2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD

florianatwobob

Ziffit parcel collected by DPD today as planned (it does work very well) so that should be a nice amount of pennies in the house savings account. One book they're paying £3.30 for! It's not even a big book!

@Siebrie sad news about your father but glad he's feeling useful and able to plan for himself.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. Write a daily To Do list - only 3 tasks to include MMiM - do this before I go to bed

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 ‘Urgent’ daily mail immediately & the rest at the weekend

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

Dinner for DH & DSis was the los from last night’s tagliatelle dish but with another portion of creamy chicken & bacon sauce. I had some los from the freezer - a snack portion of sausage, mash, tinned tomatoes & baked beans with a slice of Bakewell tart for afters. Wudupa 

1091 - 1092 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans - recycled 

1093 Kitchen detritus binned

Lovely post Soontobeoap 😊 Sorry to hear about the hospital visit, hope you are feeling better soon 🤞

weenancy,  pleased to hear that you had some clothes to wear to the Mystery Author’s Luncheon nudge, nudge, 😉😉 Sounds like a wonderful afternoon 😊 

You had a very busy Monday with a lot of great decluttering 👏 Nice to hear that G helped clean out the refrigerator 🙂 Thank you for your kind words. 

Excellent decluttering Florenceem 👏 Is there anyone who could help with the stepladder? I don’t want you to injure yourself 🙏

What a great idea re suitcases Siebrie 👏 Not only decluttering but the suitcase gets to emigrate 🙂Sorry to hear the news about your Father Siebrie 😔 A very sad time but comforting that he can help with planning his own farewell 🥹 

Deni_debt-free_dreamer, amazing - debt free to mortgage free in 2 years 🤩  Good luck building up your savings 🍀

More excellent decluttering Florenceem 👏

Thank you for the compliment, the hugs & the medal 🏅 bit_by_bit 😊 Great decluttering & dealing with frogs 👏 How exciting - building a new bed for the camper van 🙂 Lots of wonderful adventures in your future 😊

Florenceem, well done that Freegler 👏 Hopefully the drive is empty now 🤞Good luck clearing the office 🍀

Excellent decluttering of packaging QueenJess 👏 The card box is beautiful 😍 Apart from how neat everything is I am admiring the shelving itself 🤩 Excellent workmanship 🙂

Lovely post Deni_debt-free_dreamer 😊 I wish my packaging was that neat 😉

Excellent decluttering, spring cleaning & tidying Wednesday2000 👏 Hope the hospital appointment goes well 🤞

Florenceem, very close to the beach then 🙂 Good news that MrF is getting stronger 😊 Hopefully the 9 items on Freegle are snapped up quickly 🤞

Brie, sounds like the gardeners have done a brilliant job 🤩 & you have finished it off nicely by planting various seeds & roots which will all grow, hopefully 🤞I am definitely not brave enough to stop wearing socks just yet 😉 

Great work in the garden Pixie_Cosmo 👏 Do you have a new shed to put up in place of the dismantled shed?

Shame that DH isn’t a gardener Dfw38 😞 Good job you love a project 🙂 Well done on finally getting a party venue, your persistence has paid off 👏 Does it have to be a sleeping beauty princess or can it be one of the other princesses? 😉 Good luck 🍀 Keeping everything crossed that the weather stays fine & that you can complete your 2nd frog of painting fence panels 🤞

EnergyShifter, sorry to hear that you have had a falling out with your DS 😔 Hopefully this will be short lived 🤞 Excellent work keeping your ratio of ins & outs as 1:4 👏 

Now, now Florenceem ‘wagging finger emoji’ - 4 items in compared to 100s & 100s of items out 😊What a good memory MrF has 🙂 Fingers crossed that you can release the neighbours’ step ladder to a new home🤞Great pictures 🤩 A replica Spanish Galleon & I see that for a small fee you can go aboard - how exciting 🥳

Thanks Floss 👏 I was just in time to see the 2nd half 🙂 but I have set up the planner to record future episodes 🙂

Florenceem, good news that you can get rid of the stepladder 🙂 but 😬 to the mummified rat 😬 Not surprised that you are dreading continuing ‘Mission Garage Declutter’ 😱 

What a horrible day Muddy_Walker 😞 Please take care of your leg 🙏 Fingers crossed that your bank resolve the issue with your mortgage quickly 🤞 I hope the  raspberry trifle was alcoholic 😉😉

Fizz2015,  not a fan of the new text editor 😞 Also with all those additional emojis you would have thought they would bring back the wagging finger & the somersaulting Martin 😅 When I saw Florenceem’s pictures I immediately thought Errol Flynn now I’m showing my age 🤣 Very pleased to hear that your boss is so supportive & that your phased return to work is going well 😊

florianatwobob, good price for a book 🙂

All caught up so off to bed 🙂

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

DH Awards: 🥇🏅⭐️💐🏅 perseverance medal 🎖️ 🥇 🏅🏅 

Decluttering Target 2023: 1093/2023

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £74.70

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, not really caught up with you all yet so I will just say hugs to anybody who would like one and I will catch up after this post.

On Sunday I went to the footy so not much else done. Yesterday and today I have done 3 loads of washing, all line dried,folded and put away or given to OH to put away. The bedroom, kitchen and lr recycling bins have been filled and emptied, 100 emails deleted and ta da the bag arrived from bt so 2 hubs, 2 mini hugs a booster disc thing and 5 ethernet cables have been photographed, put into their original boxes, put into the bag and been posted. The parcel is being tracked and I have the receipt safe in my purse 😃. I have also remembered to take my meter readings and send them off. I am in the process of sorting out a small note book to keep a monthly record of these as the smart meter isn't working properly. I am hoping this will enable me to work out how much we are using so if they keep sending me estimated bills etc I will be able to challenge them if needed. Also managed to declutter some weeds from the garden.

I have lost my emoji button and my insert photo button on my kindle 😢😠 but I can get some emojis by typing the word 😃.

643 - 645 3 loads of washing sorted

646 kitchen recycling emptied

647 bedroom recycling emptied

648 lr recycling emptied

649 100 emails permanently deleted

650 - 656 2 hubs, 2 mini hubs, booster disc, wires (1) and original packaging (1) posted back to bt.

657 meter readings

I have large spaces appearing between the lines now so sorry if this post takes up loads of room. Off to catch up now, and I have no edit button so I hope it makes sense!

Take care everyone.

657/2023

Florenceem

Lovely morning here.

Why are we getting big gaps between lines of typing now?

I am researching where to get an electric garage door - be a lot easier for us than our up and over push one.

Chap who came with Freegler lifted the steps out of my house.

Someone has asked for the old neighbour's steps - I can see space appearing in the garage.

A Freegler wants the bag of vintage cigarette cards.

I found a vintage tray in the garage yesterday - magnet didn't cling - think it is copper but needs tlc - put it on Freegle.

I really don't want to spare time trying to sell stuff - I want to get organised so I can get back to crafting. Mr F won't be home soon and I can throw stuff while he is not here - don't think he would be able to let go of so much.

Will take stuff to the charity shop before going to friendship/lunch club at SA.

Fizz2015

Morning All, beautiful morning here with sunshine and blue skies. Certainly lifts the mood.

The lines between text are a tad frustrating, it makes the posts extra long.

Off to work shortly and will be icing cakes tonight for the weekend. Scones already made and in the freezer. Made last night to fill the oven as had a shock when I checked our energy bill. Used about £350 of gas & electric in March! That was a shock as I'm really strigent and turn everything off. So will be double checking everything later to ensure unplugged and off if not needed!! OH been told he can't have deep baths every night and will shower at the gym more.

Will update decluttering totals later.

Florenceem

I tackled the shelf in the utility where we keep medical bits - plasters/tablets etc. Was so much stuff in there to go - taking old medications to chemist this morning for them to dispose of. Had to put more rubbish in my neighbours waste bin. Need to pick up a clothes recycling sack from SA today so I can start again.

Have someone coming tomorrow to give me a quote for landscaping our very small front garden - there is a bit of grass on a slope - we really don't want to be mowing so will find out what suggestions chap has to make it easier to maintain. Our mower is ancient and on it's last legs so it will save getting a new one. Hope the quote is reasonable - local company with good reviews. I would like two new side gates and a rebuilt front garden wall plus drive gates but - all depends on cost.

Brie

@Florenceem if the landscaper suggests you put down weed proof fabric and cover in stones just say no. If there's a slope the stones will slide down and you'll need to rake them up hill - back breaking work. Don't ask me how I know!!! (ok - it was our previous property, after a couple of years we removed all the stones, freegled them, and I laid grass down - much easier to mow than rake!!!)

Off now to the work warehouse to do a tip run for them. OH doesn't want to come with me but when I mentioned this he said he's seen a sign about all the new things they charge for at the tip. So I've checked that to ensure I don't load the wrong stuff. If it's all old tatty furniture that's fine. It's the brick, rubble and any glass that's the problem.

Floss

Florenceem the wide line spacing isn't showing in your posts

oceanspirit

Was feeling unmotivated yesterday. Caught up with the thread early evening and your posts gave me the boost that I needed to just do a few minutes. So, did some tidying and a few things put in recycling bin.

Have booked valuation appointment for Friday morning so need to tidy more for that plus push on for OH moving in and if we decide to go ahead and sell this as well, it needs to be as clear as possible for marketing and viewings. So, plenty of incentives to crack on.

QueenJess

It feels quiet in the world of the declutterati today... maybe everyone is struggling with the new text editor?!

Not much happening this end as I'm going to be really busy at the work this and next week.  Just trying to keep up with a bit of tidying so the house doesn't descend into chaos.  Bits and pieces decluttered either whilst working (paper mainly) or items found whilst tidying up.

Digital:
13,106-13,110 - emails permanently deleted
13,111-13,115 - items deleted from online wish list

Physical:
13,116-13,121 - kids clothes too small (charity bag)
13,122 - small piece broken off an item not needed (bin)
13,123 - chocolate selection box (Buy Nothing)
13,124-13,127 - paper (reused, then recycled)
13,128 - packaging (reused)