2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

florianatwobob

Thanks for the medal 🏅 Mrs SD! 2 bags to the CS this morning and then came home with a new mirror for the loo. It’s not yet in the wall but once the rolling is done (and once I’ve found a ruler to do the tiling) I can work out exactly how high to put it without making me twitchy about proportions. 

StickyTheStickInsect

Thank you for my 💐Mrs SD, it was indeed financially traumatic!

No finished decluttering today, although I did start on sorting out the children’s wardrobes but didn’t make much headway.

Went to pick up a new bike for DS1 that was on our local freebies site, it will need some TLC and maybe some new tyres but it is solid and hopefully will last him a while. Getting it into the car was another story but DD and I got there in the end! Other than that a quiet Sunday, DH got a new airfryer this week, he is happily trying out new recipes in it, so I didn’t have to make dinner either!

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

Sunday is a bright sunny day with a forecast high of 25°C, low 13°C & humidity 65% I misread my watch & thinking it was 11:00 I got up, washed & dressed - it was in fact only 10:00 so I am feeling a little bleary eyed & sleepy 🥱 There is a reason for getting up relatively early - we are going out shopping as I need an outfit (including footwear) for a wedding next Saturday, DSis needs shoes to complement her outfit & DH is just supporting us. This will be torture as I loathe shopping for clothes & shoes 😢 We left about 12:15, bus to CW then Jubilee Line to Stratford & DLR one stop to Stratford International & then short walk into Westfield Shopping Centre. I was correct, it was torture - way too warm & so many people …. everywhere plus also unsuccessful 😔 I found one dress I liked but when I went to try it on, it had an attached slip & very narrow shoulders so couldn’t get it over my head ☹️ We did go in half a dozen shops before giving up & I only bought an olive green top in 2 sizes for me & the same top for DSis. DH treated us to coffee/tea & sandwiches before we headed home. Back indoors by 16:45. Dinner was pork steaks, mash & cabbage 😋 Wudupa.

1509 - 1511 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, magazine - recycled 

1512 - 1513 Kitchen & lr detritus - binned 

Excellent decluttering & packing vulpix 👏 I especially liked This “Deleted all the emails to do with Mum's house.” 🥳 Good luck with today’s planned packing 🍀 although I do think that you should incorporate lots of rest & relaxation to counteract Fomo’s early wake up call 😉 

Excellent work Bananabreadyum 👏 Fingers crossed that all your listings get snapped up 🤞 

Excellent work QueenJess 👏 Isn’t it great when one task leads to another & you have time to get it done rather than adding to a To Do list 🥳 Congratulations on breaking through 4,000 items decluttered 👏 a Gold Star ⭐️ is on its way. I will keep everything crossed that your parents show restraint & only bring one item per child 🤞 😉

Great work on the family tree suzeesu2000 👏 As you find it therapeutic it sounds like a perfect way to relax on a Sunday 🥹

Excellent work Willowtree222 👏 I will keep my fingers crossed that DD’s wardrobe stays tidy for more than a week 🤞😊

Excellent decluttering florianatwobob 👏 Two bags of items out & one single needed item in 🥳Hopefully your search for a ruler will generate more decluttering 🤞

StickyTheStickInsect, you might not have made much headway with the children’s wardrobes but at least you have seen what you need to do 😊 Well done on finding & collecting the bike 😊

All caught up so off to bed. Sleep tight everyone 😴 

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

DH Awards: 🏅 ‘Squirrel Whisperer’ ⭐️ 🏅 

DSis Awards: ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅

Decluttering Target 2025: 1513/2025

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £379.00