2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

oceanspirit

TD wasn’t collected on Friday.  Apparently it will now be collected a week on Monday.  Not holding my breath on that one.

Finished reading a book yesterday so that is on CS pile.  A few more papers off the reading pile - not as many as I would have liked but any progress is good, no matter how small.  Did some batch cooking today so will be able to eat mainly from freezer this week and tomorrow’s meal is in the fridge.

weenancyinAmerica

The only thing I have found that cleans stains in cups is baking soda (bicarb soda) made into a paste and rubbed on. Works on stained teeth too. Of course, I sometimes leave the stains for awhile around here so no one else will use my tea mugs. Clean them just before I use them instead of just after.

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 was a mainly dry day with a high of 10°C (feeling 5° colder) low of 5°C & a couple of light showers. DH made soup. I started knitting a hat. Watched TV. Quick call to cousin R to confirm she had received my email. Currently packing but still awaiting exchange of contracts. Dinner was slow cook BBQ pulled pork with mash & green beans. Wudupa.

2175 - 2177 Kitchen recycling, newspaper, drinks cans - recycled 

2178 - 2180 Kitchen & lr detritus, 12yo leaky motorcycle boots - binned

Now time to catch up with the cheerleading:

Excellent decluttering Wednesday2000 👏 Hope you enjoyed the comedy show 😊 Ouch to hurting your little toe 😣 hopefully it will get better quickly 🤞

Lovely post London_1 😊Very pleased to hear that your DD is making such good progress 🥹 A pity about having to replace both your phone & laptop - I empathise 😔 as my DH also recently had to buy a new mobile & a PC - expensive business having to replace 2 items at once 😬 I imagine you are looking forward to seeing DGS Jack ☺️ Good luck with the “great wrapping up of things” 🍀

suzeesu2000, pleased to hear that your DH is on the mend 😊 This “A few years ago, we had a homeless people shelter in a remodelled double decker bus, think it WAS called the Bus Shelter.” is such a brilliant idea 🤩  & when I read This “I made up a Christmas gift for each of their guests, 18 men and 3 ladies. Was just a parcel containing things a homeless person might need plus a nice something too. For the ladies I added some perfume and make up, for the men aftershave plus everyone got sweeties too. And a handmade, handwritten card, just so they knew someone was really thinking of them and counting her blessings a LOT.” I was so touched - what a caring & thoughtful thing for you to do 🥹 Great work dealing with your post immediately 👏

GrannyKate, I went this colour 🤢 reading This “I did tackle the overflowing shower drain which was not surprisingly filled with long hair and rather revolting.  I got drain cleaner and used most of it with two goes at shower drain.” so well done you & please accept 💐 Great work with the Christmas gift wrapping 👏

Happy_Kitties, congratulations on your new kitchen 🥳 More excellent decluttering 👏 & now that the work is almost completed I am awarding you a Gold Star ⭐️ to accompany your 🥇 

Green_hopeful, absolutely brilliant being able to support such a worthy charity 🥹

Excellent work selling the “hot chocs and fuzzy socks'' sets, surprisinglynice 👏 Please find enclosed a medal🏅 

Excellent decluttering Muddy_Walker 👏 Great work reaching your target 👏 Two Gold Stars ⭐️⭐️ are on their way. Great photos & I love the look of the new bedroom furniture 😊

Excellent decluttering suzeesu2000 👏 & great work getting your laundry done 🥳 Definitely a productive day 😊

oceanspirit, shame that the td wasn’t collected on Friday 😔 Fingers crossed that the new collection date is met 🤞Keep up the good work reducing the reading pile 😊

weenancy, thanks for the great cleaning tip 👏

All caught up so will post & head to bed. Sleep tight 😴 

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

DH Awards: 🏅 ‘Squirrel Whisperer’ ⭐️🏅🏅⭐️😇🏅🥇 

DSis Awards: ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅

Decluttering Target 2025: 2180/2025

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £569.00

MadamMim2013

Another week rolls around..😮‍💨 a lot has been going on, so trying to keep my motivation on the up & the pesky BD away as much as possible.

We did successfully tidy up the loft yesterday! 🥳
Enough gone to require an emergency tip trip.. we also threw in some lingering items from the garage.. Felt good to get it gone that day. I also added items to my memory box.. Had a little reminisce, popped it all back in, sealed it and put it back up in loft) 

Made decisions about other items and we’ll be making a pile to go to the scrappies before Xmas.. (so stuff out and a little £ in!) 
Today is sorting the things from the loft that can be donated (tent, sleeping bags, Christmas jumpers😳..there’s about 10 that need rehoming & it’s a perfect time to do so!🎄)

Waiting for another car repair so I am grounded for a few days.. perfect time to do stuff about the house!

Have a gammon in the slow cooker, so that’s tea covered.. 

Wishing everyone a good week.. 💗

Green_hopeful

I have been through the remaining items from my step sons house and the lady from the homeless charity is coming tomorrow. Hopefully it’s good enough for their needs. I will see if there is anything else they need because I am sure we can spare quite a lot of things. 

Happy_Kitties

Many thanks for my star Mrs SD

635) another out of date box of Paxo😳 (2020) disposed of
636) ood pasta from DDs doomsday box from uni (8 years ago now) into recycling
637)-638) spices x 2 very ood, disposed of and packaging into recycling 
639) DD wanted her old uni laptop that is now so slow I’m sure it is run by mice-DD is going to lift what she needs off it and dispose of it

Neutral items
4 more Dun elm Bags of Joy dropped off making 48 bags dropped off so far and neutral items out
1240+4=1,244 

oceanspirit

Lots of day to day jobs done so not much on the decluttering front.  Just one book onto CS pile - have tried reading it a couple of times but there are other books I would rather read so not forcing myself to get into it.

Brambling

weenancyinAmerica said:

The only thing I have found that cleans stains in cups is baking soda (bicarb soda) made into a paste and rubbed on. Works on stained teeth too. Of course, I sometimes leave the stains for awhile around here so no one else will use my tea mugs. Clean them just before I use them instead of just after.

Milton sterilising fluid will also work, just a little in a mug to up with water, I often transferred it to each mug until all have been cleaned. My issued are caused because I'm between dishwashers so the inside glaze isn't there anymore.

Oceanspirit I've decided life's too short and there are too many books to read a book I don't enjoy.

A lazy day for me some reading, some catch up TV and I've deleted loads of emails and digital photos 

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

Monday: high 7°C (feeling 3° colder) low 5°C & it has rained overnight. The soup DH made yesterday is delicious 😋 DH filled the bird feeders prior to heading out on his walk. I have finished knitting another hat & have started on another scarf. 

We had a couple of short showers during the day. 

Dinner was spaghetti bolognaise. Wudupa.

2181 - 2183 Kitchen recycling, glass bottle, drinks cans - recycled 

2184 - 2185 Kitchen & lr detritus - binned 

Excellent decluttering & tidying of the loft MadamMim2013 👏 - a medal 🏅 is on its way + great work fitting in an emergency Tip run 👏 Good luck sorting items for CS 🍀

Green_hopeful you are so generous 👏🥹

Excellent decluttering Happy_Kitties 👏

oceanspirit, well done on decluttering day to day jobs 👏

Brambling, sounds like a good day 😊 & well done on the digital decluttering 👏

Hope everyone had as good a day as possible 🙂 Sleep tight 😴 

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

DH Awards: 🏅 ‘Squirrel Whisperer’ ⭐️🏅🏅⭐️😇🏅🥇 

DSis Awards: ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅

Decluttering Target 2025: 2185/2025

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £569.00

GrannyKate

Morning all.  Thanks for the flowers Mrs SD.  I had a shower yesterday and the water went down fine.  Carpet in there is still wet but not as bad.  I may end up replacing flooring with some cheap short term hard floor.   Car went for MOT which was fine but 12v battery had been playing up and it was apparently knackered so instead of £50 I ended up spending £250 which was not planned for.  I've not been doing much but trying to get most of Christmas done before I go away. A few more stocking gifts purchased. No plans to go out today.  Think I forgot to list that I had emptied plants out of greenhouse.  Loads of green tomatoes for DS2 to do something with.  

1159 Greenhouse plants into recycling
1160 More presents wrapped
1161 MOT done
1162 Battery decluttered and replaced, new wondscreen wipers and some coolant - money decluttered
1163 Paid more off next May's holiday including some from my friend. 
1164 Banking updated - I have a ledger book ready for next year - I like my book although I do a monthly spreadsheet on line as well.