2020 - banish the clutter

garden_girl_2

Well update on DD new home, curtains in main bedroom up, lots of boxes emptied, and lots of empty boxes, etc gone to someone on fbk. Thank goodness they havent comeback here, empty. 
Today we decluttered unused boxes, a headboard and half a single divan to the tip. First visit since we have had a new one built...very nice, except the aroma!!! As the wheelie bin lorries also go there to be sorted.... then a breeze got up and the sugarbeet factory smell took over....made it a bit better, but not a lot..... 2nd half of bed wouldnt fit in car, so another trip to book soon. Will wait and see if theres any more boxes to go.maybe a lawnmower which was left in her shed  we havent tried it yet, but its a big one and shes only got a tiny bit of grass. Bolts etc found over weekend so little metal bed frame took to charity warehouse as well. I can now get in my shed....  we did go in the second hand shop to see if there was a table or desk for our "empty" bedroom, but nothing suitable.... very MSE of us!!😀😀

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said:
833.  Another module of my course

834.  Rearranged office

835. Returned a set of fairy lights to shop 

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 wet, miserable day ☹️ DSis had to go out to P.O. to return yet another online purchase ☹️ & also nipped into sm. DH has finished sanding & oiling the garden furniture. The hm leek & potato soup was stunningly delicious - enough left for our lunch tomorrow & I have enough ingredients to make the same again 🥳
My Day 1 - bit of knitting, cleared out a large number of recipes etc from iPad, sorted my post fully & the big task - drumroll please - the 2021 decluttering thread has been set up 🥳 “2021 - MISSION DECLUTTER and CLEAN”
Dinner was scrambled eggs on toast for DSis, lo cheesy pasta for DH & me.

2343 - 2349 Kitchen recycling, 4 newspapers, brochure, drinks cans - Recycled
2350 Kitchen detritus - Binned

🤞 stellata - I hope that you stay well & that our beloved leader (I am oozing sarcasm 😉) doesn’t change the rules yet again. If you are stopping clutter coming in then you are still decluttering 😊

Great work short_bird 👏 Perhaps you can lose the former neighbour’s number & address 🤣 unless of course you don’t like their brand of tp 😉

Good work retiredinfrance 👏 Please keep your purse firmly closed 😉

Excellent work garden_girl_2 👏 You must be almost clutter free now 🤞

Good work EnergyShifter 👏 saving energy 😉

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏅
Decluttered: New target = 2500: 2350/2500
Daily Spend: £0

£5.50 into Savings pot - up to & incl. 20/12/2020

Willowtree222

Three eBay items posted last night. 
Not huge items but our the house now. Going to have to start decluttering the kitchen next week because the new one is being fitted end of Jan. Hoping to get rid of a lot from there x

stellata

Hurray i sold a completely unused thing I was given last Xmas and it went for £50 which helped me not feel guilty about selling a gift! chap came and collected and gave me cash so i've carefully quarantined the notes and will use them towards the Xmas festive fare (and drink obviously!). Its a really good feeling knowing I can contribute if I do get to go to see family on The Day, I know they wouldnt  mind if i turned up without but there's nothing like being able to bring bottles and boxes and nice things for all is there. (I'll make sure I get my share too!). I'm planning one supermarket trip next weekend and I will be filling my trolley with goodies for sure. In the New Year it'll be back to austerity.

villagelife

Some more has been done
1749-1752 odd socks
1753-1756 old towels
1757-1758 old blankets
1759-1769 paper chains to DS1
1770-1775 keyrings 
1776-1777 diffuser and reeds
1778 mini bench
1779-1781 pieces of wood
1781-1830 records
1831-1832 paint tins
1833 scrunchie 
1834 plastic tub
1835 photo frame. 

I am getting there this year closer than last year.

retiredinfrance

I bag of bags for life to CS
I pile of newspapers to recycling.
And a very short tale of two strange objects found in a drawer used to store packets of unused tights. 
1 plastic bit from a hairdryer
1 thin rag 2 ins by 10ins now both in bin
Total 58/365

What they were doing in that drawer I don't know. I think elves must be responsible.
Actually what am I doing with a drawer of tights waiting to be worn!
Drastic action needed next year! I am trying out a new strategy first suggested by short_bird of putting all things of one category in one place.
Stay safe everyone.

moneyonmymindsam

Evening all, and wonderful work going on.
I have listed 30 items on ebay and already had 3 sales  Happy days. 
Still a rubbish week but wow what a boost on the money front. 
We still haven't gone food shopping so hopefully will get out tomorrow to sort this. 
Busy, busy with parcels to post but that's my three today. 
Big wash tomorrow (laundry not body  )
Can't wait for Friday off and all pressure off for a while. 

I am hoping to do a charity drop off this week so if I get chance I will do that before Saturday. 

I looked but didn't buy on ebay as it felt like madness to get rid then add more incoming :-) 

Sam x

Willowtree222

Three presents given out. That is starting to clear my spare room (again!). I have another few to go this week and then it will be emptier. I can then start to sort it out more as the kitchen gets done and decluttered. x

moneyonmymindsam

A new kitchen sounds amazing  @Nicnak