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2020 - banish the clutter
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I don't actually know what I've done but my blue paper bin is full to the brim and it's Tuesday before it's collected.
I must be getting rid of some things!
XSeptember 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
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EnergyShifter said:797. Dropped Birthday card off to cousin - I'm notorious for being late so this is an achievement for me...
. Spent today studying and catching up with friends on the phone and having a long walk which was just lovely.
798 Another course module completed.
799. Old Kettle replaced...
800. Had my "garden of shame" cleared - it looks twice the size than before! Still unattractive but at least won't upset the neighbours.
801. Re-organised my phone apps - including deleting social media. I'm not overly - addicted but still spend more time on than is good for me and determined to get to grips with it.
2024 Decluttering Challenge - Maintenance Mode2021, 2022 & 2023 Challenges Completed
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formerly MsHalful & Somerandom7 -
Evening all,
Had at least 5 things to go out today..
An old modem/router.
Broken earphones
Books
Old ariel cable
Some old signs- Live laugh love "shabby chic" type.
Oh and also added 4 pet paw boots (new) and to go in the charity bag brought off ebay a long time ago and they are small might be OK for a cat but not a dog
Nothing much else to report but having a self care hour of bath, hair mask and face pack.
The wardrobe is a mess again wrapped presents rammed in, rolls of Xmas paper, charity bags so that is now a cupboard of doom to sort (again)
Waiting on a parcel from Hermes expecting it to be a 9pm job
Everyday I think not much more to go and pretty much there but stuff just keeps appearing lol
Still have the broken hoover, microwave for tip and have not yet dropped off the charity bag so I think I may take this to the Sally army clothes bank instead.
Hope everyone is safe and warm
Grocery challenge Feb £107/£100-epic fail due to cake and biscuits
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More cardboard boxes and paper packaging in the recycling bag......from my parcels this time and think the Ama*on "biggest box I can get away with" man has been giving lessons to the J.Lewis people
Poor bin men have their work cut out emptying my recycling this year, so I think they deserve a xmas box ( no pun intended )
I'm still waiting on a few more parcels too, one is due tonight and I had a dog food box delivered here earlier and I don't even have a dog( it's DD's
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Recycled the caravan mag, emptied the kitchen bin and food waste caddy.Deleted lots of bookmarked sites and emails.Keep safe all.Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, but this time more intelligently7 -
1. WRITE/USE DECLUTTERING & CLEANING “TO DO LISTS” - MINIMUM 30 MINUTE BURSTS OF ACTIVITY AT LEAST TWICE EVERY DAY2. KITCHEN WILL BE LEFT CLEAN & TIDY EVERY NIGHT3. 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)Friday was a cold dull day but dry until about 11:00 p.m. Yippee 🥳 I earned my Gold Star ⭐️ by completing extra task/s for the 5th consecutive day 😉 I put the 2nd coat of paint on the colour grid on bedroom wall. Only one of the six colours meets with our approval - ‘San Jose’ DH has ordered the paint - C&C I believe. Now we have to plan out how to decorate ☹️ as we will be unable to move the bed out - nowhere to put it 😱 I need to create some space in the spare room so we can move the small furniture out, then cover the bed followed by washing, drying & painting the ceiling.DH sorted out both of the wormeries - 2 trays of worm cast have been put in the small raised bed. Whilst DH was doing that, I harvested the kale & chard from the grow bag - put the roots in compost bin & soil in small raised bed. The kale had gone to seed so was used as worm food, the chard was used for dinner. DH swept up leaves from front lawn + filled bird & squirrel feeders. Then he became my sous chef 😉 - we prepped all the vegetables & seared the beef joint for a full roast dinner. DH also blitzed all the peelings ready to feed the worms tomorrow.
Dinner was roast beef (disappointing 😕), roast potatoes, roasted vegetables (carrots, celeriac, peppers, tomatoes, sweet potato, onion & courgette), boiled carrots, steamed purple sprouting broccoli, Yorkshire puddings, hm gravy & hg chard stir fried with bacon bits. Yummy 😋
DH is making our next soup - I am slightly sad 😞 but he is really happy 😃 - so far he has fried up some onion, garlic & bacon & added all the los from dinner + lo baked beans & polish sausage. Tomorrow he will decide on the liquid content 🤞2219 - 2221 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, cardboard packaging - Recycled
2222 - 2223 Kitchen detritus, garden detritus - Binned
I have reached my revised target, so another Gold Star ⭐️ And a new target of 2500 🤞
Great work Nicnak 👏 Decluttering on automatic pilot 🥳
Well Done EnergyShifter 👏 You are a shining example to us all - deciding on 4 days paid work to generate an extra decluttering day 😉Excellent work moneyonmymindsam 👏 You definitely earned your hour of pampering 🙂Great work nannywindow 👏 I always give a Christmas box to our bin & recycling men + window cleaner & milkman - they all do such a great job 👏 - none of which I would want to do 😉 I am really not a morning person 😉MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅
Decluttered: New target = 2222: 2223/2500
Daily Spend £0£4.00 into Savings pot - up to & incl. 29/11/2020Be Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives. ⭐️2025 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £299.00
Jan £5.00 Feb £12.74 Mch £23.26 Apr £32 May £43 Jun £50 July £62 Aug £71 Sep Oct Nov Dec Grand Total £7 -
I remembered what I did.
I got out my stash of Christmas cards and remembered that I still had some named cards from when I was with my ex. Cards that are of no use to me at all as I don't have a brother, I'm no longer a wife, and I don't have a husband. I've had them about three years.
My ex doesn't agree with cards so I gave about 8 to my neighbour who can use them. She was really happy with them.
Old rabbit hutch got a bid on it on eBay.
September 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x8 -
Morning MrsSD and fellow declutterers, well I took a half day off from work yesterday afternoon and made progress on the decluttering front.
One full bag (large) of all my daughter's school uniform which she has grown out of was donated to the school. It's currently in their delivery quarantine area before it can be used to help parents of children who may be struggling with uniform or who mess up their uniform over the day. There was a fair bit of money in that bag as school uniform is not cheap. Also took a large bag of fabric to the recycling centre (first trip since before 1st lockdown). Only one type of recycling allowed, you park in a designated bay and the queues went back a few hundred yards. I did have a small bag of batteries but couldn't sneak them through as well, so that's another trip I suppose. My advice on taking recycling to recycling centre is bag things up beforehand, don't think you can sort out your recycling at the centre, it doesn't work. It's a start anyway. Take care all 🙂8 -
*531-532. Shower gels of DMs x 2 used up
*533. Large cat food donation dropped off
*534. Item for Christmas toy collection, dropped in Tesc@ collection point
*535. Broken plastic bag-recycling
Hopefully there will be more today!Decluttering challenge 2023🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Decluttering challenge 2024 🏅🏅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️8 -
Hello all
So to start a 1.face pack gone (last night)
2.empty conditioner and shampoo.
Not found item 3 yet
Ebay doing well but thinking of having a break from it now. I've done well this month maybe £285 profit total.
Plus one has said this morning there is nothing to be organised is there lol
Toast with a slither of golden syrup for brunch so far - and no idea about dinner later probably be pizza as we have some bases and some cheese to use up.
Back later when and if I find item 3.
I need to put washing on other that house all OK.
Sam xGrocery challenge Feb £107/£100-epic fail due to cake and biscuits
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leelad said:
One full bag (large) of all my daughter's school uniform which she has grown out of was donated to the school. It's currently in their delivery quarantine area before it can be used to help parents of children who may be struggling with uniform or who mess up their uniform over the day. There was a fair bit of money in that bag as school uniform is not cheap.Grocery challenge Feb £107/£100-epic fail due to cake and biscuits
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