2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

regnbue

My March numbers are:

A quieter month decluttering wise.

My friend lives in a flat and the people who live in a house behind him have asked if he wants to buy it. It is a second home and they are leaving all the furnishings behind. He is very excited as they have a dishwasher and he has never owned one. I am very excited as I can offload my three bags of dishwasher salt on to him!

I also have a pack of d/w tabs I can give him as well as some novelty pens. He loves stuff 😃

82-84 3 bags d/w salt

85 bag d/w tabs

86 novelty pens

87 emery boards

88 leaky pen

89 broken box file

90-91 2 pens

92-95 4 new cushions (came with new sofa but not to my taste)

96 Simpsons Monopoly

97 book

98-99 2 booklets

100 dress with tag

101 magazine holder

102 small piece of wood - I think it is an offcut from skirting board

103-104 2 more books

105 papers

In: sofa

Decluttering: 105/100 Cleaning products:0/11 Nail polishes: 0/10 Hair mousse: 0/6

Beauty face masks: 0/6 Bags dishwasher salt 3/3 Puzzle books 0/12

Books read: 4 Films watched: 3 Daytrips 0

Ins: 18 for the year

"The only time I'm happy is when I'm doing absolutely nothing" Ava Gardner

2026 ⭐️ 🏅🏅🏅

2025 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏅🏅💐💐

2024 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏅💐

2023 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏅🏅🏅💐💐💐💐

Keep going everybody!

regnbue

The ROD is something that has grown over the years and at times I have been unable to close the door due to the volume of stuff in there. On many occasions I had opened the door and just felt so overwhelmed with the scale of the task that I closed it again, not able to make a decision on even one item. There was so much stuff I simply did not know where to start.

Something happened in April. I don't even know why or where it come from but I had found an enormous plastic bag, around 3 times the size of a bin liner, I couldn't even begin to think what I had had delivered in it.

I took it to the ROD and just started stuffing items into it. Clothes, packaging, stuff I had earmarked to sell, sentimental items, things that could be binned. Along the way I encountered many boxes. These were from my office days and would hold 5 reams of paper. I liked them because they had lids and fitted perfectly under the bed in the ROD.

Those that were ripped or squashed I threw out on to the landing as I filled the enormous bag. When it was full (half an hour as I was moving everything along as I made my way round the room) I dragged it to the doorway and then kicked all the boxes down the stairs before dragging the bag down and sorting through it.

I did a half hour session every day for 3 days. I sorted through an enormous amount of items. My initial aim had been to put my one remaining collection into the wardrobe so it was all together prior to selling on fleabay. There are about 5 items of clothing in the wardrobe but to my astonishment I still had 2 small boxes from the collection that wouldn't fit after I had put the rest of the collection in.

The Laura Ashley mattress on the ROD bed (purchased 10 years ago in a sale) was finally able to be dragged into my bedroom and the old mattress put out for collection along with the 2 piece corner sofa. The ROD looks better, bare bedstead with no boxes or anything else underneath it now but still a long way to go.

Frustratingly I managed to leave my phone charger plugged in on the train. This from the person who checks the doors are locked about 10 times before going to bed.🙄 On the upside I went through all the cables and gubbins at home and managed to cobble together a charger from two bits that actually work so v.pleased I didn't have to fork out for another new charger.

I will list numbers separately as it's a huge list.

Regnbue

regnbue

My April numbers are:

106-107 2 old ice cream tubs

108 packaging

109 cleaning rags

110-119 10 hangers

120-125 6 cushions

126-130 4 boxes and previous xmas tree box

131 hoodie

132 street atlas

133-138 papers x 60 (counting as 6)

139-144 bits and bobs

145 another swim cap

146-153 8 artificial flowers

154-159 6 unused kilner jars

160-162 large glass green bowl and 2 smaller matching bowls (inherited)

163 crushed reel of red ribbon

164 pillowcase

165-167 3 tops

168-170 3 beach towels with tags

171 old runner pieces for shower doors

172 shredded duvet

173-174 2 more pillowcases

175 mattress protector

176-178 3 sets cables

179 fancy bathroom storage basket

180 uud toothpaste from surplus

181 30 large packing bags used as rubbish bags

182 polystyrene pieces

183-198 17 more boxes

199 expired pain gel

200 melted plastic chopping board

201-202 two sofa pieces

203 mattress

204 phone charger

205 finally uud never ending conditioner

206 clip on light for reading book

207 uud daily shower spray from stash

208-209 2 pairs old fluffy socks - more patches than original sock

210 towel

211 darning items

212 canvas tote bag

Ins: battery tester from friend, summer hat because mine wasn't where it should have been and I needed it for my holiday

Decluttering: 212/100 Cleaning products:0/11 Nail polishes: 0/10 Hair mousse: 0/6

Beauty face masks: 0/6 Bags dishwasher salt 3/3 Puzzle books 0/12

Books read: 6 Films watched: 3 Daytrips 0

Ins: 20 for the year

"The only time I'm happy is when I'm doing absolutely nothing" Ava Gardner

2026 ⭐️ 🏅🏅🏅

2025 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏅🏅💐💐

2024 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏅💐

2023 ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🏅🏅🏅💐💐💐💐

Keep going everybody!

Florenceem

regnbue - my large ROD was like that - I would open the door but couldn't start or didn't know where to. Now I want to decorate and make it my lounge - I can do it. It is taking a long time.

There are no ins since I started this declutter journey in 2026 - apart for paint to use on the decorating and food .I have finished another pair of gloves using a brushed yarn. They are a rich pink and size 8 - 12 years.

I have started a pair using a black brushed yarn in teen/adult size.

I have the job I am not keen on - setting a price for the gloves - all proceeds to SA.

Brie

A friend posted this and I immediately thought of people here… including me….

Rootle

21/52 - a pair of bulky boots beyond anyone wearing again out to the bin.

Willowtree222

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82006207#Comment_82006207

Yep, that is me and tip which is one mile from my home!

Soontobeoap

Started on the garden today. Trimmed around the rose arch. A bit more than a trim actually! It is going to be very slow as I have to watch my shoulder. So little and often. Garden does look better for it. DH is joining me tomorrow so maybe we will get twice as much done?

Florenceem

Took a trolley full of donations to the charity shop. Then I went to Lid.

Hospital was next for a blood test.

I got some storage boxes out of the old office - I need to sort the contents and clean them.

Blinds man is coming tomorrow to measure up the window in the new lounge. They had a cancellation so offered the spot to me. Now I need to make a decision on the feature wall colour so I can get the blind ordered.

Decluttered - 2 skeins of tapestry wool, bag of trims, 2 bits of wire, edging, roll of duck tape, sequin belt, buckle, wooden ring, belt and 4 reels of leather trim.

QueenJess

Just popping in midweek to proudly declare all my physical decluttering is using things up in the house :) Nothing been coming in either.

Been a bit of a week at work so I'm even dreaming about it now - so sitting down with some hm ice cream and a large gin and tonic!

Digital:
1 - online accounts deleted
1 - email aliases deleted
5 - notes deleted

Physical:
7 - paper reused then recycled
2 - seed packets used up
1 - broken keyring (binned)
1 - old freezer supplies used up
1- broken tablet (cannot be repaired, recycled)

New total 1,263
Use it up total 377