2020 - banish the clutter

never_too_old

Afternoon all

I am currently in the middle of sorting the kitchen cupboards.spices/herbs nearly done.Quite a few given away on Olio along with all those sachets of sugar,coffee and teabags that i just have to bring home from hotel stays :rotfl: even though i dont drink coffee,take sugar and only drink a certain tea.
I think i have gone through so many phases...from stockpiling to now wanting to be minimalist ...so need to get organised so i can use up what i have or if its too much give it away.

One good thing i now no longer have any odd socks ... wash bin empty and all socks matched so excess now have gone to the textile bank to be made into some kind of filling.:D

phoebe1989seb

Everyone seems to be doing so well It's been slow again here this past week as I need DH to sort through some of the larger stuff (in an outbuilding) that has to go and he's been busy with the business as the weather was dry.

Anyway, I did manage the following -

1 x louvre door - in pile to go to tip
1 x modern pine door - to put on facebook marketplace
1 x 1930s pine door - butchered by previous owners so only good for firewood
1 x new, unused butler sink jig - facebook marketplace
1 x taxidermy bird - ditto
1 x modern radiator - in pile to go to tip
Another bin bag of clothes - charity shop
2 x battered colanders - thrown away

Didn't manage to get the slate tiles up so that's a job for this week.......

boultdj

villagelife wrote: »

204 magazine of DH recycled.

I really must stop skim reading, I read it as you had recycled your DH

ailz95

Have had 3 nights and 4 days away - that's about as long as I can stand a different bed and although we take pillows I don't think we could take our mattress :rotfl: We went to Gloucester, Shrewsbury, Liverpool and Leicester - all while staying in a hotel in Shrewsbury. Decluttered lots of money but had a really good time. Liverpool and Leicester were both spent visiting - and taking out to lunch - family.

So not much done here in decluttering, but I managed not to buy anything much while away. I found a perfume that I like - Ghost - and bought some of that, but avoided clothing, shoes and cs buying.:j

nannywindow

Hello all
Found another bag full of rubbish in the shed while looking for a bucket, as you do ( we're prepping the kitchen/ diner before painting this week ) so that's now in the bin and they collect tomorrow :j. Also recycled DH's empty deodorant tin, why he can't put it out himself is beyond me :mad: a glass candle jar and a microwave soup cup ( but I have bought a replacement ). Won't have much time to declutter this week except day to day items, but will cheer you all on from the sidelines.
Enjoy your decluttering.

Willowtree222

568- tap shoes from little ones old dancing days.

I think my new target will be 1k. I don't want to go to 2020 yet.

Thanks for the gold stars! I hope I can keep up the motivation. It will be slow this week. x

oceanspirit

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2 items for CS

A few more things out of the kitchen store cupboard nearing their BB dates and will use those up over the next few days.

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 ?’

Monday has been a wet, miserable & cold day . DSis & I had baths - separately :rotfl:. DH took one of my hand crank sewing machines to be serviced & DSis & I went to the Chinese Wellness Clinic. Then off to sm for a small shop. DH & I had hm soup for lunch & DSis had some of her spare ribs. I have listed May, June & July’s birthdays - checked my card stash & will write, address etc tonight. Only 5 left to buy :T

DH is cooking dinner - cheese sauce with fresh tagliatelle :T Different every time depending on what cheeses are in the fridge but usually delicious �� and tonight was no exception :T

102 - 105 Three plastic takeaway boxes, uu mini bubble bath - Recycled
106 - 114 Nine birthday cards from stash - Used
115 Bag of kitchen detritus - Binned

Oh notmy1sttime - RL is a bit of a b*g*er for you Hopefully this week will be better for you - fingers crossed ��.

Well Done villagelife :T

Great work lindens :T plenty of decluttering :T RL has a habit of getting in the way of dropping off CS bags - do not be too hard on yourself

You are more than welcome Marpau

Great work shangaijimmy :T Well Done on dropping of the charity bags :T

Great work never too old :T Really happy that the ‘sock saga’ is now over :rotfl:

If that is slow phoebe1989seb then I am a monkey’s uncle :rotfl: Well Done :T

:rotfl: boultdj :rotfl:

Sounds like you had a wonderful time ailz95 Very well done on resisting buying anything other than the perfume - be proud, be very proud :rotfl:

Now, now nannywindow DHs - it is their little foibles that we ‘love’ soooo much :rotfl: Good work on the decluttering : & good luck with the decorating.

I like the new target Nicnak :T I have every faith that you will stay motivated but should you feel the Decluttering Mojo abandoning you, just post & we will try to fire you up to enter the fray :rotfl:

Good work oceanspirit :T

Tomorrow, DH is off to the funeral of a friend (mid 50’s stomach cancer ) If I get up reasonably early & it is not raining I might try to find a CS

See you all tomorrow my fellow declutterers

MrsSD
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villagelife

Boultdj felt like recycling DH yesterday!!

205-212 curtain tracks which I have never liked and haven't used in years have been binned. I no longer need to see them.
213-214 more paperwork shredded. Mainly work diaries of DH which need to be shredded or burnt.

That's all for yesterday.

radioles1408

A few more things gone:

57 Chewable Vitamin C tablets used up
58. Lip crayon which had gone off was binned
59. Small disposable dehumidifier-used up

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