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2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD
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TC77, I have PM’d you 😉
MrsSDBe Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives. ⭐️2025 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £379.00
Jan £5.00 Feb £12.74 Mch £23.26 Apr £32 May £43 Jun £50 July £62 Aug £71 Sep £80 Oct Nov Dec Grand Total £10 -
I have been concentrating on tidying and cleaning today. My craft light on a stand now shines - rather than being dusty.
I think Mr F has a thing about bags - his Mother seemed to be a bag collector when I helped to declutter her flat. The bags are used by Mr F in his recycling but he doesn't need so many.
I took photos of the area by our front door - nothing went - except dust but it is tidier. I will cull the bags after tomorrow when Mr F will be able to cope - he is work stressed at the moment until the tax returns deadline passes. I can see the door stop now!
Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
GC NSD 2023 - 242/365
2023 Craft Makes - 245 Craft Spends 2023 - £676.03/£400
Books read - 2023 - 37
GC - 2024 4 Week Period £57.82/£100 NSD - 138
2024 Craft Makes - 240 Craft Spends 2024 £426.80/£50021 -
1328 emails decluttered woohoo!!But no phsyical decluttering today, boo!! busy day in clinic and needed to sofa sit to get my energy back for a while since ive been home!!!♥️ ♥️ ♥️🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸Decluttering 2025 So far 403 / 2025
Decluttering 2024🏅🏅🥇🏅🏅🏅⭐⭐⭐🌸 DS2🏅🏅DD🏅🥇🌸
25 in 25 So far 1 /25
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Sold 3 outfits through the local online marketplace, to the tune of £70.
Listed a bunch more items, just waiting for the post to be approved.‘When you only have two pennies left in the world, spend one on bread and the other on flowers. The bread will sustain life, the flowers will give you a reason to live.’Frugal living in 2024.
Frugal living in 2025.
261 No Spend Days in 2024!
3-month Emergency Fund: £3,500 / £3,500 - DONE!1k Pet Emergency Fund - £1,000 / £1,000 - DONE!
Nationwide 1 year 6.5% Savings - £600 / £2,40018 -
Florenceem said:
I was asked yesterday if I can bake chocolate sponge for Wednesday's lunch club - need to make enough to serve with chocolate custard to feed 50.
Our SA only has one of those big rubbish bins with a lid - commercial sort. Until Mr F took on the recycling....
The food bank has 2 bins - one for garbage and one for food waste (as in actual food, not tins/jars etc). We also have a LOT of cardboard as there's a few shops that deliver veg and bread in those big banana boxes as well as bulk loads from suppliers on occasion. We take turns either taking it to the tip for disposal or take home to put in our own recycling bins. Not a problem when the task is shared out!!!
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Brie - we take the cardboard home with us - also get a lot of it.
Going to declutter some emails now..Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
GC NSD 2023 - 242/365
2023 Craft Makes - 245 Craft Spends 2023 - £676.03/£400
Books read - 2023 - 37
GC - 2024 4 Week Period £57.82/£100 NSD - 138
2024 Craft Makes - 240 Craft Spends 2024 £426.80/£50016 -
Some great decluttering going on today
@nu1isit? I’m like you and doing mini declutters when and where I can. As I said, I’m amazed what you can do in 23 minutes.
I’ve been doing a bit of digital decluttering today, deleting emails and photos, in between other things.
this evening I shall do some more of the shredding. Will be in short bursts as have a rather temperamental shredder!
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Hi all, bit of a busy day but I am out for tea with my friend from Paris soon so just a quick post before I forget.
256 bedroom recycling
257 lr recycling
258 lr rubbish bin
259 kitchen recycling
260 phone call to the post office re non arrival of stamp swap form, another being sent and told not to worry, notes being kept of dates and conversations justin.
261 phone call to bt re new broadband contract, managed to save £80 a month for the first 6 months and £50 for the next 6 months, upgrade to fibre so engineer coming out on 9th feb.
262 conversation with joiner who is coming out tomorrow evening just to have a look and confirm measurements etc
263 dry washing folded and put away
264 load of washing done and put on the maiden
265 sm shop done, 2 different shops to get what we need and all put away.I
Right got to go
Take care everyone
265/202318 -
Another eBay sale, I'm hoping to make enough each week to cover the groceries I have to buy to top up what I'm using from stores, so far it's working and feels like double decluttering! I had so much stored food, after my family visit at half term I will defrost and switch off the big freezer to see if I need it. If not it can be decluttered.Magnolia Stellata19
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Not much decluttered today - almost at the end of the month's challenge.
Gone -
Book
103 Emails
So at 734 as against aim of 465
Decluttering Achieved - 2023 - 10,364 Decluttering - 2024 - 8,365 August - 0/45
GC NSD 2023 - 242/365
2023 Craft Makes - 245 Craft Spends 2023 - £676.03/£400
Books read - 2023 - 37
GC - 2024 4 Week Period £57.82/£100 NSD - 138
2024 Craft Makes - 240 Craft Spends 2024 £426.80/£50015
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