2020 - banish the clutter

short_bird

54: another book to the charity shop bag... possibly the thinnest Stephen King I've ever read!
55: Blue china bunny with badly repaired ears to the bin.

Chocolatedrinker

Hi all,

I'm back again. We have been emptying and sorting all the stuff out of the study-to-be and so far have got rid of the following:
29 - 2019 calendar recycled
30 - bottle of aftershave to CS
31 - bottle of perfume to CS
32 - 34 boxes recycled
35 - soap kit box recycled
36 - 37 2 x shower bomb containers recycled
38 - Jenga game to CS
39 - 153 books to CS/sold
154 - 155 rolls of wallpaper to CS
156 - 157 part used rolls of wallpaper binned
158 - airbed pump to CS
159 - 160 2 wrist grip strengtheners to CS
161 - 200 magazines to CS
201 - 210 bags to take stuff to CS
211 - 273 62 x 1" paperwork recycled
274 - 275 2 sets course notes recycled
276 - 307 31 magazines recycled
308 - 311 3 books to recycling
312 - 349 37 books to CS/sold
350 cross stitch book to friend
351 - 396 magazines to CS
397 - bunch of receipts recycled
398 - 399 bookcases thrown out (were cheap and damaged)
400 - 410 old files binned
411 magazine recycled
412 plastic flower recycled
413 - 414 2 packets beads
415 - old glue stick binned
416 - 446 packets of beads
447 - ribbon
448 - bead charm kit
449 - 453 random bits of wire recycled
454 pack of buttons to CS
455 - 462 old canvases
463- old AA key recycled
464 - 480 old cards recycled
481 - folders to CS
482 - ring to CS
483 - soap kit mould recycled

That's all so far, expect to have a lot more done in the next week.

Marpau

2 hats for NICU knitted from wool oddments
Recycling bin filled ready for collection tomorrow

64-66 3 magazines read and passed to neighbour
67 uu moisturizer
68-69 skirt sold on eBay and packaging will post tomorrow

greent

Very impressed at everyone's efforts! :T :T - and wonderful cheerleading by Mrs S-D (Hope you have a fab holiday!)

Latest update from me: (now at 150/2020)
51. very cloudy drinking glass – recycled
52. somewhat-battered cardboard box which was storing books in loft – recycled
53 -54. Books to CS
55. kitchen timer to CS
56 - 57. 2 x gift bag & tissue (both previously used at least once before) – used on gifts 😊
58. cardboard box from broken Xmas lights – recycled
59. random plastic broken lid found in garage – recycled
60. purple poodle soft toy – CS
61. broken coathanger – binned
62. very ood can of drink – poured away (tasted funny), can recycled
63. unopened tin of shortbread biscuits – sent into work with OH
64 - 65. 2 x cardboard box from Xmas deliveries – recycled
66 -67. Dried up mascaras – binned
68. Random cardboard box from DS1’s room – recycled
69. Too-small gloves – CS
70. more Xmas cards from DD’s room – recycled
71. 2019 calendar (DD’s room) – recycled
72 – 81. 10 old passports shredded
82. broken takeaway tub and lid - recycled
83. large pile of old cards – recycled/ binned
84. print of things which happened on the day I was born – recycled
85 – 86. 2 large postcard prints – CS
87 -88. 2 books – CS
89 – 93. 6 x pin badge – bin
94 – 105. 12 various small/ random/ broken things from garage loft – bin
106. old love letters – recycled
107. old wedding receipts – recycled
108. old delivery cards from flower bouquets – recycled
109 – 134. 26 items of clothing recycled via H&M
135 – 137. 3 cardboard storage boxes – recycled (replaced with RU plastic ones to stop any future mice getting at paperwork in loft…..)
138 – 142. Bottles of drinks donated
143. Pot of sweeteners ood from 03/15 – food waste/ container recycled
144. candle which did not burn well – binned
145 – 150. New lightbulbs which don’t fit anywhere – CS

Hoping to achieve more this week - was busy with new job last week, but only in 1 day this week - so will hopefully have more time/ energy

TC77

55 - 67 13 pairs of earrings - meant to give them to DD2 when she was 12 as had ears pierced now 15 too old for them. Counting each pair ! In CS bag
67 - covered garden table to stop it getting more rusty and threw away old packaging.
Sorted out some drawers but didn't throw anything out
68 tights into draught excluder
DD2 put new pc together so will throw out packaging.
69 Slippers DD1 didn't want for xmas into Charity bag
70 emptied work bag
71 rubber glove binned
72 Card posted
73 circular sent back with unsubscribe
74 paper declutter

villagelife

I spent most of the day in the garden. Cutting back shrubs and doing some weeding. It was sunny and felt warm for January.

96-103 magazines and catalogue recycled or in car ready for DH to take to work

104-105 packaging and rubbish from DS2 bedroom recycled or thrown away.

[Deleted User]

Have a great holiday, Mrs SD. Very grateful to you for giving me the impetus to declutter. Already this week have made over £100 on selling stuff that is surplus to requirements. It's going off the mortgage. Win, win : beer:

lindens

.Friday - I did 2 lots of 15 mins by attacking my second tower of Pisa packaging pile. I deconstructed all the boxes. I threw away some packaging and padding. I located in total 6 bags full of bags :o:o. I have now put one in my car and instructed OH to do the same. I found lots of travel related stuff and put it in my new travel related drawer(s)
Then i decluttered one of the baskets in the bathroom which i knew contained a lot of travel related toiletries.
Decluttered the dregs of a bottle of red wine i was keeping for the purpose, into a spg bol.

Saturday - i had a crate of doom in our bedroom which included allsorts - stuff needing listing on ebay, crafts, more travel stuff. The crate is now empty! Decluttered lots of receipts whilst preparing my tax return.Most importantly i decluttered some Christmas wine:rotfl:

Sunday - I forgot

Wednesday2000

I had another blitz around my house last night. I now have two bags of kitchen stuff to be dropped off today.

I made up a bag for textile recycling as well. A top, a coat, two shirts, two nighties, a bed cover, two pet blankets and four cushions with covers.

I also added two pairs of old gloves as I bought new ones that you can use with a touchscreen.

I used up a shower gel and the last of some lip balm too.

It feels good to get rid of so much clutter in one go.:T

lindens

WFH today so can fit in bits of decluttering on the sly

My pet hate (1st world problem) is having shower gel with a cap you have to unscrew then put down somewhere, pour out the gel, then put the cap back on. So i have an old hand soap dispenser and all shower gels in this format (gifts as i don't buy) get poured into this dispenser and i can now pump out my shower gel with one hand. So today I decluttered 2 half finished bottles into the dispenser.
Beef stew in the slow cooker which decluttered a tin of OH's Ale that was a gift he wasnt fussed on