed at your smear test comment

770 a cotton drawstring bag binned which has seen better days
771 packaging of a new shower
772 old shower
773 another card from stash posted- lots of birthdays in May
774 packaging of stuff that people have left around.

wort

Mrs SD I hope your hubby is ok now. When he can safely go to gp, he should mention it as it can be a symptom of high blood pressure,  and the gp, may want to keep a check on it, and give medication if necessary.  Stay safe all .

villagelife

I've been busy so far today

775-776 old flip flops of DS2
777 an old golf ball
778 a used handwarmer 
779 a rugby ball money tin
780 a birthday present for a friend
781 another birthday card
782-783 wrapping paper for the present and tatty wrapping paper from my stash thrown away
784 -785 tatty gift bag thrown away and one used for the present
786 card catalogue given to the friend

Try and do more today as feel motivated at the moment

Wednesday2000

I read an article on minimalism yesterday and it inspired me.

I got rid of 5 things from the kitchen, I can't be bothered to list them as they weren't very interesting. I also got rid of a top I bought from a charity shop that I didn't notice had a popper button missing. It is far too low cut as well. I cleaned the kitchen floor with it and then binned it. Oh yes, I threw away some old cocoa powder that I bought ages ago.

An old magazine went into the recycling bin. I went through my makeup drawer and threw away two eyeliners. Both are too dark for my colouring as my hair has gone lighter in the last couple of years.

Willowtree222

got rid of a terry's chocolate orange I found at the back of the wardrobe. A left over Christmas present from a few years ago as the BB date was August 2019. I still tried it, but it didn't taste right so in the bin it went (I'd run out of chocolate and these are testing times). x

short_bird

326-327: 2 more magazines
328-330: 3 items from the bathroom
331: a rather cute cactus pincushion that I didn't actually want to declutter.

TC77

Thank you for my gold star... very happy

977 - 978 reattached handle on cupboard and mended airer

979 - holey sock cut up as stuffing

980 - 986 more photos binned (haven't counted but probably 15 but can't count all.

Been focused on work but hopefully will do more over the weekend!