2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD

Moorviews

@Mrs_Salad_Dodger - I hope you have a good journey home today. Unfortunately West-country traffic is awful throughout the summer season. I love visiting Charlestown, although I haven’t been down that far into Cornwall for a while. I definitely like the sound of those ice creams and your meals!

@dND - good luck with your move. Interesting to hear about the changes in process following Brexit. It must certainly focus the mind on thinking about what you wish to bring with you. 

@Florenceem - that’s brilliant that Mr F is on the cusp of coming home🎉

I am trying not to get down about having to deal with another influx of stuff. My instinct is now to just shift everything on but that won’t work as there is a process and other people to consider. I’m trying to work out how to separate myself off and keep focused on my own goals without getting bogged down. 

Wednesday2000

My husband just took the donation bag to the charity shop. I added an ornament to it at the last minute.

I have been trying to tidy and declutter my kitchen today. When I declutter I find things I completely forgot I bought. Today it was a jar of hot chocolate mix and I found a bag of soda crystals I had totally forgotten about. I used the soda crystals to unblock the drain. I also found some mason jars I bought (very recently!) that I had forgotten about too. I said to myself that I would make overnight oats to have every morning and I did it precisely once. Lol. 

We still have rubbish from the work we have had done on our house outside that needs to go to the skip, but our friend is coming over next week to do it. It is seriously annoying me.

GrannyKate

I have also been trying to do something with kitchen this week but it is so hot even though it is no longer sunny.  I had a go at top of cooker - not brilliant but much better than it was.  Only been to hairdressers and Coop - bought their £5 offer - fish (2), scampi, chips, peas and magnums - all branded although they didn't have the small BE peas so gave me a large own label bag instead.  I also got their 2 pizzas and 4 beers offer for £6 - all in freezer for children next week (not the beer). Got a ys fish pie for my tea.  I am going to attempt some packing tonight.  Out all day tomorrow.

938 Cooker top cleaned
939 Worktops and cupboard fronts cleaned
940 Pool cleaned
941 Pool filters ordered
942 Old unused pool filter in CS bag
943 Three ink cartridges replaced - will recycle at tip
944 Some walks and town centre maps printed off for my day out
945 Stuff printed off to take to Scotland
946 Airfryer cleaned

I thought about doing dining room where most of toys are but decided to wait until I come back from holiday.  I bought one new pair of shorts but couldn't find the ones I really like.

After and before pictures - need to do oven now

TC77

Been reading along.booked removal can for dd1 but she's not packed anything and has 24 hours  
Court thing with ex last Friday , unresolved so have to decide in 6 weeks whether big battle and lots of work.  Other deadline met but couldn't collect all info I wanted.
Remember I'd been offered  £50 compensation a couple of months ago and not offered  bank details so now in hand. 
Ordered blinds and hoping I measured properly. 
Item in cs bag virtually new but some books picked up from a neighbour
Off to school event for parents of leavers so end of an era. Took some uniform in.
Hope to start in earnest next week as have house to myself for 5 days. 

Florenceem

Enjoyed my craft day.
Spoke to Mr F - he is so looking forward to coming home.
I am being very good when I take stuff to the charity shops - haven't bought a thing. I no longer get the urge to look round in the charity shops as since starting on the decluttering journey - I can see how much stuff is already in the house.

EnergyShifter

Tasks:

Assembled new lawn mower

IN (running total 106)

0

OUT (running total 430) 

431-3 - 3 x sets of solar fairy lights - all died over winter....

TC77 - what a productive few days you've had!  I hope DD's move goes well - you have my sympathies - I can barely standby watching DS get ready for a holiday at glacial speed- goodness knows what I'd be like watching him move   

QueenJess

I didn't even manage to get through one shelf today.  The decisions are taking a long time and I keep getting fatigued every few books and need to stop.  I think this will be a long term declutter that will have to happen a bit a day.  I did scan the shelves for some obvious books to go though and got rid of those.

I randomly stalked the house and managed to scrape my way to 17,600 items!  Probably just shows how much there is left to go... Tomorrow's little act of decluttering is spare buttons in case anyone wants to follow along with the website I posted earlier.  17,700 items is the next target.

Digital:
17,540-17,541 - digital apps deleted
17,542-17,550 - photos deleted

Physical:
17,551-17,557 - books (charity bag)
17,558-17,561 - drawer dividers (Buy Nothing)
17,562-17,563 - cuddly toys (charity bag)
17,564-17,565 - ornaments (Buy Nothing)
17,566 - packaging (reused)
17,567-17,568 - food (food bank)
17,569-17,570 - food items (binned)
17,571-17,585 - sticker sheets (recycled)
17,586 - glow stick (binned)
17,587-17,598 - DS bits (binned)
17,599 - plastic box (recycled)
17,600 - plastic box (Buy Nothing)
17,601 - paper (reused, then recycled)
17,602-17,606 - spare furniture bits (binned)

Floss

QueenJess said:

Floss said:

QueenJess said:
... As I went through them, I uploaded each one to an app I downloaded to catalogue my collection.  That way I avoid getting duplicates when I see a new book in a second hand shop!

That sounds like an app I need - could you share please?

I tried a few and deleted the ones I didn’t like. I’m currently using iCollect Books for iPhone (there is also a generic iCollect one if you have other collections you want to catalogue).

Thank you! It will be a slow process due to numbers, but something to keep me occupied during & after my radiotherapy while I'm taking it easy.

ETA there is an Android version too

bit_by_bit

Dropping by to report another bag out. It contained gifts for a friend who is retiring and some mags I dropped off at the hospitaal waiting room in the place the retirement do was. 

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, very slow day here. 1 umbrella in the bin as it wouldn't open properly and kitchen bin emptied. It was miserable weather for most of the day, grey and drizzly so nothing done outside. I have contacted a friend who would like my spare plant pots but she is away at the eisteddfod atm but will drop them off to her when she gets home so that will save them going to landfill .
I have been searching the internet for OHs bil 's birthday present but have come to the conclusion I will have to go into town to find it. I might take the plunge tomorrow as the forecast is for more rain. 
Not caught up yet today so I will do that after I post so hugs to anybody who would like one

898 umbrella binned
899 kitchen bin emptied

Take care everyone
899/2023