2020 - banish the clutter

nannywindow

Went up Dad's yesterday and decluttered 3 of his trees, so very achy today. I managed to persuade him to let me bring home a black bag full of baby toys, including a Chicco sing along aeroplane, several V tech toys and a singing Barney, all still working.There were about 30 - 40 different items in the bag and everything in an excellent condition. DGS is 11 and DGD now almost 9 so I think they're unlikely to want to play with them again The toys have been cleaned and put in a cs bag and I hope that some other child can get lots of joy from them. Unfortunately I failed in persuading him to throw away about half a dozen rusty cooking pans from inside his conservatory, but I did bring home an enamel pie dish for myself....... sorry let the side down with that !!

nan

elsien

nannywindow said:

Went up Dad's yesterday and decluttered 3 of his trees, so very achy today. I managed to persuade him to let me bring home a black bag full of baby toys, including a Chicco sing along aeroplane, several V tech toys and a singing Barney, all still working.There were about 30 - 40 different items in the bag and everything in an excellent condition. DGS is 11 and DGD now almost 9 so I think they're unlikely to want to play with them again The toys have been cleaned and put in a cs bag and I hope that some other child can get lots of joy from them. Unfortunately I failed in persuading him to throw away about half a dozen rusty cooking pans from inside his conservatory, but I did bring home an enamel pie dish for myself....... sorry let the side down with that !!

nan

Ancient enamel dishes don't count because they go on forever. I know this having liberated a very old roasting tin and plate from my grandmother after she stopped cooking. Many years of cheese melted under the grill on that plate and it's still going strong.

newlywed

Recycling put out. Plants trimmed, garden tidied and a few tomatoes picked. 

Chard and radish sown in the hopes of a late crop.

Old sheet relocated to OH for dust sheet use. 

bit_by_bit

Popping in to report two more bags to the CS today
Thanks for the star Mrs SD. 

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

The fortnightly veg box arrived before midnight Wednesday - potatoes, beetroot, mushrooms, cucumber, cauliflower, carrots & the most gorgeous looking lettuce I have ever seen 🤤 

Thursday was another bright, sunny day but not quite so warm. I had a bath & washed my hair. DH then drove me to the hospital for my Lung Health check. Had height & weight 🙁 checked, answered a few health questions, then had 5 vials of blood taken. The computer then said ‘Yes’ to a scan 😆😉 Scan taken & then DH drove me to a new L*dl - lovely shop & picked up meat, soft drinks, bread & potatoes. 

Lunch at 5 p.m. was the last of the hm soup for DH & I with crusty baguette. DSis had ham & hg tomato baguette. Therefore dinner was baked beans on toast with hot dogs & a fried egg for DH & I.

Just realised the time so will finish this post later 😔

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

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   🏅

1680/2020

villagelife

In going to sneak back in as has been 2 months since I last posted here..
 Hope I can remember what has been leaving the house.
1039- wrapping paper
1040-1041 cards
1042-1091 various items of clothing mine and both sons have had a clear out
1092-1093 books to a friend
1094-1113 magazines and journals given to people or recycled
1114-1117 toothbrush
1118-1119 razors
1120-1134 various moisture and shampoo samples used up 
1135-1136 suntan lotion
1137 aftersun 
1138 a football coin 
1139-1141 some bags
1142-1143 water bottles
1144 a measuring scoop
1145 very out of date vitamins
1146 a shot measure
1147-1151 shredding
1152-1153 masses of packaging
1154-1155 old membership cards

I will try and post most days now.

Wednesday2000

I have added 5 more tops and a dress to the donation bag. I bought some new clothes for autumn so I thought I would be ruthless. I also threw away a box I was using to store my jewellery as I ordered a proper one from Amazon.

Vala-Mal-Doran

Hi all,
Im an avid reader of this thread and love keeping up with all your inspiring decluttering efforts but I dont think I have ever posted!
However I need your advice - I have an item im stuck on - I have a shallow cast iron casserole dish which I was going to declutter as I've only used it twice in maybe 4 years 😅  However im hoping those of you with experience can let mw know if its worth keeping and making myself get used to using it more as I know these kind of dishes are long lasting and not got any dodgy coatings on it and in theory I should love it.  I just always reach for the t£fal frying pan if i need something that size/depth.

Any advice or opinions would be very much appreciated - i know you guys have a wealth of experience behind you! 

TiA

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

Back again😉 Wonderful surprise yesterday, my friend (an ex-colleague from over 20 years ago) phoned & we had a good old chinwag - an hour & 5 minutes 😱 It was really good to catch up. Ball is now in my court to arrange a late lunch over the next couple of weeks.

Watched Russell Howard’s new series last night - hilarious 🤣 

Friday is yet another warm, sunny day - long may it continue 🤞

1681 - 1688 Kitchen recycling, Uu conditioner bottle, plastic bottle, 2 magazines, paper packaging, newspaper, drinks cans - Recycled
1689 - 1695 Lr detritus, kitchen detritus, plastic packaging, 4 empty compost/top soil bags - Binned

Great work Nicnak 👏 the scrap man must love you 😉 

Great work EnergyShifter 👏 looking forward to hearing about your new adventure 😉

Excellent work silvasava 👏 Not sure I’d be giving away rhubarb 😉😉

No wonder you are aching nannywindow - 3 trees decluttered - great work 👏 Excellent work on persuading your Dad to release toys into the wild/cs - reminds me of Toy Story 4 - toys are meant to be played with. No way you let the side down nannywindow “wagging finger emoji” I agree with elsien, Enamel ware is a joy & because you have rescued it & will be pressing it into service I am awarding you a Gold Star ⭐️. Perhaps the rusting pans could be used in your Dad’s garden as plant pots? That way you would be happy & your Dad would still have the pots 😉

Agree with you elsien, old pans that are used & cared for always bring happy memories 😊 

Good work newlywed 👏 Everything crossed 🤞that the chard & radishes give you a large crop 🤞

Good work bit_by_bit 👏

Excellent work villagelife 👏 you have definitely been busy 👏

Brilliant work Wednesday2000 👏 Must be a wonderful feeling to be ruthless 😉

Nice to see you Valda-Mal-Doran 👋 No ideas re the cast iron casserole dish but I am sure that plenty of ideas will be forthcoming. Just a quick observation, you don’t seem to love it so maybe that is your answer. The reason you may not love it is that cast iron tends to be very heavy 😱 

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

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️   🏅

1695/2020

Vala-Mal-Doran

Thanks Mrs SD.  It is certainly heavy! And im at a stage in life where with a toddler Im reaching for the speedier to manoeuvre items in my cooking drawer!  
Im curious - does anyone really love their cast iron stuff or  does anyone think they are too heavy to be worth it? 

Looking forward to catching up on everyones decluttering - im a bit stuck on that at the moment as im on holiday in cornwall in a static caravan and I doubt the owners would appreciate it 😆  That said, holidaying like this makes you realise what bare basics you really need, particularly in the kitchen!