2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD

Florenceem

First Freegler of the day has been and collected. DGS J is busy in the garden - I am supplying him with chocolate and drinks.
I have to buy a microwave now - went to clean the one in utility area - needs replacing.`
Spoke to a nice chap at Eon - he let me pay - sending him a letter of authority.
I have a lift arranged for today.

vulpix

Wow, loadsa posts. Just skim read for now. 

 FlowerPot you temptresses. Love homemade lemon curd and just realised I can’t have it anymore now as I am vegan. 

Roundtuit 90% more floor is cause for celebration.🍾 💐

 off to an amazing start fox n flowers. 

 The plumber has turned up again, he just can’t keep away. I thought the bathroom was done but the pipes need collars apparently. I think he just likes our tea. I will do a photo for you Mrs SD. 

 I need to bag up the clothes for the chazzer. Btw I do not have a carrier bag stock anymore. All used up. I am reusing a bag some car mats were delivered in. 

 Came home from DS with 2 paper backs he insists I read. Will pass them on after. 

 Vx

vulpix

Soz back again. 15 items of clothing for the chazzer. Pics of the restored teddy bear. He is 96 years old. New total 376

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

Excellent work with the ironing Liverpool_Anne 👏 As you dislike ironing so much I think you should claim 5 points 😉 Thanks for the info about broadband 👏

Excellent decluttering Florenceem 👏 Is the stuff on the driveway for the Tip or has it been put out for people to pick up? Fingers crossed for a dry day so that DGS J enjoys the gardening 🤞

Excellent decluttering Dfw38 👏 Four trips to the Tip shows just how much you have done 🥳 Hope you can catch up on your sleep tonight 🤞

GrannyKate, hope the children didn’t eat you out of house & home 😉 Good luck with your cleaning, sorting & decluttering 🍀

Florenceem, pleased to hear that you are having such a quick turnaround with the items you are listing on your local giveaway site 👏😊

Excellent work roundtuit 👏 I am awarding you a medal 🏅 for realising how far you have come especially with the 90% more living room floor visible 👏 Please remember to celebrate your successes 😊

Sounds like you had a lovely weekend foxandflowers & are now fully recharged 😊 Well done on selling your house 🥳 Great work in the attic especially as you only have 2 boxes of stuff that you are taking with you to your new home 👏 A brilliant start to your decluttering - if you can keep up this pace you will have no problems being ready for your move in 3 months 😊 Love the Crow Journals idea 😊

GrannyKate, Excellent decluttering & well done on dealing with tadpoles BEFORE they became frogs 👏

oceanspirit, pleased to hear that you spent time with family & friends rather than decluttering 😊 Now fully recharged & raring to go 🤞Good luck with the decluttering - I know you will do it in the 6 weeks you have before OH moves in 👏

Florenceem, another busy day already 👏 Hopefully DGS J has dry weather for the gardening 🤞 Sorry to hear that you are having to get a new microwave 😔 more expense that you can do without 😔 Not quite sure what to say about Eon accepting your payment 🤨 but at least it is one less thing to worry about 😮‍💨 

vulpix, not sure I could ever go vegan 😉 However i admire your commitment & hopefully the lovely picture of lemon curd was enough & brought the taste back into your imagination 😊 Great work reducing your carrier bag stash to zero 👏 I think the plumber is missing your company 😉 I promise I won’t tell MrV 😂

Teddy looks wonderful 😍 You might have to do your own version of a 100th birthday card from the King 😉

All caught up 🥳 Both DH & DSis are up & about & the sun is still shining 🙂

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

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

Decluttering Target 2023: 1132/2023

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £116.90

roundtuit

LR floor clearance:

Sports drinks bottle (never used) - to be washed and put in cs bag
Mug with knitted cosy (never used) - cozy has been defluffed; mug to be washed, cosy to be put back on, and both to go in cs bag
File of Majesty magazines- mags to be recycled,  file to be binned

Every little helps 😊
Rxx

Muddy_Walker

Why? Why are DHs blind??????????? The kitchen windowsill and plants on it needed sorting - I spent more time putting things away/binned before I could even start. I have little enough energy as it is 🤬🤬🤬🤬
last straw was walking into the living room and seeing a coffee table he’s pulled out to use and not put back….
Sorry for the rant , I am overtired after spending all day out on Sunday and rested yesterday while he did…..some hoovering.
Grrrrr

Brie

Muddy_Walker said:

Why? Why are DHs blind??????????? Sorry for the rant 
Grrrrr

A well deserved rant!!  I swear they are all related as they all act the same.  OH went shopping today (which is great) and has left half the shopping on the kitchen counter.  Grrrrr!!!

gettingthrifty

Im just dropping in to let you all know that i have taken on board all your  wonderful advice , considered how to do it and made a start. I will list my progress shortly.
The idea of a holding zone really resonated with me ..i have put things in boxes, dated the box and put them in the garage to allow a ' cool off period' i feel certain now that i have removed the items from prominant positions within the house and can enjoy the newly created space it brings ,they wont ever come back in. I gather it reduces the items importance for you. History tells me things rarely get back in the house once boxed in the garage.Then i plan to take the boxes to the CS eldest first. I also noted the starting small, and several sweeps and doing random areas whenever convenient ( like on call queues!) . Im battling what i think is post covid fatigue which is zapping my ability to work at it for long.so am aiming at a 15m slot daily.
So last week DH started a new job and we declutteted a car with car finance declutted too. Hugely satisfying. A company truck type vehicle will be available in the next month or so and all i can think is potential for tip and CS runs
I will list my progress shortly

Florenceem

MrsSD - the stuff on the drive is for people to take and what is left at the weekend will go to the tip.
Been to visit Mr F - he was worrying about his weight today. He is meant to be weighed on a Monday but it hasn't happened. Physio took him down to their dept by wheelchair today and he had to stand to make a cup of tea. Mr F told me that someone was coming to the house to see if it was suitable for him to return home. Carers could come in 3 times a day - won't work - he needs assistance of 2 to visit toilet with a Sara Stedy. 
 I saw a Sister who said - it is up to Physio and Occupational Therapists when someone who has been discharged by Drs medically - is fit to leave hospital. They said about him living downstairs - ridiculous - the bathroom is upstairs. I must have ruffled Sister as 2 Physios turned up at Mr F's bed. They said - he is down for a rehabilitation bed if they don't get him mobile enough to return home - it is a case of which happens first - a bed or them getting him fit. I pressed for the nearest place to me as a non driver but they said - highly unlikely and could be further away from home than the hospital

florianatwobob

Well done on ruffling feathers @Florenceem. Keep doing it, it’s what you and Mr F need to do to get things sorted.