2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Florenceem

I went out plus did all my jobs apart from sewing the mat corner.

I had a visit from daughter and granddaughter. So stopped the sewing I was doing - putting another gnome together.

Got back to the sewing and more family arrived - son, dil and 2 granddaughters.

Arthur is now finished.

BlueJ94

Afternoon all!

Ive got a chicken dinner cooking in the oven should be ready in an hour, so im going to clean the weeds from the garden and all the grass OH strimmed and put it all into Green Waste for collection monday! We have 3 boot sales tomorrow 7.30am, 10am and then 12pm.

I havent done a lot in surveys but I can catch out on LifePoints at £10 if I wanted too but im going to wait a bit.

Florenceem

Day 3 of my eat from stock challenge is chicken curry, rice and naan bread.

Yorkie1

Love the sparkly purple!! @Florenceem

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

Saturday is forecast to reach a high of 28°C, low of 16°C with a gusting W wind DH up at 08:15 to have a bath & I followed 08:45 (new water) Longer bath for me as I got out 09:25. Dried off & then dressed in my new skirt (which has pockets 🥳) & top - it looks lovely even if I say so myself 😉 The 3 of us are heading to Kent to see DH’s niece G (M’s younger sister) & will be visiting M’s flat to pick out a memento or two Plus go through M’s yarn supply. I can have my pick & the rest is being sorted into colours & bagged for the CS. We set off at 10:30 with DSis driving & had a fairly good trip & although it was warm there were a lot of dark clouds. We arrived at G’s at 12:00. By then the skies were clear & the temperature was climbing. We had a tour of the house as both the kitchen & bathroom had been renovated since we were last there. Then we sat out in the garden chatting to G & her husband E whilst he was barbecuing sausages for our hot dogs lunch. DH & DSis played with their 2 dogs. The garden is a sun trap so the temperature started rising & reached 29°C 🥵 After lunch G drove the 3 of us to M’s flat & we spent the next 1.75 hours sorting through many bags & many boxes of yarn, about 50 pairs of knitting needles & 2 large boxes of patterns. M could have opened her own shop 😉 I ended up with 2 full bags for life of yarn, a box of needles, 2 boxes of sewing equipment & an electric sewing machine + a frog ornament. DH found a few photos. The rest of the yarn, 3 full large storage boxes, 2 large boxes of patterns & all bar 6 pairs of needles is now ready for the CS. We got back to G’s house just before 17:00, had a cold drink & then DH drove us home as G & E had tickets to see Katie Hopkins. We had a lovely time with G, E & the dogs. Another good journey & we were indoors by 18:45. Cold meats buns for dinner. I have sorted out the boxes of sewing equipment & have condensed 3 boxes into one + a box containing knitting & crochet needles. I will sort out the yarn tomorrow. 

1062 bag of detritus from the sorting - binned.

I will catch up with the cheerleading tomorrow. Sleep tight.

MrsSD Awards: 💐 🙏💐💐🌟⭐️❤️💐💐⭐️💐❤️ ⭐️🎖️🥇⭐️⭐️⭐️

DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅🏅⭐️

DSis Awards: 🏅

Decluttering Target 2026: 1062/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £226.61

QueenJess

I'm taking a bit of a break from the digital world at the moment, but I was still tracking my decluttering list. It's now got so long that I need to declare it here! I am currently looking for a few items everyday to go, but doing it by scanning the contents of a shelf, drawer, cupboard etc whenever I open something.

Digital:
67 - photos deleted
5 - notes deleted
4 - apps deleted

Physical:
Books and Paperwork
2 - book I don’t want to read again (charity bag)
1 - book I don’t want (charity bag)
1 - duplicate book (charity bag)
1 - magazines I’ve flicked through (Buy Nothing)
1 - cookery book I don’t use (Charity bag)
6 - recipe card duplicates/I never use (recycled)
1 - visitor map recycled
12 - instructions I don’t need (recycled)
3 - booklet/leaflets (recycled)
3 - paper recycled
9 - paper reused then recycled

Clothes/wardrobe
1 - dress I don’t like wearing (charity bag)
1 - cardigan I don’t like wearing (charity bag)
1 - sunglasses that don’t fit (recycled)
3 - DD clothes grown out of (charity bag)
3 - DD hair stuff she doesn’t like (binned)
12 - broken hair clips (binned)
3 - earrings I don’t wear anymore (charity)
1 - odd insole (binned)

Bags and packaging
1 - reusable bag (Buy Nothing)
4 - packaging recycled
13 - packaging/bags reused
1 - box recycled
1 - OOD medicine (chemist)

Bathroom stuff
4 - bathroom supplies used up
1 - suncream used up
1 - bathroom stuff I dislike (binned)

Random stuff
1 - voucher I’ll probably never use (recycled)
2 - cuddly toy (charity bag)
1 - DD tat binned
2 - puzzles I don’t want to make again (charity bag)
7 - sentimental stuff recycled
11 - music (recycled)
1 - container I don’t need (recycled)
2 - storage container I have no use for (Buy Nothing)
6 - corks I was keeping just in case (binned)
1 - deflated balloon (binned)
5 - plant pots I don’t like using (Buy nothing)
18 - plant pots (charity bag)
2 - plant plastic tags (binned)
1 - travel bands (Buy Nothing)
1 - kids toy (charity bag)
2 - photo frame (charity bag)
1 - random tiny scoop I have no use for (charity bag)
2 - mats for growing seeds on I don’t use anymore (Buy Nothing)
1 - cleaning cloth duplicate (Buy Nothing)
3 - egg boxes I was keeping just in case (recycled)
1 - cleaning supplies used up
1 - indoor greenhouse I don’t use (Buy Nothing)

New total 2,810
Use it up total 543

Soontobeoap

So counting 2 big jobs. Bushes and roses all trimmed back and finally top decking and step down cleaned. 2 counted on signature . Also when having a quick look through bathroom cupboard for a lost item, I discovered an oil that I bought on a cruise 8 years ago for my sciatica.whichj it didn't help with at all although the acupuncture did. 🙂. Anyway tried it on my shoulder and neck muscles and it is working wonders.

BlueJ94

Im trying to declutter my food cupboard so im currently baking this

Florenceem

Went to Church this morning with my bestie. We watched the commissioning and ordination of candidates today as our meeting.

Bestie's husband has just been here with daughter E. E made a wonderful collage for me as a tribute to Mr F's love of recycling.

The words are what Mr F said to me on Christmas morning when he insisted upon going to Church.

It is in pride of place in the hall so the first thing you see when coming in the door.

Deb4

I've been missing yet again but I have been busy decluttering.

I have managed to sell DS's old pram and got a £100 for it, sells on vinted and ebay have been going okay. I have been uploading as well.

Emails and photos have been deleted as my phone keeps saying it full.

I'm back at work now on my full hours, it hasn't been going very well, my manager last said "I need to buck my ideas up" and to stop looking miserable, I told them on Monday that I wasn't feeling good but they don't seem to care now I'm back.

I have signed up to two college courses that start in September which I am looking forward to, one is how to start a craft business and the other one is created crafts in which you use upcycle items.

Think that's everything for now