2023 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD

vulpix

Hi

 leftatthe Happy solstice to you too.

 We put the rug back down yesterday that we had cleaned in the summer, it has lived in the shed wrapped in plastic since it came back. This means an end to all the dirt and dust from the renovations. The rug is smaller than I remembered but moving a radiator and having a smaller hearth and more petite sofas has made the room seem bigger.

 I have done a fair bit of cooking which I have enjoyed. The new kitchen makes cooking a pleasure again. I have had a very good stock take of food and I think we could manage January with only the addition of some fresh veg , milk and bread. I made maple Christmas spiced almonds. I have had to hide them from myself! I also made crumble mince pies just in case we have any visitors. Using up stocks is very pleasing. I have also used up a couple of mil's stash of cleaning products this week too.

 DD2 has gone home,back to work until after Christmas and our family get together. All change in the spare room ready for DD1 and bf who will drive down from Aberdeen on Boxing day.  They live in the Shetland Islands, She has just sent me a photo she has just taken from her office window,  The sun has just risen. 

 We are still working, particularly Mr V. December. is his busiest time. We finish Christmas Eve with a carol concert in the cave. Bit by bit and hubby are coming to it.

 I have to go now to post my Mum's Christmas cards to her old neighbours.

 Vx

vulpix

Happy solstice/Christmas everyone. 

Wednesday2000

Beautiful pic!

I went into London yesterday to eat at a vegan restaurant in Shoreditch and then we went to Stratford to see Godzilla Minus One. It was so packed at Westfield with xmas shoppers. The food was delicious and the film was very good, very intelligent for a monster movie.  

I am thoroughly exhausted again today as we went to Aldi on the way home as well and I did over 20,000 steps yesterday. I am about to have a bath and I have used up the last of some bubble bath and I'm about to use the last of a body lotion. I used up the end of a hair treatment conditioner yesterday too. I will take out the recycling to the shed after my bath.

I went into a charity shop in London yesterday and again managed to resist buying anything.

Brie

The footspa has left the premises!!!  And the person who picked it up sent me a nice message and wished me merry Christmas.  Which was nice!!!

As for single socks, or those with holes.  I bin them normally but only after they've been used for a bit of dusting in the tricky places.  Hand into the sock and then you can just wipe your hand along and wiggle your fingers into the itsy hard to reach places.

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

Thursday was another day of knitting & watching The Waking Dead interspersed with writing a shopping list, sending DH to sm & squeezing everything into fridge, freezer or cupboards when DH got back 😉 Dinner was sausages, mash, baked beans & chopped tomatoes. Wudupa.

2523 - 2525 Kitchen recycling, plastic bottle, drinks cans - recycled 

2526 Kitchen detritus binned 

Ooh, an extra 500 on top of my target so I am awarding myself a Gold Star ⭐️ 

Friday is yet another dark, overcast day with no sign of sunshine 😔 DH is at the doctor’s for a blood test & has just got back - a 40 minute round trip 🙂 

flamingo747, that sounds like a good way to get through a job you don’t like 😉 You do know that receiving presents is not really recluttering 😂

Liverpool_Anne, sorry to hear that you are feeling so under the weather 😔 Hopefully you remain Covid free & recover enough to enjoy your Christmas 🤞 Some lovely cheerleading & good ideas for your fellow declutterati in the 2nd half of your post 👏😊

Excellent decluttering short_bird 👏

Great decluttering Crazycatlady2 👏 Sorry to hear about DD’s breakup 😔 but some TLC from you & maybe a rearrangement of her room might help her to ring the changes 🤔 Please cut yourself some slack as well 🙏 perhaps DD & your youngest can help out rather than leaving everything to you 😉

Excellent decluttering ~FlowerPot~ 👏 I hope last night’s shopping trip wasn’t too fraught 🤞as DH did mention that MrS was jam packed when he went yesterday 😱

-taff, that made me smile 😀 

Liverpool_Anne, sorry to hear that you are still not feeling too good 😔 Please do pop into the TLC Carriage & let OH take up the slack for a while 🙏 

Happy solstice to you too leftatthetrafficlights 🥳😆

EnergyShifter, there are now 30 of us waiting to re-board the EDT in 2024 🤩 A day of upheaval in exchange for a warmer house - sounds great 🥳 I do love that a heated towel rail is your new “favourite thing that I own” 😊 Thank you for sharing your spiritual journey 😊

vulpix, you have been busy 🤩 Any chance of sending me some of your energy 😅🙏 That sounds like a lovely way to spend Christmas Eve 😊 Gorgeous photo 😍

Wednesday2000, where do you get your energy from - 20,000 steps 🤩 Well done on resisting temptation in the CS 👏

Brie, yippee to the foot spa leaving the premises 🥳 I need to remember that tip for making use of odd/Sunday socks 👏

Caught up 🥳

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

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

Decluttering Target 2023: 2526/2023

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £679.00

London_1

I am a very happy lady, my DGS Jack came this morning and decluttered 11 black bags full of junk from the cupboard in the lobby.Some stuff I haven't seen for years.Bless him he was accurate in his words

"Nanny if you've not seen it this long, bin it"    

The cupboard is almost bare now.When I get my decorator back in January I will get him to white wash the walls inside (it is quite a large cupboard built into an alcove so has stone walls) My conservatory is almost full so when DGS Ben comes tomorrow morning once its loaded in the car it will all be off to the tip another car full .I was so pleased I took jack out to lunch at Dobbies as a treat and he really enjoyed it.He deserved it as he even hoovered the inside of the cupboard out of all the dust and cobwebs at the top. I have 8'6" high ceilings and only being 5'3" tall has a few disadvantages. I am so pleased at the result.We actually ran out of bags so the Glory Hole is left until after Christmas to empty, but it shouldn't take too long to do.

I then dropped him off home and picked up my library book I had ordered and also my three month prescription from Boots. I'm now all finished and tomorrow afternoon (tip run is the morning ) I'm off to DGD to see DGGDs for buffet and present exchanging,then away until New Year  too-ing and fringe between my two Dads then off to the IoW after Christmas until the New Year so feel quite pleased at all the stuff that been binned and rehoused elsewhere

I'm putting my feet up now and going to have a nice cuppa

Cheers chums , and thanks everyone especially Mrs SD for all the encouragement

Happy Christmas Chums 

  JackieO xx

Crazycatlady2

Youngest  son with special needs but DD and eldest son are very helpful...most of time lol

Today I've done very little other than taking care of son and dog while no one else was here lol not even put washer on or washed pots yet but I have finalised Tesco delivery for tomorrow early incase website busy later and will need to fetch prescription tomorrow and prob do potatoes and veg tomorrow rather than Sunday 

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, well I am sweary mcsweary today as I have tested positive for covid. All sorts of things have had to be sorted, visits cancelled etc and I am still trying to sort passing my match ticket to a friend through the clubs website that doesn't seem to want to play atm. I did have to go out to get more tests and paracetamol as OH has also tested positive but I wore a mask and gloves and whizzed in and out. I probably shouldn't have gone but after checking the guidelines which say stay at home if you can.....kids can go into school, people can go into work, madness and you don't even have to test, just treat it like a cold. No wonder it's rife again, rant over.
So far today the bedroom recycling bin emptied and the bathroom bin emptied. Not sure if anything else will be  done as I am just not in the mood to do anything.

Hugs to everyone who would like one

1669 bedroom recycling
1670 bathroom bin
Take care everyone
1670/2023

flamingo747

Sorry about the covid Liverpool_Anne, my BIL has it as well.  This new variant is apparently very good (at infecting!). Such a pain so close to Xmas. 

I am going to declutter my old nail varnish and  face mask as a pre-xmas treat to myself, I feel I deserve a bit of pampering

oceanspirit

Had a bit of a sort out in the bathroom - it only took 5 minutes to do and looks so much better.  Living room is coming along as is kitchen.  OH suggested going food shopping so we can cover up the worktop again.  Nooooooo!  We still have some boxes of tins, packets and jars that are all in date and we will make a start on those when we have used up the last few ood things.