2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Florenceem

Chilly here today.

I popped to SA - to make sure the planning for Friday is in place.

I emptied out the bottom of the glass cabinet in the hall - lots of antique/vintage items which can go to auction for the SA. There is one item that I need to get valued - it seems to be a Josef Lorenzl bronze - signed - art deco period of a girl in pyjamas on an onyx stand.

I emptied and cleaned the top drawer in the kitchen then went out while it dried. I wanted some fruit and also got a drain cover for the side alley. I need new bras - didn't want to try them on in M & S so I bought 5 to try at home. That is a job for tomorrow morning.

A freegler collected an item and let a lovely bunch of flowers in the porch. I have taken photos and freegled another item.

Granddaughter called by - she wants numbers on a tee shirt - will have to print them again as too thin to cut out in fabric. They are going on a white tee shirt for numbers day at school.

Been waiting for a delivery.which has just arrived.

suzeesu2000

Goodness me we had some rain yesterday. Our side wasn’t so bad but @London_1 side was dreadful. Was looking at FB and it was so nice to see people with 4x4s offering to collect and deliver sandbags. We do have a wonderful community on the island.
A wee while ago, DH had a nasty fall. What made it worse was that he landed on one of his most costly guitars. To say the air was blue is an understatement. Anyway, long story short, I decided to put this poor damaged thing on eBay (the guitar, not DH). DH was a bit scathing suggesting no one would want it. Put on eBay and 2 hours later it sold! All packed up and in the hands of DFriend who is dropping off for me.
All laundry washed and dried. Got 2 things left to iron and then will put everything away.
Decluttered some OOD meds that DFriend is taking to pharmacy for disposal. Decanted all other meds to their appropriate homes so also got rid of a box of packaging.
Have a little stack of things to post on Vinted and eBay, will try to get to that tomorrow. Also need to go through my chest of drawers again.
Have a good night all, sleep tight xx

ilovetea

Haven't posted in a few days as I haven't done much. Think we all are like that sometimes. Knee is playing up badly and walking is hard. Hopefully be sorted soon.

.101-104. Decluttered over 400 e-mails since my last post.

105 paperback book put in the communal lounge.

106 Cardboard box in recycling. Sorted lots of craft stuff but not got rid of it yet. I will :-)

107 1 t-shirt badly stained in bin,

108 carrier bag of bubble wrap to a friend who e-bays breakable things,

109 leftover cooked rice to birds,.

110 pulled some weeds from the garden. So wet. So much rain but nowhere near as bad as some people have had.

ilovetea xx

Florenceem

Decluttered today - paperwork, ring binder, knives and a drain cover.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

1. Daily To Do List - written the night before
2. Sort out sleep patterns - initial targets: bed by 03:00, up by 10:30
3. Don’t put it down, put it away + deal with mini tasks as soon as they are noticed e.g. refill olive pourer or salt cellar, stitch up a hole in a garment etc.
4. Commence ‘Operation Financial Frog Tickling’ using the acronym - I.R.I.S. (Identify, Research, Implement, Sign Off) - One per quarter
5. Continue to keep kitchen clean & tidy - before going to bed
6. Plan & Execute ONE Major Project - 2026 New Bathroom
7. Target 2026 items out

Monday continued: I went out 😉 Left the house at 12:30 & was back indoors by 14:05, having been to the P.O., bank & pharmacy. Updated my accounts when I got back & added February & March amounts to 1p Savings Challenge pot. 

232 - 240 Kilner jar labels posted. 

DH has filled the bird feeders & is now looking at the motorbike to see if he can spot the problem 🤞Battery is on charge & DH will check tomorrow if the alternator is faulty. I spent the afternoon at my Knit & Napper group 🙊 Dinner was takeaway from the chippie. Wudupa.

241 Kitchen recycling 

242 - 243 Kitchen & lr detritus - binned

Great decluttering GrannyKate 👏 & well done completing the jigsaw despite Sox’s ‘help’ 😉 Fingers crossed that you get a few frogs dealt with 🤞

vulpix, pleased to hear that DD1 is safely back from Shetland 😊 Good luck with the frogs 🍀

Wednesday2000, excellent work sorting out the airing cupboard 👏 & good luck tackling the pyjama drawer🍀

Excellent work sorting out your wardrobe florianatwobob 👏 Good luck with the cook books  🍀

Brie, well done on resuming the work on your final pension frog 👏 Hopefully the paperwork will arrive quickly 🤞

Great work sorting the fridge contents DawnW 👏 & I agree that adding the pepper to the compost bin is not wasteful ☺️

daisy_1571, an absolutely brilliant use of glasses cleaning cloths 👏 especially as they seem to breed 😔 Please accept a medal 🏅 for innovative use of potential clutter 😊

QueenJess, sounds like your DS had a great birthday party 🥳 Despite being so busy at work, you have done a great deal of decluttering 👏 & I am awarding you a Gold Star ⭐️ for 388/365 items out 👏 Well done to DS for selling some of his toys 👏 one medal 🏅 coming his way 😊

Wednesday2000, excellent work decluttering & sorting both your pyjamas drawer and your wardrobe 👏 Good luck in your quest to source some more dressy clothes 🍀

vulpix, a busy & successful day of finishing off jobs which make your house into a home 👏 Pleased to hear that someone on FB is encouraging/reminding you about “Progress Not Perfection” 🥹

Excellent decluttering Florenceem 👏 Fingers crossed for the valuation - a Josef Lorenzl bronze is a thing of beauty 😍 

suzeesu2000, loved hearing This “We do have a wonderful community on the island” 🥹 Excellent work, you have been busy 👏 & yippee to the sale of the broken guitar 🥳

ilovetea, sorry to hear about your knee 😣 Please try to rest it 🙏 Great decluttering despite the pain you are in 👏

Sleep tight 😴 

MrsSD Awards: 💐 🙏💐💐🌟⭐️❤️💐💐 

DH Awards: 🏅

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Decluttering Target 2026: 243/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £41.00

Willowtree222

Decluttered two debts yesterday. Over £200 saving a month.

Also had an exam to check I can finish my PhD. Thankfully I passed it and now have 18 months to complete my 80,000 words!

BlueJ94

Morning all,

Im on a late shift in work today, booo! I finish at 6pm ill get home for quarter too 7, food, walk dogs shower and bed ready for my 5am alarm! 😭 ive made some snacks for work today as im trying to eat a bit better, broccoli cheese muffins!

moginstein

They look lovely @BlueJ94 are they like a crustless quiche style? OH is broccolli resistant, so I'd love some other ideas to sneak broccoli in, could you share your recipe?

GrannyKate

Morning all. I am pleased to say I got up and went straight to computer to tackle some frogs - committees, AGM, documents, builder, electrican etc - will give myself 5 points. A few more to do but will shower and get dressed first. I need some stamps but think I will leave it until tomorrow when I have to go out for a meeting. I think I will set myself a new target starting February for NSD (no spending days) as doing my January accounts I seem to have been out doing lots of small transactions nearly every day. This all adds up and I need a more sensible approach to shopping. I have been doing more surveys to add to my bathroom renovation pot - another £32 earned this week. I have another one year savings account which matures next month - not huge amount but I have to close it at a year so I will add that to bathroom account and start a new saver. My two 'free' council tax months can go towards my holiday in April.

I might tackle some more frogs but then if it stays dry I will go out and do some pruning and tidying to fill bin before collection day Friday.

172 Jam jars for DD's mil in her bag of stuff

173 Cat jigsaw for DD's mil in her bag of stuff

174-178 Frogs tackled

179 Email boxes dealt with - responded, saved and/or deleted - inbox was empty for 5 minutes

vulpix

Gosh Granny Kate, I would love some NSD. Mr V just loves going shopping everyday, and buying bits of wire online all the time. I cannot believe after all these years he still needs a left to right thingy or some such.I would prefer to go shopping once a week and if we run out of something we make do with something else. He is definitely his Mothers son and I am definitely my Mothers daughter.

Blue J, they look scrummy.

Willowtree, a grand day for you yesterday all round.

Mrs SD, knit and napper group.🤣

Drumroll please. After at least 3 years of pushing, Mr V has eaten a gigantic frog. He has an appointment with a financial adviser next week. A first step but this is monumental. Mr V would prefer me to sort everything but this one he has to do. It is a relief it is at least started. When this is sorted we can finally make a will.

Mr V has brought loadsa stuff home from work (duvet,blanket etc). It all needs washing and storing. Luckily the dressing table in the spare room is empty. That is my mission today before craft club.

I am enjoying thinking about decorating. The first room will be the big spare room. I am going for colour on the walls, a departure from my usual neutral tones. I am thinking a dirty mauve/grey to match a colour in the curtains.

Vx