2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Brie

Have started trying to tidy the room of doom that had all our holiday luggage dumped in it 2 weeks back when we returned from our jolly with a touch of covid. Big winter jacket put away (so glad I had it as we had a excursion on rough seas to the cliffs of insanity (aka the Cliffs of Moher), emptied the bags of dirty laundry, have put my clean clothes away (there's always bits you don't wear), and divided the laundry into piles and put one load in. It will all need to go on the rack indoors as the weather is a bit foul but that also paces things for me as I know it will take about 2 days to dry properly.

And about to empty the trash bins to the big bin out side as there was an over ripe orange in one of our bags that is now making the house a bit tangy - enough to make me cough again.

Yorkie1

Well done everyone 😊

I need to make a decision about broadband / landline. I'm with Plusnet, who are no longering offer a landline-type service with the switch-off of the analogue landlines, and my contract ends in 3 weeks.

I've decided to stick with one provider for the BB and LL (rather than stay with them for BB and find a separate provider for phone calls), partly for ease and also because I will need to repeat the process for mum (at 200 miles' distance) later this year.

Have spent time this morning getting to grips with research and relevant factors (and not making any concrete decisions!).

BlueJ94

@Dizzycap you'll have to be here for 4am 🤣🤣

Brie

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81964186#Comment_81964186

I'm surprised at Plusnet as they are the same company as ee and BT. I'm with ee and they are continuing with LLs via a plug in to the wifi thingme. (sorry to be so technical about it)

Yorkie1

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81964304#Comment_81964304

@Brie Indeed - clearly a decision has been made that PN will be the 'basic' supplier, despite it having the best customer service and reputation of the lot, and thus will not offer the landline.

EE is their suggested alternative, but there are anecdotal comments about the inability of their router to cope with existing phones (and extensions) being plugged into it via the technical wifi thingme ( 😁 ).

I'm also looking into Zen Internet, which would be OK for me, but more complicated for Mum later this year.

@Dizzycap good suggestion, but there's no way Mum would be able to cope with anything that different or new. 😑

Yorkie1

Ah, thanks @Dizzycap . Will have a look into it.

Sorry to hear of the epic fail on the delivery front!

BlueJ94

We're trying to eat less processed foods so tonight's menu, home made pizza using my Greek yogurt and self raising flour recipe with chicken bites on the side! Again home made.. wish me luck 😂

Florenceem

BlueJ94 - I make pizza dough with SR flour and yogurt - works so well and low cost.

I did go out - it was a bit yuk - drizzle and I had to wait for a bus in it. There used to be a bus shelter but it was vandalised and not replaced. I only went to Lid. and then had to wait again for a bus. I was cold and wet when I got home.

I carried on with carrying stuff downstairs and sorting it.

Dinner is the last haddock fillet in the freezer with a few chips and roasted veggies - had tomatoes and shallots that needed to be used.

I have a growing pile for bestie's charity shop and my daughter's school.

Decluttered - shaving brush, coffee stirrers, food pots, packaging, paper, craft case, pair of socks, metal dies, polymer stamps, tin of pom poms. folder of cello bags, glitter tower, knitted rabbit, sponges, paperclip, cardboard, tube of glue.

BlueJ94

@Florenceem I usually use it to make naan breads but fancied pizza!

BlueJ94

Pizza was a success! 🍕