2021 MISSION DECLUTTER and CLEAN

pamsdish

Nothing done today, not a thing, spent all day trying to sort car tyres out, too tired demoralized to do anything.

tryingtoavoiddebt

Everyone is doing so well!

Quick check in while I make dinner. I managed to finish decluttering the kitchen so it will get wiped down and mopped after tea as I continue to try and keep it clean and clutter free. Gone today are
5 bowls and a tin that belonged to my mum
2 chipped bowls and one cracked plant pot
2 novelty mugs to CS
An old suncream and empty packaging found under sink, febreze I’d forgotten about used up and out and a tin of oven cleaner I’ve not used since I moved 2years ago
Another plug in and 2 half full refills
Tub of stain remover that had got damp and congealed.
Also, from the dresser in the dining room 2 packs of popaballs and a bottle of chambord that had gone a funny colour.

I had time for a quick declutter of the rest of my clothes too so-
2dresses and 2 jeans to CS bag
2 hangers
Pair of fluffy socks
3 candles and a bag of broken melts that I didn’t even know I had! All in bin!

Now off to rescue the exercise bike from the garage and try and declutter some extra pounds!

133/500
xxx

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 home - took 4 hours to give blood 😱 as there were problems with the buses ☹️Lunch was Gnocchi with a tablespoon of red pesto swirled through - Tasty & filling.
DSis & I have just finished watching the last episodes of Season 12 of Monkey Life. Washing up done.

41 Kitchen detritus binned

Now back to try & catch up on the cheerleading 😉

Great plan for the week tryingtoavoiddebt 👏 especially the 1st task of decluttering OH to work 😉😉 Personally, I don’t think you will have a problem staying on top of the decluttering 🙂 you will so enjoy having clear surfaces/spaces that you will automatically put items in their forever homes 😉🙂

Great work nannywindow 👏 Were you decluttering & counting 4 years ago? Probably why you kept the plastic thingies 😉😅

Great work boultdj 👏

Brilliant work ruby_eskimo 👏 an excellent start 🙂 As a collective group of declutterers we have decided that 2021 is our year 🥳 We WILL have clutter free, clean homes 🥳😁

Well done charlies_tribe 👏 Wrangling children for homeschooling is very difficult 😥 or so my neighbour tells me 😉 

Nice to see you helensbiggestfan 👋 It is a great start 👏

Welcome aboard Wildrose 👋 So very sorry to hear about your accident Wildrose 😞 Hopefully 2021 will be the start of your journey to improved health and we will try to help you build your confidence & offer hints & tips to build up your energy. Firstly, a huge pat on the back (and/or a big hug from me 🙂) for a) finding us & b) joining us 👏. 

My first suggestion is to create an haven (I know I repeat this rather often 😉) - a space to retire to when it all gets too much. Many of us have had success with carrying a black bin bag going round the rooms in our homes & binning the visible rubbish - no sorting or tidying. Followed by carrying round a recycling bag & repeating for the visible recycling.
The great win is deciding to declutter & making a  start 🙂 

You are here & are now a member of the Decluttering Family 🥳

Another new face 🙂 Welcome aboard D123456789 👋 I am very impressed at such a specific plan 👏 One of the keys to opening the decluttering success box is having a plan.
Whilst I remember, Well Done on building up your food stores 👏 I think many people were caught on the hop in March, so you did NOT fail your family - we have all just got used to popping out for a few bits at any time what with 24 hour opening. Another member of the Decluttering Family 🥳

Great work CheapSkate 👏 I absolutely love the idea of popping your head into the attic to take a photograph 😅 to remind yourself never to let it get into that state again 👏

Oh boo 😒 pamsdish ☹️ Hopefully the tyres are sorted now 🤞 A good night’s sleep & as Scarlett would say “After all, tomorrow is another day” 

Wow tryingtoavoiddebt what a great day you have had 🤩👏 As an added bonus you are over a quarter of the way to your target which means I am awarding you a Gold Star ⭐️ 

Congratulations 👏

MrsSD

Decluttering Target: 2021    41/2021

Savings Pot:

short_bird

2: 1 cloth shopping bag to the local food bank along with
3-23: carrier bags as the supermarket aren't taking bags back when they deliver
24-25: A couple of items containing gluten (arrived at Christmas) also to the food bank.
27-28: 1 bag rubbish, 1 bag mixed materials recycling out. (I don't do individual items.
I'm awfully glad to see the back of December, then again, I always am 

Floss

I've decanted 5 different part used tubes of handcream into a glass pump bottle which now lives on my desk beside my work laptop. As I spend 8 hours a day, 4 days a week here, it will be visible & used.
I did receive a Christmas box from DS2 & his lovely wife, but the box  has been refilled with their Christmas presents & sent back. I should have been there for Christmas but Boris stopped it.
Christmas is all packed up ready to go in the loft, and I am slowly using a stash of scented candles by burning one in my office every afternoon.

mehefin

Another hole with a sock surround to the bin
loads of mt fallover juice bottles to the recycling
Ditto sweetie box
Still ploughing through email deletion - have 7 email accounts (don't ask!)
With lockdown here since whenever there is going to be a big pile for the charity shop
take care all
mehefin

Ms_W

todays decluttering = 1 file folder, 1 book, 4 paper pads, 15 coathangers,21 shirts, 4 ties, 4 pairs of gloves, 2 aprons, 10 pieces catering uniform = 62
total so far 125 /2120

skint_chick

More decluttering today while tidying up the house and getting ready for work tomorrow.
60. Navy leggings that are slightly too short and were under spare bed - donated
61-62 two empty shaving foam cans of OHs - binned
63. broken toaster - we got a new one for xmas so I finally unboxed it and set it up
64. 2020 diary - literally nothing happened from March onwards! - recycling
65. old finished notebook - recycling
66. Inspired by a post on here - out of date medication returned to chemist
67. Ripped fitted bedsheet - binned
68. Lip balm I'm allergic to - binned
69. Mascara that makes me eyelashes look clumpy - binned
70. Out of date moisturiser - binned
71. Bottle of lime juice - out of date - emptied and recycled
72. Ripped coin purse - binned
Planning to finish bedroom by the end of the weekend - lots of bedding, socks, accessories, jewellery, underwear, and toiletries to get through
In: Anti-histamine tablets to counteract reaction to lip balm
What does everyone do with plastic grocery bags? While I was shielding the groceries were delivered in the thin plastic bags and now we have hundreds - I use reusable ones for shopping and now we're able to select delivery without bags so aren't getting any new ones - can they be recycled somewhere?
Have started unsubscribing to emails as they come in, and will work towards closing down duplicate email addresses and website logins, I have a ridiculous amount of overlap here so this will probably take a bit longer than I think. I also need to sort out my iTunes and laptop clutter because I have to get the battery replaced on my laptop and last time I got a broken key fixed they managed to break the whole laptop and I lost a few things so now I need to minimise and back everything up in case that happens again!

MrsSnowy

Christmas decorations and cards all taken down and reallocated to their labelled containers.
Spray on snow stencil eventually washed off the window and it made me clean the 2 front windows ,in and out! The stencils were very effective and will be repeated in December, but I must remember to let it dry before arranging anything else by it .
Christmas flowers have just gone beyond redemption so they've gone, they were from DS and DD-in-law and were really lovely.
Cardboard boxes collected together and unmade and flattened ready for recycling, they've multiplied when I wasn't looking.
Dead batteries found and bagged ready to be recycled.
Seriously shabby( and rusty) biscuit tins thrown out and newly passed on donated ones ready for use. I donate a lot of my baking to friends and neighbours, heavens only knows what they think of the containers .
Thanks for the heads up on the Alzheimer's jewellery recycling, that'll spur me on to clear old fashioned costume stuff.
Stay safe
MrsS

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said:

53. Mended some clothes
54. New Year emails to friends & family ( I want to start counting this kind of thing as I want to get better at it)
55. Digital Decluttering 

56.  Painted bedroom floor (this was just a freshen up)
57. Posted card & present for friend's birthday