2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

corrieflash

Has anyone heard from @London_1 aka Jackie O, not seen anything from her for ages. Hope she is ok

Brie

@Dizzycap - I've always said that if it ain't one thing it's your mother. Have I mentioned the time my mom rang me to ask me to take her to a doctor's appointment? Had to remind her that as she was living in Canada it wasn't really convenient.

@vulpix - I've had my right knee done several years back and my left on the way to that eventually. Not sure what happened with the first op but the right knee still hurts more than the left. And I can't kneel on either but wasn't able to for at least a decade before the first op. One thing I did learn too late was to make sure you take Vit D as it helps repair the nerve damage done with all the cutting. So it's either that or not doing enough of the exercises I was assigned that has kept me from healing as well as I should have.

Meanwhile - I thought I was doing well in chucking out the Gardeners World discount garden visit book that expired the beginning of the month. But it's ended up being 1 out and another in as I bought this year's book with strict instructions to OH that we MUST do some visits to gardens as it would up our foot count, which we both truly need. I might have said something similar every April for the last 10 years I've been getting this book. No prizes for guessing how often the book has actually been used….. Oh well at least it gave me and him something fun to chat about over breakfast. Usually we go through the Radio Times together but the post here is so bad we are still waiting on the issue for the week starting last Saturday. Not that the TV is working well enough for us to actual watch things as programmed. Sigh.

Florenceem

vulpix - I too paid £19 the other day for a pot of paint to do my front gates.

I have carried on with the sorting of the small ROD. Found some Santa sweets that were best before last year - there are over 500 calories in the packet - they certainly taste okay.

Bestie was running late so she sent hubby to collect the stuff for the charity shop. My hall looks a lot better.

I walked to a friend's house - she invited me in and we had a chat - known her for 65 years.

I took my folding steps outside and removed the masking tape that was by the window. I had some paint to scrape off the pvc. I then got a pack of wipes and cleaned the windowsill and porch door.

Not a lot of stuff left to sort now in the ROD. I have found more bits for daughter's school - it is her 20th wedding anniversary today.

Decluttered - cruet set, bauble, 5 storage crates, animal pictures, jar of soaps, pack of ladies hankies, sewing pattern, chenille sticks, pkt of typing paper, scout book, Christmas socks, boxes of crewel wool skeins, gift bag, shower jel, plastic bag x 3, paper, labels,

weenancyinAmerica

@vulpix - I have had both knees replaced. No, I can't sit cross-legged on the floor or the bed any more. And I can't kneel either. But the knee pain is gone. Until the back started going I was walking just fine. To me the operations were well worth it. Just be sure to do all of the therapy you can get.

GrannyKate

Still trying to catch up on sleep. I have dealt with some frogs although there are a few more including car insurance. Sis in law was offered a cancellation last Friday at 2 days notice for her knee replacement but she took fright at so little notice - hope she will take the next date offered. My mother had both knees done in her 80s with great results. Plumber came and fitted new radiator for bedroom 3 and removed the one in the outer hall. There were two layers of wallpaper on top of each other behind the radiator as well as several coats of paint - I need to get the area cleared and then I will get builders back to do the hall plaster. There are now 4 radiators outside and I am hoping they go soon. Waiting on joiner to take some off bedroom door. I managed to get my hair done this morning. DS2 back to work tomorrow.

417 One radiator fitted and another one removed

418 Photos downloaded

419 Frogs munched up but more to do

dND

I'm so glad Mr SD found his ring. 😁

I'm still here and because of the dry weather a lot of time has been spent decluttering garden weeds. I did manage to get another tip run done. The tip is having it's cardboard baler changed so it was chaos. There were only 3 or 4 parking bays available, the rest being taken up by all the machinery and to leave a suitable safety space. It's apparently going to last for 3 weeks although one of the tip guys said 3 or more like 5 weeks. I'm not sure when I'll do my next run as while I managed to drive straight in, when I left they were queuing down the road.

Garden waste collection is Friday and I've managed 5 bags so far.

You remember the area by the camellia where I was evicting weeds, predominately the Spanish bluebells.

It now has 2 mini wildlife ponds installed. I'm currently collecting bricks to create escape routes from them. Because of the slope of the garden, I'm thinking of using large pebbles to disguise the fronts of the ponds. The backs are more of less level with the soil.

I've also started washing all the plant pots I have, lots of which you can see in the catio where they were blown by the wind when it upended the storage unit they were in. There's still so much shuffling round to do in the garden as well as the actual gardening. I also can't believe just how much broken glass I keep digging up. 😱

I managed to get a couple of bags of compost the other day - the last 2 L1dl had so tomorrow morning I'm going to swing by and see if they've had another delivery. 🤞🤞

Apart from that I'm still managing to keep up with most of the HH stuff. I've a small ironing pile accumulating. Once it large enough, or I'm desperate for something in it, I will get the iron and ironing board out but apart from that, the washing is up to date, dried and put away

@vulpix I'm just working my way through the Donnington races at the moment, roughly an hour an a half each night. These days I like to do my viewing in the warm but you miss the feeling of the grid accelerating away.

As @corrieflash says, @London_1 hasn't posted for a while nor @Liverpool_Anne. I do hope they are both fine and just busy.

Bed is loudly calling me so I'll bid you all goodnight.
Hugs to those who want them and love to you all. Dxx

Green_hopeful

so the furniture and Freecycle stuff keeps going slowly. The buyer finally turned up for the sideboard. It was like the hokey cokey at weekend because they said they were coming and we got it out the garage then they said they weren’t coming so we put it back.

They came in a van on Tuesday night but the van was half full of builders rubbish and they balanced the sideboard on the top of the rubbish. There i was vacuuming out the drawers and giving it a polish. Hey ho.

Brambling

looking good dND I like the idea of the small wildlife ponds one of my sisters put in two last year (which her puppy is now obsessed with unfortunately). I wanted to do some gardening today but my hands have been stiff and achy for some reason so that's on hold hopefully tomorrow they will be better.

Three items offered on free cycle were collected today 🙂 so some decluttering was done!

Decluttered some money to treat myself to a ticket for A Midsummer Nights Dream at Chichester Festival Theatre in September

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 was a gloriously sunny day but with a rather strong chilly wind. Forecast high of 16°C (-3°due to E wind) & a low of 7°C I slept on the sofa last night as I wanted to make sure I wasn’t late for my appointment + didn’t want to disturb DH. I woke in plenty of time to get ready & left the house at 09:35 arriving at the surgery by 09:45, checked in & was then called in just as I sat down to wait. Nice chat with the pharmacist who gave me a prescription for a year. Went next door to the pharmacy & collected my meds & was waiting at the bus stop by 10:05 …………..ten minutes before my actual appointment time ☺️ Bus to Post Office to buy 20p stamps to make up the cost of international postage. Home by 10:45. DSis was up & about as she had a doctor’s appointment at a different surgery. She was not as fortunate as me - had to wait 30 minutes for her appointment & then the pharmacy didn’t have her meds 😞 she was not a happy bunny when she got home 😱 DH has been suffering today as he rode 400+ miles yesterday - his first long ride of the year so is not yet bike fit 😔 I have spent the afternoon knitting, napping & watching TV + descaled the kettle. Dinner was from the freezer - lo pasta bolognaise for me & bolognaise sauce with freshly cooked pasta for DH & DSis. Wudupa

733 - 738 Kitchen recycling, 3 booklets, newspaper, drinks cans - recycled 

739 - 740 Kitchen detritus, uu pen - binned 

BlueJ94, excellent news about your vinted & ebay sales 👏 Just wondering if you have any plans for the money 🤔 

Great decluttering oceanspirit 👏

Excellent decluttering regnbue 👏 You must have oodles of space now 🤞 What a lovely young lady 💐 Please accept a medal 🏅 for decluttering 3 large pieces of furniture 😊

Florenceem, some time ago DH had his wedding ring enlarged as it was cutting off the blood supply to his finger. However it transpires that at the time the ring was re-sized his finger was still swollen from having shingles 😔 Now he uses a little plastic ‘thingie’ to keep the ring on. Pleased to hear that you had another pain free night 😊 & also pleased that you are planning to have a quiet day 🥹

vulpix, not sure I would recognise my ex as I haven’t seen him in over 40 years 😉 Hopefully you won’t have to wait too long for your knee surgery 🙏 & you will be a very good vulpix & do all your exercises 🥹 ready for the other knee to be done 🙏 That is really good news for DD1 ☺️ It is a shame that an individual cannot ‘fine’ HMRC for causing distress & being incompetent 😉 DH bought some iced Bakewell tarts + one for neighbour J as a birthday present. He also bought some meat pies. Pleased to hear that your enthusiasm for writing your book has been reignited 😊 As to your bedroom decoration perhaps you can break up the expanse of grey with stickers or a bit of free hand artwork 😉

corrieflash, not recently but London_1 is always so busy especially since she moved to her beloved Isle of Wight 😉

Brie, I love that story about your mum ☺️ You never know, 2026 might just be the year you & your OH make up for lost time & visit more than one garden 🤞

Excellent work clearing the small RoD Florenceem 👏 Happy Anniversary to your daughter 🥳 🥂 More excellent decluttering 👏

Great work dealing with frogs GrannyKate 👏 The renovation work seems to be going very well 😊 I am very surprised that the old radiators are hanging about - usually items like that disappear within a few hours 🤨 

Dizzycap, sounds like Babyface is keeping you very busy as usual ☺️ Sorry to hear that she was a little subdued today 😔 Hope your pain abated & you managed to get bed by 10.30 p.m. as planned 🤞

dND, more excellent work in the garden 👏 You are certainly making the most of the dry weather ☺️ but I do hope you are taking plenty of breaks in between digging sessions 🙏

Great decluttering Green_hopeful 👏

Brambling, hopefully your hands will loosen up & stop aching soon 🤞 pleased to hear that you are managing to declutter more items on freecycle 👏

All caught up so time for bed. Sleep tight 😴 

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DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅🏅

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Decluttering Target 2026: 740/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £165.11

Moorviews

@dND - that’s very impressive work in your garden!

Mrs SD - I am very envious about the Bakewell tarts from Bakewell as it is one of absolute favourites. I hope Mr SD doesn’t suffer too much from the ride.

We have managed a tip run with stuff from the garage and also found a new home for some sports equipment. Otherwise, I have mainly been doing digital decluttering with my email. It looks like I have the same provider as others here. Anyway, thousands have gone and I have unsubscribed from loads of companies. It took many hours of boring work. I have decided that my time is more precious to me than the few pounds off they offer me in countless emails. It is so nice to log in and find a manageable number each day. I shall continue to try and be ruthless.
Sun is out and hopefully that blooming freezing wind has calmed down. Hope you all have a good day 😊