2020 - banish the clutter

Molly41

Please can I join I badly need to declutter my conservatory as it has become a dumping ground. I intend to sell a lot of books and ebay lots of items i bought when manic I have a lot of health issues so plan to tackle them gently but I made a start this afternoon and got rid of a tin (i like tins but this one had a dent in it), some tags with buttons on (i intended to use the buttons but realistically I won't), some boxes. I am also in the process of enabling my Amaz0n account so I can list the books. Im afraid I can't afford to give them to charity and the majority are hardback x

radioles1408

lindens wrote: »

Exactly the same thing happened to me Monday night. I could see the pin had fallen out and had to warn everyone the pin could be in their food lol

Luckily it was only my food, but DH said yesterday that the tong fell out the other day, but he just shoved it back on!!
Normally he is the first to bin anything that looks as if there is anything wrong with it.

A few small items decluttered:

7. 3 empty food bags from the freezer. The food had been used, but bags left behind.
8-9. Two Christmas decorations that were broken, along with their packaging.
10. Recycled more cards along with papers from work.

I'm hoping to get rid of a few things at the recycling centre (aka the dump) this weekend, let's see if it happens.

StinkingBishop

I did manage to do something yesterday! Just tiny but still....I cleared out one very, very small drawer.

Not my finest day but a small something done is better than nothing!!!

radioles1408

Ellie79 wrote: »

I'd like to join please. Already sent 2 bags of paper recycling (finished a PhD, got rid of a lot of academic junk!) to the recycling. I'm in marking hell at the moment so decluttering might have to wait a little but hoping seeing you all getting on will keep me motivated!

Well done Ellie, it took me a long while to throw out reference papers just in case I needed them. I think my poor parents still have some in their house.

jak

One more bag Gone! Cleared out my bedside tables! Yay xx

StinkingBishop

A bag gone for me, too! From our 'Dining Room of Doom' :-) 16/52

Barny1979

Barny1979 wrote: »

36. Glass to charity bag.

37-39. Cardboard into recycling
40. Candle used up and glass into recycling
41. Calendar into recycling

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 ?’

Friday has been mixed - sunshine with intermittent drizzle & now very cold. DSis went to P.O. to return an item of clothing - wrong size Then continued on to A*da & bought herself a pair of jeans.
DH & I have been quite busy - cab to airport booked, moved items from garage to shed, moved food & drink from garage fridge/freezer to kitchen fridge/freezer, tidied garage & now both bikes are in the garage, lo veg chopped, bagged & frozen, ood brandy sauce binned, used up the last of the eggs & tomatoes & mushrooms added to bacon & sausages for tonight’s dinner. Tonight we will be packing for our holiday :j

20 - 22 Three cardboard boxes - Recycled

Cheerleading starts here

Excellent work villagelife :T

Super work lindens :T It appears that the 15 minute sessions work :T

Good work newlywed :T

Well Done Barny1979 :T steady decluttering :T

Excellent news that your DH is taking up the slack when you are not in a position to declutter, dallam20 :T

Keep at it Ellie79 :T One in, one out can be hard work BUT think of the satisfaction plus if this rule is uppermost in your mind it means you will not be letting more clutter into your home :T Something to be proud of :T

Great work shangaijimmy :T. Good luck for the weekend decluttering plans - go wild 😜 :rotfl:

Poor you Wednesday2000

My shredder has to have lots of rest in between 5 minute bouts of shredding parsniphead :rotfl: Personal shredders seem to be very temperamental

That is rather a lot of decluttering phoebe1989seb :T well Done :T

Just the 25 years Nicnak :rotfl: You are doing rather well on the sale items more monies for your treat :T

Welcome aboard Molly41 :hello: You have taken the first step - deciding to declutter :T So sorry about your health issues, but having a plan & tackling things gently will result in your success Fingers crossed 🤞 that your books sell well & quickly

Great work radioles1408 :T

Absolutely StinkingBishop :T Every single item out, drawer sorted, table cleared is a decluttering win :T & another bag gone :T

Good work jak :T keep it up

Organza_Lace, could you sell them on - someone else might really love them

See you all tomorrow

MrsSD
22/2020

Marpau

Not much done today decluttered some programs from the planner and knitted 2 hats.

60 uu moisturizer
61 pillow binned
62-63 2 cushions to CS bag

StickyTheStickInsect

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

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 ?’

The weather on Thursday changed quite drastically - overcast then absolutely bucketed down & guess what DH & I were doing? We were out on the Motorbike :rotfl: Fortunately we missed the major downpour but had to negotiate the rather deep puddles I managed to get a couple of swimsuits, tanking top & 2 pairs of men’s swim shorts :rotfl: & DH picked up a couple of tops. DSis managed to find a few bits on her trip into Lewisham. Dinner was cheeseburger, chips & baked beans.
Everything on my To Do lists is up to date :T - washing done, dried, folded & put away, urgent mending done, last of the holiday clothing bought & a small sm shop.

19 Recycling bin emptied

Cheerleading starts here

Great work jak :T I have toes & fingers crossed 🤞 for success in decluttering your bedside cabinets

Great work Gem-gem :T I especially like the upcycle :T

Excellent work never too old :T What a great encouragement to us all that you “are rather enjoying decluttering my life” I wish you a speedy resolution to your 500k email challenge :T

Well done stellata :T especially mending the relationship with your sister :j

Welcome aboard Ellie79 :hello: Firstly congratulations on your PhD :T You have made an excellent start with the 2 bags of recycling :T You are now embarking on decluttering marking :rotfl: It all counts Please keep reading along when time permits which hopefully will keep you motivated to tackle other decluttering projects

Crikey Nicnak :j What excellent decluttering - at this rate you will have reached your target by the end of January :T

Great work Barny1979 :T

Well Done short_bird :T

Very impressed with the wardrobe decluttering newlywed :T & sounds like you are doing well on the weight decluttering :T Great result on the return of the silent sweep clock :T

Made me tired reading about your exercise regime, Marpau :rotfl:

Welcome aboard the Decluttering Bandwagon, jinnyisacat :hello: Any target you set is OK - the beauty of the thread is that we can each set our own targets & our own rules Whatever works :rotfl: Will you be using the proceeds from eBay sales & car boot sales for a special treat?

See you all tomorrow

MrsSD
19/2020

Thank you Mrs SD :j

Any money made from stuff sold will be a bit extra we can use to try and clear our debt, the aim this year is to try and clear as much as possible !