2022 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD

florianatwobob

Decluttered and rearranged the end of the garden closest to the house so we’re looking less like a jumble sale/tip. We’re also planning on using the old decorating steps as staging down this end. We’ve put it in situ  

Tomorrow we shall be tackling ‘the upper garden’……the bed that end ran amok last year as the bumble bees moved in under the shed and got the hump if you tried to weed for more than 10mins at a time. 

Floss

Love the repurposed steps!

I've been shuffling round in my garden too, got some things planted out of pots, moved the garden furniture around and tucked a gorgeous scented jasmine behind the french doors with a bistro table & chair beside for my summer suppers (old chair to be painted & then dismantled as I'm waiting for 2 folding chairs to match the table as gifts from my kids)

florianatwobob

Your garden is looking great @Floss! The steps used to be out decorating ones but they were getting far too rickety. Perfect for the garden though. 

QueenJess

Your garden looks lovely @Floss .  I really need to get back into mine

Still feeling rubbish today, but tried to make myself feel a bit better by decluttering a load of digital stuff.  I am counting any emails I permanently delete as it will ensure I don't run out of space!  Also need to get back to the inbox sorting as well at some point.  I should really have some sort of logical way of going through everything, but at the moment it is entirely haphazard.

Anyway.  Today's delcuttering was as follows:

1209 - 1211 - digital notes

1212 - 1221 - digital files

1222 - 1223 - apps deleted from phone

1224 - 1232 - old cloud data deleted

1233 - 1832 - emails permanently deleted

Digitally wise, I still need to:

• Go through more photos/videos and delete as appropriate
• Possibly organise lots of photos/videos
• Check general documents
• Finish 2 sets of backups/automate this
• Permanently delete more emails to save space
• Carry on swapping my email address over to my new one
• Carry on deleting accounts, updating passwords and adding them to my new password manager (got about 400 to go!)
  
• Achieve inbox zero
• Sort out/delete a bunch of bookmarks
• Upload any recipes (often in bookmarks) to my app so I can actually find everything
• Make sure I'm up to date downloading all financial stuff (statements etc)
• Clean up finance spreadsheet for ISA/Savings to consolidate and simplify it a bit
• Delete more random notes I have on my phone.
  

This will probably take me at least all year!

TC77

Love seeing the gardens... found the people who did mine last year didn't pick the right plants , getting too wide and one v prickly so can't weed around.
Been putting a few things in a basket for DDs to see if want anything. Dd1 came round and immediately spotted the basket and claimed hair clip thing and sparkly socks ( part of a set , other not sparkly), although then gave me winter things to keep for when she moves again. Took few things to CS and some garden waste out, a little work and about to post a few things on fleabay and decided not to and to give away but need to work out best place 
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florianatwobob

@TC77 I have a very prickly mahonia that is a wotsit to weed round. It keeps its spot in the garden though as it has beautiful yellow flowers in late winter and the blackbirds love the berries. 

bit_by_bit

Thankyou @TC77 I am afraid it has been persistent labour that has done it. I NEVER thought I could improve this much. There is hope after all. I am still not where I was but I am 6 years older and still having side effects of treatment so I will take what I ahve and enjoy it.   Hope your head feels better today.

Wow @weenancyinAmerica You don't need the drama. I hope the roommate is  OK now.

What fun @Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Hugs @GrannyKate and family.

Lovely garden and feature @florianatwobob and your garden too @Floss

One bag out yesterday. Books. 

Today I hope to finish digging up the grass path at the plot. DH is coming to help. Straight after it is to the MiL to tackle house and garden. DH and DD are helping as she and FiL are away until tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the start of the big clean up befoe we go on holiday but it is all planned with all helping. Should be ok. 

Rootle

18/52 - bag to charity recycling (1 x jumper, 1 x pair of joggers, 1 x pyjama top and 1 x pyjamas bottoms (but not matching).

19/52 - DH's bag to charity recycling (6 x shirts)

florianatwobob

Decluttered the pork joint into the slow cooker for pulled pork for tea. 

Lack of rain stopped play today with the garden. The ground is like iron so getting a fork in is a challenge. 

I did however pull *some* rhubarb. 

Just 1.6 kilos after I’d trimmed it. 

The rhubarb looked like this after I’d harvested todays crop. 

vulpix

Loving the garden pics. My back garden isn’t quite finished. The builder was rained off a couple of times last week.  I am itching to get some plants in. I will post a pic when it is done. 

 I have just had a surprise visit from an ex pupil to tell me that she is now a Doctor. How lovely. I worked with her in Reception and KS1. 

 TC77 it wasn’t me who mentioned donating artefacts but I do remember reading it. I have by coincidence given things in the past to our local Art theatre and also things of my Grandparents to a local community exhibition. 

 Wee Nancy you are a national treasure. Your house mates and pets are extremely lucky to have found a path to your door. I didn’t know you were in California, I was a nanny in SanDiego many moons ago. 

 Did you see my workplace in the news? Devils !!!!!!. I have been to work today. I do enjoy it.The robin parents at work now bring 3 chicks for crumbs at the office. 

 I am still slowly reducing things and will list them another time. I have broken 2 plates recently but have saved them for now as I plan to use them as mosaic on a table in the garden. The builder has dug up a fair bit of Victorian pottery pieces that I could include too. 

 Loving hearing all your news. Take care. Vx