2020 - banish the clutter

EnergyShifter

New Forum Decluttered ME !!!!! It won't let me back on as me "Somerandom" - I've contacted the help-desk so hopefully they'll sort it out - but in the meantime I'm here under a new name because I couldn't stay away! 

I probably don't need to say what I think of the new forum so far ..... 

119- 130         11 x items to the CS (dropped off)
131                 dead fairy lights
132-142          11 x items to rubbish or recycling
143 - 167        25 x items to CS bag

168 -            soft toy 
169 -            shoes
170 -            humungous bundle of papers - training notes 
171 - 173 -  training manuals

Feel really pleased to have got rid of that paper-work - a lot of it was stuff that I'd thought about getting rid of several times but kept putting them back "just in case!"

cornishchick

cornishchick said:

hello. Id like to join in if I may?
2 kitchen chairs collected and gone.
a huge number of DVDs gone to a charity shop ( or will be when I drop them off today) I suppose I should count them lol 
10 things listed on eBay 
papers in a bag ready for my first burn in the Chiminea after the storm, I like to have a fire and a glass of whisky in the garden after a days work, it feels like I am ridding my self of the " stuff" I am carrying. 

ok, I've worked out some numbers, with the chairs, the box of DVDs, 2 bags of bits, plus the stuff I dropped at the charity shop last week plus the 6 jigsaws I forgot were in my car waiting, I am claiming ( or rounding up to) 100  and going from there.
101. bag of magazines dropping off to work.
102. DGDs birthday present was given to her.
103-104 two almost empty jars scraped, washed and in recycling.

writing it down feels so good 

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 ?’

A very lazy Saturday apart from descaling kettle   Weather was dry & sunny but rather windy   DH washed the birds water bowls & sorted out the fat balls etc in the garden box He disturbed 4 mice who had polished off 24 - yes you are reading correctly TWENTY FOUR - fat logs - they ate through the plastic covers 😱 
Dinner was cheeseburgers, oven chips & baked beans.

277 - 280 Egg box, cardboard packaging, glass bottle, bag of kitchen recycling - Recycled 
281 - 283 Plastic sack filled with bird food packaging, bag of kitchen detritus - Binned
I see you are another non-fan bargainhunterss 

Well Done shangaijimmy 👏 staying on target by decluttering daily 👏 

You are putting me to shame RepententHoarder 😞 but very Well Done on the decluttering 👏 Had to laugh at your DH thinking you are obsessed   😂  Congratulations 🥳 to your DSIL on his weight loss. Hope the soup turned out well 🤞 

Welcome aboard the Decluttering Bandwagon cornishchick 👋 I love the name 
You have made a great start & I do like your reward system 👏 It does spur you on when you write down your decluttering successes - keep up the good work 👏 

Oh somerandom aka EnergyShifter - yet another non-fan 😖 Well done 👍 I went to the snagging thread & was confused about all the tech speak from computer literate posters!
Also said goodbye on the LFHW thread to JackieO- she has been around for 16 years & we have lost a great resource on the OS forums 😭 😢 😭 Excellent work decluttering paperwork 👏 

Did laugh 🤭 at the decluttering of food nannywindow

Excellent work Nicnak - a third Gold Star ⭐️ is on its way 👏 & new target noted. Keep up the good work.

Good work newlywed 👏 & What a lovely OH 😊 . Good luck 😉 with the decluttering of shoes

Good work on the decluttering ailz95 👏 & wishing you every success on your Vegan Journey - I could never give up my roast dinners or bacon sarnies 😂 

Good work greenbee 👏 & love the tale of the water voles 

Great work savvy 👏 

Good work short_bird 👏 

Great work on the decluttering retiredinfrance 👏  It is definitely a dog’s  dinner isn’t it? Really finding the lack of smilies a chore 😩 

Think of all the stuff that will go shortly TC77 😂  🤞 be firm with DD1 😉 

See you all tomorrow 

MrsSD
283/2020

Willowtree222

Thank you for my gold star. I can still see so much rubbish in the house. Still got a couple of big items that need to leave, but they will wait until Spring. I really need to get amongst little one's toys, but she is crafty and has started to make it difficult for me to tidy them up as she knows they are next on my list of decluttering. x

[Deleted User]

Seriously behind on the decluttering - pesky life getting in the way  Up for some serious DCing today. 

bit_by_bit

First post on the new look forum. I am at last being allowed back on after being kicked off for copying something in. I have missed my daily dose of support and smiles and I admit my motivation waned. Checking in at work was always done sneakily and only once in a while. I am for one am happy even if I don't totally get it yet. 
Hopefully two bags are going to the CS this afternoon.

oceanspirit

I do hope they can put post numbers back on - I used those to work out which I had read.

Thursday's numbers:-
1 item to OH
6 items recycled
5 items to OH
1 item binned

Nothing done since Thursday.  May be able to do a little on Tuesday/Wednesday this week.

Willowtree222

started today at 1042
three hangers from little ones room
one old razor
one battery taken to recycling
two bags of salad gone off
one packet of ham - gone off
scratch pad from little one in bag ready for work
three books in bag to take to work
a scarf for the CS
About to sort out the hat drawer so hopefully another few items will be leaving today as well. Although, I am not sure I am willing to venture out in the storm. I might just put it in a bag in the boot for when I am already out of the house!
55 items so far + 1042 = 1097.
x

TC77

187 - 191 old or unwanted (and not passable on) food in bin

192 - 195 paper declutter - went through several piles (mountains still to do)

been sorting and tidying for a few hours so not alot got rid of but cleaned kitchen cupboard (hoover and wiped)

washing done, and now going to do more paper tidying and some computer sorting!

Rootle

Ok, first attempt in new format -
6/52 - 6 CDs and 1 book to CS bin, and another hotel freebie used up.