2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

suzeesu2000

Been a brilliant day for me. 

Thanks to it being so much cooler today, I managed to get the two raised beds totally clear of things. Got all the weeds and plant things into bags for disposal.
Emptied a load of metal plant pots, they’ve gone in the recycling bin. Plus 2 other plastic pots.
Took all the hanging baskets down. Took all the wall baskets down. Found some of my decorative lizards had escaped from their places on the wall so rehung them all.
That was all I could manage today. Will be doing a bit every day until cleared but, due to my broken old body, I have to take it quite slowly. 

Final job for the day was sorting through my enormous stash of plastic boxes. Heavens to Betsy there are a LOT, well, not quite so many now as a big stack are going in recycling. Lids are warped or don’t fit or boxes are wrong sizes etc. So pleased to have finally outed that job. Have been ruthless and am only keeping boxes with a good fitting lid that will ACTUALLY be useful. 

I am hurting like mad but feel very good mentally that I have achieved so much (for me) in one day. 

Hope everyone has had a good day xx

StickyTheStickInsect

@Moorviews @Liverpool_Anne @CRANKY40  thank you for your wishes about my Mum.

@CRANKY40  I’d really like to see the colourful snake when it's finished too.

@Willowtree222  You should be proud! I seem unable to go into HB and just get what I went for.

No decluttering today, I did however manage to declutter a significant amount of money as all three children needed both new school shoes and new trainers, plus DS1 needed new football boots. DS1 and DS2 also needed new school trousers. We went out to dinner too, the kids had a lovely day as they love the park there but I’m busted!

florianatwobob

A busy day today, in no particular order; sorted out some veggies for stir fries, put the food shop away, planted two cyclamen, two more pending potting. Made some flavoured butter which is now in portions in the freezer. Half a pat of butter turned into garlic butter. The other half turned into lemon and tarragon butter. Mist coated some of the plaster which has been with out paint for an embarrassing length of time. Oh and built a clothes rail. 

TC77

@QueenJess good luck for the new job.
Up v early again and to avoid my work work decluttering was very tempting. Well more like with like but have cleared one drawer in the a4 Swedish small drawers, and corralled things which is good.and tidied up the chaos I made in doing this. 4 lots of paper clutter out and some plastic folders, , new scented candle I will  very use and a dress in cs bag, 2 items posted back as returns and dried up highlighted used up.
Didn't get in garden or do housework but these can wait..more work work and some frogs hopefully tomorrow and tai chi.
Counting as 12 today. 
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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

Saturday continued: DH went out for a walk & incorporated a visit to As** to top up on some vegetables & healthy snacks. 16:40 still overcast & no sun plus the breeze has picked up & is quite chilly. I spent a brisk 15 minute session with my magic machine & managed to weed the whole of the front path - looks better but not perfect 👌 DH got back from his walk - soaked & it hadn’t rained 😂 My main kitchen work surface is completely covered again so made a small start on clearing it by moving a few items from one cupboard to their correct cupboard thereby freeing up space for the open boxes of coffee pods. Also managed to find space in a cupboard for the vegetables (some of which will be used tomorrow) I now have some space on the work surface 🥳 Dinner was beef burgers in buns with cooked onions, lettuce, tomato ketchup & mayonnaise + a small portion of oven chips. Wudupa. DH went out for a short walk after dinner. I spent another 15 minutes in the kitchen sorting out stock pots & stock cubes as when I was doing the earlier tidying I noticed they were all over the place 🙁 seem to have overbought 😬 Now have a small tin with cubes & a larger tin with stock pots both back in the condiments cupboard & a slightly larger tin with the extras in the main food cupboard. 

1504 - 1507 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, glass bottle, coffee tin - recycled 

1508 Kitchen detritus - binned 

Excellent work Willowtree222 both in the garage & the garden 👏 A medal 🏅 is on its way 🙂Also well done on resisting the temptation to buy things 👏

QueenJess, I didn’t mean to make you blush but you are such an inspiration to us all 😊 Good luck with your ongoing ‘use it up’ challenge 🍀 The apple & plum crumble was delicious especially with a scoop of blackberry jam ripple ice cream 😋 

suzeesu2000, an excellent day of working in the garden & also thinning out your huge stash of plastic boxes 👏 You got so much done that I am awarding you a medal 🏅 

Crikey StickyTheStickInsect that was an expensive day 😥 Please accept 💐 

Excellent work florianatwobob 👏  A very busy day deserving of a medal 🏅 which is on its way 🙂

TC77, a busy Saturday - well done tackling work work and also fitting in tidying & decluttering 👏 Fingers crossed that you manage to attend tai chi class 🤞

All caught up so off to bed. sleep tight 😴 

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

DH Awards: 🏅 ‘Squirrel Whisperer’ ⭐️ 🏅 

DSis Awards: ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅

Decluttering Target 2025: 1508/2025

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £379.00

vulpix

Mr V had a quick sweep of his wardrobe, a shirt and 4 Polo shirts taken to the charity shop.Donated them in a storage basket.

I also took the sweatshirt back for a refund. I thought it was white but the trousers have white go fast stripes down the leg which made the sweatshirt look cream. Bought a navy one and some bras that I don't need instead! Oh and some baby onesies for new Grandson due October.

Deleted all the emails to do with Mum's house.

Packed 4 smaller than a banana box boxes with kitchen stuff. 7 glasses/water bottles/mugs given to my neighbour. 

Another 5 glass jars found in the cupboard and recycled.

Today's schedule, bed change, laundry then a few more boxes to pack in the kitchen. It is the dreaded corner cupboard next with all sorts of gubbins that is hardly ever used.  I may not be best able to declutter today. Fomo thought we should be up at 4am as his 24hour diner was inexplicably closed. Managed to half sleep with him walking all over us and gave up at 8am. 

 Love to all Vx



 

Bananabreadyum

Hello lovelies, gorgeous day here. Mostly spent doing jobs! Listing items on v1nted, a bag of craft bits and pieces, 2 bags for the charity shops. Yey! Plus the second hall is clean and tidy! Yippee

QueenJess

Tidied away my 10 items today (items that are lying around to be sorted and never otherwise go anywhere) and it snowballed a bit.  I sorted the free school uniform I got from Buy Nothing, but in order to hang it up I needed some more hangers from the loft.  Whilst I was there, I filed more things up there, but also took a bit of a look through some of the boxes and managed to find some books to go.  Scanned them into an app to send off for a small amount of money which also used up packaging.  Whilst I was filing the school uniform in DD's room I also found some clothes that were too small to go as well.

The house is looking more tidy than usual, so I think it is working!  However, my parents are visiting next week, so positive vibes please!

Digital:
3 - photos deleted

Physical:
1 - paper reused then recycled 
6 - books (sold)
5 - DD clothes grown out of (charity bag)
3 - packaging reused

New total 4,011
Use it up total 344
Big kitchen declutter challenge 113/150

Edit: Just noticed all my plants have been busy having babies.  I'm now trying to decide what to do with spider plant, snake plant and aloe vera plant babies!

suzeesu2000

Mrs_Salad_Dodger Thanks for the medal. Been lazy today, well it is Sunday! Only decluttering has been notes on family tree. Finished DHs side. Now to go back to my dad’s side and mop up. There are a few more online records around since I started this is 1996. I love it, I find it vry therapeutic. 

Hope everyone has had a good day xx

Willowtree222

Thank you for my medal. 
As I was packing DD's case for her school trip, it became easier to sort out her clothes. 

One bag for the bin that werent salvageable and one bin bag ready for the charity shop. Some still have tags on.

She will need some replacement clothes though. At least she now has room for the new items. Her wardrobe is once again organised. Probably only last a week