2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

TC77

Spent 30 mins looking for something which had been in front of me all the time..... blaming the heat

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all

@Muddy_Walker lovely photos big hugs

@Vulpix amazing work, love it 😁

Yesterday I went to cake decorating, I will post a photo of what we are making in a bit, going to finish them off next week but one good thing is we need some ribbons so I dug out a bag I have lurking around and have sorted enough for everyone if they need them and have put them in a little tin in my cake bag to take next week 😁. Ribbon is in the same category as buttons for me, just love it 😁. Delivered baby blanket and bits to E so they have left the house at least 😂.
Then off to the dentist where I apologised for stalking him having had 3 appointments in the last couple of months 😂. The tooth was removed quite easily but half my face was frozen resulting in dribbled tea down my white t shirt when I got home 😂. It took hours to unfreeze but I am now pain free and able to get to sleep without a painkiller 😁.
Called in to OH's house on my way home to collect the post and check the water situation after the work done by the utilities company. All good so OH can now organise for the shower to be replaced 😁
Just as I was faffing about with the tea I got a phone call from the energy company technician about my smart meter. This technician had already been last week but wasn't able to sort it out as although he knows what to do he's not allowed to do it as he's only a technician and it has to be done by an engineer, elf and safety regs. Apparently the job had been given to him again not an engineer, who knows why, possibly because I had actually raised a complaint though they hadn't contacted me to tell me he was coming this time or I could have saved him the trip. He had sent a report in last week and yesterday had quite a long text conversation with his office relaying what was going on and even checked my bill to see that I was indeed getting billed on estimated readings. Ha said not to wait for them to arrange an appointment for an engineer but to phone them. When I had regained some control over my mouth I did contact them, well a lady in India, and I have arranged for an engineer to come on 13th August 🙄.
Then I got a phone call from an ex colleague asking for union advice. By the time that was sorted it was time for tea 😂 so nothing else done 😂
Today started quite well, put a load of jeans in the machine and decided to change the bedding. Fighting with the king size quilt in the heat even though it was quite early nearly did for me 😂. Back to the washing machine only to discover OH had put a load of whites in that I had put to soak in washing soda, and left another load by the machine. Naturally the whites had to go back into soak as they had only been in about an hour and some of the stains were still visible. Eventually got everything washed and on the line but I had to have a sit down in a darkened room for a while 😂. Managed to book a chiropodist appointment but not until 21st August 🙄, been trying to get an appointment for about a month.  Then I don't know what possessed me but I decided to make a shepherdless pie for tea rather than a salad 😂. It was tasty though and I have enough left over for a meal tomorrow. After tea I watered ln's pots and baskets as she is away until Sunday. 2 loads of washing sorted, the rest is still out. Absolutely nothing else was done 😂

I am now lying on the bed with the quilt folded down and the fan going. No doubt the quilt will end up on the floor 😂

Right time to finish this long post and say goodnight 😁 
Hugs to everyone who would like one

965 baby blanket delivered
966 tooth decluttered
967OH's post collected
968 energy company frog progressed
967 & 968 LDFPA
969 chiropodist appointment.booked
Take care everyone
969/2025

Liverpool_Anne

Hi again, here is the photo of what we are making in cake decorating

Take care everyone

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

Thursday has been another hot & humid day with a high of 29°C & low of 19°C

DH had an early appointment at the hospital to see the heart specialist - left home at 08:45. Arrived just after 09:30, had an ECG & saw the doctor at 10:00. His heart is OK but he will be sent a BP monitor which he will need to keep on for  24 hours & then a decision will be made about whether or not extra meds are needed. DH phoned 13:00 to say he was on the 4th of 8 buses & phoned again at 14:00 after all 8 buses & now on DLR. He got home 14:40. Meanwhile I have done sweet nothing apart from clear down more programmes from TV planner - now have 95% available. DH is making beans on toast for him & my DSis. I had a cheese & marmalade sandwich about 16:30 - too hot to be hungry - just thirsty. I ended up having a couple of slices of toast & marmalade. Wudupa.

1186 - 1190 Kitchen recycling, newspaper, magazine, cardboard packaging, drinks cans - recycled 

1191 Kitchen detritus - binned 

London_1, what a busy Thursday & pleased to hear that you made the most of discounts & vouchers 👏 Hope your eldest DD & her OH have a lovely time on holiday 😊 Congratulations to DGGD aged 7 🥳 hopefully she will have lots of fun 😊 

daisy_1571, sounds like a very interesting programme - hopefully it will be repeated 🤞

Excellent work tackling the underwear drawer Brambling 👏 What a great result from your shopping trip 🥳

Great work TC77 👏 Reminds me I have 2 bags of stuff to drop off at CS - which I haven’t counted 😉

Great decluttering CRANKY40 👏 Hope you didn’t overdo it in the garden today 🙏 The solar fountain sounds marvellous 😊

London_1, pleased to hear that you are enjoying the tennis 😊 & doubly pleased to hear that you intended to have a relaxing day staying out of the heat 🥹 This “PS only a couple of weeks then the boys will be here. DGS Ben is bringing his young lady with him, sounds like he’s met a nice one as he’s pretty keen. Fingers crossed as I know he is keen to settle down. He says she’s perfect but he’s very keen to get us to meet 🤣🤣🤣 bless him I think he’s definitely thinking of building a nest 🤣🤣🤣 She’s never been to the Island so he wants to show her round” is lovely ☺️ especially how keen he is for you & his young lady to meet 🥹

Good work TC77 👏

You are absolutely amazing vulpix 🥹 what more can I say but 🤩 

Good work decluttering your underwear drawer Wednesday2000 👏 Hope you managed to get rid of the headache & that you enjoyed watching the tennis & football 😊

Thank you for sharing such gorgeous photos Muddy_Walker 🥹

Excellent decluttering QueenJess 👏 Hope I didn’t miss out on the chocolate ice cream 😉

Lovely post daisy_1571 ☺️

vulpix, great news that you are cleared to drive 😊 The upcycled shoe bench looks amazing 🤩 

MadamMim2013, so sorry to hear about Sammy 😢 but so lovely that you have many happy memories 🥹

Lovely post Soontobeoap ☺️ Great work using up your card making supplies 👏

Lovely memories CRANKY40 🥹

Brie, what a great result decluttering the fans so quickly 👏

Excellent electronic decluttering TC77 👏

Excellent decluttering QueenJess 👏

Such a compassionate post Dizzycap 🥹

Great decluttering TC77 👏 I would definitely blame the heat 😉

Almost caught up but just noticed the time 🙊 Sleep tight everyone 😴 

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TC77

Wow @Liverpool_Anne that is amazing cake decorations
 Looks so delicate and fine...
Hope your mouth and teeth are now fine
.I have  so many buttons and suddenly reEver someone saying they made Xmas decorations from them?
Might it be Vulpix who has done her magic on the bench and so many things. @vulpix your new house sounds lo lovely and great you have your mum's in the meantime. Looking forward to seeing photos.
Mrs SD, gosh 8 buses and the dlr poor Mr SD. Finger crossed the 24 hr monitor is all fine.
I don't often  get hay-fever  but streaming eyes , sneezing and now swollen gland so hoping it is that as don't want to pass anything on to dd2 before her flight.

daisy_1571

wow Liverpool_Anne amazing

Shepherdess pie shrieking blue face emoji needed 😆   the only meal ive ever cooked that went straight down the toilet from both our plates.  Out the gillian mckeith book.  I've never tried it again to see if thats how it was supposed to taste or if id went wrong somewhere 😕 😆 🤣 😂 

Dxxx

Soontobeoap

@TC77 we are making Christmas tree elf decorations from buttons at craft group on Monday. Early I know but we have a Christmas Fair in November to prep for and once we know how to make them people will make more on their own
 . Easy to make I think. I will post pics when they are done.

CRANKY40

Good morning, 

Ten things decluttered yesterday- I counted each black bag of grass clippings/weeds/prunings as one thing. I am trying to remove little "hot spots" here and there as I find them apart from the downstairs bookcase that I just keep shutting the doors and drawers of 🙄

Today I need to put away some kitten stuff off the kitchen counters as we're more organised with that now, then ds wants to go into town for a few bits so I'll take him to save him walking and waiting for buses in the heat (plus I get to look in a few shop windows). I'm also hoping to manage a little bit of weeding at some point today. 

@vulpix your bench is lovely 😊

Mrs S_D  8 buses 😲

@Muddy_Walker sending some more hugs. 


 

GrannyKate

Hi - just a quick post to say I am back from 5 days in Portugal.  DD and I stayed with my brother who lives there.  Great time.  DD drove me back home late last night and has to go again at lunchtime.  Washing load 2 almost finished and one more to go.  Tiling has been done and looks great.  Just some blinds to sort and skirting to paint.  I will post again when I've caught up on 138 posts from whilst I was away.

608 Two bags of old plastic pots fitted in to bin saving a trip to tip
609 All emails dealt with before I left
610 Suitcases unpacked - think suitcase will have to go - handle has come off but this has happened before so can't blame airline
611 Tiling completed

Willowtree222

I did the tip run so my gold star and medal tasks have now been completed!! 

Listed some free items so hopefully they will leave the house as well. 

Got some books going to a friend next week and clothes and batteries leaving the house as well.