2024 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD

London_1

Fingers crossed Katie the children,Erin,Ida, and her husband Tom have got away ok, they were taking off at 12.45pm lunchtime flight, but not landing in Orlando until 1.05 am British time  as they have an hour and a half stop over in Atlanta to catch their connecting flight.
The girls will be confused as it will be 8.00 pm Florida time when they land ,so losing four hours on their trip and no direct Heathrow-Orlando flight from Virgin at  the moment to make sure its safe for them. I bet the children will be tired along with their parents. But I'm glad they got to go at least as they had been planning it for a year.

Next Saturday our Ben is coming down, and he will be wanting to dig a patch for the Christmas spuds to go in. Also I will get him to plant the bulbs for the spring. he's so looking forward to it as he has a two week break from school for half term and he wants to get some fishing in as well if he can.

Then the following weekend Henry will be home from Romania and will be coming down for a couple of days 

Thats as well as having the builders here its going to be a busy few weeks ahead  


JackieO xx

TC77

@Muddy_Walker.. sending hugs, and glad you have a date for your mum's op ...hope you're popping into the tlc carriage.
@Brie hope the large planter finds its new home
@Liverpool_Anne thank you for the encouragement. I'm always in awe of how much you get done, and helping others too.
So, waiting for DD1 to send over stuff for me to read through for her, not that I can really help but she's in a tizz.
Abit peeved tidied for the person to see the sofa and they changed their mind and didn't come and look.
Have made a start on the stuff on the bed, reckon paper declutter, broken things etc and couple to textile recycling 12, also 2 x duvets, cushions, food stuff, jars and cable to donation hub (20)- I paused with my trolley and bags outside  a local church and suddenly thought they may think that this is all my belongings in the bags! and I'm in need.
think I was on 1451 (Maybe optimistic) but adding from yesterday and today 65 total now rounded to 1511.
A few frogs done, or moved along as many muti-stepped!

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. Write a daily To Do list - only 3 tasks 

2. Sort out sleep patterns - target bed by 2:00 a.m. & up by 10:00 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

Sorted some more paperwork + gathered together my knitting patterns for hats, scarves & wrist warmers. DH left for his walk at 14:15 in the dry & it stayed dry whilst he was out. I prepped the pork & started cooking it & also prepped all veg + parboiled potatoes for roasties. Dinner was delicious - roast pork with crackling, roast potatoes & carrots, cauliflower, Yorkshire puddings & hm gravy. After dinner DH made a rather spicy beef based soup 😉 Wudupa. I have started knitting my first hat - 92 stitches & a 12 Row pattern 🙂 

1805 - 1811 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, magazine, 0.5” paperwork, plastic bottle, 2 catalogues - recycled 

1812 - 1813 Kitchen & lr detritus - binned 

Liverpool_Anne, I must admit to being rather pleased to hear that you had a proper lie-in 😉 You have been very busy recently & if the cooler weather has put you ‘into hibernation mode’  then all the better - you probably do need to catch up on some sleep 😊 Although I see that you were very busy Friday & Saturday & got a lot done 👏 Lovely cheerleading as usual 😊

Great photos vulpix 🤩 & some lovely cheerleading 😊 Great news that the loft was Not as full as you thought 👏

Brie, sounds like the chap is planning ahead 😉 Fingers crossed you can fit the massive planter in your car 🤞

Excellent decluttering QueenJess 👏 So, so pleased that your parents didn’t inundate you with ‘stuff’ 😊 Keeping everything crossed (including eyes which is making typing difficult 😂) that your parents are ‘finally’ getting the message 🤞It would be such a relief for you & far less stressful, if you don’t have to dread each visit 🙏 The mixed fruit crumble & hm vanilla ice cream was delicious 😋 - I sneaked into the TLC Carriage earlier 😉 Good luck with the freezer dive 🍀

Muddy_Walker, sending very gentle cwtches 🤗 & hoping that you don’t have too many more injections 🙏 Everything crossed that your Mum’s op takes place on the 1st & that there are no nasty surprises 🤞🙏 

Deni_debt-free_dreamer, such a shame that you didn’t get to see the Northern Lights first hand 😔 I was lucky enough to see them once ……….. back in 1996 in Canada - spectacular 🤩

London_1, Fingers crossed that DGD Katie & family arrived safely 🤞& that with a good night’s sleep they can enjoy their holiday 🙏 I can almost feel your excitement at seeing DGSs Ben & Henry 😊

Excellent decluttering TC77 👏 & great work dealing with frogs 👏 I have made a note of your new number 😊 & am pleased to say that another 7 items will result in me sending you a gold star 😉

Sleep tight 😴 

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DH Awards: IS A 💎🏅 🌟 🥰 🏅🏅

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Decluttering Target 2024: 1813/2024

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £471.70

GrannyKate

Slightly mad day yesterday packing, cleaning, chucking etc.  No definite date yet but I aim to be ready.  Need to declutter money on car today and my filling finally came out so must ring for an appointment today.  Some rough counting going on as stuff was leaving in car loads yesterday. 

1172 Childs Hat to CS bag
1173 Jelly mould to CS bag
1174 Calendars updated
1175 Minutes of meeting sent out
1176 Filling decluttered
1177-1226 Two car loads of stuff to DS2's place from his bedroom here - counted as 50 but probably a lot more clothes, shoes, stuff and lego collections
1227-1228 Two plastic drawer sets to DS2
1229 Bundle of things for DGS1 (Coins, bookmarks, some mementos of late DH he has been looking for)
1230 Sorted DGS4's clothes between mine and their new place
1231 Large bundle of DGS4's socks binned
1232-1236 Four old quilts and a pillow to tip
1237-1246 Ten old baking tins to metal recycling
1247 Bed dismantled and wood to recycling
1248 Mattress to tip
1249 Speakers to electronic recycling
1250 A couple of ornamental lamps to tip (although chap came to car and asked if he could take them - fine by me)
1251 Bundle of cables to recycling
1252 Carrier of scrap paper recycled
1253-1262 Five quilt cover sets, sheets etc to CS bag
1263-1267 Children's clothes to CS bag
1268-1269 Two items of school uniform in bag for school sale
1270 Broken fan to electric recycling at tip 
1271 Random small cardboard boxes to recycling
1272 Phone screen saver to DS2 for DGD4's phone
1273 Packing 32 boxes and 6 bags

I started sorting some of the garden pots out and swimming pool just needs cleaning before being put in its box.  I might go to main tip today and enquire about broken terracotta pots as I know you have to pay.  

Soontobeoap

Hi @London1. Just catching up on here and you mentioned putting appliances on facebook. Just wondered if you had discovered "wightbay" yet. Its the islands equivalent of ebay. Also " the price is wight" is worth a look if you want discounts on island entertainment. So glad that you are enjoying the island

Fizz2015

Morning All, some amazing decluttering going on. Still plodding, OH started tidying up the living room yesterday and ended up helping sorting toys and relocating things to where they belong. Then got too much for me, so went out for a walk. I find it easier to declutter in baby steps.

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, very slow decluttering day yesterday, the bedroom bin was emptied and I finally got the windscreen pic sent off along with another pic of the whole windscreen they asked for, sounds easy but felt like hard work . 
We had a lovely meal out with a friend and her son who we had been on holiday with earlier in the year. They passed me a belated birthday present which I was not expecting so that was nice. Lovely flowers and some posh chocs which will soon be decluttered . The bag and wrapping have been added to the stash for re-use . We discussed going back to the same place next year for a week and we all thought it was a nice idea so that will happen hopefully
The weather forecast for today is dry so you've guessed it, there is a load swishing . I have to go to the garage to book an MOT and we are out about 4 to meet a friend for an early tea so I will see what can be done between times

Squirrel bouncing around the garden atm but not interested in the bird feeder so I will have to investigate what has caught his attention. Hope I don't have an oak tree sapling appear in the spring

@Vulpix well done on the loft clearing, nice pics

@Brie good luck getting the pot in the car

@QueenJess glad you had a good visit from the parents and you were able to relax

@Muddy_Walker hugs

@TC77 I don't think I do that much and believe me if you saw my house you wouldn't think so either though I do like helping other people as I don't have to make any decisions . You have done loads

@Mrs SD the lie in was lovely

@GrannyKate you are on a roll, so much done I have no doubt you will be ready whenever you get the moving date

@Fizz2015 hugs

Ok time to check if the washing is finished swishing
Hugs to everyone who would like one

1546 bedroom bin
1547 windscreen repair finally booked.
Take care everyone
1547/2024

ruby_eskimo

Afternoon all.  

@vulpix - my boss has that Bowie cat print up in his office 😁

@QueenJess - good to hear the parents didn't offload too many things on you this time.  Mine are the same, don't worry.


Managed to finish getting rid of the wallpaper in the main bedroom over the weekend:

1001 - 1002: bags of wallpaper

and my ebay buyer finally came to collect the assorted wardrobe paraphernalia that they'd purchased:

1003 - 1007: drawers and fixings

We have some friends who are hoping to move soon so have asked them if they want the moving boxes we have left over and they've said yes but not when they want to collect them...Will have to try and get them to agree a date / time this week and then that's another part of a room that isn't taken over by unnecessary things.

Hope all are well, I've put some leftover chai rhubarb crumble in the TLC carriage.

regnbue

A mini update.

The first plumber I left a message for never rang back.

Plumber 2 seemed more keen and requested details and photos by phone which I sent over.  He said he would provide a quote the following morning.  Four days later I received a random message from someone saying Brandon (who's Brandon?) had passed the work over to them because he was busy and lived too far away.

On checking the replacement company's website it did not exist.  This is why I find it so disheartening ringing people.  I have numbers for 2 more plumbers but am finding excuses not to ring them.

I found myself in the ROD last week and have ended up listing 5 items on fleabay which I haven't done for 3 years.  I found a huge unused cushion but knew there was a pair and finally today after a big hunt I found it so they will be off to the cs with some other items and I will count when gone.   Gathered about another 10 items to fleabay but ROD doesn't look much roomier.

uud lip balm

darning x 1

broken glasses case

wrist support

razor

earphones

6 bits and bobs

Total: 12

Regnbue

Decluttering 272/365     Nail polishes 4/36         Cleaning products     5/26    Hair mousse     2/9   Make £100 in 2024   £7.13/£100

Beauty face masks 1/10    Dental floss 0/3       Bags dishwasher salt 0/4      Puzzle books 0/13

2023 🏅🏅🏅 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💐 💐 💐 💐

2024 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 

2Scratters

Morning Peeps,
Plenty of progress happening for all which is nice to read.
I had a lovely retirement do on Saturday morning which went into the late lunch time. A great catch up. That's work all done and dusted now. 
 I have had a wobble of my own head to shape myself and get more bits done. Yesterday I managed to list some bits on teabay and had a successful sale this morning, I even went up in the loft to find a few more bits that are the same to go so  its now all packaged up ready to be dropped off. I have even fetched down more items this time and only 1 went up. It's an A5 lever arch file I used at work with plenty of sleeves in it. I am going to remove pictures from frames that will fit in it and pass to DS as they will all be relating to him.  That's given me a confidence boost to list more. Need to take some more pictures whilst its sun shining ready to get some more listed. 
I have 2 books I need to read then 1 can be returned to the lender and the other can go to CS or local library.

I too have made a week list based on what @London_1 had suggested, mine goes

Move it out Monday - Drop off\MDMM save money
Chuck it out Tuesday - It is bin collection day
Weed it out Wednesday - Garden bits/tidy
Tackle it Thursday - Treat some one (free ads)
Fix it Friday - or Frog day
Sort it Saturday - ready for selling
Save it Sunday - Find a place for kept bits

We'll see how it goes

@TC77 love the hall way. 


Hugs to those who need one

2 Scratters xx