2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering

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

Tuesday is a dull overcast day with a forecast high of 12°C & a low of 5°C Unusually I was up & dressed by 10:15. I am on my 2nd cuppa but have written the to be hand-delivered Christmas cards, packed a couple of bags for drop off at CS. Left home at 13:00 & was back by 15:00. Very lucky with public transport.

Posted a Christmas card on the way to the CS where I dropped off 15 items. Then withdrew some cash, popped into MrS for ciggies & picked up some crackers. Then back to IoD, bought some fat milk from the corner shop, bus to pharmacy to pick up BP meds & home. DH made me a hot drink & I updated my accounts including putting December 1p Challenge amount in Terramundi pot. 

2311 - 2325 Bubble wrap; bn dressing gown; 5 knitted hats; 2 baby hats; 1 scarf 2 matching hat & scarf sets; unworn sweatshirt hoodie - to CS

There was no rain forecast but it did rain  - about 17:00. Dinner was fried chicken, boiled new potatoes & garden peas. We had dessert about an hour later - rhubarb & apple crumble and custard (made with fat milk) 🤤 DSis & I watched a delightful (although occasionally quite dark) film “A Boy Called  Christmas” Wudupa.

2326 - 2328 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, newspaper - recycled 

2329 - 2330 Kichen & lr detritus - binned

Sorry to hear that you still have your cold BlueJ94 😞 I am just picturing you & your OH unwrapping radiators on Christmas morning 😂 Sorry for being silly 😉

 suzeesu2000, Excellent work cleaning the fridge & sorting out the freezer 👏 A good number of meals, so hopefully a smaller grocery spend in January after the more expensive Christmas period 🤞 Also fingers crossed that DH’s ‘hint’ turns into ‘action’ 🤞

GrannyKate, sounds like a well earned restful Monday 😊 especially for Sox 😉Eight grandchildren 🤩  It seems that quite a few of us had roast lamb on Sunday 😊 although it always tastes better when someone else has done the cooking 😉 What a lovely Christmas you have planned 🥹 Fingers crossed for a quick sale of the 2 tables 🤞

You have been busy vulpix 👏 & it sounds like you will be all done & dusted in time for Christmas 😊 

Great decluttering Liverpool_Anne 👏 Sorry to hear that your OH is unwell 😞 Hopefully plenty of sleep will help him recover quickly 🤞Spot on with the countries, please have some flowers 💐 

I have fallen behind again but I pip nodding off so will catch up tomorrow. Sleep tight 😴 

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

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

DSis Awards: ⭐️ ⭐️ 🏅

Decluttering Target 2025: 2330/2025

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £677.00

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@vulpix - Thank you so much for the picture.