2020 - banish the clutter

bit_by_bit

Thanks for your kind words Mrs SD. Not related to Jacinda that I know of. My Mum and Dad went to New Zealand in the 50s but came home before I was born.
I am not so much kind as guilty when I just chuck stuff. I can't bear to think of things going to waste. It also has to be said that my sense of satisfaction is raised massively when things are really going to be used. I have to be careful when other people give me stuff now.. I am being a lot stricter about when and if it comes into the house.
I managed some clearing the other day in my Craft Room. Took some stuff out and reallocated others. Plenty left to do though as I wasn't well and had to keep lying down for a nap. % mins work 55 mins resting
Sent DD off for her shift to the CS today with a bag of clothes so now 57/100

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

Tuesday is dry & sunny but with dark clouds scudding across the sky. The wind is very ‘stiff’ to say the least 😉 The hm soup has been zizzed & taste tested - a little lacking in ‘something’ so added a couple of teaspoons of peanut butter & cooked a sweet potato which I mashed & added to the soup. Now very tasty so DH & I had a bowl each with some seeded bread we picked up yesterday. Helped DH check the motorbike tyres, DH is busy zizzing greenery, vegetables etc as either worm food or compost accelerant 🙂 I did a 10 minute stint in the garden - taking out side shoots from the tomato plants & harvesting a few tomatoes - 350g worth 👏

1524 - 1525 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans - Recycling
1526 Kitchen detritus - Binned

You are welcome Nicnak 👏 Isn’t it a lovely feeling when you start to notice the difference all your decluttering is making 👏🙂

Sorry you are not fighting fit at the moment bit_by_bit 🙁 but I note that you are still tidying/decluttering  - every bit helps 👏 I do think you are doing yourself a disservice feeling guilty ‘wagging finger emoji’ It may have started that way but from all that you do I think you can now give yourself credit for your decluttering being second nature 👏🥳 

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

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   🏅

1526/2020

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said:

522. Headset returned to work
523 & 4. power-washed 2x wheelie bins - not the most pleasant task but much needed... 

Been away for a blissful few days completing a course that I've been doing for the last year. It did me the world of good to change up my routine and be around people (albeit socially distanced) .  

 525   course completed 
 526   old vest 
 527   dead shoes 
 528   spruced up kitchen table.... 
Thanks for my gold stars @Mrs SD

TC77

1630 DD staying and creating havoc and chaos - bowl broken. meant to be off work for a couple of days and hoping to do tidying and organising. sold few things on fbay - but got postage wrong so have to take again tomorrow but counting

1631 - 1650 cups and saucers, jug and other kitchen things sold, bubble wrap, boxes and paper for packaging.

1651 1654 important file faced and difficult email sent, and other things scanned and emailed

Hoping to get alot of life admin and too difficult stuff tackled.....

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

My Tuesday laziness continued - I accepted DH’s offer to cook cheesy pasta for dinner 😉 

I did help with the prep though 😉 Another success 🤤 - just 8 cheeses  😁

Never did get around to phoning the bank 😔 

Sounds like you enjoyed your course EnergyShifter 🙂 Keep up the good decluttering work 👏

Great work TC77 👏 Well done on tackling difficult life admin tasks - a medal 🏅  is on its way. 

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

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   🏅

1526/2020

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said:

 527   dead shoes 
 528   spruced up kitchen table.... 

529 - accessed EAP
530 - returned an item to TK Maxx
531 - completed student finance form for DS
532 - dead purse

TC77

Thank you for my medal ... I will keep polished! 
1655 bag of old football kit dropped at club 
1656 packaging recycled
1657 cheques and cash paid into bank 
1658 extra shelves unpacked and put in display cabinet 
1659 small admins tasks 

TC77

Forgot lovely DT teacher who collects my DIY things came round and collected bag - counting as 12 although dozens of small things

but brings me to 1671.

garden_girl_2

Decluttered flower plants on f bk, threw out greenhouse tom plants as useless this year, also broc plants from planters, grew really tall, should have given us  broc in march, but havent... then got covered in holes and caterpillars!! 
Decluttered old bills etc., and e mail tat.
Sold DD's dining table, 2 arm chairs and woodtowel rail on flbay. Few more £'s into her house fund.
Tidied out blanketbox, so putting a few unwanted bits on f bk sales pages.i.e. blankets, blow up air bed, 2pumps... boots, big bum bag for ramblers... andfew other bits.
Got plums and have frozen them. Made plum jam last week and a plum and Apple crumble, ate some, frozen rest. Getting DH  to take his cycle to Mr Halford  tomorrow to see if it can be fixed, if so, it will then be sold as he dosent ride it anymore,  he  retired 3 yrs ago and has ridden it once  since!!!  If not repairable or too expensive will sell as is. Its in gd cond apart from a broken cable, so fingers crossed. Ive bn nagging for month to get rid lol.

newlywed

Having bought a new mattress that’s deeper than the old one, got rid of one full zipped mattress protector, one fitted sheet relocated to OH for dust sheet use.   New protector and sheet coming next week (we only have one sheet that fits properly!) and then there will be another sheet that can go.

bought a second hand navy leather bag and so think I will have 3 that can go instead as this one is nicer.