2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Florenceem

Another night of pain - I see the Dr tomorrow.

Went to a local corps with my bestie - she was preaching there. Bestie took the 4 bags of donations that I had in the hall way. So it is clear but not for long.

I brought down a cd case from the large ROD - there were some floppy discs in it. I threw most of the cds but kept 3 that were photos. I changed my screen wallpaper to one of my 6 year old granddaughter - she is 25 now.

Bestie is away next week so I have to decide what I am doing on Sunday. Do I go to my old corps, go to the local corps we visited today or ask a friend for a lift to where I have worshipped since I lost Mr F.

I will take my loaded shopping trolley of donations to the charity shop tomorrow morning. Bestie is picking me up to go for lunch with a SA friend.

Finished another pair of gloves - bestie said they are Pentecost colours.

Brie

Bought a new pillow and so am trying to decide what to do with the old one. I may try to wash it but I know charity shops won't want it. Maybe the Dog's Trust?

Anyways when buying the pillow I discovered that the "free delivery over £60" didn't apply because the pillow was £59.99 without vat. (website sells mostly to businesses) So I would have to pay an extra £7 for delivery. So I fiddled about on their site to see what else I might possibly want. Considered getting a cheap loo brush (£1.50) to give to a charity shop but then spotted that they had packs of 5 top quality Egyptian cotton face cloths for £9. Now OH declared a couple of years back that his face is too delicate for standard face cloths and so bought some that were about £5 each. And then after about a year complained that the ones he bought had lost their oomph. So I got the pack of cloths for him and then presented him with the stack of old ones and told him to throw out the ones he doesn't like. I'm about to go look in the bin he likely chucked them in to redirect them to the charity bag.

TC77

@Chieveley thank you, that's really useful to know

@Green_hopeful love the gravel drive and shrubs and plants

@Florenceem sorry to hear another bad night and hope the dr can work some magic.

Waiting for train back from DB, we went through some paperwork, photos and postcards. Found a batch of postcards addressed to someone else ?! No idea who. Kept unused postcards and will probably go to charity shop at some point, took stamps off postcards to family , interesting dating from 1950s and from all over the world. Trying hard not to get interested in stamps as don't need another collection of anything

Will check with cs if they want it.have photos of a few things to list, some photos to keep or think if I want to keep (many went in bin) and some may get passed to cousins etc.

Think I may count as 10 as more could easily have come home.

Florenceem

Did some sorting of stuff from the large ROD. It is taking so long as boxes/bags contain so many random items. I really don't remember a lot of it. I found Birthday cards from 2022 along with a new WT pair of pyjamas - not my size.

I already have a bag full for bestie's charity shop.

Decluttered - 26 baby hats + 32 prem sets - cardi/hat - (going to a local charity), knitted squares, twine, knitted blankets, Mrs Claus dressing gown, fur hat, 2 men's toiletry sets, fabric, batteries, labels, sequins, blouse, soaps set, fur collar, floppy discs, cds.

weenancyinAmerica

@regnbue - when I was traveling to find ancestors for people, I would make a lot of photographs of the area where they lived. Several of the people had the photos enlarged to go on their walls. Your pictures would be very nice enlarged to go on your walls too.

Green_hopeful

i keep going at the garage of doom. Found six bottles of coolant/antifreeze. I haven’t added any to either of our current cars. I tried to check if it goes off. I am still not sure so will probably not risk it. Apparently oil goes off so that’s going to the tip.

I kondoed our wellies. I am a size 4 and my husband is a size 8 so we definitely don’t need a ‘pair’ with one size 10 and the other size 11. I also chucked some size 5s that were too stiff to get my feet in.

I found more things for our homeless charity. I will get a pile together and see if she is interested. Also started a pile for the tip.

TC77

New total 621, 10 from at DB's and did some mopping and sorting at homes first.

vulpix

Hi, Loving the photos and hearing about every ones endeavours.

DD1 has heard about her debacle with HMRC. She is being fined £1,550 on top of paying tax owed. It could have been much worse. She went to London on the train yesterday to meet her friend who lives in Brighton. The train was delayed half an hour due to swans on the track. She got a £5 something refund. Very expensive swans for the rail company to pay £5 odd to every passenger. We went out today to a couple of garden centres. I was restrained and only bought a very deep blue agapanthus and a kniphofia.

I was given an oak gramaphone cupboard. I have put the telly on it. The dimensions are better than what the TV was on before. I transferred all my craft stuff into the new cupboard. Recycled a batch of old Birthday cards. The other oak cupboard is currently in the dining room, waiting to go in my shed which is currently just in my imagination.

I have had a change round of furniture upstairs. Not sure, I may just sell a chest of drawers. They only have a couple of sheets and spare duvet covers in. I don't need them really. You already know by writing it down I have decided that they will go!🤣

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

Sunday: Several showers overnight. I enjoyed Eurovision but my two favourite songs - Croatia & Albania only finished 15th & 13th respectively. It has been a dull dark day with a high of 17°C (feeling 4° colder due to a WSW wind) & a low of 9°C with a couple of showers late afternoon/early evening. Spent half an hour sorting some paperwork with the rest of the day watching junk TV & knitting. DH watched the MotoGP races - several spectacular & horrendous looking crashes but miraculously no life threatening injuries 😮‍💨 Dinner was roast in the bag chicken, roast potatoes & carrots + green beans & gravy. Wudupa

849 - 850 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans - recycled 

851 Kitchen detritus binned 

TC77, you are very welcome 🙂 Pleased to hear that DD1’s visit will be a combination of work & play 😊 I imagine that she will be impressed when she sees how much work you have done 😊 Hope the visit to your DB’s house goes well 🤞

Chieveley, thanks for the information about wool duvets 👏

Green_hopeful, excellent work completing the gravel drive 👏 Looks like the approach to a stately home 😉

Very impressive work florianatwobob 👏 A medal 🏅 is on its way.

Green_hopeful, relieved to hear that you take great care when doing such a physical task 😮‍💨 

Florenceem, sorry to hear that you had another night of pain 😔 Hopefully the doctor can give you some proper pain relief 🙏  Excellent decluttering 👏 I hope your bestie is having a holiday as she has been very busy 😊 Very striking colours for your latest gloves 🤩

Brie, great work avoiding the postal charges 👏

Excellent work at your brother’s TC77 👏 Re the stamps, they sound interesting & I am sure you can find someone who will be pleased to take them 😊

More excellent decluttering Florenceem 👏 Your large RoD is proving to be a real treasure trove ☺️

Great idea weenancy 👏

Excellent decluttering Green_hopeful 👏

Great work TC77 👏

vulpix, HMRC are a law unto themselves & I think have way too much power over ordinary people 😖 Hopefully the shed in your imagination will soon appear in reality 🤞 Yep, as soon as you write down that you are considering decluttering an item/s we all know that it’s time is limited 🙊

Sleep tight everyone 😴 

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GrannyKate

Morning all. Just checking in as back from fabulous holiday in Madeira. 122 posts to read but first I have to do school runs and go to the dentists. Routine appointment but I have a damaged filling so money will be decluttered. I'll catch up later. Sox was very happy to see me and wanted lots of fuss.