2020 - banish the clutter

newlywed

ailz95 said:

Thanks for that Newlywed.  Perhaps we'll re-think. DH feels best when he's among the downs and I love the sea.  We're both a bit nervous of going far, being carers for a 98 year old.

Sorry @ailz95 I misread it, it was saturday and Sunday it was busy:
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18456812.birling-gap-overwhelmed-visitors-lockdown-eased/

ailz95

Don't worry Newlywed - we decided it was probably a bit far - we're going to St. Leonard's - it's usually fairly empty even in high summer.  It's not much of a holiday resort - very residential and no 'fun' shops like Hastings.

Thanks for my gold star Mrs. SD - my first - I don't think I got many at school - if any.

nannywindow

Only one item binned today, a birds custard jug. It had gone from the house to the garden as it was missing it's handle, but it is now time to get rid ! Shame on me as I only kept it for sentimental reasons, it belonged to my late Aunt who passed away in1995    Note to self ......must try harder !

Wednesday2000

Not much today. It's hard with the chazzers not being open.

I binned some OOD things from the kitchen. I also cut some old tea towels/ hand towels up to use to clean the floor as I bought new ones. I gave some stale food like crackers to the birds while I was out.

Marpau

Burst of activity over the last few days DH shortened a tall bookshelf to midi height hopefully with less space there will be less clutter.
479 waste bin to recycling
480 hangers recycled
481/483 3x magazines recycled
484/485 skirt so!d and packaging
486 body scrub uu and tube recycled
487 soap maker recycled
488 face flannel binned
489 face scrub uu and pot recycled 
490 face wash uu and tube recycled
491 pr pyjamas to textile recycling
492/493 box and packaging to recycling
494/496 3 tubs of ood vitamins
497/499 3 pairs Sunday pants recycling
500/501 2 toothbrushes
502/503 2 brush heads recycling
504 ood sun lotion and bottle recycled
505/506 2 lots of packaging recycled
507 cardboard box recycled
508 box of bits and bobs put away in correct places
509/510 2 plastic pots recycled

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

Monday’s dinner was egg & chips + the last of the ham for DH & DSis.

Tuesday has been hot & sunny & I have done sweet F*nny Adams 😉 DH & DSis had sandwiches for lunch & I had the last full bowl of hm soup with added boiled potatoes. The last small portion is being bagged & frozen for next hm soup. The stale focaccia has been cubed, bagged & frozen. DH watered garden. Dinner was hm bolognese with rigatoni. Plenty Of bolognese sauce left for 2 more nights of meals for 3 🙂

937 - 938 Kitchen recycling, cardboard packaging- Recycled
939 Bag of kitchen detritus- Binned

You are correct TC77- you do have 4 Gold Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️. I have a list of when to award Gold Stars + there are discretionary Gold Stars awarded when I am impressed with someone’s efforts 😉 You have earned 2 in each category 👏 How very lovely of your neighbour 😇 to share her flowers.

Excellent attitude newlywed - you are really embracing the Marie Kondo method of decluttering 👏 

ailz95, you now have FIVE Gold Stars ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  ⭐️  - 39/52 bags & over 1000 items. You have been working very hard at your decluttering & have earned every single one 👏 

Nannywindow, shame about the custard jug but at least you got real value from it - very MSE 👏 

Well done Wednesday2000 👏 I am using the fact that the chazzers are shut to be lazy - no scrub that, I don’t actually need an excuse 🤣

Great work Marpau 👏 and as you have hit the 500+ items out, a Gold Star ⭐️ is on its way to you 🙂

Is anyone else confused about the Be Alert message? Fine for visible things like packages left unattended, but an invisible virus 🤔 I think I will revert to Jacinda’s message - 

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

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 
939/2020

bit_by_bit

I am in agreement with that message Mrs SD. 
BE KIND. STAY SAFE. BREAK THE CHAIN. SAVE LIVES
That should be the govenrnment strapline. Thankyou Jacinda.  
Popping in to report the return of some lavender. I share a greenhouse with a friend at the allotments and last year she sort of lost enthusiasm but had some some lavender. I bought the seelings home and potted on as many as I could and the survivors have been returned. She is very happy with this as she has struggled to maintain her bits in my greenhouse. I usually do the watering. I also gave a way a half tray of green beans to my neighbour at the allotments. I am calling it two bags for ease. 

oceanspirit

Morning all.

Haven't posted for a whole month again.  Finding life in lockdown busy with keeping an eye on friends and family from home ie getting their sm delivery slots organised and keeping in touch for MH support.

Some decluttering has taken place:- 

7 items uu or binned
1 to CS bag
4 items paperwork shredded or recycled
32 old emails deleted

Have changed the way I do my to do lists as they were getting out of control.  Old daily lists had lots of things crossed off and others still on and were piling up, so what I've done is taken a notebook (from my huge stash) and headed pages with categories (inspired by Marie Kondo's tidying up method) then transferred things off the daily lists into categories.  I can then prioritise what needs to be done first for each category rather than just randomly doing what I've spotted needs doing and just bunged it onto the daily list.  I still have more lists to transfer onto the new system.  Will report back as to how I get on with it all.  Am fed up with feeling overwhelmed by the amount on the lists and hope this will make it easier to tackle.

TC77

Very little done. I thought without travelling to work and confined to home I would be transforming my home or at least doing more than I am. A late walk and now TV.
Dropped off 2 return parcels , 1005-1006
1007-1008 2 parcels for dd1 dropped off 
1009 washing basket given away 
1100 glass broken 
Hope everyone doing ok. Still no flour in our shops  

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

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