2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

Wednesday2000

I had another meditation class and another session of craniosacral therapy this week. I had a shower and washed my hair after the therapy last night and feel okay today, thankfully. I went to a health food shop afterwards as she recommended electrolyte drops to take each morning and I bought them and I found a vegan pizza I haven't found anywhere else in ages. I am not going to eat foods like that as often as I found out my cholesterol is high after having my routine blood test last week. Although I got a follow up email from my doctor saying "we have calculated that your cardiovascular (CVD) risk score of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years is 2%" so I don't really understand what that means if my cholesterol is high. I have a phone appointment with a nurse next week so she can explain it to me. 

I have been decluttering gently, a drawer or so a day. I did sort out the airing cupboard and got rid of two sheets and two old hand towels. I did arrange my handbags as I keep them in the top shelf of the airing cupboard and have been using the ones I never use! I wore a grey bag yesterday and a red one on Tuesday when I went out.

I am going to have a bath and then vacuum downstairs afterwards as I haven't done that for a few days and I'm meant to be sticking to this cleaning routine.

QueenJess

I watched Sort Your Life Out with DS last night and when I got up this morning I found him going through his stuff and decluttering.  Thanks Stacey!   I generally try to avoid his room as it's got too much stuff in there for my liking.

A few more things in.... 1 puzzle from Buy Nothing, 1 desk chair for DD from Buy Nothing (been watching out for one for a couple of months), 3 books from a charity shop for DD/DS.

Still plodding through using things up and slowly getting long frogs sorted out.  Yesterday I picked out photos for the frames I picked up from Buy Nothing last year, ordered them to the shop, picked them up and put them in the frames.  So another job done there.  It also reminded how it was easier to find photos I'm looking for when I've gone through and organised/decluttered them, so that task is back at the forefront of my mind.

Digital:
1 - files deleted

Physical:
1 - notebook used up (recycled)
1 - craft supplies used up
10 - DS tat (charity box)
4 - DS tat (binned)
1 - DD dress too small (charity box)
1 - DS puzzle (Buy Nothing)
1 - paper reused, then recycled

New total = 676

New use up total = 37

Feb net physical items in/(out) = -13

Off for a lie down in the tlc carriage in a minute and definitely again later as I've caught a cold third hand (from DS to DD to me).

Florenceem

One of the items that I listed on V last night sold quickly.
This morning I did more wrapping of sold items and popped to SA to print labels.
Mr F's pressure relieving cushion and boots arrived this morning.
I went to the post office with a very heavy parcel in my shopping trolley - a sewing machine. I realised that I forgot to put the instruction booklet in the parcel so I have posted that separately - Mr F still has lots of stamps that were found in Mil's flat.
I went straight out again to take another heavy parcel to the off licence.
The buses are still diverted so I have to get 2 to get back from town.
So out today - sewing machine, die cutting machine and a purse.
I have found some items to photograph and list.
Another NSD and nothing coming in to the house.

Wednesday2000

The new season of Reacher came out today if anyone on here is interested.🤩

Dizzycap

@ Florenceem - Great work with the sales and the sending I've got one more die cutting machine left but I'm not sure if I really want to sell it yet.

Usual day of early morning HH bin clearing and cleaning. Cluttering up the HH wheelie for tomorrows collection which I've now put out:-)

Managed to schedual listings on eBy starting tonight which I'm hoping will get bids and I can declutter out of the house pronto! I still haven't manage to get to the charity shop with the full dolly trolly but I'd fully run out of energy by the time I had take both babyfaces for their walks and gone shopping at Sains for a sick neighbour whilst picking up some more recycled free flatpacked boxes to clutter up with in order to declutter items out

I managed a 3 hour sleep this afternoon, already had dinner, decluttering a lovely cup of coffee at the mo, and then after preparing food and feeding the foxes; who got in a very excited fighting rut last night which needed a little personal intervention, I will probablly take babyface out for another walk before she goes off to bed

The swans have started selecting their nest logs and branches, so it's all happening here! Wishing all declutteri a lovely peaceful evening with love and hugs to those who want them xxxxxx

Florenceem

Dizzycap - I have a bid on another die cutting machine so that will be leaving the house - still leaves 4!
I have been paid for today's sales so they are wrapped ready for labels.
I have a bag of stuff in my shopping trolley for the charity shop so will take that with the 2 parcels as they are light ones.
My new machine is arriving tomorrow. So excited - I said to my eldest daughter - the overlocker that I have was bought in 1994 - still works perfectly but I want a modern air threader now as my eyes aren't so good. I will list the old machine for sale.

retiredinfrance

Out
1blouse
1 pair bed socks 
20 books
20 pieces of vintage embroidered linens
6 vintage French linen sheets 
1 small ( too small) expensive leather handbag
1 pile patchwork pieces
1 pile admin paper
12 day books keep these by the phone on my side table and note random stuff 
4 balls yarn
1 broken plastic bucket
1 pile of brittle plastic from garden
1 pile of postcards.

Total = 70 . 321-70=251. I’m off now to find another book to make it a neater 250

Hugs for all . We are now seeing cranes in their way north, so Spring is coming.

Dizzycap

Florenceem said:

Dizzycap - I have a bid on another die cutting machine so that will be leaving the house - still leaves 4!
I have been paid for today's sales so they are wrapped ready for labels.
I have a bag of stuff in my shopping trolley for the charity shop so will take that with the 2 parcels as they are light ones.
My new machine is arriving tomorrow. So excited - I said to my eldest daughter - the overlocker that I have was bought in 1994 - still works perfectly but I want a modern air threader now as my eyes aren't so good. I will list the old machine for sale.

I used to have 8 die cutting machines - Can you imagine what the artroom looked like, clutter wise? I'm reluctant to sell the last one as it was the best of the lot. It's a manual but far better than the electric ones I had and I might decide to use it more often now that I have more space to be able to use it, if you see what I mean.

Glad the new sewing machine is arriving tomorrow and I'd love a machine with an overlocker I've still got an old manual handled Singer but it works wonderfully well for it's great age! 

Was about to take babyface for a walk when I got a call from the lady who is adopting the rescue daxie on Monday. She's excited to be welcoming Gauda into the house and I know everything will be absolutely fine xxx

I just got off the phone when I had an eby sale, so securely packed and posted in the RM Quad locker during babyfaces night walk

Time to declutter a lovely large cup of coffee before I tuck babyface in bed and I do the last of the tidying up before going off to bed, Nignt ,night love to all & hugs to all those who want one xxxx#

I must get out to do a little early morning gardening tomorrow. I've got a couple of small jobs that need doing and babyface will love pottering around and probably have a fruit-loop running crazy session as she gets so excited when I'm well enough to potter about

Edit:

I just thought I'd pop back in to add a picture of babyface to the post. This is her with one of her stern Queen Victoria 'I'm not amused' looks. Highly intelligent with a mental age of a 9 -10 year old - nothing gets past her and you've always got to be ahead of her

dND

retiredinfrance said:

Hugs for all . We are now seeing cranes in their way north, so Spring is coming.

 I so miss the cranes.  In 2007 they were passing over me at the very beginning of March.  By the time I left, they were passing a couple of weeks earlier.  I always greeted them and I waved goodbye to them in Autumn. 🤣🤣 Dxx

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. Write a daily To Do list - only 3 tasks
2. Concerted effort to sort out sleep patterns - Realistic targets: bed by 2:00 a.m. & up by 10:00 a.m 
3. Continue dealing 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

What a difference in the weather - it rained on & off all day but was a lot warmer - high 13°C & low 9°C. The 3rd week in a row that the recycling wheelie bin has been emptied 🥳 Having got up late I spent the rest of the day watching TV & napping 😔 DH went out for a walk late afternoon & picked up a bit of shopping. He did part of his walk around the docks & saw about 4 dozen swans, several Egyptian geese, coots & a few black headed gulls. Dinner was sausage meat & baby spinach linguine 🤤 Wudupa.

364 - 366 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, cardboard packaging - recycled 

367 Kitchen detritus - binned

Florenceem, excellent work on the curtains 👏

Deni_debt-free_dreamer, must have been lovely seeing your family 😊 Good luck with learning to crochet 🍀

Wonderful post daisy_1571 😊 The 5th Emergency Service, I love it 😻 

machasraven, if your ex is coming around with someone, might I suggest that you also have someone there supporting you 🤔 Great work in the bathroom & on the stairs 👏

Tjh1412, hopefully your mojo will return with the warmer weather 😊

Soontobeoap, you are very welcome 😊 How fortunate that you had a spare kettle 👏

Willowtree222, hope you enjoyed your free time 😊

Excellent decluttering Florenceem 👏 Great news that your missing glasses were found & that you didn’t need to order new ones 🥳

Excellent decluttering Rootle 👏 & yippee to DH joining in with the decluttering 🥳 

Excellent work oceanspirit 👏 & yippee to OH joining in with the decluttering 🥳 

 Great work selling the sewing machine Florenceem 👏 & good luck with your listings 🍀

Dizzycap, you have been very busy 👏 so I was pleased to hear that your missing glasses still managed to fit in some rest 😊 Good luck with your new listings 🍀 & fingers crossed that you managed to to find more cardboard boxes 🤞

Excellent work machasraven 👏 & good luck filling the bin 🍀

Excellent decluttering _Dolly_Rocker_  especially the doggy bits 👏

Excellent decluttering Floss 👏 & good luck emptying the notebooks 🍀

sqwiffy ouch to the vet bill 😣 I hope Ronnie is now fully recovered 🤞Typical that you couldn’t find a wheelchair when it was needed 😞 Pleased to hear that DH is on the mend 😊 A full English cooked breakfast 🤤

Just noticed the time so am off to bed 😉 Sleep tight 😴 

MrsSD Awards: 💐 🌟 ❤️ ❤️ 🏅 💐 💐 💐 🏅🥉🏅 🎂 🌟

DH Awards: 🏅 

DSis Awards:

Decluttering Target 2025: 367/2025

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £41.00