2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Yorkie1

Ooh that's lovely! I have an original 1935 bath, which was looking good for its age, but had a few limescale marks on it. While I was away over Easter, my friend who was staying, unexpectedly tackled the limescale on the bath and the taps. It doesn't look as shiny as yours, but it is much improved.

GrannyKate

@suzeesu2000 - so sorry to learn of your losses. Thinking of you for tomorrow. I lost two brothers within 3 weeks of each other some years ago now. My mother was still alive but had dementia and I never told her but strangely she never mentioned them in remaining two years of her life - I'm sure she knew. @Happy_kitties - glad you are on the mend. Sepsis is terrifyingly fast to take hold.

Not done much today except visited hospital to collect hearing aid tubes and batteries - was there 18 mnutes (Audiology is up several floors) No free short time parking and it cost £3.40!!! I will try sending for them by email next time. Went to Mr S and bought a few bits for the week. Afternoon visit to a local small zoo - they home small animals including many that have been unwisely kept as pets originally. Last time I went there with a nursery group and there was torrential rain but lovely today. Still no joiner yet - he hoped to come today but didn't fit it in. I did plant out some seeds and potted some lettuce plants. Gardening club talk and covid jab tomorrow. Plus some urgent paperwork to finish.

ionafan

Coming out of the woodwork to send love and hugs to the many declutterati who are dealing with loss and illness. Thinking of you all xxx

TC77

@florianatwobob amazing, I didn't know they could come up so well.

@vulpix , sorry i keep forgetting to let you know two friends have been pleased with their knee ops!

@Yorkie1 luckily pension wise I've always worked in the public sector but it does take longer to get full state pension contributions... I have stressed to dd1 about pensions and while she can't see the point she has joined but a shock with it/ student loan and taxes at first for her.

Happy Kitties, lovely to see you back and hope you're making a good recovery and getting as much help as possible.

Mrs SD you're right my little tram expanded a couple of years ago and hoping they transfer but we are one little cog in a national cull :(

Created lots of paper mess but submitted a stage for mega frog tonight and just telling myself I will have time to clear up soon enough 😀

vulpix

Suseesu, I am so sorry to hear about your brother. xxx I am sure you have done your Mum proud for tomorrow.xxx

Goodness happy Kitties, I had noticed your absence but imagined you were off gadding. I hope you will soon be in fine fettle xx

Thank you Chievely, I will do that. It hadn't occurred to me that there would be such a thing.

Thank you TC, I expect a long wait until I work my way up the queue.

Love the glove Florenceem.

Mr V once bought a vintage Jaguar briefcase from a charity shop and accidentally locked it. He sat for 2 days solid and found the combination. He was like a safe breaker in an old film.

Second curtain done. They were so big and heavy. Never again! We will put them up tomorrow. They are the colour of the walls and look much better than what I had up before. I've had Mr V stood there holding them up.🤣

The French doors are nice, a total bargain, although we will have to live with them propped up in the sitting room for goodness knows how long. No matter, they go with the cast iron log burner we are using as a side table.

Vx

weenancyinAmerica

@suzeesu2000 - Sending you hugs. Will be thinking of you.

@Happy_Kitties - Sending you hugs also. So glad you are still with us and getting better.

The old combination locks were much easier to get into. My father could feel the changes and one year was able to open all 200 plus lockers at the school where he worked in one day when they had an emergency search. I've only tried what he taught me on a couple of locks with success.

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

Monday continued: I dealt with today’s mail including updating my accounts. More knitting whilst watching junk TV. Also prepped dinner - cold pork + defrosted a lamb steak for DSis, roasted carrots, mashed potatoes & mashed swede & green beans. DH & I rather enjoyed the mashed swede 😋 The forecast rain is here - a fairly light drizzle & the NE wind has picked up making it feel 2° colder. Just as I finished typing “light drizzle” it has started raining heavily 😞 Wudupa

771 - 772 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans - recycled 

773 - 774 Kitchen detritus, contents of shredder - binned

Lovely to see you Deni_debt-free_dreamer 👋 Excellent digital & physical cluttering worthy of a medal 🏅 which is on its way. A stroke of good fortune that you have found such a useful CS ☺️

Florenceem, crikey that paint is exceedingly expensive 😱 A pity that you can’t get a similar colour with the more reasonably priced paint 😞 Hopefully when builder J returns he will remedy the crack & give your work his undivided attention 🤞 That mitten is gorgeous 😍 

Brie, interesting information re cracking the code on a key safe 🤔 

Happy_Kitties, oh my goodness - very sorry to hear that you have been so unwell 🥺 I am hoping that you are now at home & recovering well 🙏 Please, please take extra special care of yourself on your road to recovery. Meanwhile very well done on reaching & passing your first decluttering milestone - over a quarter of the way to your neutral decluttering target 👏

Brie, well done to your doctor 🥹

Great idea Chieveley 👏

Happy_Kitties, you have certainly been through the mill 🥺 Please accept many gentle cwtches 🤗🤗 🤗 & please take it very easy 🙏

Florenceem, how lovely that 2 of your daughters phoned 🥹 Sounds like you still have  enough crafting supplies to stock a small shopping list 😉

Lovely chatty post Yorkie1 ☺️ Congratulations to York City 🥳 Well done on your efforts to declutter the contents of your freezer 👏

florianatwobob, the bath looks great 😊 

Yorkie1, what a lovely friend 🥹

GrannyKate, I still get ticked off that people visiting hospitals get charged for parking 😖 

Nice to see you ionafan 👋 

Lovely cheerleading TC77 😊 Well done on completing another stage of “mega frog” 👏

Dizzycap, very pleased to hear that Babyface’s blood test results were so good 🥹 What a relief 😮‍💨 Though I am very sorry to hear that your pain is so bad that you will have to resort to a “Morphy” 🥺

Lovely cheerleading vulpix 😊 Loved This “MrV once bought a vintage Jaguar briefcase from a charity shop and accidentally locked it. He sat for 2 days solid and found the combination. He was like a safe breaker in an old film.” ☺️ although I would go further & say in an old black & white film 🙊 Great work getting the 2nd curtain done 👏 I will try to remember that next time you decide to tackle curtains, I should refer you back to this page 😉

weenancy, thank you for sharing such a lovely memory of your father 🥹

Sleep tight 😴 

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Decluttering Target 2026: 774/2026

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BlueJ94

Morning! Work has been crazy and ive not had a chance to be on the forum all that much. Ive sold a lot on vinted/ebay!

Declutter wise has stopped for the moment. It will resume shortly, maybe this evening.

florianatwobob

@Yorkie1 what a lovely friend! I have to say that we’re very fond of our bath and it was our plumber who suggested resurfacing. He gets a bit misty eyed at the thought of soaking in it (and isn’t too keen at the thought of getting it out of our bathroom if we replaced it!!) @TC77 we’re very pleased. The chap that did our work has been doing it for 13 years and the technology has been around for 40 years.

2Scratters

@suzeesu2000 sorry for the loss of your brother too as well as your mum. Thinking of you today. Take extra care of yourself x

@Happy_Kitties take care of yourself building yourself back up x