2021 MISSION DECLUTTER and CLEAN

short_bird

2354-2355: 2 batteries to battery recycling bag
2356-2360: 5 items to bin
2361-2364: 2 binbags out, 2 bags of mixed recycling out. Didn't have enough hands for the paper recycling 

Back at work this evening for 6, finish at 11. Then in Thursday evening, off Friday which is followed by a 5 or 6 day stretch depending on shift allocations, me not getting pinged or testing positive and, of course, entertainment venues remaining open. 

Hope all holiday planning is going well...

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said:

1031 - broken  Jaeger necklace - luckily I had another one exactly the same (I'd found it in a CS bought it to give to someone else - but never found the right person thankfully! - I loved that necklace) 
1032 - An hour of replying to personal emails and messages - I have got so bad at staying in touch with people over recent months and I really want this to change ! 

60 items to meet 2021 target! 

1033 - thermal top to CS

59 items to meet 2021 target

Thanks for encouragement bit-by-bit & Mrs SD 

EnergyShifter

EnergyShifter said:

1033 - thermal top to CS

59 items to meet 2021 target

Just got a burst of energy so.... 

1034. drawer detritus
1035, Instruction booklets
1036, Batteries bagged up for recycling
1037 & 8 - 2 x lucky cat ornaments
1039. pouch
1040 - brooch
1041 - padded inserts from swimming costume
1042 - worn out cloth mask 

50 items to meet 2021 target

Gem-gem

Mrs_Salad_Dodger said:

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. ONCE A WEEK LEAVE THE HOUSE (e.g. Go into city centre for bank & butcher;  go to local town for cs dropping off or buying; visit the pub with DH 😉

4. CLEAN & EMPTY SURFACE AREAS - DAILY

Monday is a dark, overcast & wet day. DH & I were both up by 9:30 a.m. 🥳 DH as he was off to donate blood & start his ‘project’ of using all the tube lines & stepping off the train & taking a photo of each tube station sign before continuing on. (The joy of a 60+ Oystercard - free travel on TFL services 👏) I was up to put the 36 hour marinaded brisket into the oven to slow cook for several hours - it has been in for 3 hours so far & smells gorgeous 😋 We will be having this for dinner tonight with mash & cabbage 😋 Will continue writing Christmas cards once I have finished this post.

Excellent work villagelife 👏

You are welcome florianatwobob 🙂 Very successful decluttering as you already have rooms that are under maintenance decluttering 👏

Wow you have been very busy 2Scratters 🤩 Your ‘decluttering eye’ is well & truly working 👏 Fingers crossed you only have the one mouse 🤞

Wednesday2000, As long as you are applying the ‘one in, one out rule’ then you can still frequent the CS 😉

Excellent decluttering Siebrie 👏 Surely you must be running out of items to send to Africa - apart from the husband 😉😉 I am very impressed with all your preparations for the festive season 👏 When I was a child, my Sunday School teachers were nuns so I probably didn’t learn as much as I should have 😔  Pleased to see that one of your Justins came in useful 🙂

MrsSD   🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🥇🥇🏅   ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Decluttering Target: 2021    2212/2021

2021 Savings Pot:  £675.00 to end of December 

Mrs SD, when my DH first received his Oyster 60+ he spent many a day travelling on the tube and train lines for a fun cheap day out. He would go to the ends of all the tube lines. When going to football, instead of watching his own team's away matches he would travel to different football grounds within his Oyster card. He has been to Chesham a couple of times!! 

Last year, one of his friend turn 60, so they both now travel together. Last week they went to Crystal Palace. Next week, they are off to Oxford - £15 return for both of them (£7.50 each) and of course, pay nothing to get to London. 

His challenge at the moment is to visit all the Wetherspoons in Greater London. So, last week, when I had a morning meeting near Penge he met me and we stopped at the 'spoons' for lunch. 

TC77

Gosh so much decluttering and hard work going on. Realise while I need to do physical decluttering my many headed and complex frogs will be the focus into next year   so will increase my target next year. Feel not proper decluttering although will end with paper and electronic clutter going in the end.
Bag of things at my dad's taken to CS, and some binned 2169-2170
2 items returned and letter handed into bank  2173
emails deleted.2174
4 frogs moved forward 2178

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. ONCE A WEEK LEAVE THE HOUSE (e.g. Go into city centre for bank & butcher;  go to local town for cs dropping off or buying; visit the pub with DH 😉

4. CLEAN & EMPTY SURFACE AREAS - DAILY

Monday continued with plenty of rain & some hail 😱 DSis is feeling better but her arm still aches ☹️ DH’s blood donation didn’t happen - they need a letter from his doctor confirming he is OK to donate blood despite his atrial fibrillation 😔 However he did do the first trip of his new hobby - out to Stanmore & back to Stratford but caught wrong DLR train & ended up at Woolwich Arsenal. He was out for 5 hours & got wet several times 😔 I have completed my 1p Savings Challenge 🥳 now I just have to decide what to spend the money on 🙂 I have written, addressed & stamped the Christmas cards for friends - will post the whole pile tomorrow. I ended up cooking the brisket for 6.5 hours 😉 & it was melt in the mouth. Eaten with mash, cabbage & carrots - plates were licked 😉😋 Wudupa. 

2213 - 2214 Kitchen recycling, glass bottle - recycled 
2215 Kitchen detritus - binned 

Charge on iPad is practically zilch 😔 so I will be back later to cheerlead.

MrsSD   🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🥇🥇🏅   ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Decluttering Target: 2021    2215/2021

2021 Savings Pot:  £675.00 to end of December 

balabooberlies

Mrs SD, when my DH first received his Oyster 60+ he spent many a day travelling on the tube and train lines for a fun cheap day out. He would go to the ends of all the tube lines. When going to football, instead of watching his own team's away matches he would travel to different football grounds within his Oyster card. He has been to Chesham a couple of times!! 

Last year, one of his friend turn 60, so they both now travel together. Last week they went to Crystal Palace. Next week, they are off to Oxford - £15 return for both of them (£7.50 each) and of course, pay nothing to get to London. 

His challenge at the moment is to visit all the Wetherspoons in Greater London. So, last week, when I had a morning meeting near Penge he met me and we stopped at the 'spoons' for lunch. 

Gem-Gem

I LOVE this......making something out of something.  Think of all those experiences.  I have always wanted to visit each town on the tube map but not there yet !  I am a Londoner that only knows my tiny little bit.

I am cheering your husband on....

bala

x

balabooberlies

Well shiver me timbers !

I finally have something to report............

3 bags of books to charity shops.

30/104 bags out
1 x 3 piece suite
1 x 2 year old frog......

onwards and upwards and tally-ho !

  

bala

x

Wednesday2000

That is interesting about visiting all the tube stations. I have had free travel in London for years now and never thought to do anything like that. I am actually going to lose my free travel after I move house so I probably won't ever be able to ever do that. Thinking about that I tend to go to the same few tube stations all the time when I go out socially. North Greenwich the most.

I called a couple of chazzers yesterday and they are accepting donations. Phew. My husband took two bags of clothes and books today with him to drop off.

vulpix

 Hi, some amazing decluttering happening. Hats off for persistence. I think that is the key to getting anywhere with decluttering unless you have someone to do it for you like those TV shows. I would like those shows to revisit a year later to see how things are. My thoughts are that if you declutter yourself, you would fare better than if someone did it for you.

 Best wishes for those feeling under the weather.

 I have been awol , working a little and just because I am not decluttering much and feel like I am a bit of a fraud here now. Imposter syndrome.

 Mrs SD, or anyone else interested, do you have Instagram?

  Free underground travel ,bonus. A great thing for Mr SD to do. Years ago my friends brother and his mate travelled John o Groats to Lands End with their free bus pass.

 I have half painted the bench. The underneath and legs half! I have almost finished a harlequin patchwork cushion with leftover tweed and velvet. This fabric is never ending from the curtain shortening. I have made a blanket, Christmas stockings and cushion and there is still some left! The curtains were £2 from a chazzer and the tweed was a £1 kilt also from the chazzer. Hours of fun for £3. Ideas welcome for how to use it up. Possibly Christmas tree decorations.

 Craft club today and then I need to get my finger out this week and finish the bench, make clementine and chilli jam, clean the house and put Christmas decorations up. I have bought a few vegan nibbles for my visitors and that is it. No cards written. Not even any lists written !!!! 

 MIL still in hospital.

 833. snow globe sold
 834. Christmas bunting sold
 835. Snow man candle stick sold
 837. 2 Christmas tealight holders sold.

 Pounds gained £1,783

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