2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Florenceem

Wednesday2000 - my airing cupboard needs a good sort out.

I moved all the decorating stuff into the garage.

Cross with Royal Mail - they said they tried to deliver - no one in - I have been here all day. No one rang the bell! Amazo. and Evr. rang the bell and I answered the door to accept parcels. I have bought 2 see through mats for under my swivel chairs on the laminate.

We had hail this afternoon.

Had a phone call - my furniture is arriving tomorrow so I had to reschedule my blood test. It will be 6 weeks and a day since ordering. It will be good to get my clothes out of black sacks.

Two people have asked about the sewing machine I am giving away - one wanted to come and have a look! This is not a shop to come looking - either you want something or you don't. He won't be getting the machine.

A day indoors and have felt very sad today - miss my Mr F so much. Nearly 3 months from when he was admitted to hospital.

suzeesu2000

what is it with our airing cupboards? I gave mine a really good Decluttered a while back and thought it was done and finished. Now I’ve got to do it again. I think my biggest issue is location. It’s at the end of the upstairs landing over the stairs. You have to stand and turn left to face it. That’s the problem. I’m thinking of moving the contents of the medicine drawer unit down to the drawer unit in the hall and moving the big totes with DHs clothes in over so I don’t have to squiggle and squirm to reach the airing cupboard shelves. I’m not a bendy Wendy.

Also got to wrap mums birthday presents and get them in the post, she will be 104 next week bless her. I spoke with her today - she’s very confused and sounded very frail. Was saying to DH it makes me sad that the staff caring for her only see her as she is now, they never saw the spirited and robust lady she was. They never saw her dressed so smartly just to go to the shops, they never saw her dancing or papering a ceiling. I have a poem called Crabbit Old Woman that was given to me when I first started working for Social Services; the ending says “So open your eyes, nurse, open and see, Not a crabbit old woman, look closer- See Me”.

Been wintery here today, the wind felt like ice. DFriend said it had been sleeting this afternoon. Glad I had a thick cardigan on.

Hope everyone’s days gone well. Have a good night, sweet dreams xx

weenancyinAmerica

Hope you are feeling better Mrs. S_D.

dND

Take care @Mrs_Salad_Dodger 💕

Brambling

I hope you managed a good sleep Mrs SD and are on the mend.

Large bag of books from friends flat dropped off at Petworth today and none brought home which is a win 😁

All items offered on freecycle have been collected, I can add a new lot tomorrow

ionafan

I hope you feel better soon, @Mrs_Salad_Dodger x

A little more decluttering has been done here since my last post, since odd things have managed to find their way to the CS / bin / elsewhere, as appropriate. Today it was a pile of paperwork - some family history research that I've been doing for someone else. Not paid work as such, but he bought me two large coffees and a lunch of very good eggs benedict with smoked salmon at the garden centre in the village where his mum and aunt used to live 😃

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
   

Wednesday continued: I never did go back to bed 😔 instead I put the heating on as it was so cold (even had short bursts of hail 🥶) dozed on & off on the sofa. Feeling a lot better & would like to thank everyone for their kind get well wishes 😊 DH cooked cheesy pasta for us, whilst DSis made herself poached eggs on toast. Apart from doing some knitting & clearing programmes from planner, all I have done today is wudupa.

553 Kitchen recycling (🤞the wheelie bin gets emptied this week)

554 Kitchen detritus - binned

vulpix, at least we only had a bit of hail 😮‍💨

Florenceem, fingers crossed that the auction lady gets a really good price for the rings 🤞 What a lovely bestie 🥹

Good luck tackling your airing cupboard Wednesday2000 🍀

Excellent decluttering GrannyKate 👏 especially the Tip runs 😊

Soontobeoap, excellent decluttering by both you & your DH 👏 I am awarding you a medal each 🏅 🏅 

Florenceem, good luck sorting your airing cupboard 🍀 Fingers crossed that your furniture is delivered early in the day so that you can get your clothes hung up & put away 🤞 Sorry to hear that you were feeling particularly sad today 🥺

suzeesu2000, good luck sorting your airing cupboard 🍀 Happy Birthday to your dear Mum for next week - 104 must make her one of the oldest people in the U.K. 🤔 I have found the poem & bookmarked it to read at my leisure 😊

Brambling, excellent decluttering of books & items on freecycle 👏

Excellent decluttering ionafan 👏 The eggs Benedict with salmon sounds yummy 😋 

Sleep tight 😴 

MrsSD Awards: 💐 🙏💐💐🌟⭐️❤️💐💐⭐️💐 

DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅

DSis Awards:

Decluttering Target 2026: 554/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £73.00

Willowtree222

Glad you're feeling better Mrs SD. Look after yourself.

Not much decluttered, just generic rubbish that goes every day. I will be trying at some.point to sort out the freezer.

daisy_1571

Glad to hear you're feeling better Mrs sd xxx

Florenceem

Morning all.

Another sunny but cold day here.

R has been to load his car for the tip. He told me to book another tip slot for Monday - I didn't think that he would get all the stuff in the driveway and on the front paving in his car this time.

Had a phone call from the couriers - my furniture should arrive in half an hour. The last time that I had new bedroom furniture was in my first marriage - many years ago.

I can't go out as the failed delivery from yesterday is meant to be happening. I have looked up the opening times for the sorting office as I want to get a complaint form and report the delivery driver who lied yesterday.