2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD

Brie

roundtuit said:

🤣🤣🤣 Fear not for tis a stuffed toy cat. Xx

That's ok then.  I'll get the vigilante cats to stand down....

Dfw38

Need to catch up on reading so just a quick post: another 🐸 done: writing out 2nd dds invites, got cramp in the end and although my handwriting started out neat by the last one it looks like dd has done it....She is 4 🤣

GrannyKate

Reading along but not much happening.  Slightly exhausted from long child minding stretch but free now until Thursday evening.  Decided not to do much today and had a Power Nap for 2 hours this afternoon.  Dealt with a couple of frogs then went swimming.  Two thirds of pool had 20 ladies doing exercises to deafening music with screams in the background.  Not very relaxing so left after 20 minutes and had a nice hot shower on their electricity.  I am a member so no money paid today for very short session. 

612 Returned call and booked dishwasher repair for next Friday
613 Bag of plastic to SM recycling
614 OOD item binned and pot recycled
615 Paid for a school trip
616 Called in and made two hair appointments
617 Visited a neighbour 
618 Rhubarb from garden to 2 neighbours
619-620 2 x 10 items put away from around house
621-640 Wardrobe cull with DGD4 - 10 items to bin (underwear and socks) and 10 to CS bag
641 Answered more emails re Family History
642 Updated calendars 
643 Arranged date for time at DDs with small people in school holidays
644 Took DS2's car to garage for minor thing.  Done straight away. 

Florenceem

Just had a Freegler collect the Laura Ashley tiles. I have 2 people coming tomorrow to collect items.
I have been up in the office shredding - bills and statements from 2006. Giving the shredder a break - it is working so hard.

Brie

Florenceem said:

Just had a Freegler collect the Laura Ashley tiles. I have 2 people coming tomorrow to collect items.
I have been up in the office shredding - bills and statements from 2006. Giving the shredder a break - it is working so hard.

do you have some wd40 somewhere in the garage?  apparently if you spray some on a piece of paper and then run it through the shredder it makes things run easier for a while.  

QueenJess

I've never been so glad it's the weekend.  Sadly the next few weeks don't look any better at work with some other things that have become urgent and only I can do .  Where's that payrise lol?

Anyway, I decided that my balance was too far tipped to decluttering versus tidying (mainly because I hate the latter).  I've instead decided to do a round of tidying each day and attempt to find either 10 physical things to declutter whilst I tidy around or 100 digital things.  No stress if I don't make it, but I have to make a good effort!  The tidying seems to take forever, but it is very slowly making a difference.  I'll see how it all goes as I still do need to declutter too!

I've given up for the day now and am sat down with my feet up and a glass of wine.  DH is making dinner and DS is tidying his room.  I also managed to change all the beds and do and hang out two loads of washing whilst also doing more than a day's worth of work.  DD had so much fun with me when she got back that she complained very loudly about going to bed. 

I also went through DD's drawers and only left 14 long and 14 short sleeved tops out in the drawer (the remainder are in a box in the wardrobe).  Even after I did it I think it's too many and I could drop to 10... will do that in the next week or so.  At least I tidied up DD's room completely and even dug out a thick bit of cord to hang DH's back scrubber in the shower (it was irritating me on the side) and put a fake plant in a plant pot cover.

Decluttering progress for today:

Digital:
13,523-13,527 - notes deleted
Physical:
13,528-13,529 - packaging (reused)
13,530-13,532 - paper (recycled)
13,533 - cloth (bin)
13,534 - hand weights (Buy Nothing)
13,535 - bathroom stuff (Buy Nothing)
13,536 - shorts don’t fit (charity bag)
13,537 - magazine (recycling)
13,538-13,539 - containers not needed (recycled)

@Mrs_Salad_Dodger I loved your suggestion re: getting DH to do something that isn't on the list.  Sadly I am too knackered and didn't give him a list, so DH mainly squandered his day off tasks wise.  He did buy a nice dinner though.

QueenJess

The item I decluttered to DH’s study is back with me again as he’s decided to declutter it from the house. Obviously, dumping stuff in DH’s room works 😂

roundtuit

Four more magazines read and to be recycled 
Rxx

bit_by_bit

MIA for a few days so just had a skim read.

I have just spent a few days in Manchester with DD who was admitted to hospital. She is home now but will be back next week for more investigations. While I stayed in her flat I gave it a good clean, washing up done and emptied the bins. We have bought all her bedding back to be washed along with a load of clothes. She was relieved to see the flat in a better state as she has been too ill.

Fingers crossed she is over the worst.  

TC77

Two quite posh tops I out on f*Bay but not selling so gone in cs bag. Trying to work on one chance to sell then in bag and think that charities really need and will get more than I would on sale site
Glad to hear Mr F out of his chair and using zimmer and lots happening on the decluttering and tidying front  for many.