2021 MISSION DECLUTTER and CLEAN

Happy_Kitties

76-78.  Social distanced drop off of CD player, storage box and jigsaw sorter to friend
79.       Old valentines rose of DDs chewed by the cats-binned
80.       Very OOD flour-binned

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. KITCHEN WILL CONTINUE TO BE LEFT CLEAN & TIDY EVERY NIGHT

2. JUST DO ONE THING EVERY DAY (courtesy of bit_by_bit) OTHER THAN DAY TO DAY CLEANING & DECLUTTERING 
3. CLEAN ONE ROOM (TOP TO BOTTOM) EVERY MONTH (hopefully 3 weekly by the end of the year)

Apologies for not posting yesterday 😞 The hm soup was zizzed & was filling, tasty but not very inspiring. DH zizzed some worm food & filled squirrel feeder. DSis did her washing & drying. I spent Thursday pottering in the kitchen - descaled kettle, chopped up stale bread for croutons, cleaned kitchen work surfaces thoroughly & general tidying, as well as keeping on top of the wudupa. Also did a small amount of paperwork. DH & I did have the tuna pasta for dinner & I cooked last of the bacon, last of the oven chips, baked beans & fried eggs for DSis. 

Managed to catch the milkman - so fully paid up then went to bed. Friday is oh so very cold 🥶 brass monkeys in fact 😉 I got up very late 😔😞😔
DH did an sm shop - came back absolutely frozen to the core. Shopping put away. Soup is warming & we will have with hm croutons. Grumpy neighbour 🤔, who seems to be improving 😉 has just given me 7 more jars for my tomato chutney - just hope I have a really good crop this year 🤞I need to go through my jars & thin out. Should lead to a bit of decluttering 🤞 Just had lunch - hm soup & hm croutons - yummy (the chilli has kicked in🙂) 🤤 

331 - 335 Kitchen recycling, 2 plastic bottles, drinks cans, cardboard packaging - recycled 

336 - 338 Kitchen detritus, office detritus, plastic packaging - binned

GrannyKate, a good sleep always sets you up for the day 🙂 The idea of decluttering & cleaning as hobbies is to change my mind set - I am always keen to do my hobbies but not so keen on decluttering & cleaning 😉😉  Re the tale of your historic collapsed ceiling - after burying your DH in the garden 😉😉, I assume you got it sorted 🙂
The freezer declutter seems to be going well - we appear to be sisters-in-arms 😉 as I am trying to use up bits & bobs from my freezer 🙂 The cleaning grid is working well GrannyKate 👏

Great work ruby_eskimo - you were busy & well done for tackling the bathroom 👏👏

Viking_mfw, your husband sounds like one in a million 🙂👏 Well done on maintaining your cash for clutter 👏

Excellent work villagelife 👏 you have been busy 👏 Keep up the good work 👏

The number might not be what you wished for mothernerd ☹️ but the effort you put in is surely worth another 3 🙂👏 Your mum sounds like a real ‘card’ 😉
I do love your tips & hints which you have honed (as life has given you more than your fair share of ‘challenges’ to put it politely 😖) & they will help all those unfortunate enough to have to deal with poor health. One Gold Star ⭐️ is coming your way for the hints & tips + one Gold Star ⭐️ for taking the time to share them with us 👏 You have been very busy mothernerd - please don’t overdo it 🤞Your lamp sounds wonderful & should make reading & sewing so much easier 🙂 Lovely mothernerd - washing dried outside 🙂

Good work short_bird 👏 Now you just have to find loads of stuff to post to use up your bubble wrap 🙃😉

moneyonmymindsam, Sorry Thursday was a bleugh day for you but well done on pushing through & doing a few bits 👏👏

Wow lifeatthekings 🤩 I am in awe - all that work whilst in bed 👏👏 - wish I could do that much when I am up & about 😉

Excellent work HappyKitties 👏

Nice to see you leelad 🙂 & a good start to your weekend decluttering 👏 Please don’t forget to put up a photo when your daughter rebuilds her den 🙂 Nice to hear that you and your dear wife are both ok & that taking each day as it comes is working 🙂

That is definitely the sort of neighbour to have mehefin 🙂🙂 magazine for a fruit crumble 🥳 Ouch to the vet bill 😣 

Good work EnergyShifter 👏 every bit helps - though breaking a glass is a bit drastic 😉 Surprised it took so long for the jet lag to catch up with you - I really don’t envy you getting up at 4.00 a.m. & then I will hazard a guess you didn’t catnap during the day 😉

Not lazy TC77 - after all you have been decluttering lots of films 👏

Great tip D123456789 👏 


I have just noticed the time so will be back a bit later, as I need to sort something for tonight’s dinner 😉

MrsSD  🏅🏅 🏅⭐️⭐️

Decluttering Target: 2021    338/2021

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gettingthrifty

Its lovely following all your messages . Well done all!
I completely 'get' all those who are not feeling so good but doing your absoloute best (( hugs)) and very best wishes.
 I am unable to do much if any decluttering..just doing my basic jobs
I am at a loss.. whilst pleased my MRI was normal i had hoped it would provide an answer and then a plan for my severe leg pain and numbness. I can do very little unless im sitting ..standing is excrutiating. Yet prior to christmas i was someone who zipped about.. regular 6 mile walks and busying all day. Heck what happened??
Im now waiting a referral to another service.the physio gave up.on me after 3 sessions.
Im definitely still in for this challenge..i might have to find a new way of doing things if this is long term .🤔

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1-24. CD Audiobooks sold on Marketplace
25-45. Video games sold on marketplace.

46-80. CDs into charity bag.
81-85. Shoes into charity bag.
86-120. Miscellaneous into charity bags.

121-123. Items sold on marketplace.
124-126. Shoes into charity bag.

127-130. Metal cd rack left out for the tat man

131. Clothes rack sold on marketplace 

132. Pair of shoes sold on FB

133. Old electric toothbrush motor sold on FB

134-140. 7 video games sold.

141-145. Some pictures sold on fb.

146-153. Books donated to a friend 

154-178. Food cupboard sorted, items binned as massively out of date.
179-200. Other items donated to local food bank.

201. Pair of boots sold on Vinted.

202-208. Books passed to a friend

209-212. Half used jars used up and recycled.

213-215. Three books passed to friend
216. Book into charity bag 

TC77

Getting thrifty - sorry to hear you're having a tough time, and know abit how you feel,Had numbness and pins and needles since the summer, MRIs , CT and lots of blood tests, and to be seen face to face but no diagnosis. Do be kind to yourself, I get frustrated at not being able to do what I want and it really doesn't help. glad you've a referral. Take care of yourself 

mothernerd

Seven items today so a grand total of 427/ 2021. Many trips to the bin, took 3 metal curtain tie backs to the shed (going to put them fairly high up and the garden umbrella can go up there when not in use. Lots done in my room but it's all sorting out pills, other medical stuff (plasters/ vapour rub/ support bandages. My aim is to condense stuff, have small quantities of everyday stuff to hand (a weeks worth of medication in my bag), a second store of frequently used items close to hand (using mum's collection of wash bags and hope they will go on the bedside trolley (still a work in progress but satisfied with the way it's shaping up) and less frequently used stuff away in drawers. All clothes were hung up or put away in drawers. I hurt less than expected but don't want to do anything energetic so will continue with the small stuff for now.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. KITCHEN WILL CONTINUE TO BE LEFT CLEAN & TIDY EVERY NIGHT

2. JUST DO ONE THING EVERY DAY (courtesy of bit_by_bit) OTHER THAN DAY TO DAY CLEANING & DECLUTTERING 
3. CLEAN ONE ROOM (TOP TO BOTTOM) EVERY MONTH (hopefully 3 weekly by the end of the year)

Friday night’s dinner for DH &DSis was chicken fried in butter, boiled potatoes, garden peas & tinned carrots. Mine was pork steak & mash from the freezer with peas & carrots. As you can see I am determined to empty at least one freezer 😉 Dh & I also tested the hm guacamole which was delicious. I have wudupa.

339 - 340 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans - recycled 
341 Kitchen detritus- binned 

Back to cheerleading 🙂

Great work GrannyKate 👏 Hope you managed to find space in the freezers after your marathon cooking session 🙂

Not stupid at all nannywindow - just a sign of the times 😔 Excellent work in the bedroom 👏 perhaps I should start taking my own advice 😉

Well said BarbCh 🙂

What a great idea bit_by_bit 👏 May I ask what you did with the 10 pages - did you burn them? Excellent decluttering 👏

An excellent day’s decluttering moneyonmymindsam 👏 

Great work TC77 👏 You should feel very virtuous taking the time to clean the fridge with q-tips 😉

Good work HappyKitties 👏

Sorry to hear you are going through the wars gettingthrifty & that the MRI did not shed any light  ☹️  Hopefully your new referral when it comes through will provide definitive answers 🤞 Meanwhile I am sending hugs 🤗 and an admonition to take it easy 😉

Good work Barny1979 👏

What a lovely post TC77 & sorry that you too are in the wars ☹️

Great work mothernerd 👏 & isn’t it gratifying when the little & often approach yields such visible results 🙂

MrsSD  🏅🏅 🏅⭐️⭐️

Decluttering Target: 2021    341/2021

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EnergyShifter

Good Morning Lovely Declutters,
This thread is such an inspiration to me, not only for the motivation to declutter but even more so the mutual support.   I have been sad to see so many of us struggling.  
I went to a very dark place in my head yesterday - I've been very up and down emotionally for a few weeks and the tiredness from working to a different time-zone last week wiped my ability to manage this.  I guess the good news is, I shared how hopeless I was feeling with my family and a close friend and so now they know that I'm not finding things as easy as it might look from the outside.  I wasn't pretending to be OK - I don't think I was even admitting to myself how hard things have felt.  
  
Today I feel in a very different place, not so tired, more optimistic and able to connect.  I have decluttered some stuck emotions and definitely decluttered a yesterday's negative mindset.... 

I feel a little shy doing this but I want to share this poem which really helped me get by yesterday in the hope that others who need it, might find it helpful.  

The Guest House by Rumi

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.

TC77

EnergyShifter. Sorry you've been low and so glad you've told those close to you. Thanks for posting the poem. I , can't believe Rumi was writing so long ago and still so relevant .
Staying in bed til the house warms up or at least defrosts! 

moneyonmymindsam

@EnergyShifter
It's good to get it all out, very brave. We have all made such great progress to simpler living, whether that's just being able to open a cupboard without everything falling out  or minimising so we can see what we actually have. Every small change is progress in the right direction. 

With almost a year of the unknown and constant changes, there is good reason behind all the mixed emotions. I'm glad you have spoken to friends and family. 

Today I shall wear my malachite crystal watch for you   

P. S if you now win the lotto... don't forget me 😂😂🤣
Sam x