2020 - banish the clutter

retiredinfrance

Scream pot should read eye cream pot. Although recently a scream pot would have been useful. I must learn to check. On a funny note , after I typed Mrs, the machine suggested Thatcher!!

TC77

Momentum dwindling , and now like others have CS bag - but will try and keep adding

2021 - foundation - took out to put on at some point, but it leaked so binned.

2022 - bag of things already counted picked up by f/cycler

2023 broken water bottle

Lovely to see people popping back in,  well done doing your daughter's room Leeland.  Will take that long or more to do my DD and she is far older!  This forum has really helped me this year and will do over the coming weeks and months!

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. WRITE/USE DECLUTTERING & CLEANING “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. JUST DO ONE THING (courtesy of bit_by_bit)
5. MSE CONTENT - WILL SAVE £££ RE THE DAILY POT CHALLENGE BUT AS A WEEKLY AMOUNT

Tuesday was a mixed day again - dry, wet, dry, sunny, cloudy but oh so cold all day. I did the last bit of weeding/cleaning of front path. Another half hour of paperwork & cleared down quite a lot of TV programmes from planner. Will finish knitting a pair of hand warmers & then start on knitted hats - I found a simple pattern. DH & I finished off last nights lo vegetables with hm soup ladled over the top. DSis used her new toy (£7) & had a toasted sandwich. The hg potatoes weighed in at 1.656kg 👏

Dinner was veal escalopes in herbed breadcrumbs, boiled hg potatoes, fresh carrots & a tin of sweetcorn. Soooo tasty 😋 especially the hg potatoes. 

2021 - 2023 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, 0.5” paper - Recycled 
2024 - 2027 Kitchen detritus, living room detritus, plastic packaging, office detritus - Binned

Great work oceanspirit 👏 I agree with your OH that supporting each other is part of being in a relationship but unfortunately it doesn’t always happen 😕 Thank you, the garden is nearly done & we will keep up daily maintenance. Unfortunately there is still one more largish project to complete. When the leeks & chard are finally harvested, we will be emptying the table top bed (more compost for the raised bed) then moving it about 3-4’. DH will reinforce with extra cross beams & then we will need to fill again. The table top bed will be completely devoted to tomatoes in 2021. I have to say you are a glutton for punishment oceanspirit 😉 - taking on someone else’s decluttering 😉 I have mixed feelings about other people’s paperwork - how can you tell if something is vital or not?

Good work nannywindow 👏 I did have to chuckle 🤭 at the mystery solved 😉 Socks & dust talking to each other, the pranksters 😂

I am very impressed EnergyShifter 👏 You have a prankster retainer 🤭😉 - you must be so pleased to have found it & also done so much cleaning 👏 I know we are not in Lockdown yet but we had some of the meat last night & it was scrumptious 😋 

Our pumpkin went in the raised bed Nicnak but we were lucky that it hadn’t gone soft/mouldy 😉

So very lovely to see you leelad 👏😁 Great work on decluttering your daughter’s room- so much so that a Gold Star ⭐️ is on its way. Very pleased to hear that your good lady wife is persevering in these stressful times 🙂 I am looking forward to you posting a bit more 😉

Great work retiredinfrance 👏 I was imagining all sorts of things about ‘I scream pot’ 😂 well it kept me amused 😉 Thanks for the pat on the back 🙂

Every bit out helps TC77 👏 You do know you can have a little breather before ploughing on with your decluttering 😉

Please stay safe everyone & thank you all for keeping me & each other sane 👏 

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅
Decluttered: 2020/2020 New target = 2222: 2027/2222
Daily Spend £0

£2.50 into Savings pot - up to & incl. 08/11/2020

ailz95

Thanks for the gold star Mrs. SD.  Yesterday on our day out we went to Hastings to look at the sea.  DH took some good pictures of sunshine next to a rain storm at sea.

DH and I have decided that we live a Tier 3 life anyway.  It's only at Christmas that we're in a group of more than 6 - and not this year - indoors and if anyone is here of an evening - which is very doubtful as we don't really do evenings - then they have to go before our 9pm bedtime.  There's usually a discussion over who answers the phone - only his sister ever rings the home phone - so I say he should get it and I'll get it if my family ring. 

Nothing for the charity shop this week - and I miss being able to go in one - but better not with covid around.  I have staarted scanning paperwork onto the computer so that I can get rid of papers - or at least use the reverse of them for printing recipes, if I need to.

Our r rate is 0.5 - but we live in a leafy area with no pavements so no people walking around - not our choice.

Stay safe everyone.

Ailz xx

TC77

Sorry Mrs SD forgot to thank you for my gold star... gives me a lift/warm glow. My way is to chip away each day
2024 DD1 broke bowl
2025 glasses returned to shop  - v uncomfy but had bought others
2026 unwanted new pencil case CS
One CS was still accepting donations today but I didn't get time to get there. - minor problem.
Stay safe everyone x

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. WRITE/USE DECLUTTERING & CLEANING “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. JUST DO ONE THING (courtesy of bit_by_bit)
5. MSE CONTENT - WILL SAVE £££ RE THE DAILY POT CHALLENGE BUT AS A WEEKLY AMOUNT

Wednesday was a sunny, clear day but with a distinct winter chill. Having stayed up all night (watching the U.S.A. Election)  DH left at 9:00 a.m. to take the Goldwing for it’s MOT. He was loaned a bike 🏍, which turned out to be a 750cc SCOOTER. However, he came back grinning like a Cheshire Cat 😁 Apparently a large scooter is a hoot to ride. 

Whilst he was out I sorted another chunk of paperwork including reading a couple of brochures. 

Anyway DH stopped in long enough to have a mug of coffee & then went out on the scooter to do a small sm shop. DSis left at the same time & went to Lewisham. I left 10 minutes later & went to A*da (prior to Lockdown) to pick up some bits for Whitechapel Mission & some Christmas treats. Also posted a few letters & a birthday card. The bus home was crowded as the driver was a bit lax on restricting numbers 😕 Got home & thought I was the first one back BUT no - DH was in & there was a message on the phone saying he had no keys 😱 He had had to ask the ndn if he could go down the side path, through his garden & climb over the fence (as the back door is nearly always left unlocked) DH now has a job for the weekend 😂  - cutting down a tree but he can have the wood etc for the raised bed 👏

DSis got back some time later - Lewisham was packed & then to add insult to injury the pharmacy still did NOT have her meds 😖 
Dinner was chicken fried in butter, boiled hg potatoes, sweetcorn & peas. Hm lemon cheesecake for afters.

2028 - 2034 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, newspaper, office recycling, 2 brochures,   plastic jar - Recycled

2035 Kitchen detritus - Binned

You are welcome ailz95 🙂 Sounds like you had a lovely day out & I love the sound of that photo. Well done on starting to scan paperwork 👏

Good work TC77 👏 I see DD1 is helping 😉😉. I trust your minor problem was sorted out painlessly 🤞 

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅
Decluttered: New target = 2222: 2035/2222
Daily Spend £49.68

£2.50 into Savings pot - up to & incl. 08/11/2020

TC77

Mrs SD intrigued where you live as you must be fairly near me but have talk of.many flower beds, garages and a more civilised life than mine in Lewisham. My local landmarks.being the police station and the bowling alley! The minor problem was not getting to the cs. We have a volunteer group with a drop point for donations so going to find out if they need household items etc as I really have more than enough and winter will be tough for so many people. DD1 may be moving from v close to abit further away so..won't be able to pop.in which should make her more.independent and less chaos here but it's more furnished so waiting for things to return and clutter my home!  

Rootle

41/52 - bit of a funny one but I'm personally very chuffed. 100s of plastic bands that came with my post packaged up and returned to Royal Mail for recycling.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

TC77 said:

Mrs SD intrigued where you live as you must be fairly near me but have talk of.many flower beds, garages and a more civilised life than mine in Lewisham. My local landmarks.being the police station and the bowling alley! The minor problem was not getting to the cs. We have a volunteer group with a drop point for donations so going to find out if they need household items etc as I really have more than enough and winter will be tough for so many people. DD1 may be moving from v close to abit further away so..won't be able to pop.in which should make her more.independent and less chaos here but it's more furnished so waiting for things to return and clutter my home!  

TC77, I live on the Isle of Dogs, moved into a brand new build 21.5 years ago. The garage is attached but have to go outside to get into it 😕, the south facing back garden is small but a reasonable size for London 🙂 & the front garden is open plan & very small. A quiet cul-de-sac with mostly lovely neighbours. 

I have to say we were exceedingly lucky to get the house - with a helping hand from my parents & only moved as our office was supposed to move to the IoD 😉 The move never happened but we were more than happy to stay. 

Sorry to hear that DD1 is moving further away & that your decluttering efforts will be hampered 😕 
I had to smile at your local landmarks 😉 one you don’t want to use & the other you cannot use 😉 

Stay safe.

MrsSD

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. WRITE/USE DECLUTTERING & CLEANING “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. JUST DO ONE THING (courtesy of bit_by_bit)
5. MSE CONTENT - WILL SAVE £££ RE THE DAILY POT CHALLENGE BUT AS A WEEKLY AMOUNT

Thursday has been another dry bright day with plenty of sunshine - what I saw of it 😔 Woke up at 7:30 a.m. decided to sleep in then didn’t wake up until 1:00 p.m. with a splitting headache 😕 serves me right. Needless to say I have done sweet f.a. 😔 I have had the last bowl of hm soup 😉
DSis has contacted the doctor about her prescription & arranged a non fasting blood test.
DH has been to sm. He also now has another job for another neighbour 😉 Use his “magic box” (aka charger) to get car started 😆 

2036 - 2037 Two plastic bottles - Recycled

Love it Rootle 👏🙂 You obviously decided against making a giant rubber band ball 😂 

Stay safe everyone.

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅
Decluttered: New target = 2222: 2037/2222
Daily Spend £0

£2.50 into Savings pot - up to & incl. 08/11/2020