2024 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD

mhagster

Well the minimalist life is a lot simpler🤣

certainly cuts down on the washing up…one plate one mug!

managed to rehome a 3’ fir tree which had grown and grown from being a little 4” Christmas decoration a few years ago. Popped it on the local FB page and claimed in 10 minutes. I’d left it out the front and I’ve just checked and it’s away. Refilled the planter with some RTC bedding plants for a bit of colour. I hadn’t been going to bother with bedding plants as I was moving…but now I’m not! 

Trying to keep positive as not really any other option! I can’t change what’s happened. 

TC77

So much going on , baby steps again, folder, several lots of paper, other stationery, old vouchers, receiots and labels , and cardf rom my stash .
Over an hour rehoming things from my dining table and still not clear! 
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Florenceem

Mr F did make two trips into town with stuff for the charity shops yesterday.
We went to SA in the evening to receive the food delivery. While there our Ukrainian friends who had been on a coach trip arrived back and wanted to use the toilets so we were out longer than planned. 
Church this morning and there is a cafe Church service this afternoon.
I hope to get more stuff sorted between services ready for the charity shop on Monday.
Mr F has audio appointments this week so has been using drops in his ears to soften wax ahead of micro suction. The drops have made his hearing worse and it was already very bad. He will have the micro suction one day and the next day is a hearing test. 

Chocolatedrinker

I'm still catching up on all the posts since I last posted - also checked my bookmarked threads and updated them as the posters I followed have finished updating their diaries for a variety of reasons.
My decluttering since last time I posted:
779 - shower gel uu as handwash
780 - 87 sharps bins to chemist
788 - emails deleted
789 - 92 broken pens binned
793 - receipts scanned & recycled (I scan receipts on a couple of apps to get amazon / paypal vouchers)
794 - booked and paid for weekend away at child's choir camp
795 - nail varnish uu
796 - emails unsubscribed from
797 - emails sent regarding child's classes
798 - 802 craft kits to charity shop
803 - new screen protector on phone
804 - perfume sample uu
805 - old nail file binned
806 - candle uu
807 - receipts scanned
808 - 810 magazines recycled
811 - 12 - packaging recycled
813 - 16 - books sold
817 - item to cs 
818 - receipts scanned
819 - shower gel uu
820 - 2,000 laser shots decluttered into my eye (treatment for complication of diabetes)
821 - sleeping bag recycled
822 - broken gift bag binned
823 - 6 old shoes recycled
827 - sleeping bag recycled
828 -35 - books sold
836 - packaging uu
837 - emails unsubscribed
838 - garden weeded and flags cleaned

Chocolatedrinker

started a new post in case computer crashed!
839 - 60 - items to foodbank
861 - shampoo uu
862 - magazine recycled
863 - ood bottle of sauce binned
864 - nail varnish uu
865 - theatre tickets booked
866 - lancet holder recycled
867 - 8 ood medicine binned
869 - present ordered for father's day
870 - present dropped off to friend
871 - cheque paid in
872 - 3 facemasks to friend
874 - pack of socks to foodbank
875 - packs of biscuits to foodbank
876 - 80 - toiletries uu
881 - receipts scanned
882 - 7 bags of rubbish to tip
888 - 9 boxes recycled
890 - decoration to cs
891 - 4 badges sewn onto child's uniform
895 - emails deleted
896 - 7 - candles uu
898 - emails unsubscribed
899 - receipts scanned
900 - 902 books mailed to friend
903 - 1,000 laser shots to eye

That is all so far. The good news about laser eye surgery is that the surgeon was impressed with how my eye had reacted to treatment that I needed less work this time and he left the middle of my eye alone as I drive and this would affect my peripheral vision.

GrannyKate

Morning all.  Finished the washing after my trip away.  DGS4 got very wet one day and I left his clothes in the bath at B & B - when I came back at tea time they had washed and dried them for me. Norfolk was lovely and it was good to see so many familiar places.  I can recommend ROARR at Lenwade for anyone with dinosaur mad children.  Everything was included in entrance fee except refreshments and we stayed 6.5 hours.  We put flowers on my parents grave and had a quick look at sea but it was wet and windy most of the time.  

597 Banking done for May
598 Shredding 
599-608 Awarding myself 10 points for random collection of frogs eaten up this morning - including agendas, setting up email groups and responding to numerous emails etc.
609 At least ten items put away
610 DGS4 - old slip ons in CS bag - new ones bought on holiday
611 Some loaf tin liners in CS bag

DS2 seems to be in tidying and cleaning mode so I will let him get on with it. 

vulpix

Out, for the chazzer. A fair size plastic container/storage thing. New from MIL. Kept it and still can’t find a use for it. 

 In, gifted a new tea towel. 

 Knitted another 2 baby jumpers. That's 4 recently, I think I will send a couple of them to the charity shop. They sell hand  knits like hot cakes. Grandbaby Vulpix must have a different jumper for every day of the year by now. DIL claims to love them but I don't want her to be secretly dreading yet another jumper.

 Sadly the gardening lad isn't local. I need to just make a start on the new garden and eat that elephant one bite at a time. 

 Love your little Robin chicks Brie. We had a Mum and Dad and a massive baby at my old work. The poor parents were constantly feeding their massive sprog. They were very tame and very quickly ate from your hand.

 Chocolate drinker, that is one impressive list. laser shots. I am so squeamish.

 3 loads of washing line dried yesterday. Now to put it all away and empty the suitcases see rare attached pic of Fluffy with partially open eyes. I will then knock up some veg soup and make a quorn bolognese for later. Painting calls.

 Vx


 

TC77

So much going on , baby steps again, folder, several lots of paper, other stationery, old vouchers, receiots and labels , and cardf rom my stash .
Over an hour rehoming things from my dining table and still not clear! 
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Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. Write a daily To Do list - only 3 tasks + a weekly Mini Mission in May

2. Sort out sleep patterns - target bed by 2:00 a.m. & up by 9:00 a.m 

3. Deal with mail & email on a daily basis

4. Don’t put it down, put it away + deal with mini tasks as soon as they are noticed e.g. refill olive oil pourer or salt cellar, stitch up a hole in a garment etc

5. Commence ‘Operation Frog Tickling’ using the acronym - I.R.I.S. (Identify, Research, Implement, Sign Off) - One per quarter

6. Continue to keep kitchen clean & tidy - before going to bed

Apologies for not posting last night but DH was rather unwell 🤒 DSis headed off for her hairdressing appointment at 14:15 & DH was happily watching MotoGP qualifying & I was knitting. About 15:30 DH called down - he had been bending down looking for something in his filing cabinets when he had a dizzy spell & started feeling nauseous as well as sweating profusely. At first we thought it was his heart BUT his smart watch gave no indications that it was 😮‍💨 but of course this meant we couldn’t explain it 😪 I then remembered the risotto from Thursday night - DH was the only one who ate all of it - DSis & I only had a few mouthfuls before throwing it out for the pigeons. I investigated food poisoning & the symptoms fit so it appears that I had inadvertently ‘poisoned’ my DH 😱 Several episodes of the retching type of vomiting over the next couple of hours & more sweating, dizziness & very unsteady on his feet so stayed sitting + water tasted of disinfectant. As he was feeling a bit better - the sweating had stopped - he decided that a cup of coffee was in order. Big mistake - made the vomiting worse. Anyway long story short he finally managed to make it to bed & slept for a couple of hours until about 20:00. I added a blanket to the bed as by this time he had started feeling cold. A couple of hours later he safely managed to come downstairs & threw his waste paper bin in the wheelie bin 🤢 Had a glass of water - tasted OK & went back to bed. Sunday & DH is steady on his feet, the nausea & dizziness are gone but he feels washed out & slightly dehydrated. Currently watching the MotoGP races & has managed to drink a glass of water & a small cup of coffee with no ill effects 😮‍💨 The unfortunate thing is that the 3 of us were supposed to be attending his niece’s 60th birthday lunch in Kent today 😔 - it was going to be my first trip out in the car 😉 To say that DH & I are both relieved is an understatement…… 

870 - 872 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, booklet - recycled 

873 - 874 Kitchen detritus, office waste paper receptacle - binned

Brie, so cute ☺️ 

Florenceem, you are definitely doing really well with reducing your stash of yarn 👏 

Excellent decluttering short_bird 👏 especially the digital decluttering 🤩 

Excellent decluttering QueenJess & I see you have passed the 11,000 mark as well 👏 You are way too hard on yourself ‘wagging finger emoji’ You are a busy working mum who also happens to be a perfectionist, so please, please cut yourself some slack 🙏 dND hit the nail on the head with her comment “QueenJess  It's easy to declutter in a couple of months if money isn't a consideration and you just throw everything out without a thought. 🤣”

mhagster, well done on not only keeping so positive but also embracing your current minimalist lifestyle 😊👏

Great decluttering TC77 👏 Baby steps is definitely working for you 😊

Florenceem, so lovely to hear that MrF is keeping up with his exercise 😊 Wishing him good luck with both his audio appointments 🍀

Lovely to see you Chocolatedrinker 👋 You have been busy - excellent decluttering & completion of tasks 👏 Very pleased to hear the good news about your eyes - such a relief 🥲 

GrannyKate, sounds like you had a wonderful time with DGS4 ….. despite the rain 😊 What a lovely surprise re the wet clothes 🥳 I hope you remembered to leave a good review 😉 Excellent decluttering & great that DS2 is inspired to clean & tidy 👏 Long may it last 🤞

vulpix, finally a picture of Fluffy with eyes open 😊 obviously wants you to go on holiday again 😂 Perhaps DIL would like a hand knitted jumper for herself 🤔 Excellent work with the LDFPA 👏

All caught up 😊 DH is feeling a lot better - no more dizziness & no more nausea 🥳 

MrsSD: I AM A ⭐️ - 🥇 🎖️ 💐 🌟 🏅 💐 🎖️ 💐 ⭐️ 💐 💐 🥇 ⭐️ 

DH Awards: IS A 💎🏅 🌟 🥰 🏅 

DSis Awards: 🏅 💐 💐 🤗 ⭐️ 

Decluttering Target 2023: 874/2024

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £228.85

daisy_1571

Oh no !  Poor dh, that sounds horrible,  glad he's a bit better today xxxx