2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

BlueJ94

Morning all!

Decluttered a few make up items this morning, im being brutal!

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

Tuesday continued. It got very dark making me think it was about to rain but nothing 🙂 I watched the 2nd lot of 5 episodes of The Other Bennet Sister on BBC iPlayer & thoroughly enjoyed it 😊 + finished knitting another hat. Dinner was my go to of creamy bacon & pea linguine 😋 Takes about 35 minutes including preparation time 🙂 Wudupa.

576 - 580 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, glass bottle, plastic bottle, booklet - recycled 

581 - 583 Kitchen, lr & office detritus - binned 

dND, sorry to hear that you are “spreading yourself too thin” 😔 Please try to take it a bit easier 🙏 So wonderful that DS & DDiL have been able to help out 🥹 I love the catio ☺️ Hopefully you can make it Gino proof 🤞 Btw, absolutely brilliant photo 🥳 Jewel sounds like she is a lady of leisure ☺️ Hopefully she doesn’t get too stressed out when she has her claws trimmed 🙏 I am keeping everything crossed that you manage to get rid of ALL the Spanish Bluebells 🤞I am very impressed with all the work done so am making the following awards: Gold Star ⭐️ for you, Gold Star ⭐️ for DS & Gold Star ⭐️ for DDiL + a medal 🏅 for Gino for his superb climbing skills 😂

BlueJ94, fingers crossed that you got your early night on the 30th 🤞

Florenceem, great news that the laminate was finally fitted 👏 Excellent work getting 2 sacks of clothing put away & also 2 sacks of fabric safely stored in the under bed drawers 👏  You kept yourself busy whilst the fitter was there 🤩 Fingers crossed that you can get the builder in quickly to fit the skirting board 🤞

suzeesu2000, yippee to finding & putting up the net curtain 🥳 Sorry to hear that your DH is suffering 😞 hopefully he will feel better soon 🙏 Please don’t feel that you wasted the day especially as you were sorting out the insurance on your mum’s house 🥹

More excellent decluttering greent 👏

Great decluttering BlueJ94 👏 I like your new method - one month’s grace 😊

Florenceem, love the new colour laminate floor ☺️

Brambling, sounds like a lovely lunch with your old flatmate ☺️ & how great that you picked up where you left off despite the long gap in seeing each other 🥹

I have just noticed the time so will love you & leave you. Sleep tight 😴 

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Decluttering Target 2026: 583/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £73.00

vulpix

Green hopeful, I would be in hospital if I tried to put an outfit on Fomo.🤣

Upstairs is ship shape and Bristol fashion. Even tidied the bottom of my wardrobe where I have been putting bags with new clothes in. All hung up now.

I saw on the telly the other day, the average number of clothes each UK adult has is 112. Pairs count as 1. I am not average that's for sure. When I have a sort out, I will count them all. I can't wear some atm as I have put weight on. A stressful year last year and unfortunately I am a stress eater. After Easter, I will have a go at weight loss.

Soft plastics recycled.

We are off shopping whilst Lovely cleaning lady comes. It makes us be tidy at least once a week!

We used to have "tidy up and chippy tea." the night before our cleaner came. Now it's tidy up and food shop." Not quite the same incentive!

Vx

Florenceem

Morning all.

BlueJ94 - love the flowers.

Builder J is here - working on the skirting board.

Nigel from the blinds shop has been to measure up for vertical blinds in my craft room. It will be about 2 - 3 weeks before I get them installed.

I have a delivery slot of an hour for the Ike. delivery.

Dry here this morning.

I had a really bad night again with pain. I will increase the medication tonight. After 2 I can phone the surgery for my blood test results - I have looked on my records and they are back. It seems the anemia is sorted by the iron tablets. There were 2 abnormal results but they may be due to being low in vitamin D. I will ask for an appointment to see the Dr when I am on the call.

daisy_1571

Vulpix I've just watched Stacey- 2 adults 5 young children 3000 items of clothing !

Wonder what i have ?

BlueJ94

I have a question how many bath towels and bedding do you own? Im curious as i counted my bath towels yesterday and its seems excessive for just myself and OH so im wondering what the "norm" is 😂

Deni_debt-free_dreamer

Afternoon everyone

@daisy_1571 , I watched that too! I wouldn't like to count all my clothes, especially jumpers as I love knitwear.

@BlueJ94 - I have 7 duvet sets for me, one is brushed cotton so used when it's very cold & 2 are Xmas theme. They are all at least 3 years old and I like all of them! I have 4 bath towels for one person but I inherited one from my daughter when she finished uni.

I live alone so having extra bedding/towels etc means I'm not doing loads of washing all the time! That's my theory anyway 😃

@Florenceem , sorry you had a painful night.

I've decluttered one piece of work that's been hanging round for weeks, one more to go …

love to all

Deni

x

Florenceem

BlueJ94 - I will tell you when I get the airing cupboard emptied to sort.

Delivery of the insert boxes for the Ike. cubes have arrived.

Then more boxes were delivered - meant to be arriving on 7 April.

I have filled in an appointment request for the Dr's surgery.

GrannyKate

Not doing much as painter is in hallway - although I did get to loosely start to pack a suitcase. The gloss paint smells horrible but a bit too cold to go outside. DS2 reminded me I need another birthday card for April - not on my calendar but will add it now. On 11th which is my wedding anniversary. I went into town to the Chinese shop with DS2 to get some cooking ingredients and frozen seafood. He loves the shop and they are very friendly and helpful - this morning she pointed DS2 to a much cheaper option which she said actually had a better flavour than the more expensive one.

I put one dress in CS bag whilst packing so I have a full bag which I can drop off tomorrow at hospice shop as I park nearby for quiz. I am going to try not to buy any food except milk, fruit and bread until after I have been on holiday as I have lots in the freezer. There will be a bill to pay for decorating, carpet laying and new radiator. I also need to buy a new single bed at some point. Need to investigate further. I also have to plaster the outer hall, lay flooring and sort decorating of the hall area. Then there is the lounge and last of all the loo and bathroom. I am thinking about going for a dark colour in the toilet. It needs a new toilet and a small sink in there and I plan to put a second toilet in the bathroom which is just next door to current toilet and quite large. I have set aside one savings account for the bathroom which will not be cheap.

375 Dress to CS bag

376 Washing up rack to CS - new but I don't like it so it was using cupboard space

Floss

@BlueJ94 I have 4 duvet sets, of which 1 is brushed cotton, so deepest winter only. I have 4 sets of towels but 1 is kept for guests so isn't in my rotation. Hope that helps!

I'm definitely not average when it comes to numbers of clothes... I daren't actually count! I know I have double figures of both hoodies and sweatshirts which are my staple uniform now I'm not working, and probably 20+ pairs of jeans... 🤭