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2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD
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DD called here as I was just finishing washing down my black refuse bin - dried now and a sticker on the lid.
DD brought me some nice bits down with her to raise funds for SA.
We walked to the park - DD bought books at the bookshop there and then treated me to an ice lolly. Very hot here but cool in my house.
Had to take a painkiller as my back was hurting after reaching across the sink to clean the windows in the kitchen.
Still not finished my deep clean in the kitchen.
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 -
A dsy in the garden today. Cleared a lot of weeds and trimmed back a couple of bushes that were taking over. Most was put into sacks for compost next year so wont count thlse untill they are emptied out on garden. 2 sacks of garden rubbish taken to tip so counted.craft stash 2023 =161, 2024 = 119 2025 = £25.96 spent, 128 made and 5 mended,
GC 2022 = £3154.96
2023 = £3334. 84
2024 = £.3221.81
2025 = £2254.03/£3300
Jan 413.77 Feb £361.32, March £192. April £438.06 May £261.66 June £204.54 July £260.95/ £250 August £212. 85 /£650
Decluttering campaign. 2024= 78 and half/52 bin bags full. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🏅💐DH ⭐14 -
Small box of multi-coloured crayons in. Finally got the sunlounger to the charity shop (the trigger was the weather - if they can't sell it now they'll never be able to sell it!) as well as some light coloured handbags and silver plated (I think) picture frames. I've got some books lined up to go to the bookswap on the way in to work Monday too.
Current state of play: 210 things out 47 in. 202 to go.Fashion on the Ration 2025 - 1.5 coupons remaining
August Grocery Challenge £0 of £250 spent
Declutter 7 things (net) in 2025. Done, now trying to keep it even (9 over at present).13 -
Mainly been busy all day, but threw in any decluttering I could when I had a minute. I'm pretty much done with my clothes and although I still think I have too many, I'm stuck on what else I could declutter. Hopefully some more will become clear in the next round. I have to deal with shoes next although I did them quite recently, so there shouldn't be too much to go there. Again I have some not sure items in there that may need to survive another round.I haven't quite decided what drawer/cupboard to tackle next, although I should stick with the bedroom and make sure I have looked at absolutely everything first. I did take the opportunity to get rid of a kids toy that had a million accessories with it (an example of my parents getting too excited and overbuying for the kids when they could have just bought a couple of accessories). Anyway, we don't like the toy and DD doesn't play with it, so it's going. I had to get some accessories out of the attic, so at the same time I put something back in there.15,502-15,511 - bathroom stuff (binned)
15,512 - kids game (Buy Nothing)
15,513-15,569 - Kids toy with accessories (Buy Nothing)
15,570 - t-shirt (Charity bag)
15,571-15,573 - packaging (reused for Buy Nothing)
2025 decluttering: 3,550🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅
2025 use up challenge: 309🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
Big kitchen declutter challenge 92/150
2025 decluttering goals Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 50015 -
Sitting an the Swedish place trying to take items back! Including cushion covers which have shrunk!15
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Photos of my messy, dirty kitchen -
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/£50012 -
After a deep clean -
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/£50014 -
@Florenceem you are on fire with the decluttering and deep cleans. Your before pictures are a normal kitchen and your after pics are amazing. I'm too embarrassed to post mine, stuff on every side, it's get tidied to only reappear.
The brakes went on my car today whilst OH was driving it. Luckily able to park up and be rescued by his mum. Need to decide what to do with it, pay for tow trunk too bring it home and fix it (only for 3 miles) or sell it as is. I love my battered golf. Either way I'm without a car for until Friday with my leg muscle still healing. It'll work out.16 -
I've been at home all day, have cleaned my end room which the lodger used and binned some tat which she left behind. Binned some 2009 sanitiser (from swine flu epidemic) which wasn't going to be much use I don't think. Put 3 last bits of liquid soap into one bottle and recycled the other 2. Another eBay sale, £17.50 in.
I pack things in all the paper and cardboard I have hanging about, gets rid of it.
just managed to get the dry washing in before the rain came down.Magnolia Stellata16
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