2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD

TheMillions

Hello, Can I still join for this year, hope it’s not too late, as I wanted to start and not hold back until 2024? Milly

Moorviews

London_1 - It must be very exciting to be clearing out in preparation for your long planned move next year. I hope you manage to find a lovely new home together. 

Mrs Salad Dodger - your knitting is so beautiful as always!
TC77 - Hope you continue to recover and that your ankle heals. 

Queen Jess - fantastic news about your new job after all the recent stress 🎉 Well done you!

I had stalled a bit due to a health episode and rested in the TLC carriage but hopefully I can get going again. Feeling way behind where I want to be at the moment, however I have got a lot done this year which I need to remember. Some fabric has been decluttered into wearable clothes so I am pleased with that. 
Thank you for all the inspiration.

dND

Well, nothing decluttered from here except Covid – my first experience of it and I’ve never been so fatigued or had that sort of brain fog before! 😱 It did bring back the chest infection I thought I’d decluttered a couple of weeks back.  That too is now almost decluttered.

House purchase has stalled as I have a very big query on one of the boundary fences as one corner of the house is in next door’s garden which is not how it’s shown on the title deeds.  Hopefully once that’s sorted satisfactorily things will move again. 🤞

The chilling of the weather means a few more clothes in – I arrived with summer clothing and everything else is in storage.  It’s going to be like a mega-Christmas when I get to open all my boxes again but whilst it’s been a pain not having all my stuff, it has given me time to take a detached look at what I want and where I want to be.  In many ways, it’s roll-on 2024 and a brand new start/me. D  

Moorviews

Welcome @TheMillions - it’s never too late to join in and it will get you off to a good start in 2024 😊

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

Friday I watched all 5 episodes of ‘Better’ which I quite enjoyed. Sorted out a bit more paperwork & did some knitting. DH & I finished off the hm soup 🤤 When DH got back from the sm I put everything away. DSis managed to get her washing partially dried outside but finished off in the td. DH has sorted out renewal of our free Oyster Cards 👏 & I have started a new series called ‘ Sherwood’ which has started rather slowly (setting the scene, I suppose) + a bit more knitting. Dinner was pork steaks, mash, broccoli & carrots. Wudupa.

2352 - 2356 Kitchen recycling, plastic jar, glass jar, magazine, drinks cans - recycled 

2357 Kitchen detritus binned

Saturday was a bright sunny day but already at the maximum temperature of 6C by 11:00 a.m. I finished watching ‘Sherwood’ very informative & sad to say, nothing much has changed from how our government worked then & how it works now 😔 I have sorted some more paperwork generating 0.5” of shredding. Emptied the shredder into the wheelie bin as it contained plastic bits, then shredded half a sackful of newspapers & cardboard for worm bedding. 

2358 - 2359 Cardboard & newspapers shredded & recycled as worm bedding

2360 Shredding bin emptied into wheelie bin

DH watched the last qualifying races & sprint race of the 2023 MotoGP season & then came downstairs to make soup. Soup made. DH & I braved the cold & did a bit of work in the garden - cutting down plants + a bit of weeding. DH also fed the worms & filled the bird feeders. A lovely surprise was that we were visited by a robin 😊 Started watching another new series ‘Kin’ - rather enjoying it but a bit too much violence & swearing for my taste 😔 Finished watching ‘Kin’ which had a rather violent & shocking finish setting it up for a 2nd series 😱 Dinner was chicken & mushroom risotto 🤤 with enough leftovers for risotto cakes for tomorrow’s dinner. Wudupa

2361 - 2363 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, empty wine bottle - recycled 

2364 Kitchen detritus binned

Sunday (10:15) is dry but very dark. First load of washing is in, DH is awake & about to watch the last Moto 3 race of the season. I have my first cuppa - will post this then catch up with cheerleading on a separate post 😉 Wishing everyone a dry, warm Sunday 😊

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

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

Decluttering Target 2023: 2364/2023

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £569.00

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

Siebrie, I see your dilemma 😉 It is not the most attractive looking storage box 😉 Definitely needs to be hidden away. 😂

Brie,, good luck with the kitchen renovation 🍀

Chrystal, enjoy yourself planning your new kitchen 😊

Congratulations again QueenJess 🥳 I will join everyone in saying how pleased I am that you have a new job to look forward to 😊 Fingers crossed that the paperwork comes through quickly & I hope that your notice period isn’t too long 🤞Really hoping that you still have a couple of weeks holiday to use up which could form part of your notice period 🙏🙂 Excellent decluttering 👏

Thank you for the lovely compliment dND ☺️

Excellent decluttering weenancy 👏 especially the bars of soap 🙂 What a lovely & generous thing to do 😻 

Excellent decluttering Siebrie 👏 Hope you have a lovely visit with your Mum 😊 & that you have managed to create enough space in the freezer to store the 

3 loaves of Dutch bread 😉

Deni_debt-free_dreamer, that sounds like a very busy work week - you must be exhausted 🥱 I hope you are managing to get some rest this weekend 🙏 Great decluttering of paperwork & great work in the garden 👏

Soontobeoap, excellent use up of your crafting stash 👏 Hope the Christmas Craft Fair is successful & that lots of money is raised 🤞🙂

Excellent decluttering weenancy 👏 Hopefully a couple of your roommates will help you move the boxes around in your room 🤞Please be careful 🙏

vulpix, fingers crossed that the Christmas Fair raised lots of money for the new community centre fund 🤞 & that any remaining stock sells well at the coffee morning and/or bit_by_bit’s MiL’s Christmas Fair 🙏 Good luck tracking down the mysterious Jan & Ian 🍀 Excellent decluttering 👏 & good luck emptying your bedroom for the carpet fitters 🍀 Not so much musical chairs as musical beds 😅 I bet you can hardly wait for Thursday morning when all the renovations & cleaning are done 😉 Please do wait until after Christmas at least before you start looking for your next renovation project 😂🙏 You & MrV should at least enjoy the fruits of your labours for a few months 😉

bit_by_bit, love the idea of being   “attuned to savings thriftiness” 😊 It has certainly worked for you 👏 Sounds like you had another lovely visit with vulpix 😊 Good luck with the online sales 🍀 Countdown to DH’s retirement - 156 weeks 😉

Happy_Kitties, what an excellent number of neutral/charity items - more than one a day for an entire year 👏 🤩 Good luck hitting your 400 target 🍀

I have caught up a bit so will have a short break, put 2nd load in wm & do some knitting 😉 Back later 🙂

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

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

Decluttering Target 2023: 2364/2023

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £569.00

vulpix

Oh Mrs SD, I have already been looking for my next project. There is a bungalow that I like, rather it's location I like. It is 1990's with a huge ugly conservatory the whole length of the place at the back. I have already spent happy hours mentally knocking walls down and relocating kitchen and bathrooms! Not achievable atm as I have spent so much money on this house, but never say never!

EnergyShifter

Goodness, I've been away for a few days and missed 50 messages - will catch up later...   I did notice the good news about Queen Jess' new job as I was skimming through though - congratulations... 🍾.  

Work has been busy,  bathroom is progressing - I have a new shiny bath and one tiled wall.....  Heard some sad health related news from two friends and from another friend who's DD is in a similar situation to my son was a couple of years ago, so all of that has been hard to get my head around.   Oh, and and I've had an assignment to finish which I just submitted !!

It was DS' birthday yesterday - he was out all day at a Church event but we had a nice evening meal together - all very low key which is what he said he wanted.  

I'm working 4 days next week so that I can have a full week off the following week.  A nice leisurely afternoon is in order as I've got to work tomorrow.  

Tasks 

Finished and submitted assignment
Old Bath & Sink taken from outside the house.  Expected the bath to go as it was metal but was surprised at the dodgy old sink! 

IN (running total 197) 

198. Heated brush

199. Fit flop boots - Total bargain in TK Maxx (£40 when they are being sold online at £120+) - I probably didn't "need" them but that refund was clearly burning a hole in my pocket and they were such a bargain!!

200 & 201 - 2 x candle holders - I really have to stop buying them now.... 

202. Waste paper bin 

OUT (running total 585)

586. Heated brush (making strange noises)

587. Batteries to recycling 

TC77

Abit more done, another scarf and 4 pairs of unworn tights, some paper, and old business type cards, done tax return but waiting to see if I remember anything), 5 pairs of earrings  - hoping to arrange a CS pick up from home this week as I can't get out and old make up brush. 14 to add to my total.

@QueenJess congratulations !

Rootle

45/52 - 7 books to buying site. I feel extra pleased with the few pennies for the books I had won, read and enjoyed.