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2020 - banish the clutter

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  • A pair of sunglasses I no longer like (CS)
    Seabands for travel sickness that didn't really work for me (CS)
    Box of very old plasters (bin)
    Some old/not working pens (bin)
    Old suncream, rinsed out and recycled
    All of the above from tidy of car...
    A soft toy (CS).
    Guineapigsqueaks x


    Keep Smiling :)
  • Happy Sunday,

    361 - 4 odd socks
    362 - 5 books to the recycling
    367-368 - two hats to the CS
    369-373 - shoes to the CS
    373-379 - Books sold on ebay
    380 - one dry shampoo 2 years out of date
    381 -384 3 lip glosses - out of date
    385 - cardboard toy in the recycling bin


    several other items on ebay ending today as well. So hopefully a lot more to go. x
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • Hello, I would love to join this group again! I was a member last year until June then life overwhelmed me....

    Since I last posted in June last year my DS left school & is now on a gap year which he is funding through his YouTube channel - he's at home a lot at the moment. (i'm self-employed at work from home too - so that's interesting :rotfl:) I ended a relationship - sad but for the best. I paid off my mortgage!! :j I'm half way through an amazing course! I've allowed a bit of weight to creep up - a couple of kilos - and I'd love to declutter that.

    I get such a lot from decluttering - not just the additional space but the shift in my energy & I really need that shift at the moment. I'm deep in "Winter Stuck-ness"! I so much more enjoy sharing the journey with other kindred spirits.

    My clutter is a mixture of "stuff" and "life admin" - in fact I struggle with the "life admin" side of things way more than the physical. So I would love to count these in my target. In honour of 2020 I will have a target of 20 items / tasks a week that are outside my ordinary.
    Shifting my energy for 2020 :heart::heart::heart:
  • I am trying to spend my weekends going through everything so lots of decluttering at the weekend and not much during the week.

    386-391- pots to be returned to the store for a free fresh facemask
    391-395 - some old schools books put into the recycling bin
    395-396 - old pen drawer decluttered so around 30+ pens, pencil etc removed and put in the bin as no longer useful. Only classing it as 2 items
    397- two felt organisers given as presents
    398 - craft storage box just sold on ebay, off to post it now.
    399- two packets of wax melts used all week and then removed from the burner.
    400-405 - found a charity that would like left over wool, needles and anything you can send related to knitting/crocheting. I have just sent three pairs of knitting needles, and all my left over yarn. I don't mind it going to charity as this will help communities and people.

    x
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • boultdj
    boultdj Posts: 5,333 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Well I've caught up with the shredding, helped OH fix the greenhouse door back on and hoovered up yesterday.
    Today has been catch up with the e-mail's, take the bathroom door off it's hinges so OH can paint the wall's and then I can get cracking tomorrow with the glossing.
    £71.93/ £180.00
  • Sunday is here bright & sunny 😎 DSis went down to the beach for a last paddle before check out. DH showered before breakfast. Our last breakfast :( Then back to our rooms to finish packing - DSis & I both showered then dressed for the heat :T DH returned DSis’s towel & had his last look at the sea. Thoroughly checked our rooms, left tip for the cleaning staff then retired to the wi-fi area for 20 minutes. Checkout was painless, have tickets for lunch & drinks as we are not being picked up until 4:30 p.m. for transfer to the airport + suitcases are stowed away. We are now chilling in the wi-fi area.

    26 & 27 Two pairs of DH socks - Binned
    28 - 29 Uu shampoo bottle & Uu deodorant can - Binned

    Well Done villagelife :T Great work to reach 150+ :T

    Great work Nicnak :T Sorry but I have already awarded the first gold stars - you get the 3rd Gold Star ⭐️ - Well Done :T & on a charge to 500 :rotfl: The holiday has been brilliant, but now it is the waiting around & then the airport & then the 8.5 hour flight :(

    Well Down Happy Kitties :T You are building up momentum - after all we are just over halfway through January :rotfl:

    Great advice wort :T

    Wow Michelleh : You have been working hard :j It is so nice to have a place for everything & everything in its place :D So many declutterers are sorting their kitchens that I think after sorting the holiday washing etc, that will be my first task & this time I will try to be brutal :p

    Great work Guineapigsqueaks :T An eclectic mix of items leaving your home :T

    Moving steadily Barny1979 :T

    Welcome back somerandom :hello: nice to see you :j Mixed news but now you are back you are already sounding more upbeat ;) I agree that life admin is somehow more difficult to declutter than physical clutter (except the sentimental stuff :(). Perhaps because it is so important. Very MSE :money: decluttering your mortgage :j:j

    What a busy bee you have been boultdj :T When you have finished doing the glossing, you can come round mine :rotfl: :rotfl:

    Signing off now from Vista Sol, Bavaro in the Dominican Republic :(
    Will be back from cold & possibly rainy England late Monday morning :(

    Keep up the excellent work everyone :T

    MrsSD
    29/2020
    Be Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives. ⭐️

    2025 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £299.00
    Jan £5.00 Feb £12.74 Mch £23.26 Apr £32 May £43 Jun £50 July £62 Aug £71 Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec  Grand Total £
  • Thank you. Gold star is lovely, the impact on my mental health when the house is starting to look amazing is really something I am very pleased with. x
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • :jYay! 2 gold stars! I am honoured.


    As the aim is to get another few rooms re-done this year, I'm hoping to exceed my target of 2020 before the end of the year.
    Declutter 2025 in 2025 0/2025
  • newlywed
    newlywed Posts: 8,255 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Decluttered some food from the fridge for dinner and also some got cooked and put in the freezer for later in the week. Decluttered some freezer items for dinner also.

    Need to declutter some of my teas that I’m not drinking... but I can’t seem to do it so they are boxed away instead
    working on clearing the clutterDo I want the stuff or the space?
  • boultdj
    boultdj Posts: 5,333 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker

    What a busy bee you have been boultdj :T When you have finished doing the glossing, you can come round mine :rotfl: :rotfl:


    MrsSD
    29/2020


    I like glossing, but I do charge, I'm expensive......2 cups of tea and a chocolate biscuit an hour...….
    £71.93/ £180.00
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