2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

QueenJess

@Gers that's beautiful 

Just plodding along here with my tidying of 10 sticky things a day and trying to find one thing to declutter.  The place is getting tidier and tidier and when DS had a friend round last week, I didn't even consider tidying before they came.  There has been a number of occasions when I've sat down when the kids are playing and realised it feels weird because I would normally be trying to tidy or declutter and I don't need to do either.

Current plans are to continue trying to use everything and oust the odd thing here and there we are not using, declutter the kitchen (mostly food stores), try to buy as little as possible and then I need to start figuring out how to fit a bit more cleaning into my day.  Now I don't have to spend ages sorting through stuff I may do a timer every weekday instead.

The kitchen declutter is not going that well and for some reason my freezer is again full.  So I've decided I need mini challenges as part of the overall kitchen declutter challenge.  For now until possibly the end of September I will be counting things in/out of the freezer as I need a decent negative figure (10-20) to get it under control.  I have started yesterday and have more that's gone in than has come out  

My parents and sister are here and they didn't get too much for the kids and they were things the kids asked for.

1 - poor quality and damaged potato masher (binned)
1 - magazine recycled
1 - kids books (charity box)
1 - damaged plant tray (recycling)

New total 4,026
Use it up total 345
Mini freezer challenge +3 (aim: -20)
Big kitchen declutter challenge 115/150

Note to self: I must try out my work shoes now I'm back in an office to decide whether I actually want to keep them all or not (only 3 pairs)!  Currently I wear my favourite boots for all occasions and I will wear them into the ground as they are perfect for home and work and are very comfy.

suzeesu2000

Moorviews said:

@TC77 - I am not getting any notifications either 

Me neither - probably Gremlins in the works again.

Discarded a skirt & a vest top as both beyond saving

FINALLY decluttered the entire pile of ironing and I couldn't be happier.

Just got to put everything away now, which I shall begin tomorrow once the washing is on the lines. 

Brie

suzeesu2000 said:

Moorviews said:

@TC77 - I am not getting any notifications either 

@Dizzycap

Not that any of you will get notifications of course but yes there's a system issue which also means that the "latest threads" button isn't working either.  Them what does IT for MSE are aware and trying to find a solution.  Not sure why they haven't managed to put a headline up about it all.....

short_bird

@Dizzycap "Has anyone thought about hiring out their vintage clothing / items for special occasions / events? Just a thought for your bank account    I suppose it depends on how comfortable you feel about handing over your precious item(s) to be used and returned in the same condition it was hired out in?!"

Things will not return in the condition they were hired out in.
If a garment has any emotional ties for you, renting is not the way forward.
(There was a good reason why 75% of the garments at the fancy dress shop I worked in were washable. Also, a vintage group I frequent has endless tales of rented vintage being returned in no fit state...)

TC77

Thanks for letting us know gremlins at work.
I've been doing a tai chi summer camp, 4 hours today and 2 hours tomorrow, some evenings and next Sunday so not done much else. I find it hard to remember what I've learnt and one of the few oldies! 
Cleaned the dishwasher filter and did a cleaning run so hopefully work better.
Large kitchen bowl and trousers in cs bag, some gardening stuff out, work  notebook recycled.some other paper out but little else. 
Debating whether to get rid of drinking glasses but undecided but I do have space and both dds may take some at some point. 
Forgot text book  passed on so another 7.
Mrs SD hope the wedding went well. 
I'm struggling to get rid of a daybed ..bhf due to take but not til October so we Will seem.
Have a good holiday Monday x
1517

Floss

@TC77 maybe try & do the first few moves every hour or so, so they begin to become a routine? Then add a couple more every few days x

GrannyKate

I noticed gremlins in system as well.  Busy couple of days and issues re car DS2 was purchasing - going to look at another one today - joy.  I managed to get to one difficult frog and said my piece - I later got an apology.  

773 Difficult frog tackled
774 Minutes sent out
775 Unused seat cushion to CS bag
776 Banking
777 Four little containers out - 3 to DIL one to CS
778 Bra bag for washing machine out - it always comes unzipped in machine so no use
779 Someone, possibly small grey and white, dug up dead pigeon I buried some weeks ago and spread it around - disposed of now
780 Sorted decorating box - roller, brush and other rubbish out - put away in garage until needed for now
781 Paint sample pots binned
782 Key box from previous house to CS
783 Random cardboard to recycling
784 Most of very old clematis removed from archway in garden - just stuck in odd place for no reason - needs to go

Right I need to get dressed before family appear.  It's supposed to be a nice day. 

QueenJess

To keep pressing forwards with the decluttering I really do need to start tackling some of the digital stuff.  I build it up as something terrible in my head, but whenever I look at it I know I have way less than I think and it's never that bad.  I did some easy document stuff today to kick it all off.

Digital:
2 - apps deleted
353 - files deleted
1 - bookmarks deleted
1 - filed emails deleted
5 - online accounts deleted

Physical:
1 - plant pot and baby plant (sister)
1 - packaging (sister)
1 - packaging (reused)
1 - DD top (Buy Nothing)

New total 4,392
Use it up total 345
Mini freezer challenge +1/-20
Big kitchen declutter challenge 115/150

oceanspirit

Shed is now filled with firewood for the winter.  There are still a couple of sections that need going through but they are not urgent, are accessible and can be left until other areas of life are working more efficiently.

Now going through old lists which have built up again and working out priorities for this week so can hit the ground running in the morning.  TD has decided to make a horrible noise.  Already have a broken oven and various other things in the home not working so will need to sort out some help to do that but not just yet as I need to feel more on top of things before I can contemplate having someone in a small space and moving things around constantly so they can get to where they need to be.

vulpix

Took DD1 to the airport yesterday. She is in Shetland for a week, working and seeing friends.
 We went to the £1 charity shop afterwards. £2 spent on a pair of orange shoes, reminiscent of those Cornish pasty shoes of old and an over sized NY sport hoody. The hoody is very lightly bobbly.I will use my bobble machine on it before washing. I think it has only been worn once, the fluff inside is still fluffy iykwim.

 No decluttering at all other than cutting brambles back and filling the green bin. Mr V has taken stuff off the walls outside. Hanging basket bracket, empty bird boxes etc.

Mr V spoke to the solicitor the other day, I don't know if I said the sale might not be until the 3rd week in September. I am feeling very flat about it. No enthusiasm for it at all anymore. Nothing left to pack now, other than the clothes we wear and kitchen stuff we use.Oh the curtains are still at the windows too.

Cooking on the cards for today and knitting, always knitting. The wool stash is slowly reducing.

 Vx