2022 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD

ilovetea

hello. Quick little check in from me.
291-192  Kitchen rubbish and recycling.
293-296.4 e-bay parcels posted.
 297-298  2 storage jars Was keeping these because they might come in handy. Now recycled.
299-300  678 e mails deleted. Must do these every day.
That's it  
Keep safe 
    ilovetea  xx

short_bird

388-392: 150 emails and 2 GB data deleted
393-428: items to bin or recycling 
429-430: sent requests to referees for new job, 1 to chase, 1 sorted
431: gas & leccy renewal sorted, broadband still to do. 

Still cracking on with the no spend days, 21 days in January and 1 in February.  

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, got a bit further with the banking thing, another sm shop to get the things I couldn't get in the first shop. 
Out tomorrow to meet up with old work colleagues and I have to pick up a prescription from my dentist which I can put into the chemist on Friday when I collect my b12 dose. Also going to take a tin of paint to OH house so it will be there when needed.
Take care everyone

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. Write a daily To Do list - only 5 tasks
2. Deal with Old Frogs & potential frogs ASAP but at least one on FROG Fridays.
3. Reduce/Restrict time watching TV and playing AB2 during daylight hours 😉
4. Continue to keep kitchen clean & tidy - before going to bed

Wednesday was a dry day, not as bright & sunny as Tuesday but inexplicably slightly warmer 🤔 Finally did last Friday’s frog 😉 DSis & I went to P.O. - me to post the baby blanket & card, DSis to post birthday presents to her son in France - one box - I filled in customs form & she paid plus extra for insurance. Parcel weighed just over 1kg, £95 value - total cost with insurance £17 - I think it is a bargain as my nephew lives in the south of France & it would cost far more to deliver it 🙂😉  I went straight home, DSis continued on to the pharmacy to pick up her prescription. Guess what - having been told it was ready, no it wasn’t 😖 Apparently someone will deliver it tomorrow 🤞 Dinner was lo cottage pie & green beans for DH & DSis whilst I had scrambled eggs on toast (using bread from kitchen freezer) I have also taken out a bag of cooked apples & the last of the raspberries & will make a crumble + have taken out sausages for Thursday’s dinner. There are definitely gaps appearing in the kitchen freezer 🥳 🙂 Wudupa. Vegetable box delivered - beetroot, a few potatoes, tiny cabbage, a lettuce, spring onions, 4 carrots, small bag of mushrooms & 3 sweet peppers. I am writing a menu plan & a shopping list when I finish posting 🙂

183 - 195 Kitchen recycling, 10 magazines, newspaper, large cardboard box - recycled 
196 Kitchen detritus binned

Liverpool_Anne, you still did more than I did 👏 Thank you for the lovely story about your niece - she doesn’t happen to be a physiotherapist does she? 

Oh well Vascodakarma, I will have to rely on someone else to provide me with the opportunity to wear a hat 😉 We have had lots of Am**on deliveries, but they have never sent us a cat 😂 Gorgeous cat 🐈‍⬛ 

Enjoy your alone time EnergyShifter 😉 Great work replacing your lost/missing beanies 👏

Good decluttering Siebrie 👏 every item out is a win 🙂 Shame about the job but at least there is plenty of notice so you have time to decide what training you would like to undertake 🤞

Very funny Floss 😉 Exciting project planning a cruise 👏🙂

Excellent decluttering TheCraftyForager - Tip trip done, CS trip planned 👏 A willing helper can make all the difference to a Decluttering Campaign & your Dad is thoroughly enjoying himself 🙂 You have also managed to get your Mum aboard The EDT so one medal 🏅 coming your way 👏 Well done on dealing with frogs & great news that your hard work is paying off 👏 

Excellent decluttering dreamyd 👏

Yippee charlies_tribe - a Covid free home 👏 Belated birthday greetings 🎂 Excellent work decluttering frogs 👏

Hardly a slow start EnergyShifter ‘wagging finger emoji’ Excellent decluttering 👏 Fingers crossed that you are NOT coming down with another cold 🤞

Great decluttering ilovetea 👏

Great decluttering short_bird 👏 Excellent work on your number of no spend days 👏

Great work Liverpool_Anne 👏 Hope you have a lovely time with your colleagues 🤞

MrsSD  🏅🏅🏅 🌟 ⭐️ ⭐️

I AM A STAR 🌟 

Decluttering Target: 196/2022

2022 - 1p Savings Challenge: Jan £5.00; Feb £12.92; 

Vascodakarma

Floss said:

 Vasco what was the search that resulted in such a handsome Amazon delivery? 😁 
Also, could you tell me who your winter cruise was with, it sounded like you had a great time and I am planning for my next big birthday in just over 2 years time 😉

Many years ago,  I got conned into buying each of my three children a kitten - the kids left home and the 2 older cats died at ripe old ages - I’m just left with Proud Charlie (AutistiCat). 

He loves his box - he’s easily pleased ❤️ And he loves being an ‘only cat’ 😂😂 

I flew to Iceland - ultra budget but it was amazing. I love ships but cannot afford to cruise as much as I’d like so I’m spreading my wings gently. Ferries and trains are cheaper than cruising - and more enviro-friendly; Saving the planet and learning about everything are two of my core values that I discovered in therapy 😇

First cruise I booked was SilverSea  which is ultra luxurious - my dates for that are flexible as they can’t guarantee the ports and I have a very specific itinerary. I don’t like endless sea days but that’s just my preference.
I missed 10 days onboard MSC Seaside in October due to illness (I only had the basic cost of the cruise refunded - not the package and add ons) I’m not that disappointed because the reviews weren’t great - lots of children and the food wasn’t great. 

My niece booked me a 4 day taster cruise to the Netherlands on Regal Princess and that was brilliant - a great ship, wonderful service, excellent food and entertainment. Took advantage of the on-board offer and have paid a deposit on another cruise. I would definitely go in on the Princess again. 

I’ve got two weeks booked on P&O for an Italian jaunt in October. I was asked by a friend if I would like to share her deluxe suite as she’d been let down. Ordinarily I wouldn’t share a bedroom or cabin with anybody but I thought this was too good an opportunity to miss. 

Iceland was completely reckless and impulsive - I was playing on Google Maps and thinking about doing something different for Christmas. I checked on sky scanner for the cheapest tickets – £25 each way and booked an ultra budget hotel. It was an amazing trip and I can’t believe I did it. I’ve got so much more confidence.

this has led me back to Portugal in May! cheap cheap plane tickets in the BA sale and, thanks to modern technology, i’m planning on using the train and ferries to travel around when I get there! My priorities have changed somewhat since I started living my FantasyLife. I didn’t think I’d catch the hiking bug especially as I find walking so painful but I’ve always known that I had the mind of an athlete inside this knackered little body.
There is a real thrill and sense of achievement that I can’t explain - and coupled by my terrible vertigo - a bit like going on a rollercoaster just to be scared. 

I’m walking 28 miles for Dementia in February - training for a Snowdonia Sunrise trek for my 55th Birthday. I need to learn how to ride a Segway before I go to Portugal and while I was on Groupon I found a deal for indoor skydiving, so I thought why not?🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️😂😂 

this is the continuing joy of decluttering – despite only raising £87 towards my £2022 Fun Fund, I have a whole lot more ‘room’ in my life and, my little brain is full of ideas about how to enjoy life better! 😃 

Baxtersmum

Good morning, just a flying visit, 2nd Grandaughter is now poorly with a tummy bug so it’s all buckets on deck here.

• 1 small led candle (had been left in the rain, unfixable) 
• 4 parcels to edayers
• 1 foam bullet back to Son1 (don’t ask)
• 1 pair of glasses recycled at specsavers 

Lots more eBay listings finish today so I’ll add them to tomorrow’s total. Very pleased with how it’s going, slow and steady.

Warm hugs to everyone, 117 pages shows this thread was much needed Mrs SD x

dreamyd

I've started the decluttering by attacking my chest of drawers and got rid of 85 items- mostly unused cards, pens , costume jewellery and  general recycling. My next target is to go through some decorative storage boxes to see what I really need and get rid of the rest...

bit_by_bit

Bummer about the job @Siebrie but at least time to plan.

@Vascodakarma: lovely pic of Charlie and I loved reading your post  All those little wins are making you a big winner  I am very jealous of your travels. 

So all of yesterday was spent working on the bedroom of doom which had become a second dumping ground. I am pleased to say lots of rubbish and stuff bagged for soft plastics recycling, charity shop and to give away. Other stuff moved to the dumping ground AKA the craft room which has been partially done but needs finishing and some for the loft later today.

I will count bags out when they are gone but very pleased with some empty boxes, cleared out carrier bags and I now have space to put the small bed for child visitors. I have an overall plan in my head that will take some weeks to complete but the whole house will be clearer and maybe even the car will be properly emptied. 

I have a few paper tasks to do, clean and then fill the car with stuff to go and then hopefully an hour over the allotment today.

have a great day everyone 

RebekahR

Ahem. Just sticking my head in the door. I am new. Aiming for a tidier less cluttered more homely home. My mantra is to sell/give away/throw an item a day. This is in addition to computer decluttering. I have decluttered all of my desktop. And worked through around 6 months worth of photos of google - filing and deleting. I have sold/thrown/given away 28 items in January. Total sales: £97.50. This is inclusive of eggs as I sell fresh eggs from my hens too!

GrannyKate

A very slow week for decluttering.  Children shared their cold with me which has slowed me down as well.

240 Direct debit of monthly payments to BG cancelled
241 One small project ticked off family history list
242 Quiz this morning and questions now recycled