2020 - banish the clutter

short_bird

1003-1006: 2 bags rubbish paper recycling and mixed recycling out
1007-1009: 3 items from fridge escorted out as past use by date
1010-1013: 2 items sold, 2 items of packaging out as well (kerching!)
1014-1016: more emails cleared down.
1017-1024: 8 bags to return to supermarket
1025: Remembered to give the bags back to the supermarket delivery driver!!!!

Happy_Kitties

*513.  CD and case in a very manky state-recycling
*514.  Innertube-binned
*515.  Spare packaging used for Dfriends parcel-used
New target=550

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)

Monday has been a brighter day. DH has finished the small raised bed which is partially filled - ndn donated some clippings & DH moved a few logs from the larger raised bed. We also emptied the last 3 potato pots (2nd planting) which resulted in a measly total of 8 potatoes ☹️   I also spent 45 minutes clearing some more paperwork. 

DSis tried to have chicken nuggets for lunch but off (binned) then thought she would have a bacon sarnie but bacon furry (binned) so had to settle for a ham roll 😔 DH had stir fry.
Meanwhile I had gone into town on the DLR - banked a couple of cheques, got some cash & posted some letters. 

2116 - 2119 Kitchen recycling, 1” paperwork, drinks cans, cardboard box - Recycled

2120 - 2123 Kitchen detritus, lr detritus, office detritus, 0.5” shredding - Binned

Great work Nicnak 👏 Dead batteries seem to hide in my home too 😉 By the way, every item out is a bonus 🙂

Great work short_bird 👏 I especially liked ood food items being ‘escorted out’ 😂

Good work Happy_Kitties 👏 I have made a note of your new target.

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅
Decluttered: New target = 2222: 2123/2222
Daily Spend £0

£3.50 into Savings pot - up to & incl. 22/11/2020

elsien

Ancient TV stand (for TVs that no longer exist!) taken off the wall and put out for the scrap man. 

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)

Tuesday’s dinner was lo brisket warmed up in the marinade liquid, mashed potatoes & baked beans - delicious 🤤 
I have just made a soup using all the los (refried beans, baked beans, mash, meat from spare ribs + the bones 😉) + onions, sliced carrots, parsnips & globe radishes part cooked in all of the lo marinade liquid. The soup is on a low heat until I go to bed 😉.

2124 - 2125 Two newspapers - Recycled

Great work elsien 👏 You obviously got fed up with your ‘wall art’ 😉

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅
Decluttered: New target = 2222: 2125/2222
Daily Spend £0

£3.50 into Savings pot - up to & incl. 22/11/2020

oceanspirit

Well done on the paperwork Mrs SD.  You're putting me to shame as I'm just not able to focus on it at the moment.  Doing well with friend's paperwork though - one carrier bag and half a box file so far.

6 items paperwork for me
25 items

Another friend took a load on our behalf for CS, recycling centre and some bottles of wine for herself.  Feels so much better to actually have it go out of the door.

 

elsien

That’s part of the problem for me - a load of charity stuff sitting there looking at me that’s been there for months. And when the chazzers reopen I suspect they’ll still be severely limiting the number of donations again. 

nannywindow

elsien you are not alone in not being able to get rid to the cs. As we haven't been out ( DH has severe health problems ) I was relying on cs bags through the door, but they seem to be few and far between now even out of lockdown. I don't want to book anyone to come for 1 bag full as IMO that's wasteful of time and petrol for them. Seems they have been inundated with decluttered stuff this year.

I have been recycling lots of packaging, paper, plastic pillow stuff and cardboard though, even the bubble wrap goes asap before DH can play with it. Popping bubble wrap does nothing for me, perhaps I'm odd, strike that, I know I'm odd ! I love deflating the pillows with a scissors though     

In the cs bag 2 plastic multi layer clothes hangers and several items of clothing that I no longer love. In the bin several items of ashamed to be seen in underwear.

Chin up everyone, keep on going. Hugs to anyone who is struggling.

nan

TC77

2093 - 2095 large boxes and packaging for recycling
2096- random mdf under stairs
2097 -2098 random small rubbish from DD1 old bedroom . She's moving from one shared house to another and taking more things from here (apparently crockery etc all gone missing. Will count these when out of the house tomorrow. But some stuff will be coming back in.
2099 - 2010 oo food used up/binned

TC77

whoops 2100