2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

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I have a doll as well. Her name is Dolly. She sits on the ottoman in my bay window. She has a scar from a burn on her face, I left her on the hearth in front of the coal fire and mum mended her with a hot butter knife! She is very loved, I’ve had her since I was 4. My eldest sister stood on her leg and broke it so she has a proper plaster cast bandage on it forever now. She has a carrier bag of hand knitted clothes which I change as well. One day I MIGHT grow up……but I seriously doubt it!
DH gave me another 4 bags of books this morning. All sorted and 2 boxes now sold and packed ready for collection on Monday. 1 and a half bags will go out tomorrow. He is a good husband.
Decluttered a china mug that DH bought me years ago for Valentines. The shelf it was on decided to throw itself off the wall shedding books and breaking mug as it went. Blimming thing has been up for 10 years, why fall now? 

Dinner was all freezer.
Bought a T-shirt on Vinted which, when unpacked, had a nasty mark over a big bit of the back. Looked like smeared glue. Used Vanish bar soap on it and left it to do its magic overnight, did washing today and it looks like it’s come out. 

Hope everyone is having a good weekend, get ready for the chilly week that’s forecast from Monday. Sweet dreams xx

Brambling

MadamMim2013 said:

Loving everyones various “teds” ☺️ makes me all nostalgic.. 
Mine are Pink Ted, Panda Pops & Tigger.. (handmade by my mum and nan) all very well loved and now stored in a sealed box. Pink Ted still has his hospital bracelet on from when I was very little and he came into surgery with me 😉

I also had a panda also called panda pops I'm not sure what happened to him 🤨 

Hope you have a good break vulpix and not too much blood is spilt getting the cats in their carriers 🤞 

No decluttering done today other than finishing my book and catching up with Shetland.  Whilst decluttering the spare bedroom this week I came across a small bottle of Prosecco i think it came with chocolates or flowers last Christmas, it was chilled and drank whilst watching strictly 💃  so that can add to my numbers 😁

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 has been a dark overcast day with a high of 14°C, low 11°C & a slight breeze but no rain. DH made a pan of soup & watched the MotoGP sprint race. Followed by his weekly call to his DSis. I have done basically nothing all day apart from finishing off one scarf & starting another whilst either watching TV or nodding off 😉  Dinner tonight was chicken pieces fried in a little oil, boiled new potatoes & peas 😋. Time to catch up with the cheerleading starting from Thursday evening……. didn’t get very far ☹️ Wudupa.

2127 - 2129 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, glass jar - recycled 

2130 - 2131 Kitchen & lr detritus - binned

vulpix, I do hope you were sitting down when a real life qualified Medical Doctor called you 😅 As I was reading This “I think I possibly don't exaggerate enough to be believed. I suppose just keep saying, I’ve got headache and I'm dizzy  and breathless isn't dramatic enough. I have issues, well you all know that! My blood pressure is wizzing up and down and the machine showed 11 instances of arterial fribrillation in the 22 hours I had it on. Quelle surprise, I was then promptly phoned by other staff and booked in for a 24 hour ECG. At last I feel listened to.” my head was bobbing up & down in full agreement. I take it the ECG will be once you get back from your holiday 🤔 I see you have been keeping  busy before your holiday 😉 so I hope you find time to pack 😅 Interesting observations about the article Brie directed us to 🤔 

Brambling, sorry to hear about your poor experience with your local medics 😞 Avoiding your bedroom & tackling the second bedroom is working well for you 👏 - some excellent decluttering worthy of a medal 🏅 which is on its way 🙂 Thank you for sharing such lovely photos 😊 & how generous of your brother to give you such a lovely present ☺️ Blue Ted might no longer be coloured blue but he does look a little sad/blue 😞

daisy_1571, I hope you have started planning a 60th birthday party for Big Ted 😉🙊

Sleep tight 😴 

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Decluttering Target 2025: 2131/2025

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