2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

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

Friday is a bright sunny day with a high of 13°C (feeling 4° cooler due to a brisk SSW wind) & a low of 7°C. DH has finished the last of the hm soup 😋 I have just rearranged my dentist appointment as I have the start of a cold ☹️

Deb4, £10 per child for the farm visit seems reasonable 😊 However free tickets for the cinema is definitely better 😉 Sorry to hear that you have had to resort to taking painkillers 😞 Hopefully now that you have an appointment to discuss your blood test results, some explanation might be available 🤔 Good luck with the shopping trip 🍀I am keeping my fingers crossed that you can tear your DS away from the dinosaurs long enough to buy his school shoes 🤞 Wishing you a Happy 50th birthday 🎂 🎉 How about a spa day/weekend with a friend/s or maybe a day out to somewhere you have always wanted to visit 🤔 

Florenceem, you & young J have been very busy again 👏 I will keep my fingers crossed that J the builder can attach the units to the walls on the 10th, so that you can get started with filling them 🤞The room is finally coming together 😊 but please be careful moving boxes 🙏 As to all the empty cardboard boxes, could you arrange an earlier Tip run so that they are not clogging up your garage 🤔

oceanspirit, how intriguing 🧐 I will keep everything crossed that although the 6 part frog is bigger, it will be easier & quicker to complete as it has become exciting 🤞🙏 Excellent decluttering 👏

Excellent decluttering BlueJ94 👏

Hope you had a wonderful holiday QueenJess & that the weather was kind to you ☺️ Excellent decluttering 👏 & good luck using up freezer contents 🍀 Just had a French raspberry macaron & you are correct…. It was delicious 😋 

Welcome back Muddy_Walker lovely to see you 👋 Don’t worry about counting, we each have to find what method works best for our decluttering journey ☺️ Perhaps a quick before & after photo might remind you how far you have come 🤔 Sounds like you & your hubby have been busy both decluttering & working in the garden 👏 I hope you will be pleased to hear that I try hard to make sure awards are given regardless of any counting 😊 so I am awarding you a Gold Star ⭐️  + one for your hubby ⭐️ Sorry to hear that Rogan has been in the wars 😔 Hopefully he is on the mend ❤️‍🩹 

Dizzycap, I was pleased to hear that Babyface’s blood test results came back & were very good 🥹 Sending lots of positive vibes for Babyface & you, as well as many gentle cwtches 🤗 

Excellent work BlueJ94 👏

Broke off here to act as DH’s assistant in the garden - weeding & general tidying + clearing some space in the shed - 4 cardboard boxes broken down & recycled (641 - 644) About 45 minutes of work made quite a difference 😊 Of course now my cheerleading mojo needs recharging 😉 I will be back later 👋 

MrsSD Awards: 💐 🙏💐💐🌟⭐️❤️💐💐⭐️💐❤️ ⭐️🎖️

DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅

DSis Awards:

Decluttering Target 2026: 644/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £73.00

Muddy_Walker

Thank you for the huge welcome back! And thank you for my stars MrsSD 😘

I’ve noticed since Pepper passed away Rogan has calmed down a lot more although he will be 9 this year….about average for a Sprocker! He’s taken on the nursemaid role from Pepper who used to give me furious licks, allllll the toys and gentle tapping on the arm. Rogan just launches toys at me, stares until I move and wallops me in the face 😂 His nose is much better now and he’s currently lying on my feet.

Babyface fingers crossed “that” conversation is ages away…..one of the worst to have I think. But also one of the kindest ❤️

I found some old nail varnish so have been testing it. I now have 10 different coloured nails and the old manky nail varnish is now binned. My nails have really suffered through my treatment and I keep them short. The look nicer now. Although trying to work out which bin they go in was a work of art. In England they have to be emptied and the glass recycled. In Wales they go in the general waste. So that’s where they are. Life is too short to empty gluey nail varnish from tiny bottles!

Hugs to all xxxxx

Floss

@Muddy_Walker different colours is very on-trend!

Florenceem

I decluttered money at the blinds shop.

I now have boxes in all the cubes. There are 12 left over for the spare Kalla.

All the masking tape has been removed, the floor swept and mopped.

My bestie had almost lost her voice - hence no early morning message.

For some unknown reason - my bins were not emptied today - they can't blame restricted access this time.

Builder J won't be fixing the units to the wall until Monday. There is only one that can be fixed using the provided bits - the rest of the units are on wonky walls. I am hoping J will have an idea of how to anchor them.

I moved my new sewing machine into the space where it will live. The spare spools I ordered arrived today.

I have ordered a cable tidy - it is a mess of wires behind my computer desk.

Green_hopeful

Two disasters yesterday. My car was making a funny noise. The garage says it is going to cost £1600 for a new turbo. It’s so trying. We have had a broken suspension spring, drivetrain error that cost £400 to diagnose and then £160 to fix and now the turbo. The car is worth about £6000 so you can’t just leave it in bits with a broken turbo but it makes me nervous.

More serious I have worn out the elbow on my favourite cashmere cardigan. I have darned several holes caused by our cats but I think it needs a patch for the elbow. I don’t know what is possible. I can only imagine the brown patches on a geography teacher’s elbow and i am not sure that is a good look on my lovely blue cardigan. Any ideas from you super clever people.

Moorviews

@Green_hopeful - that's very bad luck with the car trouble. I have had some very unreliable cars myself and it does make life very stressful. You never know what is worth fixing, or not. Regarding the cashmere cardigan, there are lots of methods now. Visible, or invisible mending, needle felting in more wool fibres, or a wool patch. It is worth thinking about how you want it to look in the end. If I were to use fabric patches I would use scraps of jersey fabric and kind of appliqué them in place. I am keeping a cashmere jumper (from T*sco) that is far too small now, for repairs to another jumper. Thankfully there are loads of ideas online and mended clothes are celebrated.

@Dizzycap - that must have been a very difficult consultation xx I am glad that babyface had such a good day with the reduction of steroids and that you have got the best possible support in place for her.

@Mrs_Salad_Dodger - oops, I forgot to thank you for my medal! It is very much appreciated thank you xx

Yesterday's frogs were super productive and resulted in money being refunded due to subscriptions being taken, despite having been previously cancelled. Always worth checking statements! The fridge check revealed some things to be used up over the weekend. The supermarket was so busy when I went shopping that I forgot to scrutinise the dates. I am going to go through my cardigans this morning to see what still fits me. Hopefully I shall get some seeds sown and a tray of bedding planted out. It will help me stay away from the garden centre, which I am feeling a burning desire to go to!

Wishing you all a nice weekend xx

vulpix

I have spent a lovely hour putting plants into my online basket then realising I only have a mud patch. I might go for it anyway and pot them on for a bit.

Green hopeful, it's so annoying with poorly cars. I had a mini years ago that had to have something new every month for about 5 months. I had a big commute and didn't trust it.In the end sold it and got a new car. I had probably sold a fault free car in the end! As to your mending, I love a visible mend. I darned DS's fave dark green work jumper with red wool. I loved it, don't think he was ever brave enough to wear it to work. He was an English teacher at the time, the kids would have slayed him.🤣

Think my cold is getting better so I want to go out, anywhere,don't care where. The trip may involve buying plants or at least a bag of compost.

I started making the bags and toy dogs. Didn't do the neck on the jumper. I just don't like doing them!

Have a nice day people, 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

Oops I did it again 😞 

Friday continued: DSis got back from a doctor’s appointment. Dinner was sea bass fillets, boiled new potatoes & peas for DH & me whilst DSis had quiche & boiled new potatoes. Wudupa

645 - 647 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, completed Sudoku book - recycled 

648 - 649 Kitchen & lr detritus - binned 

Sleep tight 😴 

MrsSD Awards: 💐 🙏💐💐🌟⭐️❤️💐💐⭐️💐❤️ ⭐️🎖️

DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅

DSis Awards:

Decluttering Target 2026: 649/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £73.00

Florenceem

Green_hopeful - make a design feature - patch on each elbow - floral fabric and a strip binding each front edge. Could even do the collar as well.

Today is chilly.

Went out to Lid and The Rang - got some hardwall picture hooks. I plan to hang up my quilting rulers.

While I had a cup of tea and a hot cross bun - I did a menu plan for a week's dinners.

I want to empty my small chest freezer. The drawers on my upright fridge/freezer will be enough for me. I will keep the chest one as a spare in case mine or my daughters breaks down. I have written a shopping list for next week.

Just opened my second clear mat - very curled edges - this is for the area in front of my sewing machine - I will also use it if I sit at my craft table.

I am going to clean the area under my computer desk then start to bring stuff down into my craft room from storage upstairs.

Need to keep busy. Today is Mr F's Birthday - he would be 74 years old.

florianatwobob

@Green_hopeful hop over to the Fashion on the Ration thread. They will have lots of ideas on how to save your cardi.

I have a woolly jumper with fake elbow patches in a sherbet-y orange. The main jumper is navy.