2020 - banish the clutter

boultdj

Not much decluttering here but the washing is up to date, ironing is another story...…...due to lack of chocolate biccy's.

2 tin's from the pantry uu
Another shower gel uu
Bar of soap uu and another out in it's place.
8lb at fat club, or 2% towards my 10%.
Fruit prepped and peel's, rind's and stone's in the bin.

jacwins

I have a candle that the wick is burnt out, but there is still wax in it. Any easy ideas how to get the wax out to recycle the glass jar?

58/9 - 2 mugs we never use, taken to work kitchen
60 - and 8/52 shredding, new shredder arrived! 24L filled and composted
61 - old spray deod taken to work for ladies loo for emergency stash
66/70 - 4 really old Christmas cards, with no envelopes, recycled
70/76 - why have I kept plastic birthday card covers in the card box? binned

Ideas - take a bag of old newspapers to work for art, light a candle, put another toy on selling site, do a bag full of shredding, making jam tarts with jams in fridge that don't get used and lard (one of the ingredients we had to buy for food nutrition) batch 2 made, top of my wardrobe... what is up there?, find out where to take ceramic children's mugs.
Listed - children's hangers x16 free, 3 hoodies, bead toy, baby cookbooks

Current totals 76/2020 8/52

Betharooni

jacwins wrote: »

I have a candle that the wick is burnt out, but there is still wax in it. Any easy ideas how to get the wax out to recycle the glass jar?

58/9 - 2 mugs we never use, taken to work kitchen
60 - and 8/52 shredding, new shredder arrived! 24L filled and composted
61 - old spray deod taken to work for ladies loo for emergency stash
66/70 - 4 really old Christmas cards, with no envelopes, recycled
70/76 - why have I kept plastic birthday card covers in the card box? binned

Ideas - take a bag of old newspapers to work for art, light a candle, put another toy on selling site, do a bag full of shredding, making jam tarts with jams in fridge that don't get used and lard (one of the ingredients we had to buy for food nutrition) batch 2 made, top of my wardrobe... what is up there?, find out where to take ceramic children's mugs.
Listed - children's hangers x16 free, 3 hoodies, bead toy, baby cookbooks

Current totals 76/2020 8/52

https://homeguides.sfgate.com/remove-candle-wax-glass-votives-35843.html

See above link which has several ways to melt wax from a glass container

Willowtree222

proud of myself today.

I will explain.

I normally put used and defunct batteries to one side to ensure that I take them to a recycling point. I forget them, I end up putting them in a drawer where I think they are ok. I come to use them and then realise they are old. I put them to one side, and it starts again. It usually takes 12 months to get them to a recycling point.

Today I got rid of 5 batteries that had been on my side for only two weeks!

I will update my signature. x

shangaijimmy

Day 28

Lots of decluttering done in work today All my drawers and 2 storage cupboards!!

Sadly not so much at important place at home So for today:
- 2 parts of old previously thrown away toys that surfaced
- 1 bin bag of inherited board games that have been dumped in out garage for 12 months, in car ready for CS tomorrow (the garage is starting to look much more satisfactory!)

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 ?’

Tuesday has been a dry, bright sunny day but oh so very cold 🥶 :j I ventured into Lewisham & yippee 🥳 I found a new CS - in fact I found three :j so one bag of previously counted stuff has been dropped off :j I also visited the market - proper unwashed potatoes :rotfl: & some large lamb chops from one of the butchers shops + really, really, really cheap birthday cards

DH was back really quickly - he only went to the crematorium & it was one reading & then the coffin was sent through the curtains.
I spent the afternoon writing more birthday cards - there are now 19 left to do up to the end of January 2021 & they are all special birthdays - so a shopping spree in my new favourite card shop :rotfl:
Dinner was the lo cheesy pasta with sliced mozzarella & tomatoes on top - covered in foil & baked. It was scrumptious 😋

116 - 120 Three newspapers, magazine, glass bottle - Recycled
121 - 129 Nine more birthday cards from stash - Used
130 - 131 Bag of kitchen detritus, ruined polo shirt (buttons removed - waste not, want not :rotfl:) - Binned

You did make me laugh villagelife :rotfl: Well Done on the decluttering :T

Well Done radioles1408 :T

Wow boultdj - that is a lot of lbs decluttered :T really Well Done :T

Great work jacwins :T

Thanks for the link Betharooni.

No wonder you are feeling chuffed Nicnak - Well Done :T

See you all tomorrow my fellow declutterers

Well Done shangaijimmy - especially the good work in the garage :T

MrsSD
131/2020 ( updated previous posts as I miscounted my decluttering :doh:)

Gem-gem

Unwanted mail recycled
Previous owner's mail sent back
Make-up - cardboard box recycled
Toilet roll tube - recycled

oceanspirit

9 papers recycled
1 item to CS

villagelife

215-218 glass candle jars and kids have been recycled.
219 more shredding

That is all for yesterday. Not a great amount but something.

[Deleted User]

4 bags of clutter sent to cs on Monday, but decluttering has grounded to a bit of a halt due to work. I'm starting again today with avengeance, hoping for a few more bags so that I can try to keep up. 38/366