2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

florianatwobob

I seem to be seeing off phone charging cables like nobody’s business….another one bit the dust and was deposited at Waitrose for recycling on Saturday and some rags to textile recycling. 


Since Saturday I now have a lightbulb that needs recycling. The ironing board cover has worn through, a miracle considering my general dislike of that chore. The washing whirly cover has torn and the batteries in the remote have died. 


Guess who now has more recycling to dispose of…… Why couldn’t they have done that before Saturday?????


I’ve got the coming week off so plan to tackle some of the little jobs that have been on the to do list. 

crazybeautiful

3 magazines (magazines are the majority of what I need to declutter. Really happy with any progress!)

1 small pile of receipts, leaflets, envelopes (counting as 1)

New total 50/365

Florenceem

Mrs SD - I had a blind uncle so have always interacted with non sighted folk. I went on my way home from school to play dominoes with my uncle in the prefab.

My children used to question why I chatted with people I didn't know. Mr F was a great one for meeting people and talking with them - he was a very good listener as well as a talker.

My bestie said she would be picking me up at 9.45 - she arrived at 9.15 - I had showered and done my chores. Bestie loved all the paint colours - she is a very quirky personality so the colours were her thing.

Bestie was preaching today - great service. I am going to the Lent group on Tuesday evening with her. We are not giving up something for Lent but taking up something.

Came home and had my meal then cracked on with sorting the garage. I put some more bits out in the crate - had a struggle with the combination padlock but got there.

I am aiming to totally clear one side of the garage so I can move stuff from my craft room into there.

I have a Doctor's appointment tomorrow morning and then I have to go to pay a huge amount of money in the blinds shop.

I have decided no decorating this week. I have so much to sort through that moving stuff out of a room for painting is not going to happen.

I have the builder here on Tuesday to finish the wardrobe doors in my bedroom and fit the ones in the old office.

I may ask J to come round on Tuesday to take apart the furniture that is on the drive.

I have agreed to a meeting with the officers. Again they suggested meeting at mine or the SA house - I am going there. I will not be bullied.

I felt very lonely this afternoon.

Florenceem

Decluttered today - walking stick + dishwasher tablets, paperwork, cushion x 3, metal bits, 4 pairs of shoes, ood food, lots of plastic bags, tissue paper, folders, paper, black sacks, cardboard box, paperclips, bubble wrap, shopping bag.

ilovetea

It must be a week since I last posted. Not all that much has gone out but not much has come in.

149-155 e-bay sales posted

156 Paper back book to communal lounge

157-160 magazines to lounge'

Apart from those just every day rubbish has one out.

Keep looking at the wardrobe, 1 day I'll get rid of some of the things in there :-)

Ilovetea xx

oceandreamer

@Florenceem so sorry you were feeling low this afternoon, hoping you are feeling a little better now. I hope that you get chance to say what you want when you meet the officers, will you be able to take someone with you? You are certainly keeping busy, which I hope is helping you. I love your potted shrimp paint!

As usual in my house, the plastering turned out to be a 'big job'. After two days I have no ceiling but I do have some new joists to replace the ones that were rotten and in danger of disintegrating completely. The job is taking twice as long and costing twice as much as I originally thought, but there was no choice so I've put my big girl pants on and will have to try and recoup the extra money from somewhere. No decluttering (except a ceiling) as I have been out for most of the weekend keeping out of their way.

TC77

Booked flights yesterday and few frogs emails. Pen and paperwork out and top in cs bag.

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

Sunday continued: for the first time in years I roasted a chicken 😅 which was accompanied by roast potatoes & carrots, Yorkshire puddings, peas & chicken gravy. Truly scrumptious 😋 Wudupa. 

362 - 363 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans - recycled 

364 Kitchen detritus - binned 

vulpix, details of your house renovations are never dull 😊 I am always amazed at home much you get done 🤩 Great work with the kids’ jumpers 👏 I do hope you will post a picture 🙏Great news about the sales - that is definitely decluttering 👏 Good luck getting visitor ready 🍀

Yorkie1, I’m with you 🙊 No excuses, so I suppose I should write myself a To Do List & start working through it ☹️ 

Well done on catching up with the reading pile oceanspirit 👏 I will keep my fingers crossed that the frogs you have already started will soon be completed 🤞

I fell asleep on the sofa so didn’t catch up with the cheerleading 😞 Sleep tight 😴 

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Decluttering Target 2026: 364/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £41.00

vulpix

Forgot to say a bed head board which was given to me, given away. I have been given a brass bed type head board instead.

A lovely day off yesterday and lunch out with some friends. The food was just OK. A very busy destination pub for food. meh.

Operation visitor ready begins.

put the resprayed door pulls back on the wardrobe doors

put the curtain track back up in the decorated bedroom

put the lampshade back up

put some pictures back up

paint some picture frames black

touch up the black paint on the dressing table

change our bed and wash bedding

do other washing and hang out

start moving our bedroom furniture out ,into the bathroom

take our ceiling shade down

Better get on with it then. Vx

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 has started dry although overcast. The forecast is for a high of 12°C (feeling 6° colder due to a WSW wind) & a low of 8°C with a chance of rain at 16:00. DH is driving DSis to a medical appointment which is being held in a church of all places. No parking so DH will drive around & wait for her to call when the appointment is over. DH had investigated getting there by public transport but there is no direct route & would have taken almost 2 hours, provided the buses turned up on time 😰 I still have the Olympic closing ceremony to watch but then no excuse not to start tackling various jobs from my To Do list 😞 although having said that I am almost certain I will find something else to distract me 🙊 First things first is to catch up with the cheerleading: 

London_1, lovely post 🥹 & thank you for sharing the happy events & lives of your family 🥹 Congratulations to DGD Holly 🥳 An August 2027 wedding means you have plenty of time to plan 😉 Reminds me that we have an initial wedding invitation for one of DH’s great nephews………… wait for it………….. in May 2028 in Cyprus 😊  Rather looking forward to it as we have never been to Cyprus. Pleased to hear that your two DGS enjoyed their short visit & that Jack managed to finish the Killer jigsaw 🥳 Good luck to Mikey for his dissertation 🍀 Such a lovely thing for your Knit & Natter group to do - flowers 💐 to all of you 🥹 

Muddy_Walker, sorry to hear that you are unwell 😔 Hopefully the shower, some rest & doggy cuddles will help you feel better 🤞

surprisinglynice, as far as I am concerned, self care counts as decluttering ☺️ If you don’t feel quite right in yourself then the last thing you will do or want to do is physical decluttering 😉 Hope you enjoyed your roast dinner 😊

florianatwobob, funny you should mention phone charging cables, we are having the same problem as 2 more of ours have recently bitten the dust 🤔 Good luck tackling the little jobs on your To Do list including the additional recycling 🍀

Excellent decluttering crazybeautiful 👏

Florenceem, such a lovely thing to do & I imagine your uncle loved having your company 🥹 As to both you & MrF chatting to people you didn’t know, I think if more people did that, the world would be a far nicer place 🥹 Good luck clearing space in the garage for your crafting stuff 🍀 I am in agreement with oceandreamer & hope that you are able to make the officers at the SA house understand how let down you are by their lack of pastoral care 🥺 Sending gentle cwtches 🤗 Excellent decluttering 👏

Excellent decluttering ilovetea 👏 & well done not bringing anything else in 😊

oceandreamer, well said ☺️ Sorry to hear that the plastering is not going to plan 😔 I will keep everything crossed that you can find a way to replenish your funds 🤞

Great work TC77 👏

vulpix, you certainly have a busy time planned 🤩 Good luck with “Operation Visitor Ready” 🍀

Hope everyone has as good a day as possible 😊 See you later 👋 

MrsSD Awards: 💐 🙏💐💐🌟⭐️❤️💐💐 

DH Awards: 🏅

DSis Awards:

Decluttering Target 2026: 364/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £41.00