2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Brambling

the day started with good intentions but I was side tracked in at the craft cupboard!

I did get the steps to tidy the top shelves of my wardrobes, two jumpers added to the CS bag and the jumper shelf tidied enough to add the ones in the bottom of the wardrobe and my winter heavy cardis. From the other shelve I've emptied the contents of three plastic containers into two a couple of hand bags have also been added to the CS bag.

I need to sort clothes I have far too many at so many different sizes, but it will need to be cooler so I can try stuff on. I'm sure I don't need so many black and navy trousers specially now I'm not working!

Florenceem

My shopping trolley is now full again for the charity shop.

Decluttered - fleece top x 2, 2 sheets, lampshade, 3 vintage striped sheets, 4 towels, flannelette sheet, 3 pairs jeans and a pair of shorts.

There was a breeze when I was out - it is still hot here.

Today's meal on my challenge to eat from stock.

Green_hopeful

@BlueJ94 it looks so nice when its tidy. Makes me feel happy when I clear a bit of a room.

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

Tuesday is another hot sunny day 🥵 with fluffy white clouds in a blue sky. Forecast high of 31°C, low of 19°C & a light W breeze. DH was up & dressed before 08:00 ready to let the SKY engineer in. A very pleasant gentleman F knocked on the door at 08:06 & started working. The sound of drilling woke me at 08:20* - apparently our olive tree is so big# that it was blocking the satellite signal which combined with the damaged wiring out the back of the Sky box meant no channels. *The drilling was the engineer moving the satellite dish 😉 He then repaired the wires adding new connectors & plugged in the new box. The new viewing card which was supposed to have been posted to us was not here, so he got one from his van & set it all up. Then F talked me through use of the remote control - he was very patient & I just hope I can remember everything 🤞 He was gone by 09:30. The old box has been left behind so we will add to the electricals box for the next Tip run together with both the TV & old box remotes (batteries removed) (1079 - 1081) # the olive tree is being pruned on the 16th. Now that we are all set up we need to return the furniture & contents of boxes to their original homes. Fingers crossed that I can do at least some decluttering 🤞 Instead of making a proper attempt to catch up with cheerleading, I have spent the afternoon going through a box of paperwork - reminiscing 😉 Managed to declutter 0.25” of paperwork (including transferring data from many scraps of paper & putting like with like) - all shredding (1082) & replaced with other un-filed bits so the box is full again. After I vacuumed, DH helped me move furniture back to its original locations. Dusted my pretty but very ornate magazine rack, it took forever 😞  It is being used as a shoe rack - managed to declutter one pair of shoes that no longer fit & a pair of Sunday socks (1083 - 1084)) & took 2 pairs upstairs. DH finally received the cradle for his new bike Satnav & despite telling me that he was going to fit it tomorrow he is outside doing it now 🙊 he has no patience 😉 DH dropped my DSis at her appointment & then popped into A*da for ice creams & drinks. When DSis finally got back she was exhausted as she was roasting 🥵 After sitting in front of a couple of fans to cool down, she has retired to her room. Now I will try to concentrate enough to do some cheerleading (although I confess that I am being distracted by the football 😉)

Welcome back EnergyShifter, lovely to see you again👋 Though very sorry to hear that both you & your son have had such a torrid time 😔 Condolences on the loss of Finn 🥺 However congratulations on completing your Pastoral Training 🥳 I am very impressed that despite all the upheaval you have passed & are now taking the time to consider your future 👏 We are very happy to welcome you back, after all you are still a member of our Declutterati family ☺️ Well done on not recluttering too much & watching so many different types of decluttering videos, so that you get going again 🤩 I will keep everything crossed that your DS gets a job soon🤞 Lastly, please accept some gentle cwtches for both you & your DS 🤗 

Lovely post vulpix ☺️ This “…MrV is one of those people who want to get up half an hour before they go to bed.” had me in stitches 🤣

Green_hopeful, what a beautiful garden 🤩 hopefully you won’t lose too many plants due to the heat 🤞

Excellent decluttering Rootle 👏 over half way so I am pleased to be sending you your 2nd Gold Star ⭐️ 

Beautiful & empathetic post TC77 🥹

Brie, shame about the too sweet cereal & the ood muesli 😞 but very nice of you to give the birds a little treat 👏

Another busy day Florenceem 🤩 Very pleased to hear that the replacement sewing machine works ☺️ & also that you didn’t have to sign anything 😉 Fingers crossed that builder J finishes your summerhouse 🤞

EnergyShifter, very impressed that you are playing the ‘minimalist game’ 👏 Excellent decluttering & good luck for the rest of the month 🍀 How wonderful that the bishop will be turning up 😊

Lovely cheerleading Happy_Kitties ☺️ Great decluttering 👏 Hopefully the medical nasty will be diagnosed by the specialist scan & treatment can begin quickly 🙏  

Breaking off here to make dinner - 2 types of ready made ravioli. A bit down at the final result of the match that was distracting me ☹️ I do hope that everyone is managing to stay cool & keeping hydrated 🙏

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

DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅🏅⭐️

DSis Awards: 🏅

Decluttering Target 2026: 1084/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £226.61

EnergyShifter

Thank you for warm welcome back Mrs SD & other lovely members - it really is nice to be back.

Completed day 7 of the Minimalist game. √√√√√√√ - that's 28 items since 1st July

Bought some paint to spruce up the fireplace in my bedroom which has now become visible because I am planning to declutter the electric heater that was in front of it. It might take a while for it to leave the house completely because I normally get rid of larger items by leaving them outside the house - somehow I don't think it will be snapped up in the middle of a heatwave. ☀️

daisy_1571

what a difference bluejay, bet youre pleased with that side now

vulpix

Lovely, lovely garden green hopeful. How lovely it must be to sit there.

My front garden is calling me. It is hard work as it is baked solid like concrete. We don't have a hosepipe ban but I try not to molly coddle plants once they are in the ground and established. My pots will need some water, I am not up to it tonight but tomorrow I will press on.

We have just got home from baby sitting. I am cream crackered. Get this. the hotel DIL booked last night was £3. yes £3. It was perfectly clean but I found the bed uncomfortable and a night light outside the door had me awake most of the night. The room was in a bungalow complex and had a front door with a glass fan light thing. £3 though.🤣

night night Vx

TC77

Lots going on with people despite the heat. Sat in shade and played board game with dd2 and then with shade arriving tackled the shed.

Out old spade, 4 unidentified items, large storage box and broom hoping people will take, somw smokeless coal offered, door to a kitchen unit to go somewhere, old plant pots, 2 footballs for donation hub, pump, lilo, v large piece of cardboard - think from kitchen unit. All tidy and dd2 bike in the shed rather than extension/family room where its been for 3 years! A couple of other bits, counting as 10 and some will be added when things actually out!

Added 3 more pillow cases to cs bag and then found 2 more duvet covers and 4 matching pillow cases in cs bag.

LLots My notebook with nos but think around 1015 and then adding recent nos 1059.

Also 2 items sold, packaging decluttered too and posted so 1063.

Dd2 wearing jeans I found her in cs £3 and when I went our with both dds dd1 wearing a cs shirt I passed on to her so good to see things used.

Dd2 tidying her room so expecting more tomorrow.

Complaint made but after drafting email found I had to fill in a form so we'll.see but another resolved.

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

Tuesday continued: there is not a breath of air so feels hotter than it has all day 🥵 

Lovely cheerleading post Yorkie1 🥹 Hopefully you won’t have to declutter too many ponds sterling 🤞I know when it is this hot all I want to do is drink 😉 I loved This “Aidan Turner can definitely smoulder with the best of them! 😁” 🙊

Excellent decluttering florianatwobob especially the sales 👏

Well done on completing all the gloss painting suzeesu2000 👏 Very impressed at the planning for potential ‘touch ups’ 😊 Good luck with the emulsioning 🍀 Sounds like you are doing really well eating from the fridge & pantry 😊

Florenceem, pleased to hear that builder J has finished the summer house 😊 & even more pleased & relieved that the police have caught the drunk who nearly ran over your son 😮‍💨 Your dinner looks very tasty 🤤 

BlueJ94, that looks soooooo tasty 🤤 The dough is looking good 😊

Brambling, that cocktail sounds rather nice even though I am not a particular fan of cocktails 😊 Well done on finding your sandals 👏 your description of how you found them sounds very familiar 😅 Your elderly friend is a bit of a comedian 😉

BlueJ94, the bread looks wonderful from the outside 😊 although I can see what you are talking about once it was cut ☹️

Floss, of course he wouldn’t put it as politely 😉

TC77, Excellent work by both you & DD2 👏

Excellent work Liverpool_Anne 👏 despite your sleep patterns being disrupted & the excessive heat 😱 A very kind thing to do 🥹 I am already polishing up a gold star 😉

BlueJ94, fingers crossed the bread is tasty 🤞

Florenceem, hope you found the bucket before young J arrived 🤞 I like the sound of tonight’s dinner 😊

Excellent decluttering Willowtree222 👏 A medal 🏅 is on its way.

Lovely to see you Deni_debt-free_dreamer 👋 Despite RL being so busy, I am very impressed by how much you have reduced your emails & that you decluttered a few books as well 👏 A Gold Star ⭐️ is on its way 😊

surprisinglynice, yippee to “operation latch hook rug” being ready to go 🥳 Great decluttering to your GD 👏 Hopefully she will get ‘hooked’ on crocheting 🙊 & you will be able to declutter even more chunky wool 🤞 Please remember to fit in something other than decluttering 🙏

Deb4, that sounds ominous 😖 I think you should start documenting their treatment of you & give copies to your employment adviser 🤔 Good work decluttering the laundry & some paperwork 👏

Florenceem, I imagine J thought it would be quicker & cooler 😉 I do like Augustus 😊

retiredinfrance, sorry to hear that the heatwave is killing your plants ☹️ 39°C is just way too hot 🥵🥵 I do hope that you are managing to get some relief indoors 🙏

Hi tiddles 👋 Sounds like there is no breeze there either 🥵🥵 Keeping everything crossed that people are being very careful not to start fires 🙏

Great work BlueJ94 👏 I hope you are proud of yourself 😊

Brambling, sounds like you made a good start in your wardrobe 👏 despite being sidetracked by the craft cupboard 😉

Excellent decluttering Florenceem 👏 Dinner looks tasty 😋 

EnergyShifter, I am very impressed that you are keeping up with the Minimalist game 👏🤩 I have had a couple of attempts & only ever managed 4 days 😬 I do believe you are correct about the electric fire 😉 although having said that a ‘prepper’ might walk past 🤞

vulpix, I love the idea that you don’t mollycoddle your plants ☺️ Wow, £3 for a pan hotel room 🤩 Perhaps next time you could take an eye mask & blow up mattress 😉

Excellent decluttering TC77 👏 you are definitely on a roll 🥳 You seem to have been inspired since DD2 came home, almost like she brought your mojo back with her 🙊 Very happy to hear that CS purchases are being put to good use 😊 Good luck to DD2 on her decluttering tomorrow 🍀 Companies certainly go out of their way to make complaining difficult 😖 Good luck 🍀

Well, looking at the quarter final matches I see that Europe have done really well - 6 out of 8 teams 🤩 I have a small amount of washing up to do & must remember to put out the HH waste wheelie bin. 

1085 - 1086 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans - recycled

1087 - 1088 Kitchen & lr detritus - binned 

Sleep tight 😴 🤞

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

DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅🏅⭐️

DSis Awards: 🏅

Decluttering Target 2026: 1088/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £226.61

regnbue

@Mrs_Salad_Dodger thank you so much for my gold star and medal.

It's so hot I've given up on sleep. I can't believe we're already well into July….here are my numbers for May😀

213 ood meds to pharmacy

214 ood pumpkin seeds

215-218 4 lipsticks. I haven't worn make up since lockdown and now don't own any.

219 nail polish

220 hair mousse - yippee

221 darning

222 soft plastics

223-224 broken clothes pegs. I am going through these at an alarming rate, shouldn't have bought the super cheap ones.

225 big bunch of knee highs in all sorts of shades out of a drawer

Holiday decluttering:

226 beauty face mask

227 shower puff

228 3 books

229 clear nail polish

230 sun lotion

231 puzzle book - hooray

232 beach towel

Stuff to friend:

233 large amount of weeds to their garden bin

234 cap (that he originally gave me and I've never worn)

235 whimsie in a box (think this is the last one I have)

Unfortunately I have discovered another five bottles of nail polish so have added these to my totals.

Ins: Mauritius fridge magnet (on freezer), Mauritius cute turtle shaped keyring filled with sand which I can't wait for it to eventually break open in my handbag and have to hoover the sand out

Decluttering: 235/100 Cleaning products:0/11 Nail polishes: 1/15 Hair mousse: 1/6

Beauty face masks: 1/6 Bags dishwasher salt 3/3 Puzzle books 1/12

Books read: 11 Films watched: 6 Daytrips 1

Ins: 22 for the year

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

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Keep going everybody!