2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

TC77

On way to DB to go through more family things. Cardigan, belt and fancy gloves from yesterday's work with dd1 in a new cs bag, wearing a pair of trees dd1 said should go, and agree ao will go in laundry basket and then off another time. Some pens for writing on glass and craft items in a bag for donation to local group .

Counting as 10

florianatwobob

About to tackle the garden again today. The ironing pile has already been decluttered however DSis has started the washing already so the decluttering won’t last long.

Green_hopeful

Bit grumpy with Ebay. I have a few things on and it said my prices were too high. It also said i needed to put more details in as well. So i went in to change all the stuff and it didn’t save the changes so i did it again and then again before it made the changes. Its seems to be getting smarter but not helpfully. It also changed some of my furniture to Simple Delivery. Now that would be fun.

But on a brighter note on the front page there is a section where you can relist items you have previously bought. I looked through and there are several things i have bought and not loved so i am going to relist them when i get home.

regnbue

Our first dry day for about a week so a friend and I popped along to see some classic cars. I only went as I love minis. My Mum always had them and I love the older shaped ones.

Sadly there were none but just as we were saying goodbye to each other I heard a familiar sounding roar and a mini zipped past. My friend laughed as I dashed down the road after it.

Despite searching it was nowhere to be found so took a short cut home and there it was snuck into a corner. They're very good at hiding. 😉

This one reminds me of a Chocolate Lime

Happy_Kitties

Three shoeboxes now completed and hopefully fourth tonight, I will have to patch up cardboard box that cardboard mad cat attacked.

Haven’t been around as I had to go back into hospital for a procedure secondary to my main disability, moving about but sleeping a lot.

DD has been over and busy as I want to get things decluttered but I physically cannot do it at the minute. However

6 items sold on V

1 bag of plastics taken to the local supermarket collection point

Forgot to mention previously, a nice toiletry bag I bought for a friend-binned after a lot of claw marks from cardboard mad cat 🙄

95+ 8 = 103 items decluttered.

DD has also been piling up some items to go to the shoebox appeal with the shoeboxes.
@Vulpix I read about the lap blanket, any blankets will be very much received 🙂as a lot of items are still going out to Ukraine.

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

Yesterday’s post: 

Saturday it rained several times in the early hours & at 07:00 just as I was going to bed - hangs head in shame 😔 ……. It is a dark, dreary damp day with a forecast high of 16°C (feeling 4° colder due to a SSW wind) & a low of 13°C Started raining again 12:50 & has rained on & off all day. DH watched the MotoGP qualifying races & the last of the IofM TT races. DH had ordered some more paint which he went & picked up - he thought it was undercoat but turned out to be specialised ceiling paint 😬 Dinner was hm cottage pie with green beans. Wudupa.

957 - 958 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans - recycled 

959 Kitchen detritus - binned

Lovely to see you Liverpool_Anne 👋 Excellent news that now the kitchen has been gutted, work work will soon start installing your new kitchen 🥳 Sorry to hear about your friend’s son 😔 Hopefully both your friend & her son will get through this with your support & friendship 🥹

GrannyKate, more excellent work in the garden 👏 Looking forward to seeing photos 😉 Good luck with the paperwork 🍀

Florenceem, hopefully the you had a good time at the Open Gardens Day 🤞

Sleep tight 😴 

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DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅🏅⭐️

DSis Awards:

Decluttering Target 2026: 959/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £226.61

Florenceem

I didn't have time to post before being collected for the ride to Church.

Bestie told me about a nun from the nearby abbey who came into the charity shop and spent £17 on craft items - she was so happy to see a well stocked craft area. The nuns sometimes join in with events at Church - lovely ladies who have an aura of gentleness about them.

Had my meal when I came home - I did snaffle when we had tea after the service - a piece of Birthday cake left over from yesterday's party at the hall. It was an amazing cake - tall and decorated with sea creatures and corals & mermaids tails etc. This was for a one year old who won't remember the awesome cake. It was certainly a work of art - Victoria sandwich - four layers and very yummy.

My son has ordered a tv, media shelf and a dvd player for the lounge - no idea when it will arrive or be fitted.

I have ordered a small table for next to my craft room chair and a rug for that room, also a floor light for the lounge.

I had a letter the other day about a member's savings account with a good interest - I have opened one.

Going to make another pot of tea and watch the service from my old corps while I do some knitting.

Better weather today.

suprisinglynice

I have jumped on the gardening bandwagon this week and half filled the recycling bin with plants/weeds that flower through May for the bees to enjoy. I daren't do No Mow May as there would be complaints…I do wait until about half way through the month to cut it though which causes a few raised eyebrows!

Have got more things for the charity shop and I need to put some things on Freecycle too.

Kind thoughts to everyone

QueenJess

@regnbue I like a classic mini as well - they don't make them like that anymore. I would happily have one if I didn't have kids and wasn't scared about being flattened on the motorway by people who hadn't seen me. I would also love an Inspector Morse car, but in racing green…

I played musical pots with all the houseplants today and many have changed position, been separated, put in larger pots etc. I seem to have a lot more than I did as they keep having babies! Took me ages to do it all. I popped into the loft to dump some things in there and take the odd thing out and it looks messy and far too busy up there. Not got the energy for that right now, so it can pend for another day.

DD has been busy using up colouring pens again and she has about 5 colouring pencils that are minuscule and soon we won't be able to sharpen. I seem to be only using up paper at the moment as I'm so busy at work (I take lots of notes), although I also have quite a few very short pencils. House is relatively tidy, but I'm over a week behind on emails 😬. Still not finished the sewing pile.

Digital:
6 - photos deleted

Physical:
7 - paper reused then recycled
3 - DS tat recycled
3 - DD pens used up
1 - completely worn out socks

New total 1,326
Use it up total 401

dND

Thank you @greent , it's taken time to be able to really feel that it's taking shape but I now feel I have to get on with the back garden. 🤣

@Florenceem I love the new furniture etc., once all the decorating is done your house will be beautiful.

@florianatwobob That's a stump and a half!! Well done. Isn't it lovely having produce straight from the garden.

@Liverpool_Anne I'm following your kitchen works with great interest. I'm going to have to strip out my old kitchen before long. One long unit is from 1945 and the rest of the self-built units are from the 1970s/1980s.

@Yorkie1 Was the organist the lady with the long plait? I've seen her on Instagram and she seems very engaging.

No money was decluttered at the garden centre as I didn't go. My friend spent a lot of time over the last few days in A & E and undergoing blood tests. 😱 It seems a blood vessel in her leg burst causing swelling and bruising. The first though was a DVT but that's been ruled out hence all the blood tests - she does have a few autoimmune conditions but the doctors have no idea yet as to why it happened.

Argh, I wrote lots more but have managed to lose it!! I was sure I pressed save draft but obviously not. 😭😭

I can't face doing it again tonight so hugs to all who want and love to you all. Dxx