2020 - banish the clutter

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

villagelife wrote: »

Some more today before I go away for a few days.

261-265 some out of date membership cards

266-269 jars
270-272 lids which don't fit the jars

Well done villagelife : Hope you have a lovely time

MrsSD
218/2020

somerandom

somerandom wrote: »

89. Instruction manual for dead boiler
90 & 91. 2 dead tea-towels

Have left 2 bags of clothes (27 items) for CS trip tomorrow. Will add to total when they have been delivered.

Early morning trip to CS - this CS is quite a way away & I don't have a car, so had to take it using my old hardly used shopping trolley. My reward came from finding a much loved hat I thought I'd lost in a pocket in my shopping trolley !

92-118 - 27 items to CS :A

EssexHebridean

Good work all and well done for catching up Mrs SD - said you would, didn't we!

I finished a book last night - it had already been read by Mum so > charity bag.

Also tackled a cupboard -
2 x bags of videos > Binned. The charity shops won't take them any more, sadly.
Several old candles in jars binned - they had been being saved to melt down but they're quite strongly fragranced and MrEH loathes smelly candles so they are gone. The jars weren't worth saving as the candles didn't burn well in them either.
4 x shot glasses > dishwasher and will then > CS bag
1 old mug > binned (design was coming off through repeated dishwasher use)
a very old bottle of blended whisky in a "golf ball" china bottle - pretty sure MrEH has had this for the entire 20+ years we've been together and has never drunk any more of it as he doesn't like blends. > Emptied and the bottle binned.

I have set aside a really pretty lined grey wicker basket for the CS but that might yet come back into use in my newly tidied cupboard - I need to see whether it will fit and I can find a use for it.

I now have a full CS bag so need to remind MrEH to take that out with him when he goes on Saturday morning.

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 ?’

Thursday has started dry, bright & sunny but still cold 🥶 - not a cloud in the sky :T shame I dried my drying in the td yesterday :rotfl: I have just sorted some paperwork - so shredding & recycling & am just finishing a coffee before a trip to the CS & to buy the last of this years birthday cards

Dinner will be pork veal escalopes, boiled potatoes, baked tomatoes & broccoli, mushrooms (probably in a sauce) & the last of the fresh carrots.

219 Paperwork - Recycled
220 Shredding - Binned

Well Done stellata :T especially on the 20 items from the wardrobe :rotfl:

Thanks greenbee :T

Keeping up the momentum shangaijimmy :T

Great work somerandom :T & great news finding the hat

Excellent work EssexHebridean :T

I believe the big changeover starts in a couple of hours so we will all be offline until tomorrow hope it all goes well 🤞 + have made a decision on my new password - I need to be able to remember it :rotfl:

See you all tomorrow HOPEFULLY 🤞

MrsSD
220/2020

pinkcactus

Thanks for letting me join!
I've made a little list of things to declutter this weekend:
1-2: two bras
3: a pair of cigarette trousers which do not make me look like Audrey Hepburn as I has hoped
4: one coat
5-6: Two grey dresses which make me look like a Victorian Governess. I'm hoping to sell these as they're a popular brand (maybe as some sort of Jane Eyre cosplay?)

Just wondering how you guys deal with decluttering gifts? I've got a few things that just aren't for me anymore or that I've never used but because they have been gifts from friends of family I feel really bad getting rid of them!

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

This new forum is ugly beyond belief - exceedingly badly designed & cannot seem to get rid of the ‘stuff’ on the right hand side.

what a mess

shangaijimmy

Day 37
- Assortment of small toys, broken toys and dog chewed ones to the bin. Perhaps 8 in total.
- 10 childrens books in CS bag
- 1 kids toy guitar to CS bag (one of the tribe took it out, so I'll have to sneak it back in!)

bargainhunterss

Mrs_Salad_Dodger said:

This new forum is ugly beyond belief - exceedingly badly designed & cannot seem to get rid of the ‘stuff’ on the right hand side.

what a mess

Completely agree. I’ve found that a lot of the information previously shown when viewed on mobile now can’t be seen. I’m not averse to software/CMS upgrades in principle, just when it introduces glitches! Oh dear.

Also noticed that all my email preferences had changes so I’ve been bombarded with emails all morning! Not a good start!

nannywindow

I agree MrsSD 100% !!! And what a palaver signing in too

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 ?’

I was in such a good mood - it is Friday, the sun is shining, still cold but the sun 🌞 IS shining & then of course I tried to log in   Overly complicated, so now I am afraid 😧  to log off & now there is no smilie to show ‘anger’. I am being bombarded with emails from the thread - it is a complete dog’s dinner grrrrr & where are my previous ‘thanks’ grrrrr

Anyhow on with the show. Thursday’s antics were as follows:-
DH planted out the primroses under my supervision  I delivered 2 bags to new CS then bought the remaining birthday cards for 2020 & lastly a trip to the sm. 

Dinner was veal escalopes which I breadcrumbed with boiled potatoes & green beans for DSis but spaghetti in sauce + salad for DH & I - delicious 😋 

221 - 224 Leaflets, 2 newspapers, glass bottle - Recycled
225 - 226 Bag of kitchen detritus, plastic box - Binned

Great start pinkcactus, well done 👍 

Good work shangaijimmy 👍

So I am not the only one bargainhunterss & nannywindow - it is appallingly bad so far 😖 

Anyway I am off to sulk now :rotfl:

MrsSD
226/2020