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. 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

Less than six hours left of 2021 - where did the year go? 🤔

A milder day & no rain 🙂 DH & I went to our appointment at S*S - checked out the colour & feel of the carpet I had picked off the website & went for the more expensive version 😉 A very nice young man, Chris, talked us through our underlay options - we have gone with a new eco friendly underlay. So one bedroom carpet ordered & paid for by me 🙂 much to my DH’s surprise 😂 We asked for delivery & fitting asap but there is a 4 to 6 week lead time as the B word is the gift that keeps on giving - real delays in getting goods from the EU 😔 The fitters will need to be paid on the day + a contribution of £8 as they have to enter the ULEZ 😔 We then popped into MrS for a very small shop. Two successes so thought we would try our luck for a 3rd one 😉😉 Went into a Cla*kes shoe shop where I managed to get feet measured so have a definitive size & more importantly width 👏 but unfortunately not one single shoe met the picture in my head ☹️ I want old school - think WW2 ladies everyday military shoes (maybe even Miss Marple shoes 🤣) - functional rather than fashionable. Oh well at least I still have all my 1p Savings Challenge cash 👏 Dinner tonight will be scrambled eggs on toast.

2357 & 2358 Kitchen recycling & detritus 

Makes my final number 2358

Thank you for the lovely compliment retiredinfrance 🙂 An excellent start to your 2022 decluttering 👏 I love the “only record the sunny hours” 😁

Lovely post balabooberlies 👏 Here’s hoping 2022 is a better year 🤞

What a card you are short_bird 😉

What a stunning photo Vascodakarma 🙂 That was the view from our window when we had our trip to Iceland 🥳 You deserve every good thing & feeling that you are having & I cannot help thinking that the change of name has had a knock on effect in your life 🙂 I have reserved you a seat on the 2022 EDT as I am hoping you will continue to grace us with your presence … please 🙏 

Thank you so much bit_by_bit 👏 I feel quite overwhelmed by your generous praise ☺️ 

I am looking forward to fellow declutterers hopping aboard the 2022 EDT 🙂👏

My last post on this thread will be the awards list which I am hoping to post shortly after midnight.

Wishing you all a VERY HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR 🙂

MrsSD   🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🥇🥇🏅   ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Decluttering Target: 2021    2358/2021

2021 Savings Pot:  £675.00 to end of December

Happy_Kitties

Thank u Mrs SD for my gold star
Determined to hit this years target tonight. Just limping in to the finish for 2021

*444 glut load of cardboard recycled
*445 Christmas cards recycled
*446 plastic wrappings-supermarket recycling
*447 batteries recycled-supermarket recycling
*448 DMs purse. Tried to recycle it for shoeboxes but fell apart so binned
*449 Christmas dec binned. Asked myself did it bring me joy, it didn’t.
*450 letters that needed to be posted and had just sat around-posted today.

i will be waiting on a blustery Wales platform for the 2022 electric train!

Done it. Targets for stuff out and neutral items completed for 2021🙂🎊🎉🛍🙂

short_bird

2674: junk mail recycled from communal hallway
2675-2676: card and paper recycling to relevant bin
2677-2686: items to recycling, bin or correct home
2687: meter readings submitted.

I'm going to call it a day there.
Thanks everybody, especially Mrs SD for the great thread and "see" you next year.

GrannyKate

Signing off for this year with a few things.  I didn't make my full target for 2021 but feel I have done a lot.  The friendly support on here has been invaluable in a long and sometimes lonely year.  Decluttered money today as DS2 had a large car service bill that he wasn't expecting.  I was able to see all the family at Christmas and on Boxing Day I had all 8 grandchildren here for a short time - the first time for a long while.  

1637 Excess food and cooking ingredients to DS2
1638 Some food went home with DD
1639-1644 Large boxes to tip
1645 Storage box to DS2
1646-1648 Bags of Christmas wrapping to tip
1649 Eye appointment changed
1650 Christmas tree collection ordered via local hospice for donation
1651 Accounts done and several bills paid
1652 New saving account opened
1653 All Christmas presents have gone out

I loved Iceland.  

Well a Happy New Year to you all.  See you on the new board. 

tiddles

Thank you so much for this motivating thread Mrs SD, and to everyone else for their encouraging comments.

Happy New Year to you all xx

Liverpool_Anne

@Mrs SD, I saw the mention in dispatches I am expecting a mad rush to get on the train for next year as more people find the thread. I think you'll have to get a few extra carriages  
Take care everyone

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

This will be my penultimate post on this thread 😭 Last night’s dinner was scrambled eggs on toast for DH, burger & chips for DSis & a fried eggs sandwich for me. We did toast in the New Year - a G&T for DH, a snowball for DSis & a shot of Cognac for me. We did manage to see some fireworks from the back garden.

So here is my last lot of 2021 cheerleading. The Awards List (which is in no particular order will be my last post) 😭 

You are most welcome Happy_Kitties 🙂 As you have reached your target here is another Gold Star ⭐️ I hope you are now safely ensconced on the 2022 EDT 👏

Excellent work short_bird 👏 See you on the 2022 EDT 🥳

Great work GrannyKate 👏 A real spurt to end your 2021 decluttering journey 👏 Hope you manage to get a bit of rest now you are aboard the 2022 EDT 🙂

You are very welcome tiddles 🙂 See you aboard the 2022 EDT 👋

I think you are correct Liverpool_Anne 😉 I believe I am already several pages behind so will be very busy tonight after dinner 🙂

MrsSD   🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅🥇🥇🏅   ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Decluttering Target: 2021    2358/2021

2021 Savings Pot:  £675.00 to end of December

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Thank you all for making the 2021 Decluttering Thread such a joy. Here’s wishing you all 
A HAPPY, HEALTHY & SUCCESSFUL 2022

Now to the Annual Awards 👏 Hope I don’t make any mistakes 🤞

Mrs Salad Dodger: 7 Gold Stars & 9 Medals
tiddles: 4 Gold Stars
roundtuit: 1 Medal
Blackberrycurved: 2 Gold Stars
ScarletRibbons: 1 Gold Star & 1 Medal
villagelife: 2 Gold Stars & 1 Medal
ruby_eskimo: 7 Gold Stars & 2 Medals plus DH 2 Gold Stars
vulpix: 9 Gold Stars & 12 Medals plus DH 1 Gold Star & family 2 Medals
nannywindow: 4 Gold Stars & 5 Medals plus DH 1 Gold Star & 2 Medals plus DD 1 Medal
short_bird: 5 Gold Stars
retiredinfrance: 4 Gold Stars & 2 Medals
Foofoopuppy: 2 Gold Stars & 1 Medal
Wednesday2000: 1 Gold Star & 3 Medals
bit_by_bit: 11 Gold Stars & 12 Medals plus 1 Medal each for DH, DSis, DS3
Marpau: 1 Gold Star & 3 Medals
greent: 4 Gold Stars & 1 Medal plus DS3 1 Medal
Nicnak aka Willowtree222: 2 Gold Stars
TC77: 5 Gold Stars & 13 Medals
Happy_Kitties: 7 Gold Stars & 1 Medal
newlywed: 3 Gold Stars
oceanspirit: 8 Gold Stars & 2 Medals
dND: 1 Gold Star
tryingtoavoiddebt: 3 Gold Stars
leelad: 5 Gold Stars & 6 Medals plus DD 1 Gold Star & 2 Medals, 1 Gold Star each for wife & auntie
Daisy_1571: 3 Gold Stars
Gem-gem: 1 Gold Star & 1 Medal
StickyTheStickInsect: 7 Gold Stars
balabooberlies: 4 Gold Stars & 1 Medal plus nephew 1 Gold Star
Floss: 2 Gold Stars & 6 Medals
gettingthrifty: 2 Medals
EnergyShifter: 6 Gold Stars & 1 Medal
elsien: 2 Gold Stars & 2 Medals
charlies_tribe: 1 Gold Star & 1 Medal
ilovetea: 4 Gold Stars
jenni_fer: 1 Gold Star
Lover_of_Lycra: 4 Gold Stars
basketcase: 1 Gold Star
ThriftyTaylor: 1 Medal
D123456789: 3 Gold Stars & 5 Medals Plus DH 3 Medals & LO 1 Medal
OWD_nana: 5 Gold Stars plus friend 1 Medal
gilly1964: 2 Gold Stars
E.m.m.a_2: 1 Gold Star & 2 Medals
notmy1sttime: 1 Gold Star
2Scratters: 2 Gold Stars & 2 Medals
Siebrie: 2 Gold Stars & 1 Medal
Frogletina: 6 Gold Stars & 2 Medals plus GD1 has 1 Medal
kat360: 1 Gold Star 
mothernerd: 19 Gold Stars & 9 Medals plus 1 Medal each for Tip guy, DS2 & gf, DS3 & B
GrannyKate: 11 Gold Stars & 10 Medals plus 1 Medal each for DS2 & DB
Emm-in-a-pickle: 3 Gold Stars & 3 Medals plus 1 Medal for friend
Gers: 1 Gold Star
Vascodakarma: 9 Gold Stars & 5 Medals plus 1 Medal for kids
Liverpool_Anne: 4 Gold Stars & 8 Medals plus 1 Medal for Henry horse 😉
Finstickle: 6 Gold Stars & 3 Medals plus DH 1 Gold Star & 1 Medal
TheMsTeale: 1 Gold Star
florianatwobob: 3 Gold Stars & 1 Medal
chirpycheap: 3 Gold Stars
Wildrose: 1 Medal
stellata: 2 Gold Stars & 3 Medals
moneyonmymindsam: 4 Gold Stars & 5 Medals
Viking_mfw: 1 Gold Star & 2 Medals
-taff: 3 Medals
pamsdish: 1 Gold Star & 1 Medal
Uncluttered_unicorn: 1 Medal
hopefuldebtfree: 1 Medal
jacwins: 1 Medal
garden_girl_2: 1 Gold Star
skint_chick: 2 Medals
skogar: 1 Gold Star & 2 Medals
p00: 1 Medal 
accidentalglixch: 2 Gold Stars & 1 Medal plus DH 1 Gold Star


And there we have it 🙂 Congratulations to ALL the 2021 Declutterers not just our Award winners 🥳

MrsSD

ScarletRibbons

Good morning Mrs SD and fellow declutterers - happy new Year to all and here's to more decluttering!!

It becomes a way of life, I'm always on the look out for anything that can go to the chazzer, and usually have a bag on the go.  Even if it's a few magazines ( we have a shop that'll take mags), it's something.

Keep on tidying and decluttering!!

short_bird

ScarletRibbons said:

Good morning Mrs SD and fellow declutterers - happy new Year to all and here's to more decluttering!!

It becomes a way of life, I'm always on the look out for anything that can go to the chazzer, and usually have a bag on the go.  Even if it's a few magazines ( we have a shop that'll take mags), it's something.

Keep on tidying and decluttering!!

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