2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

TC77

@brie for the knives is there a charity which helps people being housed,  moving from being homeless or from temporary accommodation. This may be on the Council website.
At my dad's and some things will be dropped off at mine by DB next week when he comes to stay. 

GrannyKate

Hi all.  Glad you got moved @vulpix - looking forward to hearing your new adventures. Busy but fun weekend with DD including a day in York with afternoon tea.  I actually bought myself a few needed items - shoes, pjs and a jumper.  DD had a long list of jobs and things she needed and we cleared it all. DGD2 came on train yesterday to stay for three days (she is 17) and DD went home after dinner.  DD did some jobs round house for me as well.  All ready for new bed to arrive tomorrow for bedroom 2.

978 Bills paid
979 Random rubble from garden in next door's skip - they rang and said feel free to use it as not full.
980 Plastics to SM
981-994 Games to CS shop - only kept the ones we use
995 Box of DD's stuff to CS
996 Toothpaste ordered on line
997 Painted over marks on wall.  I have concluded Sox must have attempted to jump from wardrobe to door and slid down wall whilst I was away.  There was a space where my suitcase would normally be so I guess he got up there.
998 DD put up three pictures in bedroom 1 for me
999 Nice shirt which just did not fit so never worn - given to DD 
1000 Some oddments taken home by DD

I may get half way to my total this year.  Some frogs waiting to be done but planning some stuff with DGD2 until Wednesday. 

vulpix

 Spiky, the sock blanket is a new concept for me. Well done in making it, I think it has turned out rather well. I would not have the patience to make one,that and the fact that all our socks are black would make for a dull blanket. Well in retrospect it would be nice if rainbow wool was used.

 Brie, I think your friends idea for the thimbles is inspired!

 I actually started some knitting last night, first time for weeks.

 The car is at the dealership having a service today. His nibbs has been warned not to come home with another golf umbrella!

 I have booked a carpet and sofa clean for next week. The carpets are not my taste but actually good quality and good condition, if minging! No carpets downstairs. Floorboards. Even if they were refinished I don't think they are for me.

 My builder sent a txt to say he would come to see us this week. We need a shed base making and then some sheds bought to get rid of all the stuff in the dining room. A lot of the boxes could go in a built in cupboard in there ( Christmas and shiz) but you can't get at it at the moment. I would like the sitting room fire place taking out if he can squeeze it in before Christmas. I also want a little window bricking up in the bathroom to accommodate a shower cubicle. Little jobs to get his toe in ! I am undecided about taking the wall out between the dining room and kitchen. Probably will. Don't want to spend a lot of money on this house though. At least it doesn't need a new roof like the last house.

 If I write my intentions for the day here ,I will have to do it. Clean down the back of the radiators now I have found the duster on a stick. Wash some more net curtains for the chazzer. Put laundry away. Do more laundry. Find homes for the  pile of stuff on the kitchen worktop. Hoover upstairs and stairs. Phone the hospital and cancel an appointment. There is still a dressing table buried in the dining room. I will need Mr V to extricate it and take it upstairs. Enough to be going on with.

 Vx

ruby_eskimo

Congratulations on being in the new home @vulpix - hope the stress is over now and you can just enjoy making it yours!

Managed to sort one of the cupboards of doom at the weekend so now things don't fall out every time I open it!  Decluttered a pineapple corer in the process (it was a "present" from my mum, used it once, not a big pineapple fan) and then a couple of pairs of pyjamas that have got a little too big for me or I find the fit irritating.  Followed all of that with a trip to the recycling centre to drop off our old dining chairs as the new ones are arriving this afternoon I hope!

Happy_Kitties

The kitchen has been cleared out quite abit and is developing an echo, so I know I am doing well, esp as I am going away just before it all happens.

486) sports drink powder, it was rock hard. Soaked it to remove the contents and packaging into recycling bins
487) unbroken elastic bands posted back into post box
488) another item sold on V
489)-519) I’m sure there is more than 30 items disposed of into recycling. Sorted out a drawer of ‘odds and sods’ which included old diaries, filled notebooks and pen lids all going into the recycling. Really pleased one drawer down, one to go but will do the other drawer once the new kitchen is in. 

520)-523) items x 4 dropped off at the charity shop which included a bag, candles and storage jar
524) sharpie pen that just gave up-recycling

@vulpix glad to hear the move went ahead okay, even if it wasn’t without its stresses