2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Yorkie1

Ooh yum yum

oceanspirit

1 pair crispy socks out (been ignoring them for several years), 1 bedspread for CS, more magazines off the reading pile (2x 2024 and 2x 2025).

A couple of food items uu.

Brambling

all items put on freecycle were picked up today although I didn't appreciate my phone messenger pinging at 6am with someone asking if a item had been collected or could they have it 😡

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 is an overcast & damp day with a forecast high of 17°C (feeling 3° colder due to a brisk SSW wind) & a low of 10°C It has already rained once but no more rain is forecast. DH took the car out to the local sm (he hasn’t got back into his walking yet due to the weather & a touch of cba’d 😉) & did a bit of shopping. Brightened up considerably during the late afternoon & evening but the SW wind is making it feel 4° colder. The hm soup was a little bland but very wholesome 😉 I have done a bit of knitting & ticked off a couple of froglets  - new bin liner in wheelie bin, filled the olive oil pourer & filled the sugar bowl, coffee jar & teabag jar. Dinner was sausages, mash, baked beans & plum tomatoes. Wudupa.

695 - 701 Kitchen & office recycling, glass bottle, plastic bottle, glass jar, newspaper, drinks cans - recycled 

702 Kitchen detritus - binned 

vulpix, how fortunate that you saved the bubble wrap 😊 DSis & DH always keep their bubblewrap & when I have a couple of carrier bags full I take it to the CS. So pleased to hear that more of your plants will be put to good use ☺️ Fingers crossed that the builder turns up soon 🤞

Lovely post Moorviews ☺️ Thank you for my medal 🥇 although most of my knitting usually goes to the local hospice shop. Well done on altering the other jumper & sorting out some financial frogs 👏 Good luck with both the admin & your 2nd craft project 🍀

Great work BlueJ94 👏

Shame about the CS not taking the children’s books Deb4 😞 Good luck with the freegling 🍀 At least having so much diamond art will mean that you have plenty to do if the weather doesn’t get better 😉

regnbue, that is hilarious 🤣 Saved from yourself by conscientious delivery people 😉

_Dolly_Rocker_ fingers crossed that the boiler chap turns up & that the rattle in the car can be sorted quickly 🤞

Florenceem, sorry to hear that you had another pain filled night 😞 Hopefully the doctor can help 🙏 More excellent work sorting your craft room 👏 I like your crafting table & have a touch of crafting table envy 😉 

Brie, hopefully you are almost recovered from your bout of Covid 🤞Excellent work in the room of doom especially sorting out the holiday luggage & washing 👏

Dizzycap, so very pleased to hear that Babyface is back to her mischievous self & well enough to show her displeasure when you, her slave, have failed in your duties 😂  Excellent work in the garden ably assisted by Babyface 👏 I do hope you are not overdoing it 

Good luck Yorkie1 🍀 

Dizzycap, hope your lily mulch turns up 🤞Sounds like Babyface is in fine form 🥹

BlueJ94, sounds delicious 😋 

Florenceem, sorry to hear that you got cold & wet 😔 Hopefully you won’t get ill🤞 More excellent decluttering 👏

That pizza looks absolutely delicious BlueJ94 😋

Great decluttering oceanspirit 👏

Dizzycap, I will keep everything crossed that your pain abates & you can get a few hours sleep tonight 🤞

Brambling 😖 

Sleep tight 😴 

MrsSD Awards: 💐 🙏💐💐🌟⭐️❤️💐💐⭐️💐❤️ ⭐️🎖️🥇 

DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅🏅

DSis Awards:

Decluttering Target 2026: 702/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £165.11

BlueJ94

Morning!

I allowed myself some extra 😴 time this morning, the weather is rubbish and im feeling a little tired! Only friday and saturday to go in work 😴😴

Breakfast is strawberries and cornflakes! Nothing fancy but using the cornflakes for my "project pan" otherwise they'll still be sat in the cupboard in 2028 😂😂

Im quite enjoying this project pan, I have a few(billion) candles and was tempted to buy a new one in Sainsbury's yesterday but I stopped myself and said "No, you've got the one to burn in the house" ive had this specific one for about 3 years now and its lost its smell 🤦‍♀️🤣

Florenceem

Morning all.

BlueJ94 - yummy pizza.

Dizzycap - we had a chocolate labrador who told everyone that she got no cuddles at home.

I went to bed in pain but went straight off to sleep and didn't have to get a new freezer pad.

Sunny here but showers forecast - well it is April.

I asked J to come here at 3 to put all the cardboard out. I will keep an eye on the weather forecast in case I have to change the time - wet cardboard is no good.

Granddaughter said she will pop round today.

I plan a day at home - need to get on with sorting. I will have to let more stuff go - I have a ridiculous amount of craft stuff.

I will just do today and tomorrow sorting from the old office. Then I will start to empty the storage craft room. I gave myself until April 25 to sort the old office stuff but want to move on to decorating another room. I will only have J here on a Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays until the next school holiday. I may be able to have him here on a Friday after bins have been emptied.

florianatwobob

Iris photo tax for Mrs SD (backdrop provided by the mammoth rosemary).

The bin store and the man to build the bin store arrived today. It’s a thing of beauty. He arrived at 8am and was all done by 9.45am including paperwork.

BlueJ94

So went to the dentist as i had what I assumed a check up scheduled.. turns out it was a scale and polish instead and as I pay £20 per month for the dentist there was no fee. So now I have nice shiny new teeth 🦷😬

Florenceem

florianatwobob - lovely photo - my middle name.

Well I got fed up with bringing stuff down from the old office and sorting it. I decided to venture into the small room of doom. I had made some space in the office so I started to move stuff from ROD into there.

I have quite a bit ready for my bestie's charity shop - hope she remembers to collect it tomorrow morning on her way to work.

Granddaughter A and J arrived together - J set to getting the cardboard out of the garage - so much of it. J got it into 4 red bags and stacked the rest on the pavement against the wall.

A hadn't seen the new blinds so she had a tour. Then A helped me by cutting off the hanging Ike. labels on the storage boxes - they get in the way.

I have asked J to come here tomorrow to finish painting the fence. Hopefully he will get some of the wall painted as well.

I am having vertical blinds fitted in my craft room tomorrow.

Decluttered - baby blanket, 2 pairs of fingerless gloves, pearl necklace, tissue pack, reel of ribbon, jeans, trousers, sandals, blanket, long sleeve top, skirt, nightshirt, mesh bits, empty cotton reels, necklace, cardboard case x 4, fabric scraps, metal dies, elastic bands, pack of garland strips, card pack, clear binder, embossing folder x 15, ring binder, yarn scraps, gift tags, tin, box file, money bag, hat, plastic basket, jiffy bag, 2 pairs of slippers, polythene delivery bag,paper, crochet item, pair of socks, pullover.

Brambling

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81964921#Comment_81964921

good idea Dizzycap I got out of the habit when I was emergency contact for my friend if her neighbour didn't respond when she hit her emergency alarm.