2021 MISSION DECLUTTER and CLEAN

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)

DH did go shopping - MrS wasn’t too busy. Our fortnightly veg box was delivered at 11:30 p.m. & real joy - NO KALE - even though listed - replaced with a bag of rocket 🙂👏
Dinner was hm fish pie with peas - really tasty & even better it was quick to make as the fish pie mix was from the freezer & all I had to do was boil up some potatoes for mash & grate some cheese 🥳 Extra ‘fruit’ added - slices of tomato 😉 DH did the washing up, drying up & putting away 👏👏

789 - 792 Kitchen recycling, newspaper, drinks cans, small tin - recycled 
793 Kitchen detritus - binned

What a great day Gers 👏 many jumpers to the Sally Army - they will be very grateful 🙂

Wednesday2000, what a shame - no wine for you 😉

Thanks for the info retiredinfrance 👏 I had a look at the site - the gloves & wrist warmers look beautiful if quite expensive. I might even get my DH to treat me 😉😉

Glad the training is going well moneyonmymindsam 🙂 Hopefully you will stop haemorrhaging money very soon 🤞 - it is so stressful when more going out than coming in ☹️ Good work on completing your house sale paperwork 👏 Sending copious hugs your way 🙂

Vulpix I see the blue shed will be pressed into service again 😉 It must be a great relief that you feel you have made the right decision 🙂 even though you will be sorry to leave your garden.
I hope that MrV’s operation is as pain free as possible. What a lovely story about the ducks 🙂 Mr & Mrs Mallard appear to have abandoned us ☹️

Good work EnergyShifter 👏 I am waiting with bated breath to see how minimalist you decide to go 😉 Hopefully your new neighbour/s will be nice 🤞

MrsSD  🏅🏅🏅🏅 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Decluttering Target: 2021    793/2021

2021 Savings Pot:  £41.00 to end of March

GrannyKate

Well cleaning will need to happen once I have decluttered small people but we have had a fun 4 days even if rather noisy and messy.  New computer delivered to doorstep by driver who legged it before I could ask him to lift it over porch step.  Children and I eventually got it in and slid it along to dining room.  Will leave DS2 to unpack and sort at weekend.  Old one is definitely in its last days.  Heavy frost this morning here.  Washing and dishwasher on whilst they are still asleep.  Chafer bug killer arrived for grass so that's a job for weekend. 

742-743 Front and back lawns cut and grass into garden bin for collection today
744 - de-headed daffodils with help ( a few live ones got GS4's attention as well)
745 - repotted some seedlings - not going very well at the moment
746 - pulled rhubarb and took some to neighbour 
747- 749 - jigsaws re-homed after doing them again with children this week (I did borrow 2 more but they will go back)
750 - random paper from desk recycled.

moneyonmymindsam

Morning everyone, 

Woken up feeling like an old cripple and only thinking about what needs to be done rather than doing. (sorry probably not a politically correct way to describe myself)

Unfortunately I was so tired /drained yesterday, I fell asleep in my mascara so that has done me no favours waking up with black dead spiders for eyes. 

  hope to do some decluttering later woo hoo. 

Have a good day where ever you are. 

Sam x

EnergyShifter

Good work EnergyShifter 👏 I am waiting with bated breath to see how minimalist you decide to go 😉 Hopefully your new neighbour/s will be nice 🤞

MrsSD  🏅🏅🏅 ⭐️

Thanks Mrs SD - I think you've hit the nail on the head - this new stage is about being more minimalist rather than decluttering - I will watch that Minimalist film again for even more inspiration.  x

Moneyonmymind: Sorry you feel so rough.  It's effortful & tiring enough starting a new job at the best of times let alone when you're not feeling at your best.  Can you just do what's essential and rest up whenever you can?  Resting is recharging your batteries (I have to remind myself of this too) x

ruby_eskimo

Morning all.  Have successfully decluttered the laundry basket today 😆 Think we've finally got on top of things to the point where I can get away with doing a couple of loads a week rather than a load every day and feeling like the pile wasn't going down!  Feeling a little overwhelmed at the prospect of trying to sort through the clothes and edit it down but since I've realised that I wear the same things over and over again, I really think I can be a little ruthless.  Just need to get up the courage to start.  Think I'll join you in your watching of the minimalist film @EnergyShifter for some inspiration! 

GrannyKate

Just went back and edited my last post as I realised I couldn't count and had jumped an extra ten forwards.  May as well add;
751 Toothbrush binned
752 E mail cull

moneyonmymindsam

I have cleaned the whole place and got up to date with the washing. 

That will be me done for the day. Tea was early and a quick chicken burger and HM chips.

It's 5pm and I'm having a bit of a rest, just got to hang washing on airer and put away washing up.

Tonight I will do as little as possible   

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said:

331. Good Luck card to friend
332. 1 x morning routine (should have been 2 but missed it today as I woke up with a migraine )
333.  Wheelie Bin has gone missing since bins were collected today - its got a bloody great red butterfly with my door number on it - how could anyone think its theirs? 
334. Got my hair done !!!
335. Dental check up done!!! 

336. Letter sent to a local authority that is pursuing someone for a debt who seems to have used my address
337. Email to an insolvency practitioner who seems to I'm a creditor to a company - I'm not
338. Card to new neighbour
339. Brass statue - CS
340. Bag of garden detritus
341 & 2 - 2x items for food bank 

& my wheelie bin has mysteriously returned from its adventure !

@RubyEskimo - glad you'll be joining me in watching "The Minimalists"!  It'll be interesting to see if it has the desired effect on our motivation!   

Gem-gem

Dh accidentally broke a vase that was my Nan's 🥲 into the bin it went. 

Chocolate fund money box binned. Stopper broken. 

Recycled 

Various cardboard packaging 
cardboard box x 2 
unwanted post  
two jars 
various plastic containers 

two books - will be dropped into SIL tomorrow on the way to hospital appointment for DH

mothernerd

Yesterday was a quiet relaxing day. My leg hurt from my foot all the way up to my hip so stayed on the bed (not in it), did lots of flexing my foot, wiggling my toes, making a fist and stretching my fingers to keep things moving without putting any weight onto the damaged bits. Changed my position about every 15 minutes. In the afternoon I listened to music and did a little hand jive and bounce a bit dancing (still on the bed). I was coughing again so stayed away from mum but listed about six easy options for food that she could get for herself (foot was hurting all the time I was brushing my teeth so didn't rely on having to cook anything (did myself breaded mushrooms in the oven with a huge green salad, hm rice salad and used the remnants of a dip for dressing). Found my hayfever tablets as sore throat could be pollen grains irritating me.

Very lazy day and felt absolutely blissful. Drawer with tablets had some of my favourite handcream in (bought in a low spend bundle when my mood was really low) so brought that back to the bed and used it on my hands and feet (wrapped them in a small towel so I didn't spoil my clean sheets). Was managing much better by the end of the day and because of the resting I didn't need to take more painkillers. Still taking things slowly.

Took mum for her second jab today but toddled down to the shed earlier and gathered up all the charity shop things stored there. Three bags and there will probably be another bag of books to go (need to clear the floor a bit more to get to all the books easily). I have decided to have a serious cull of the jigsaws. They were originally bought to keep mum occupied and using her hands and eyes. I did enjoy doing them but I think there are some I would be happy to do several times and some I'd rather not. 

Originally planned to go into town today but will leave it until next week (whenever I can walk comfortably) and work on checking and bagging more jigsaws and books. There's one thing still in the shed but mum said there were more bits to it (if I can't find them it's going in the bin). Will also work on completing some embroidery wip and parcel those up and send them off and also want to tackle paperwork again. Well I don't really want to but I do want it cut down to size.

Rubbish from my room went into the big bin for collection, brought the bag back and have filled it again, ditto with paper bag. Emptied a bag earlier, found a hook so went and screwed it in place in the cupboard. When I was doing the shed I put all the seed trays and covers together, binned a broken potato bag and two dried out paint brushes, All the remaining painting stuff is together in one bag (there may be more - one roller was too far across and down for me to get it and wasn't going to pull everything out). Will pull everything out but that is probably a whole day's project - especially if I get sidetracked into putting the new polytunnel together and the metal raised bed (bought last autumn and made a start but mum wanted everything 'tidy' ie where she couldn't see it, so I packed the very small shed up to the rafters). By the end I was posting things in at the top and letting them find their own space.

Awarding myself 6 points for today,