2022 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD

TC77

Thank you for my gold star Mrs SD and welcome to all newbies. 
Totally stalled except taking box file of bank stuff of my dads and asked them to shred it! 
Forgot other errands a sign of overwhelm. RL taken over and hoping some time at weekend when dd2 at uni open day to get to manageable chaos. Nerves and temper frayed 😞

TC77

Did clear up cat mess... maybe they're overwhelmed too but unusual for them

QueenJess

Mrs_Salad_Dodger said:

QueenJess, I admire your taste 👏 does Lord of the Rings count as a classic? 

Yes of course. It is in my personal library along with Harry Potter. I happily re-read those. 

I wish I had more time to read as I like even heavy going classics like Dostoevsky. I’m also a sucker for something that shows social history like Charles Dickens or Jane Austen and do love a bit of classic crime writing too. At the moment I’m always tired with the constant lack of sleep so I stick to a bit of light comedy - I absolutely love Wodehouse, Henry Cecil. James Herriot, whilst not technically a classic is also a brilliant easy read - those I reread regularly!

Anyway, I am determined to read a bit tonight before sleep as I want to finish my slightly random book on the history of stationery. It’s quite interesting, but I doubt I’ll reread it. If anyone wants it let me know as I’ll happily post it out to you free. I’ll warn you though as I used to love stationery as a kid and I now have a random urge to buy myself a second hand Parker jotter!

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. Write a daily To Do list - only 3 tasks

2. Deal with Old Frogs & potential frogs ASAP but at least one on FROG Fridays.

3. Reduce/Restrict time watching TV during daylight hours 😉 AB2 playing zero - 20/9/2022

4. Declutter/Relocate one item every time I stand up.

5. Don’t put it down, put it away

6. Continue to keep kitchen clean & tidy - before going to bed

So Wednesday was a wet, windy, miserable day. I RSVP’d my cousin accepting invite to a baptism, dealt with 3 days mail including filing & shredding & slow cooked the brisket. We had half of it with mash, peas & the barbecue gravy. Delicious 🤤 Wudupa. Have written a To Do list for Thursday 😉

1645 - 1653 Kitchen & office recycling, glass jar, cardboard packaging, 5 booklets - recycled 

1654 - 1655 Kitchen detritus, shredding - binned

florianatwobob, not sure there is any hope for your colleague 😉🙃 Wishing you every success with the freezer reboot 🍀 

GrannyKate, fingers crossed that DS2 won’t garrotte himself 🤞certainly wouldn’t do, after all who would do the ‘high’ work 😉 Good luck with the flooring 🍀 Fingers crossed that if there is an issue it can be sorted promptly & efficiently 🤞

Loving the confession basketcase 🙂 Is there a 12 step programme to help with your bookaholism? 😄 I like the way you deal with your books 👏

Siebrie, wow 350 books gone 🤩 Well done on using your local library 👏

cashlink, another person keeping their library open 👏

Well done on getting rid of so many books vulpix 👏 I did the same - just kept the ones I do reread once in a while 🙂  What a lovely memento of your Grandma 😊 Love the idea that you are more ruthless with your decluttering when NOT being assisted by MrV 😉

You are very welcome TC77 🙂 Sorry to hear that RL is so overwhelming at the moment 🙁 Do try to pop into the TLC Carriage for either a cuppa or a stiff drink & a sit in one of the massage chairs whilst chatting to others stopping by 🙂

QueenJess, the last time I read a heavy going book I was in my late teens & read Cancer Ward by Solzhenitsyn. At one time I thought of reading various classics - Charles Dickens, Homer etc but decided life was too short 😂 

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Decluttering Target: 1655/2022

2022 - 1p Savings Challenge: Running Total £379.22

vulpix

 Reading has been so important in my life. As a lonely only child (till I  was 10) I couldn’t read enough. I was almost disqualified from an exam in my teens for finishing early and sniggering at a Wodehouse book. Some books are not worth persevering with though. I read Down and out in Paris and London because I thought surely something would happen. It doesn’t and I suppose that is the point. A bit like Waiting for Godot but without the humour. 🤣 I will start one of my to read books whilst I have a few days to myself. My wrist needs a rest from knitting. Sadly a new arthritic joint in the making. 

 Bed stripped and washing on. Already thrown a bag of curtain rings in the bin. We put a curtain pole and Dd1’s velvet curtain up at the back door. Previously I would have kept the excess curtain rings for eternity.

 A quick coffee and then I am mining in the pantry of doom. Wish me luck 🍀 
 
 Vx 

 sorry   Predictive text!

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all,
@GrannyKate I know Knowsley Hall well. I went past it on my daily commute, spent a lot of time canoeing on the lake with my DofE groups, toured the safari park several times, saw the Who and various others at a music festival, participated in the charity walks around the grounds and even had a training day in the house but I have never done the house tour. I will be sure to put it on my list for next year. What I saw of the house when on the training day was very interesting, we had the use of a sitting room which had, among other things, lots of photographs of the family with various members of the royal family. The queen Mum was a frequent visitor and local rumour has it that she had a big soft spot for the old Lord. Charles also spent a lot of time there. Our cook knew the cook at the hall so we were all kept up to date with the royal visits, and when our cook met Charles at a garden party at the palace he spent quite a long time chatting with her about the area.

@Mayaboo, welcome to the group. Overwhelm is something most of us can relate to and even though I have been on this journey a while I still sometimes get that feeling but I now don't let it sit with me for long. As others have said just start with something small and see how good it makes you feel. I started with my bedroom so I could have 1 quiet space to retreat to at the end of the day, or any other time I felt the need and slowly other spaces started to get better. I am no where near finished and still feel parts of my house are such a mess but it is better than it was. Just take 1 day at a time and do remember that any little thing sorted is a win. Use whatever works for you and don't beat yourself up if you don't get it all done straight away.

@EnergyShifter, good luck with the eye op, hugs

@CharleyStone, welcome, I can so relate to the books. It has taken me literally years to get to the point of getting rid of books. I had a room full of shelves with books stacked 2 deep. They are currently in boxes in the conservatory after I emptied the room when I got the house rewired. I now plan to deal with 1 box at a time, so far 2 boxes have been dealt with. The first box was the tbr pile which I have moved to my bedroom so I can get to them when I get time. The 2nd box I offered some to my sister and gave her what she wanted and a couple to friends, the rest I am still thinking about . I find books particularly difficult to let go but I plan to do it in stages I have several that I have read several times and I know they probably won't go for a long while but others I know I will be ok letting go. I read all sorts of books and everyone likes different books but 1 thing I have done is invest in a kindle and apart from a couple of instruction type books I now only buy to read in my kindle. I still aquire books from friends etc but these I can usually pass on and the kindle fits in the smallest space I read a lot

Ok so on Monday I went to see Brian Cox, it totally blew my mind but I loved it. I have always been fascinated by space,  the sheer size sometimes freaks me out but I do want to learn more. We have an excellent planitarium in a local museum which I have visited several times and an excellent library so that is the route I will going rather than rushing to the nearest book shop
On Tuesday I was back at the football and yesterday met up with a couple of friends for coffee which lasted from 10 am until 2pm and only ended because I had an appointment for my flu jab, which I made by the skin of my teeth . Overall lovely few days but I was worn out . 
Today the sun is out and the garden is calling, the washing is waiting to be put on the line so I am off to get to it
Take care everyone

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. Write a daily To Do list - only 3 tasks

2. Deal with Old Frogs & potential frogs ASAP but at least one on FROG Fridays.

3. Reduce/Restrict time watching TV during daylight hours 😉 AB2 playing zero - 20/9/2022

4. Declutter/Relocate one item every time I stand up.

5. Don’t put it down, put it away

6. Continue to keep kitchen clean & tidy - before going to bed

Thursday is a gloriously bright & sunny day 🙂 so I am rather miffed that I don’t have any washing to do 😔 At this point I have done nothing but clear down programmes from TV planner - particularly enjoying watching ‘My Grandparents War - Kit Harrington’ The only other thing I have done is backtracked GrannyKate’s gold stars & medals tally (as promised on p412 - so have cleared one thing from my To Do list 😉)
GrannyKate you have FIVE gold stars & FIVE medals + one medal for your DSis in the USA 👏

vulpix, a love of reading is such a comfort - the feel & smell of a book + the opportunity to escape RL, visit far & distant lands and live someone else’s life for a while 😊 Good work decluttering tasks 👏 Don’t forget to mark your exit route out of the pantry 🙃 good luck 🍀

Liverpool_Anne, What a wonderful post - so chatty & excellent cheerleading - one Gold Star ⭐️ on its way 👏 The Brian Cox lecture sounds absolutely wonderful 😊 Talk about a social whirl - no wonder you are tired 😉

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Decluttering Target: 1655/2022

2022 - 1p Savings Challenge: Running Total £379.22

TC77

I have many shelves of books and tend to only read one a month for book club which I usually get out of the library even if I have it as my books are in not in order. I got rid of a lot then dd2 decided to do english a level so I went round charity shops and bought lots of classics, then when my dad died brought quite a few back , a few dozen but there are several 100s still there. Dd2 has decided to buy her own and buys 5/6 at a time and gets others from rhe library. I do think I'll read when I retire and keep meaning to read rather than watch TV bit doesn't happen much. 
Have unsubscribed from lots of things and deleted emails - much more to do! 

Siebrie

Out: 2 magazines on house decoration, bought for €1 each in the annual library sale. I picked them for their 'international' theme, but on reading them only thought the interiors 'messy'. So, passed them on to someone who is about to move to a new-to-her home.

My Father's prostate cancer, which was under control with radiation therapy and hormonal therapy for the last 5 years, has spread. He now has 2 collapsed vertabrae and is in a lot of pain. He has until Monday to decide whether to let it run its course, which will give him until the end of the year, or to start chemo pills, which will give him another 2 or 3 years, but with many nasty side effects. He's 81, and is quite pleased with the way he has lived his life.

nannywindow

Hello all, haven't done much decluttering except my 1st neurology appointment (Wed) which lasted an hour and was mostly a Q&A session. The decision from the consultant is to see me face to face, so I'm no further forward yet. He wasn't very pleased that I hadn't been given a F2F in the first place either. I also had my flu jab the same day and seem to have had a reaction to it and have felt awful for the last 2 days. I was fine last year so they must have changed the formula this time.
We've had to fork out some £'s to buy a new radiator this week and Dad gave me a George F grill to use, but it doesn't work so that's another thing out. Another item I won't have to declutter from his house when the inevitable happens, but he's still going strong at 93 and fitter than the 2 of us put together so he may have to declutter ours!
I have been loving the book chat. I've had a love of books since I was young and got my dream job in a library when I left school. I have slimmed down my own library quite a bit (I had lots of Stephen King and Dean Koontz or any horror book really) but now I use a kindle when on hols as it's lighter and easier to carry than about 10 books. I still prefer the feel of the paper ones though, there's no comparison IMO.
Siebre sorry to read about your father, hugs to you both.
MrsSD I have some washing for you to do if you want, I swear the basket is like the magic porridge pot. I hope you and DH are over your colds.
Take care all
nan