2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

QueenJess

Thank you @Green_hopeful sounds a bit complicated for me considering the ridiculousness of the placement of my washing machine, but it's always good to hear about new ways to save water.

I'm almost 50% through DS's room and it looks ridiculous now with half of it a tip and stuff everywhere and the other half perfectly ordered and clean.  I should really finish it before next weekend for DS's birthday when he'll get even more stuff...  Not sure whether I have the time though.  My parents and sister were here when I was doing some of it and even they said it was painful to watch 

Anyway, more bits out mostly courtesy of DS's room.  More bits in from sister and parents, but these are consumables that I will use up over time.

8 - DS tat recycled
5 - DS tat (charity bag)
6 - DD paperwork recycled
2 - greetings cards I can’t reuse (recycled)
1 - wooden thingy (charity shop)

New total 341
Use it up total 109

Green_hopeful

@Mrs_Salad_Dodger we are in Peterborough. We are obviously on the dry side of the country but i think there is local geography which means most summer rainfall misses us. We always spend the summer watching for rain then it goes round us or stops short of us. Our soil is comedy heavy clay over laying rocky subsoil. Once the soil dries out it cracks and then doesn’t take up moisture until well into the autumn. Cadent dug up our garden a couple of years ago and they said our soil was the worst on the street. We add loads of organic material each year with up to 12 compost bins or leaf mould bags and bringing in horse muck. Funny thing is i lived a few doors down on the same street and my husband’s parents a few doors further down and both houses had good soil. 

suzeesu2000

daisy_1571, Instead of buying DH new shirts I just do a load with black dye and it really freshens then up no end, really brings the colour back. He only wears black - like the Milk Tray man (if you’re old enough to remember). 

Sweet dreams all xx

greent

Another quick update from me:
Declutter 2026 
80. Another Pair of DH pants to bin 
81. Another Pair of DS3 socks to bin
82. Pair of my underwear to bin
83 - 84. 2 things from before Xmas returned- finally sent off
84 - 90. 7 books sent off
91. Box and packaging used for books
92 - 97. 6 items to a bag for CS
98 - 103. 5.5 coathangers binned
104. Too small holey tshirt of DS3 to bin
105- 106. 2 too big holey vest tops of mine to bin


Digital Declutter 20026
744 - 893. 1500 (!!) calls logged on my phone deleted! - 10% of figure used
(Includes 5/26 unsubscribing target)

26lb weightloss
-4lb  - (running total)

Florenceem

I was picked up by my SA bestie and taken to her corps this morning. It was a celebration of 20 years since the new building was opened. It was a cafe style worship with tea and eats.
I came home and cooked a meal.
There was another act of worship there this afternoon - nuns from the abbey were attending. I decided to go and it was a lovely time of worship.
I have been sorting out more files - this time from the top drawer of the filing cabinet.

ladybird1106

Went into the loft with Mr🐞 and was horrified at how much stuff is actually up there. Brought down another 2 boxes, started listing stuff onto V, the bay and Fboo. Sold 2 items. A big ornament that I inherited( not my taste) and 2 toys. 1 doll gone in the bin as her material body was very grubby and electric mechanism had rusted. Donated 2 bubble bath sets to my aunty, who will use them as raffle prizes for her McMillan coffee morning later in the year. 

Love 🐞

Florenceem

Decluttered today - plastic covers, file x 2, metal bits, elastic band, paper folder x 10.

DundeeDoll

Mrs_Salad_Dodger said:

DundeeDoll, your 26 minute sessions are definitely working well 👏 A lovely find & hopefully a ‘sign’ that DD2 will soon find a new home 🤞

grin. Though today they were busy looking at wedding venues. It's going to be a busy time for them!
today was the cupboard under the sink - now decluttered and clean. in my 26 minutes I also had time to sort the bags of bags that seem to amassed - I think they must be breeding! will ask the cs if they need any bags. best find - two bags for loose veg - they are now back with the bags I actually do use for shopping!

ilovetea

 Didn't seem to do much decluttering the last couple of days but I did write down what I have done. Can't find the bit of paper though :-( 

   Ilovetea  xx

TC77

I have what I think is a victorian lavender bag/ which had lost its fastening, it has lovely gold lace edging . I found part of the fastening which had come off  and a small button the same dull gold  and have mended..counts a some as button decluttered on to it.

Are lavender bags effective against moths? You can't get old fashioned moth balls and cedar balls don't seem effective 

Been socialising this weekend so little done on decluttering. 

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