2021 MISSION DECLUTTER and CLEAN

patentgirl

Can I please join in for 2021 got big wish list of decluttering and sorting I retire on 23rd Dec so have no excuse : Declutter and decorate our bedroom - sort out garden preparing more raised beds - completely overhaul my dad's garden he has been in care home since July and horrified how bad garden detoriated must apologise to his neighbour sort out his shed too - declutter  both lofts we have to book tip slots here too we are allowed 4 per month. Lastly need to lose weight ideally 2 stone sure there is more.

bit_by_bit

I would love to rejoin this year. I hope it is THE year when I get the balance right e.g. stop my house tipping over with clutter

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

More new members of the Declutter Club 👏 🥳 
Welcome aboard the Decluttering Charabanc Fleet 🙂

Welcome cherie1122, nice to see you. A loft, 2 sheds & some weight loss - sounds eminently doable 🙂 

What a great way to look at it purpleivy 👏  Clear space in cupboards, drawers etc being 
a reward 👏 My problem is I get easily discouraged, hence my need to count 😉

Nice to see you tiddles 👏 Target noted 😉

Welcome vulpix 👋 Sounds like you have a plan - reduce craft stash, sell on Faceache & declutter lbs 🙂 By the way, congratulations on your sales - a decent amount of money & hard earned by the looks of it. 

I do so like that acronym short_bird 👏 I am S.A.B.L.E. in wool & probably notebooks 😛 

You are very welcome to join us makingmehappy 👋 By the way, no need to feel ashamed - you are NOT lazy, it is just that your Decluttering & Tidying Mojo (D&TM) has gone on holiday 😉 My D&TM has had more holidays than I have had this year 😆 You have set yourself two wonderful targets & I look forward to reading your posts. Hopefully it will mean you can get excited about a potential house move 😉

Welcome LittleVoice 👋 A great motto by the way “2021 is going to be “the year””

Absolutely you can join in patentgirl 👋  Congratulations on your imminent retirement. You have set your stall out patentgirl 😉 but remember once Covid19 has been ‘tamed’ you will be able to have a proper retirement 😉😉 Days out, visiting friends & family, learning something new. Please do not overwork yourself with housework, gardening & decluttering.

“bit_by_bit said:

I would love to rejoin this year. I hope it is THE year when I get the balance right e.g. stop my house tipping over with clutter 🙂”
Oh bit_by_bit that really did make me smile 😃 I have visions of all your clutter moving to one end of your house & you moving backwards & forwards (like the classic version of The Italian Job) trying to keep the house level 😂 

MrsSD

Chrystal

Please can I join the happy band of people who are decluttering?  
I've lived in this house for 30 years in 2021 and have accumulated a whole load of stuff that just takes up nearly every part of the house! 
I need to sort out electricians, plumbers and decorators, but at the moment they wouldn't be able to fit in to do any work   I've also got a bedroom that was supposed to be used as a craft room (cough) that is full to overflowing, a loft that needs the roof lifting off to get the stuff out,  loads of clothes that I'll never wear, and what seems like thousands of books that I don't seem to be able to part with! 
I also need to declutter about 2 stone in weight and stop procrastinating every time something needs to be done.   I won't be counting things that go because that would take up too much time (with any luck)

stellata

Can I join up for another year please? I'm still lumbering on but things are definitely clearer than they were a year ago.

Money_Choices

Hi
Can I join this challenge. I’ve a large storage cupboard that needs to be decluttered. Also I’ve a lot of paper work to declutter.

Money Choices

pamsdish

Made an unintentional start, doing my normal morning tidy of the kitchen, my eye fell upon my old wellies, in a plastic bag ready to be consigned to the "emergency" outside box, bought new as those were a trifle short, on opening the box, 8 other "emergency" wellies available, some worn slippy on the sole, some with cracks and splits, consigned 5 pair to the bin, kept the fur lined in case of hard winter and 2 others, can`t bring myself to not have a back up, problem now is bin is 3/4 full of wellies and an old toilet seat I replaced last week, think next collection about 29th.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Welcome aboard the Decluttering Charabanc, Chrystal 👋 I like your description “the happy band of people who are decluttering” - generally speaking we are quite happy 😃😉. Sounds like a mountain to climb BUT once you start it WILL get easier & easier. First order of business is to create ‘a haven’ - a clear space that you can retire to. It could be a corner of your bedroom - completely decluttered with a chair & small table. You can retire there, have a cuppa, read a book or do some knitting & completely forget about your new hobby of decluttering 😉 My next suggestion would be to pick the least cluttered room (possibly the bathroom?) - bag up all the actual rubbish & place in outside rubbish/wheelie bin immediately 😉 Then go from there - pick a corner, work solely on that corner - tidying, decanting, cleaning. Please remember that it has taken 30 years for the clutter to build up so although it will NOT take 30 years to declutter, it will not be done in a weekend 😉😉
🤞I haven’t discouraged you - after all you have taken the biggest step already - You have decided to declutter 👏👏👏 You are now a declutterer 😃😃

Nice to see you stellata 👋 You must be so happy that you are starting to see the fruits of your labour - clearer rooms, empty spaces, less clutter 👏👏

Welcome aboard Money_Choices 👋 Seeing as I am dispensing pearls of wisdom 😛 - re the paperwork - pick up once & deal with it - shred, recycle or file. No need to sort the file yet 😉 

Nice to see you pamsdish 👋 What a great start to your 2021 decluttering - unintentional though it was 🙂🙂 Looks like 2021 will be your year 🙂

See you later

MrsSD

annieb64

I'd like to join the challenge  please. We are hoping to move sometime  next year and will probably  end up in a smaller house.
I also need to keep on top of the paperwork.  My father died recently  and I've spent days going through  his papers and am still struggling  so don't  want to leave a similar  mess for my DDs

greent

Please count me in again, Mrs SD. I don't think I can do 2021 items this time around so I'll set a (hopefully interim) target of 1000 items

Having shed 2 1/2 stone in 2020, I'd like to get rid of another 2 stone in 2021 - that's much harder than getting rid of 'stuff, though!