2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

TC77

@Happy_Kitties thank you, yes sent some emails and have a tel call with solicitor about one issue for dd1 on Friday.  I do hope your current GP is good and is active in finding out more how they can support you. Your positivity as well as generosity and compassion always shines through in your posts.
@Dizzycap dd2 who doesn't like change is worried I'll move.while she has her year abroad and said how lovely our house is after I've done so much work the last 5 years ( interesting I think its how long I've been on this journey with Mrs SD). Also she loves her newly painted room which she refused to let me have painted for 10 years ( previously painted in 1995 I think).
Reassured her I will only move if I find something I think is as nice or better.
Will do 20.mins before going off to work today. 
Meant to write my list last night but fell asleep.

Moorviews

@dND - Very cute Gino obviously knows how to make his own fun! I hope that the investigations help you to find ways to help your health improve.
@Brie - Nothing as beautifully painted as your eggs but I keep our old decorated eggs in a basket in the china cupboard. Usually I will cut a branch coming into blossom and then hang them from that. A bit of nostalgia for me as the children decorated them. Seeing yours has made me think that I would like to do some more. 
@Happy_Kitties - it is always great to start seeing some space when a bigger item goes. 

We took a good amount to the RC in the end on Tuesday and there is another car load packed and ready to go today. It was a no spend trip into town as Mr MV had a health check and I returned library books and items that didn't fit me, for a refund. Plenty of washing done and dried outside which is my favourite way. We have had a chat about the shed and agreed on some larger items to go. I think he wants to try selling things but I am not going to get involved in that side of it. A return will also go to the PO today as I forgot it on Tuesday.
All the recycling, garden waste and general waste has been collected so I am busy refilling. a whole barrowload of weeds were pulled up yesterday. I tidied out the greenhouse and swept my bench ready for some seed sowing activity. Decluttered the new dahlia tubers from their box and into pots. I noticed that when I order one of a variety that I get one really good tuber, however, when I order three, I get one good one and two rubbish ones! Given that I can take cuttings, I shall only be ordering the single tubers in future.

Nice and sunny today so I hope it is a good one for you all 

TC77

The morning def works best  for me and heading into work now and then work later. Dd1 meeting dd2 to study together. Small bag ( gift type so can count) with a perfume, hairbands, highlighters, stickies and notebooks and fridge magnets for dd1. I expect some fridge magnets and maybe a couple of other things may come back. Found old concertina file with work stuff which has been recycled and some scrap paper put together with bull dog clip. Started to put empty files and  folders by type. I have built in shelves full of paperwork and thinking if I manage to clear any what I can use them for? But have files elsewhere so maybe consolidate. One shelf is work so will go when I stop working and prob another 2 shelves worth linked to the multi year huge frogs. Fingers crossed may get sorted this year.

oceanspirit

Thank you for all the pet pictures and tales of their antics - it really helps to cheer up the difficult days.

Must have overdone it on Tuesday as had to have a quiet one yesterday to recover.  Did manage to sort out more papers, clean DW filter and found some rubbish to bin so it wasn’t a complete write off.

Will be continuing with food stores uu today - the worktop is slowly showing through and boxes slowly emptying.  It will be a shock when we start having to buy storecupboard items again as we have been used to smaller spends and I know from just buying veg, dairy and bread how much prices have gone up.

Rootle

16/52 - Exercise ball to the bin.
17/52 - Dog toy to recycling bin at the pet store.
18/52 - 10 CDs to recycling site for a few pennies.

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, not posted for a couple of weeks. Initially I was not in a good place, argument with OH and I was quite angry and a bit depressed and it took about a week to regain my equilibrium then I was a bit overwhelmed with union things. 3 cases landed in 2 days. I have another one to sort today. Easter was conference which I enjoyed but it was quite full on, though we did have a couple of nice meals out 😁. 
I helped with the mosaic at the footy and had to visit the bank to jiggle some money around after the spending at conference which will come back to me when I have conquered the app 😂. 17 digit verification code !!! I had to resort to pen and paper and there was lots of sweary swearing but it is nearly sorted    maybe.   😂. Also had to get 2 new tyres as a screw had taken up in residence in one, that money won't be coming back but it had to be done.
I have sorted a couple of bags from the loft. A big bag of wallpaper, 3 unused rolls to cs bag, 3 rolls kept as they might be used in the understairs toilet and loads of part rolls into the recycling. My dMums knitting bag has come down. Found a load of sewing patterns in it. 4 have been posted to my dsis as she wanted a skirt pattern 😁. 
I have ordered and collected some currency to be taken to my dniece for her birthday by my dnephew along with a book he hasn't read. A lavender plant in a ceramic pot has been passed on to a friend who said she hasn't been able to get one to grow 😁. Meds have been ordered and collected, B12 jab due on Saturday. OH's dniece has had her baby, all well and a card from stash posted though not sure when we will see her as she had a c section and is recovering. OH has had a mammoth cooking session so we have food in the freezer to take 😁 though the kitchen is desroyed. Job for today.  A birthday card from stash also posted off.
In between times the washing has been done, bins have been emptied and emails deleted.

I have read all the posts but very little has been retained though I have to say @Brie those eggs are beautiful 😁 and the photos of animals are very nice, proper cheers you up.
Right I have washing to sort before I get stuck into the union thing so will say hugs to anybody who would like one and crack on

492 - 496 LDFPA
497 - 501 500 emails permanently deleted
502 currency ordered and collected
503 & 504 lavender plant and ceramic pot
505 & 506 bedroom recycling
507 - 509 lr bin
510 & 511 kitchen bin
512 bedroom bin
513 bathroom bin
514 big bag of rubbish from the garden binned
515 wallpaper recycling
516 - 518 card, book and packaging
519 - 522 sewing patterns and packaging
523 birthday card
524 new baby card
525 banking stuff
526 meds ordered and collected
Take care everyone
526/2025

Maikdonmend

Ready to start decluttering. I went to a storage place to maybe put some excess there temporarily to break down the workload. At the moment though I am trying to just do as much as I can to avoid having to pay that amount of money. It is still there as an option  if I need it.
Feeling energised and enthusiastic to reassert control over my home.

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

Wednesday: Dinner was spaghetti bolognaise 🤤 Wudupa

732 - 737 Kitchen & office recycling, glass jar, drinks cans, 2 newspapers - recycled 

738 Kitchen detritus - binned

It stayed dark & overcast all day but didn’t rain 🙂 

I hope everyone managed to get a good night’s sleep 😴 

MrsSD Awards: 💐 🌟 ❤️ ❤️ 🏅 💐 💐 💐 🏅🥉🏅 🎂 🌟⭐️⭐️❤️ 🍫🐾 😍🥇

DH Awards: 🏅 ‘Squirrel Whisperer’

DSis Awards:

Decluttering Target 2025: 738/2025

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £116.00

TC77

@Liverpool_Anne so glad to see you popping in and so sorry life has been so tough. I alway wonder how people are when absent for a while and hope because good things  are happening rather than not so good.
Please take care of yourself 

QueenJess

A quick check in for today before my next work meeting.  2 things in (dress for me and packaging) and a few more bits out.  I didn't clean any more cupboards/drawers in the kitchen today as no time, but maybe later or tomorrow.  Ooh - just realised I've met my next use up target of 100 and so will be awarding myself a diamond.

Digital:
10 - photos deleted

Physical:
1 - paper, reused then recycled
2 - kitchen supplies used up
1 - DD clothes too small (charity box)

New total 1,220
Use it up total 101
Net physical things in/(out) +48
Mini kitchen challenge 12/50