2020 - banish the clutter

so_very_confused

Have been busy with work and family commitments so have taken my eye off the ball! Now have three clear days to sort and declutter. Starting with the under stairs cupboard tomorrow....may take awhile but will be such an achievement!
Have a load of paper and cardboard ready for the recycling tip and a bag of books for the library at work we are developing.
Onward and upward...

Michellelh

I took the bag of books into work and it was a success, I only ended up bring three books home. I’m going to keep them in the tote bag and continue to add to it as I finish books. I’ve told the team at work that I’m going to try to avoid buying books online this year and a few of them have offered their bookcases up for me to read when I run out of unread books of my own.

On Sunday I took the bag I’d been filling for the charity shop into town. Unfortunately I got their opening times wrong so ended up in Starbucks for a coffee to kill time. It was too cold to hang around outside and any other shops would possibly have meant spending more money. The plus to this is because I’d been hanging round waiting for them to open I quickly dropped off the bag without even glancing at what they were selling. :j

I think the main jobs for this week are going to be the coffee table (and under it) and there is a draw and shelf in the kitchen I’d like to tackle.

Mrs Salad Dodger I’m not going to worry about a tally for the items at my parents, I had a huge clear out in the summer so it’s not too bad. Now every time I do another clear out it’s of bags or boxes that are clearly visible on the floor of what was my bedroom so the improvement in what I can see is enough. My mum would like to have enough space to put up a travel cot in my old room so it doesn’t have to go in her craft room when she starts looking after my nephew.
The big job is going to be when I tackle what’s in the storage under the bed!! I don’t know what’s in there ( I was not living there when it went in) or how full it might be but there no rush on that job.

Total decluttered 2/20 bags

jammydodgersandrhl

I think i might declutter the bottle of wine in the fridge tonight! :rotfl:

Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

9-18. 10 plastic storage boxes and lids sold on Facebook and collected by buyer.

19-21. Three shoeboxes recycled.

Marpau

Mending done and put away
Blanket 2 finished
Have decided to start under bed tomorrow I may be some time lol
Item sold on eBay tonight will count after I post tomorrow

43 Changing mat to CS bag
44 Toilet trainer seat to CS bag
Bag will be collected tomorrow
45 uu moisturizer sample

StinkingBishop

as predicted, not a very successful day today, but I'm getting there! One of the rooms now looks like a bomb's hit it - stuff everywhere, but need to get it all out to find out how much there is to work out where to put it all. One bag of rubbish retrieved, 15/52.

A mystery cleared up, too, connected to my horribly disorganised drawers. have wondered for a while why my daughter can never find hair bobbles when there is a whole 'hair bobble' drawer. Tonight it transpired that the 'hair bobble' drawer was actually filled to the brim with...pencils. Well of course. I have evicted them to the new 'pencil drawer' and rounded up all the hair bobbles I can to give them sole ownership of their own space!

dallam20

Bit more done today. 2 bags of recycling from DD2 room plus 2 bags of rubbish. Also old golf clubs recycled.
DH took everything I have been clearing out to the dump today for recycling or disposal, so it's now all off the premises.
I have also contacted a local charity who support disabled children in the Borough after they were recommended on an acts of kindness FB group. They will take my daughters old dance costumes and they have a unit where they sell them as costumes or fancy dress to raise money. I'm impressed and wish they had something like this when my girls were at school. The perfect solution when you are asked to provide this costume and that for school or after school clubs.

Guineapigsqueaks

Evening All
Busy day at work, but was organised and put a gammon in the slow cooker first thing, so a nice easy tea with some buttery mash, peas and onion sauce. I'd like to say it refuelled me for a decluttering session, but just made me sleepy .
Last bag of decluttered paperwork shredded and ousted. All Christmas decs collected from around the house, in a pile ready to put away (hopefully before they gather dust). Another birthday card from stash sent.
I couldn't be bothered to do much else once I'd cleared up after tea and had a bath, so watched the news, that was cheery .
Off to bed, hopefully a bit more progress tomorrow.
Guineapigsqueaks x

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. DO NOT PUT OFF TO TOMORROW WHAT CAN/SHOULD BE DONE TODAY
2. WRITE AND USE “TO DO LISTS”
3. LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I ENTERED
4. KITCHEN WILL BE LEFT CLEAN & TIDY EVERY NIGHT
5. WHEN DEALING WITH CLUTTER I WILL USE ‘Daisy1571’s idea of ‘WHAT WOULD I DO WITH THIS ITEM IF IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE’S ?’

A mixed day weather wise. I managed all 5 items on my To Do list - cancelled milk, rearranged hearing aids appointment, visit to Chines Wellness Centre, small sm shop & posted the parcel & a couple of birthday cards. DH has picked up some currency for our holiday - pesos & US$
Dinner was the lo beef - sliced & braised in hm gravy, mash & green beans plus the lo mashed sweet potato, cabbage, peas & sprouts - scrummilicious :drool: An hour later we finally had our Christmas Pudding with brandy cream & brandy sauce - very tasty notwithstanding that it was dated March 2017 :rotfl:

8 - 10 Uu glass jar & Uu hotel toiletries plastic jar, plastic bowl & pot - Recycled

Cheerleading starts here

Good luck under the bed Organza_Lace Will your cs take the coat hangers?

Well Done villagelife :T You do know weeds count as decluttering

Well Done Happy Kitties :T Just remember that most of the people who have decluttered after Christmas will probably fall by the wayside & you will then struggle to find enough to fill the clothes bank & the Tip :rotfl: Shame that they are preventing you from ‘outing’ your clutter

Another person diving under the bed Makethedayscount :rotfl don’t get lost under there :rotfl: I take it the rubbish bag was from under the bed & you managed to successfully reach the spare room. Good result on the book sales :T

Excellent work on the packaging materials lindens :T Surprising how much space can be created by tidying Also Good work on the decluttering & taking advantage of working from home by using the 15 minute challenge :T

Excellent plan jammydodgersandrhl :T You definitely have the right attitude ; decluttering can be fun :T Success :j a Cupboard of Doom restored to its original function :T and you have bumped up your numbers :T:D. You can’t count the wine but you can count the bottle :rotfl: enjoy your reward :T

Doesn’t have to be exciting radioles1408 just clutter leaving your home :T

Sorry to hear about the fibromyalgia ailz95 However you need the rest & you can spend a few minutes deciding what to declutter next

Excellent advice Siebrie :T I am sure Holmefarm will find that a very useful idea

Just what you don’t need boultdj . However it proves that whatever obstacle is put in your way, you STILL manage to declutter :rotfl:

You have been very busy nannywindow :T. Well Done on defrosting your freezers :T - hopefully you didn’t have to throw out too much I do try to label but sometimes I just throw things in (sheer laziness on my part ) & have to wait until they defrost before I can make a decision :rotfl: I do now have an ice cream tub which I just dump los in & when there is enough I make a soup

Well Done shangaijimmy :T When you get to the end of the year is the time to start counting food packaging, used tea bags etc :rotfl:

Great work Nicnak :T Fingers crossed 🤞 that all your items sell

Good work Barny1979 :T & really nice to earn a bit of cash

Good work jacwins :T still decluttering & planning :T

Excellent work winspiration :T Hopefully oodles of cash cluttering up your bank account

Well Done newlywed :T ‘Silent sweep’ clock too noisy :rotfl:

Welcome aboard the Decluttering Bandwagon Glenda :hello: So sorry that 2019 was such an awful year for you & condolences. Hopefully 2020 is your year & you have made a good start by deciding to Declutter deliberately :T. We are here to encourage, praise & if requested offer a quick kick up the jacksie :rotfl:

so very confused, What would Scarlett say - “Tomorrow is another day” so chalk it up to RL interfering with your decluttering plans Good luck with the under stairs cupboard, well worth the work required to sort it out Mine was sorted last year & I persuaded DH to put up shelves & a coat rail :rotfl: also a couple of those stick on lights It is a work of art - my DH even painted it & put down some carpet tiles :rotfl:

Excellent work Michelleh :T Good idea for the books & nice that your colleagues are willing to loan you some of their books :T I am willing to bet that a coffee was considerably cheaper than you browsing & buying in the cs :rotfl: Maybe the under bed storage will reveal some family heirlooms it will be fun I am sure

Good work Marpau :T mending & decluttering :T Yet another person diving under their bed :rotfl: Don’t forget to tie some string around the door handle so you can find your way out :rotfl:

The hair bobble story did make me laugh 😂 StinkingBishop. Maybe the pencils were jealous that the hair bobbles had their own drawer :rotfl: The bomb hit room will be a joy when the tidying & sorting begins :T sounds like the Marie Kondo method :eek:

Excellent work dallam20 :T. I especially like that your DH is getting everything ‘off the premises’ :T. Sounds like a wonderful charity dallam20 :A A big round of applause to the acts of kindness FB group :T

You still managed quite a bit Guineapigsqueaks :T and don’t forget that clearing up after meals means that you have decluttered the washing up :rotfl:

See you all tomorrow

MrsSD
10/2020

villagelife

Not much done as work, ironing and menu planning got in the way but did do

57 candle holder
58 remains of a candle
59 biscuit tin all biscuits had already been decluttered
60 a sick with a hole in.