2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD

short_bird

933-947: items to card recycling
948-967: items to bin.
968-969: life maintenance tasks ticked off - blood pressure readings to GP (OK given age and pre-existing conditions) and meter readings to the supplier and obviously most of us are in the same boat on that one.  

Furniture person visiting early tomorrow to collect the nest of tables and 5 wooden bowls, maybe some more stuff.
Carpet dried out overnight so have been gingerly moving stuff round.
Get well soon, everyone. 

TC77

Yesterday found our large cat had something lodged in the side of his head (bigger than another cat claw), appt now tomorrow as he escaped out of his carry case just as about to leave for today's appt, , and DD2 pointed out water coming out from under the bath! Fortunately vet has let me rearrange and my favourite DIY former neighbour,now friend, came to my rescue today and after a battle with the side of the bath found  water coming from the corner of the shower screen. DD1 waited for repairs to her flat with no-one turning up (fingers crossed tomorrow) and looking for new place to rent as landlord looking to sell.
Some shredding done
Email to stop stuff being sent to my dad's house
posted some free items
Few email frogs
Booked medical and vet appointments
Leak sorted
Broken glasses case out
Some cardboard boxes out as have collected far too many
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Mrs_Salad_Dodger

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

2. Commence ‘Operation Frog Tickling’ I have an acronym - I.R.I.S. being Identify, Research, Implement, Sign Off

3. Implement a new sleep/wake up regime - start going to bed earlier (target before 2:00 a.m.) get up earlier (target by 9:00 a.m.)

4. Deal with daily mail immediately 

5. Don’t put it down, put it away

6. If I spot a mini task deal with it immediately e.g. refill olive oil pourer or salt cellar, stitch up a hole in a garment etc

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

18:40 - I have just watched the last episode of Maternal - slightly more upbeat than the previous 5 episodes as it ended with laughter 🤭 Currently watching Person of Interest - one of my all time favourite serials - 5 series with very, very few unlikable episodes😉 & it does star Jim Caviezel 😊19:20 DH went out for his 2nd walk & I am waiting in for our Chinese to be delivered 🙂 Chinese had to be put in warming drawer as DH not home 😔 He was out for 40 minutes but all steps are done ✅  DH & DSis have dinner for tomorrow night & I will probably have pesto pasta. Wudupa.

643 - 645 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, magazine - recycled

646 Kitchen detritus binned

Gorgeous shoes daisy_1571 😍 Sadly I have never been able to wear that type of shoe ever ☹️ - always had wide feet 😔

Excellent decluttering at the parents house, 2Scratters 👏 Sounds like a very successful Saturday especially as you have all lived to tell the tale 😉 I had never heard of Heritage Pans so looked them up - definite pan envy 😉 Everything crossed that the repairs to your car are not too expensive 🤞So sorry to hear your news 2Scratters 😔 - condolences to both you & your DH. I will pop into the TLC Carriage & partake of a slice of lemon drizzle cake 🤤

Lovely posts Dfw38 😊

Florenceem, Sorry to hear that your recent decluttering has been due to breakages 😔 Hope Mr F is OK 🤞

Well done on the decluttering skogar 👏 Sadly I wouldn’t be able to get daisy’s shoes on let alone walk in them 😉

QueenJess, hopefully your parents will only fill the car-boot once every 2 visits 🤞

GrannyKate, might have been a quiet day but you still managed to do quite a bit 👏

Great work oceanspirit & well done on nudging frogs into the open 👏 

florianatwobob, very pleased to hear that DBro is improving 😊 Does he know you are decorating his room or will it be a lovely surprise when he is allowed home? Shame about the fridge/freezer but at least you don’t have to wait long for it’s replacement 🙂

Excellent decluttering short_bird 👏 Yippee to the clean carpets 🥳 - I take it no one is allowed to walk on the carpets & you are practising your levitation skills😂

daisy_1571, I learn something new every day - l never knew there were three types of shoe 😉

Excellent work clearing emails DundeeDoll 👏 & well done on eating another 🐸 

Liverpool_Anne, no such thing as “all I have done today is…….” - you have decluttered the washing & now have all your clothes to choose from 👏 Sounds like a lovely Italian restaurant & carnivore that I am, I would have thoroughly enjoyed the meat dishes 😂

Good luck with decorating your bedroom Dfw38 🍀 

EnergyShifter, so pleased to hear that the cyclone bypassed Mauritius without too much impact 🙂 You must have been so relieved that your DS is safe & perhaps now you can relax a little 🤞 I did have to smile at your observation that you completely forgot you were supposed to be recovering from an operation whilst in the TLC Carriage 😉 Thank you for the photo of the exhibit in Rochester Cathedral - absolutely stunning exhibit 🤩 

Excellent decluttering & munching of frogs GrannyKate 👏 Good luck using your  NHS App 12 week diet plan 🍀 I have every confidence that you will stick to it 🙂 Not at all sure I could give up cake, biscuits & sweets all at once 😔

Florenceem, I hope you rested as much as possible today 🤞because it sounds like you have an exhausting 5 days ahead of you 😩 Please take every opportunity to sit down so that you do not collapse with exhaustion 🙏

Congratulations on working out how to use your overlocker Madbat60 👏 Eat your hearts out contestants on The Great British Sewing Bee 😉  I hope you can post a photo of the tea dress once completed 🙏 Sounds like you had a great coffee date with your ex colleague 🙂

vulpix, you have dismantled those Huge curtains which was well worth a medal 🙂 Sending lots of get well soon wishes & a few treats for nurse Fomo 😊 Perhaps Mr V can have the safe in his studio 😊 A working outside toilet 👏 Plus a new bathroom to look forward to 🥳

Excellent decluttering Florenceem 👏 Well done on having 3 bags for CS - I take  it Mr F is on delivery duty tomorrow 😉

You have been very busy as usual, weenancy 👏 Another very successful book sale 😊 500 ornaments on one Christmas tree 🤩 Excellent decluttering of boxes - must have made lots of space 😉 Fingers crossed that your physical therapist can add a couple more sessions 🤞 Hopefully the mower can be repaired in time to do a final cut once the height has been taken out of the grass🤞Very sorry to hear that more bad weather is on the way, please stay safe 🙏  I see that the energy crisis is still no nearer to being solved & like you I wonder how on earth anyone can afford such high bills 😔 Just wondered how the book is coming along? 

Lovely post skogar 😊 I am terrified by electric sewing machines let alone an overlocker 😬 Well done on the decluttering of books 👏

Keiths_Mum, I hope you are being well looked after in the TLC Carriage 😊 Is this your first tussle with Covid? 

You might be very busy at work QueenJess but you are still managing a good amount of decluttering 👏 Especially impressed that you are sorting out your online accounts & making sure the passwords are as strong as possible 👏 Hopefully the large frog 🐸 will be sorted quickly 🤞

Excellent decluttering short_bird 👏 Hope the furniture person turns up on time tomorrow & takes a few more items 🤞

TC77, hope large cat is OK & that he stays in the carry case tomorrow for his visit to the vet🤞 Well done DD2 for spotting the water leak & how great that you have a DIY friend 👏 What a waste of DD1’s time waiting in for someone to turn up to do repairs 😖 Hope she doesn’t waste another day hanging around 🤞Excellent decluttering 👏

Yippee I have caught up 🥳 Two full loads of washing have been dried & folded ready to be taken upstairs & put away but still have 2 loads of washing to do 😔

Off to bed shortly after having a cup of cocoa 😉

MrsSD (a superwoman) 😇 🎖💐🤩🏅🦸🏅💐🏆 💐🍰🍾🌟⭐️🌟

DH Awards: 🥇 🏅

Decluttering Target 2023: 646/2023

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £43.00

Millie2008_2

Hello

I fell totally off the decluttering wagon when I returned to work (odd what you manage to do with so much free time). Work has been super busy and I have been so tired at night and weekends, but hopefully things will calm down a little soon! A measly 3 items to report (I am sure there have been more though!). Need to get back on track!
144. DD's gilet to friend's daughter
145. DD's Harry Potter hoodie to another friend's daughter (she's been wearing it already, which makes me happy)
146-148 Shoes to charity shop
149 A huge bag of soft plastics to recycling

Love to all, you're all doing so well  

GrannyKate

Some frogs lined up for the rest of the week.

262 Bag of plastics dropped off at MrT
263 Charity Bag put outside and collected this time (last one was left so I had to take to CS)
264 Meetings papers recycled
265 Renewal letter handed to person who happened to be at meeting so saved cost of a stamp 
266 Some paperwork sorted for DS2 

Need to have practice drive of DS2's car so will take it to hairdressers in village this morning.  Not going far as it needs that service on Friday - only 2 miles to garage.  Small people back tomorrow after school until Monday.

~FlowerPot~

Good morning,

I am supposed to currently be taking my DS2 up to Warwick Uni for a open day, but I am feeling very rough, hideous cold and headache plus DD now has it and she doesnt cope with being poorly at all. We were awake most of the night as she had a temperature and she has emetophobia so was completetly convinced she would be sick so coldnt sleep just in case and also stressed about being left today if I took DS2 out all day and left her!! Poor love has extemely hugh anxiety all the time but being ill takes her (nadn me!!) nearly over the edge. SO Im having a sofa day off rest, she is now sleeping and DH has taken the day off work to be with DS2.

DS1 on the otherhand is having a lie in and did not realise that he had (stupidly) booked a driving lesson for 8.30 this morning he had a lesson on monday lessons are an eye watering £80.00 for 2 hours here! and thought he had booked it for next wednesday. A very expensive mistake! Of which guess whos going to have to pay !🙄🙄🙄 except he is actually going to have to do a lot of jobs around the house to help. Very cross!

Anyway only came on here to say 2 things

@Mrs_Salad_Dodger i think you are amazing and definetly deserve another medal 🎖️ for you continuous cheerleading and lifting of everyones spirits. You really are a treasure and it does really help keep us going! 😍😍😍

and 2 Ive been competetly swept along by RL and all the carp that comes with it and failed to do much real decluttering at all. 

AND there is a large very heavy bag old duvets in the car boot which the CS would not except and last night when I had to sleep with DD she realised I'd had a clear out of some of her old duvets (she has a double bed now) and now beacuse they are still in the car shes wants hers duvets back !! need to get stuff out of the house and the CAR quicker!!! ~ theres a lesson there! 😜

BUT DH and I have been looking at finiances ALOT and sorting pensions and savings account and currents account, its all been looked at which is in itself several very large frogs!🐸

Aim for later today is to revisit that list of Frog Freeing February 🐸and see what else I can do as its only 2 ticked off so far!

Have a good day everyone

Flowers

x

2Scratters

Morning Peeps,
yesterday I somehow managed to  get quite a bit done, not necessarily all out of the house. Charity bag with a good amount of stuff in.
Stuff from parents house has been sorted with items that are just visitors i.e to be moved on via MP or Tbay. I took pictures and uploaded straight away - fingers crossed for some success.
 I sorted straight away the sewing bits threads tidied and put with sewing stuff. Sorted out the needles and pins, they sure won't have a massive impact on being decluttered - chose to make good use of quilt pins as they are to be easier to find as and when dropped on the floor. 
 I have inherited another 2 large tins of buttons - not as attractive as the original one. One tin has been bagged and sorted into colours, that makes a lot of sense including one with covered buttons. Looks like a job waay in the future. They are all stored together.
 Due to posting out a very large parcel of jiffy bags it created quite a space in the cupboard so that too got rearranged and things are fitting in better. (should be going out I'm thinking - but not happening just yet!!)
2 bags went into the loft - remembering the rule of matching what goes in must go out)
Acquired a lovely storage bag from parents so along with a donated small bag of wool from a niece this has been filled with contents from another in the loft and made better use of space.
Did find some boxes to leave and a pair of shoes I have been hanging on to - just because they still fit me but I can't remember the last time they were worn. There is a large bin bag of coat hangers ear marked for coming down and having their picture taken too. Some plastic decanted and created a waste bin for detritus.
Emptied a file box with paperwork from DH self employed days good for fire lighting otherwise it would be shredded but that saves the electric. 
DH decided to attack his underwear to find victims for the bin also an Irish wool jumper I ruined, gone. I found a dressing gown and a pair of socks to go. 
House is tidier when I look around (always on the hunt for bits to go out)
Things are in the right places. 

2 Scratters xx

vulpix

 What a good idea Mrs SD to put the big drawers in the studio. You see another viewpoint is all it takes. Mind you he would have to get rid of actual useful ikea storage to fit in the big but fiddly little drawers that are currently housing things like plasters and keys!

 Re the gorgeous shoes, those were the days when I used to do a days work in heels. I also have sitting down heels these days.

 Flowerpot, sorry to hear that you have this cold, it's a shocker. 

 Get well soon everyone who is poorly.

 Thank you all for posting,I love to hear what you are all up to. Vx

~FlowerPot~

vulpix said:

 

 Flowerpot, sorry to hear that you have this cold, it's a shocker. 

 Get well soon everyone who is poorly.

 Thank you all for posting,I love to hear what you are all up to. Vx

thanx @vulpix

when i usualy get a cold (and its been a long time) i can generally carry on and keep up with at least the bare minium

but not with this one, it definetely one to rest and recover from!!

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, I have caught up but am in a bit of a rush today to get to school so will be quick . I was quite productive yesterday, list below, but went to the footy match last night and we were tonked so I was so tired when I got home I fell asleep with my kindle trying to catch up. Luckily I was in bed

@Vulpix re magpies, where I used to work there was a playing field that magpies used to gather about this time of year and I once counted over 40 . Also I love the idea of the safe, I am always attracted to things with lots of little draws, I think it's the idea of never knowing what treasure might be found in them

@EnergyShifter, it is years since I have been to Rochester cathedral, amazing art installation. I have been to a few things at the cathedral here and I just love how they use the space in these buildings

So
359 3 x loads of washing on the line and lots dried and put away
360 texts re union issue
361 sm shop and all put away
362 bin bag of hard plastic to the tip
363 broken pan to the tip
364 self care

Got to go and wrestle stuff into the car to take to school. Hugs to everyone who is ill or caring for others. Keep up the great work

Take care everyone
364/2023