2020 - banish the clutter

retiredinfrance

Thanks Mrs. SD, you have kept me and many others motivated and entertained in a lovely way all through this .... Dreadful Stressful Fearful year. I have typed all three words as when I started with dreadful the machine made the two other suggestions which just about sum up this year. So wishing everyone relaxed cheerful decluttering and life in 2021. Hugs all roundxx

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)

Thursday is already a better day even though the weather is dark, dreary & cold. I went to bed early (for me) & remembered to set the alarm 😉 I was up within 10 minutes & I do feel better.

Kettle on, 1st wash load done & 2nd load in wm. Recycling wheelie bin has been emptied on its usual day but the rubbish wheelie bin is still waiting for the binmen ☹️

Even the post was delivered before 11.00 a.m. 😉 unheard of 😉😉 Three late Christmas cards & now finally have an address & phone number for step uncle & aunt 👏 so contact details updated & telephone number added to phone 🙂 Lovely photo & kids drawings from our French friends & confirmation that their Christmas chocolate was received 👏  
2nd load now washed & 1st load in td. Hm soup is warming up. Few bits of washing up done. 

2458 Uu detergent plastic container - Recycled
2459 Shredder bin emptied - Binned
2460 Cardboard note book cover - Recycled

You are welcome villagelife 🙂 Happy New Year

Aw shucks nannywindow, you have made me blush 😊 Happy & Healthy New Year 

Thank you retiredinfrance 👏 more blushing ☺️ Sometimes predictive text is very useful - 2020 summed up in 3 words - Dreadful Stressful Fearful - but only Fearful has an emoji 🤔 

Sending hugs 🤗 your way - a right royal hug fest 😉

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅

Decluttered: New target = 2500: 2460/2500
Daily Spend: £0

£6.00 into Savings pot - up to & incl. 27/12/2020

Happy_Kitties

*599. found an empty bottle of conditioner of DDs tucked right of the back in the bathroom-recycling
 *600. Picture-binned
600 items decluttered very happy
Happy new year everyone
will now be jumping over to the new thread

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Yippee Happy_Kitties 🥳 600 has earned you another Gold Star ⭐️ 
See you on the 2021 thread 🙂

short_bird

TBH, I'm going to call it for 2020 at 1309 items out of the flat. 
Spending today having a sort round and resetting the kitchen as I don't do housework (or empty bins, or dust, or vacuum) on New Years Day, it is said to be unlucky. The days I don't do it the rest of the year I will gloss over...

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Good work short_bird 👏 An excellent number + you are sorting out the kitchen 🙂 + a wry grin 😛  means One Gold Star ⭐️ is on its way  to you.

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)

DH went to sm for a small shop - boo no sprouts 😒 - we are both unhappy 😞 
Whilst he was out I went through fridge contents & was quite brutal - absolutely everything that was ood has been disposed of - including unopened items 😞 I would rather be a bit wasteful than risk being ill especially as so far we appear to have avoided Covid19 🤞

2461 - 2465 Cardboard packaging, 2 glass jars, paper packaging, cardboard box - Recycled
2466 - 2473 Contents of 4 jars, 4 unopened pots/cartons - Binned

MrsSD ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅

Decluttered: New target = 2500: 2473/2500
Daily Spend: £0

£6.00 into Savings pot - up to & incl. 27/12/2020

Foofoopuppy

Rounding up 2020 decluttering by decluttering a bottle of wine with Mr Puppy, and quite satisfied with how much I have sorted through this year.
Looking forward to seeing everyone's efforts next year, and see you all on the new thread. Happy New Year! 🎉🎉

newlywed

Decluttered two baking trays (smart replacements arrived from a shop ending in land).
decluttered kitchen drawer of instructions I don’t need and a few random bits. The rest tidied.

freezer tidied and organised (I like one drawer of just veg, one for all meat and fish and then one for herbs, cheese and random bits), nothing binned but a list made of what we have and a few things removed from next shopping order.

Reading the 21 things for 2021 I wonder if I can declutter 21 items a month.... will have a ponder on that.

Willowtree222

Happy New Year everyone, Here's to a successful decluttering 2021. x