2022 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD

Thrifty_Taylor

Yippee! I've finally managed to catch up with all the pages! Well done to everyone, very inspiring. Hugs to those that need them on the EDT.
It's been a while since I've posted, but still managing bits in between working.

193 belt
194-5 book sold & packaging re-used
196 vest binned
197-8 2 trousers sold
199 jigsaw

(At least 40 things sorted & donated at mum's, but not counting)

200 4 packets of bulbs planted
201-2 sachets u/u
203 large curtain made into 2 large cushion covers
204 glass dish donated
205 swimshorts donated
206-7 shorts sold & reused packaging
208 pair of leggings donated
209-10 2 pairs of trousers sold
211 reused packaging
212 notebook from stash, gifted as part of a present
213 birthday cards recycled
214 filing done
215 book read, returned to a friend
216 jumper donated
217-8 eboy sale & reused packaging
219 broken cable binned
220-1 book sold & reused packaging
222 tin donated
223-4 book sold & reused packaging
225 dried up lens wipes binned
226-30 books sold
231-2 packaging re-used for above
233-4 stamps sold & reused packaging
235-6 2 new hats donated to Ukraine (+ lots more from my mum)
237 u/u face mask
238 70+ emails deleted
239 raised bed weeded
249 area of garden tidied

Phew, deserve a rest now😂

florianatwobob

Decluttered;

- this weeks soft plastics to the supermarket,

- the dead pens to terr@cycle collection point 

- and conquered the ironing mountain 🏔! 

Blackberrycurved

Decluttered my bedroom filled a bin bag with goodness knows what?? I guess that why it is clutter we can do without it.
Decluttered memories from the floor into picture frames and hung on the wall - it's only taken me 6 years.

short_bird

731-770: items to bin or relevant recycling (plenty of food packaging)
771-773: 2 bin bags out and a box of bits of paper to the recycling bin
774-776: 1GB data and 100 emails deleted.

and 3 no spend days. Apart from that, have been bone weary all week.
did I say Echo and the Bunnymen were really good last Saturday??

Baxtersmum

short_bird said:

and 3 no spend days. Apart from that, have been bone weary all week.
did I say Echo and the Bunnymen were really good last Saturday??

Man I had (have) such a crush on Ian, it’s ages since I’ve been to live music,   Vampire Weekend was my last. Might cutter some tickets later x

kscour

Well yesterday didn't go as planned but i guess in that sense it went as expected     Trying to sort rather than declutter so printer moved off desk leaving me with room to work, 4 screwdrivers moved from pen pot to box in hall cupboard (no idea how they ended up in pen pot)  and surprisingly I still managed -

declutter
1-7 3 mags, 2 christmas cards, pot of ink and a LFT
Dead Frog
1 - parcel to DD packaged up and ready to go

Aiming to zap 5 more frogs today - fingers crossed!

nannywindow

This week I have decluttered the washing basket and stripped the bed then washed the bedding, it was all washed, line dried and now put away. I have finally sorted my meds, I hope, after having to ring the surgery and pharmacy and back again, one said they'd sent it and the other not received it 😡 Hate having the pass the buck attitude, own up for goodness sake ! I'd rather that as mistakes can happen. Rant over, sorry. 
I have recycled a cardboard box and a plastic cover which contained some new craft knives for DH, he's making yet more stables for DGD, she's mad on horses and goes riding every week 🐴🏇 Costs a fortune to buy the schleich stuff. Also gone the  box paper filler which I would have normally smoothed down and kept for Justin 🤨. Out too an empty men's talc tin and anti perspirant tin, several carrier bags and the fruit containers from an online sm shop, I've kept some bags though to act as bin liners for the upstairs bins, waste not want not. A glass coffee jar, the contents now decanted into my coffee tin and a sauce bottle has gone in the recycling box too.
Hope everyone is well, sincere hugs if not. 
Take care all
nan 

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

Saturday was a mainly dryish day. A nice surprise - the very full recycling wheelie bin was emptied - only 2 days late 😉 DH dismantled the kitchen mixer tap - he found all his specialist tools - a flexible mirror, an angled screwdriver & a hooked implement to get the o-ring off but the most useful item was a smear of Nutella 😉 Yes you are reading that correctly 😂 The tiny screw holding the curved portion of the tap in place, was recessed & although easy enough to undo was difficult to get out of the recess 😔 a dab of Nutella on the screwdriver head was enough for the screw to stick to 😉 DH then pulled out the tap & removed the o-ring & headed out to BandQ. I gave the bits a clean & took the opportunity to use the screwdriver to tighten a pan handle - my DIY for the year 😂 Getting the tap (with its new o-ring) back in place took quite some time - more Nutella required 😉 - but was eventually successful - no more leak 🥳 MotoGP has started again so DH has been watching the practice & qualifying sessions. I have been watching more TV including a rather interesting & enjoyable live action version of Pinocchio - in Italian with English subtitles. Dinner was lo cottage pie with broccoli and cauliflower for DH & DSis whilst I had a cheese, lettuce & tomato sandwich. Wudupa.

353 - 356 Kitchen recycling, glass jar (the Nutella one which had been on the side waiting to be washed 😉), large bag of office recycling, plastic jar - recycled  
357 - 358 Kitchen detritus, plastic packaging - binned 

Sunday has started bright & sunny but very windy & chilly 🥶 DH is watching the MotoGP races & I am watching Raiders. Having had 2 lazy days, I promise I will cross off at least a couple of the tasks on my To Do list - wish me luck 🍀 

GrannyKate, thanks for the student digs story 😉👏 at least you weren’t bored 😂 Great work on dealing with frogs 👏

EnergyShifter, that is very good news about DS 🙂 as you say one day at a time. I am wishing you every ounce of luck that you need 🍀 Keep up the good work with your Lent pledge 👏

Nice to see you shabbychic12 👋 Hope your dad is happily settled in his new home 🙂 Well done on the decluttering & sale 👏 

Well done on making the best of a lovely day Baxtersmum 👏 Love the idea of you & your pup both being crossed with a sloth 🦥 🤣 However it sounds like it is working & you are feeling better & getting into a helpful routine 🙂

Welcome aboard The EDT kscour 👋 I for one am very pleased to see you 🙂 You have taken your first step coming out from behind the curtains 👏 A lovely new home, a garage being built & now aboard The EDT with like minded declutterers 🙂 As you are just starting out, perhaps half hour bursts of activity to get into the swing of decluttering. Do remember to give yourself small rewards after each decluttering session. Decluttering is a marathon not a sprint 😉 and there will be times when your motivation flags. However we are all here to offer support & encouragement 🙂 Good luck with decluttering your office 🍀

EnergyShifter, sounds like a productive conversation with your DS & well done for starting the process 👏 Excellent decluttering 👏

Lovely to see you Thrifty_Taylor 👋 Excellent decluttering & you have earned your 2nd Gold Star ⭐️ - you are well over half way to your target 👏 

Good work florianatwobob 👏 especially dealing with the ironing mountain 👏

Great decluttering Blackberrycurved 👏 especially dealing with a 6 year old Frog 😉😁

Great work short_bird 👏 You obviously danced too much at The Echo & the Bunnymen concert hence your tiredness 😉

Baxtersmum hope you manage to clutter some concert tickets 🤞

An excellent start to your decluttering journey, kscour 👏 Sorting counts as decluttering as does returning items to their correct locations 🙂👏

Excellent decluttering nannywindow 👏 You are perfectly entitled to have a rant about something so important. The culture of passing the buck comes from the top down & is making our lives a misery 😖 I understand that we can all be occasionally guilty of this but at least here on the MSE forum we are all self aware & try very hard to accept responsibility rather than blaming others. Sorry, rant over 😔 Great decluttering 👏 The 

schleich stuff is beautiful & your DGD has great if expensive taste 😉

MrsSD  🏅🏅🏅🏅 🌟 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 

I AM A STAR 🌟 

Decluttering Target: 358/2022

2022 - 1p Savings Challenge: Running Total £42.92

bit_by_bit

Fantastic decluttering everyone. What were you all eating off @weenancyinAmerica??

I had a delivery of Christmas stuff form a friend for the CS and also the CS gave me two more huge bags to put in theloft. I have said no to anymore.  Anyway. I sorted through it all, repacked it into manageable and a more protective way for the delicates. To go in the loft later.

Out goes two bags of unusable stuff from my friend and 5 bags given last week for the CS to the CS ( in and outs so not counted)

Vacuumed up all the glitter and bits so lounge tidy.

I have some 'paperwork' to do online tonight including my nieces birthday photos from her birthday trips to Bournmouth and Southampton last month. I feel progress is being made and am allowing myself a few days off to visit DB3 in Blackpool in the week.

I am taking his some plants and starting to arrange his 'garden' ; a long narrow empty concrete area. Think blank canvas. 

Right- back to clearing my desk now. 

weenancyinAmerica

bit_by_bit - we were taking turns using the forks, washing our dishes as we went. She ended up needing 8 loads of washing - and there is still more in her room! Still having problems getting roommate who brought in husky to play with the dog. Roommate did try to clean up some in the yard. We have decluttered at least 50 items from the yard - mostly to keep things away from the dog who likes for break-up plastics pots and rip pillows to shreds. But making some progress getting rooms cleaned up. At least ten bags of bottles and cans ready to go to recycler's on Monday. We have at least one bag of trash going out every day now for the non-recycling bin as people clean up. Have gotten rid of their mail that has been sitting there for several months even.