2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

dND

Thank you for my stars @Mrs_Salad_Dodger, added to my signature with pride. 😁 After posting yesterday I realised that the recipes could be a starter, a main and a pudding - a full courgette meal. 🤣

I didn't feel I'd done much today but I did buy a new pot for the front garden so the old one will move to the garage on it's way to the tip. I couldn't find the ones I'd seen on the leaflet - I think that the sale had been running for quite a while but instead I chose a large plastic beehive planter in a navy colour. I think that will be enough colour for winter plus it will blend with my smaller blue ceramic pots.

The reason for feeling not much was done was because I 'only' did some vacuuming. It took around 3 hours as I was using the small pet hair head and really took my time going over the carpet. That's a downside of having 2 long-haired, very fluffy cats who shed year round. 😸😸 When I look round I can see the difference.

Apart from that, a few things have been walked around the house and back to their homes and I sorted through the tomatoes I'd been drying in the dehydrator and finished off the few that weren't dry enough in the air fryer. That meant I could put the dehydrator away again.

Birthdays, bank holidays etc. have been marked into my week-to-view diary for 2027 so that's been moved to the top of the writing bureau where hopefully I'll remember that's where I've put it for when it's needed, i.e. around the end of the year, 4 months away. 🤣

Pottering around returning items to their homes turned up old magazines and bits of publicity all of which were consigned to the recycling bag.

I was hoping to get some plants into the ground tomorrow but the forecast is for rain but the forecast has been wrong before so maybe…. 🤞🤣

Well done everyone and thank you @Brambling and @Yorkie1 for your recipes. If you grow courgettes you can never have too many courgette recipes. 🤣

Hugs to all who would like one and love to you all. Dxx

daisy_1571

Oooh love love love that green carpet florenceem. Either my mum or my grandma had it one of their houses but in red. It was either picked or was in the house when they bought it. I remember it being down for years. Funny, I'm not sure which of the houses but can remember the carpet so clearly.

Dxx

GrannyKate

Evening all. Exhausting few days - enjoyable visit from my friend and drove her home to Yorkshire overnight. Very difficult circumstances with DGCs home meaning the next few days will be stressful. Won't go in to detail but I expect things to get worse. It shouldn't be our problem but concern for DGCs makes it so. At the very least I am going to be doing a lot of driving.

Nice meal out last night with friend's family but I ate too much too late and was awake with indigestion until gone 2. Plan is a shower and early night. There are frogs I must do tomorrow. DS2 is away at a concert tomorrow and DD at horse camp with torrential rain.

827 Lovely neighbour came round and decluttered large pack of moss from gutter when she spotted it overflowing

828 Old crocs binned

829 Hair cut this afternoon when I got back

830-831 In old village so went to tip with stuff in car boot - a large bag of textiles not suitable for CS and printer cartridge

832 Large bag of plastics to SM

833 Decluttered a third dead mouse which Sox brought me as a welcome home present

Hoping to wake up ready to face whatever the week brings.

suzeesu2000

Thanking Vinted and eBay as they have both been kind to me today. 4 sales. Tomorrow I’ll start packing them, just hope I have enough bubble wrap and cardboard!

Had some delightful rain this morning, just right to soak into the parched ground. Also made it much fresher. Had the back door open and it was silent outside. Enjoyed a lovely relaxing afternoon listening to the trees in the wind. Simple pleasures.

Dinner was all freezer. Will be decluttering more from pantry shelves this week too.

Have a great night all, sweet dreams xx

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 continued: one LDFPA & 2nd load in wm. Dinner is now cooking - a cottage pie with green beans. One of my better ones 🤤 Most of 2nd load is in td. Laundry is all DFPA. The cottage pie was 🤤 Wudupa P.S. We had a few more light showers during the evening.

1453 - 1455 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, glass jar - recycled 

1456 Kitchen detritus binned 

Florenceem, pleased to hear that you had a better night 😊 Gentle cwtches for your son 🤗 Excellent decluttering of crafting items 👏  Hope your daughters and granddaughter enjoyed themselves & that the weather was kind 🤞 I do hope you have enough clothes having donated so many 🤞 

Great work sorting the holiday clothes Willowtree222 👏 Hope the birthday party goes well 🎂🥳

Deb4, you have had a busy day 👏 I do hope you still have nails after listening to the football 😉

Florenceem, your hall looks so welcoming ☺️ Very sad about the accident 😔 My thoughts go out to all those affected. 

 dND, not sure I could manage a full courgette meal 🤔 I am exhausted just imagining doing a very thorough vacuuming with just a small pet hair head  😩 Well done updating next year’s diary & also putting things away in their rightful homes 👏 I will keep my fingers crossed that it stays dry long enough for your to get your plants into the ground & then that they are watered in naturally 🤞

Excellent decluttering GrannyKate 👏 Pleased to hear that you enjoyed your friend’s visit 😊 Sorry to hear that the DGCs visit will be stressful 😔 Sox is a mouser extraordinaire 😉 

suzeesu2000, great news about your sales 🥳 Fingers crossed you have enough packaging materials 🤞

All caught up 🥳 So tomorrow I need to turn my mind & hands to some decluttering 🤞but first it might be useful to write a To Do list 🙊 Sleep tight 😴 

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DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅🏅⭐️ 🏅

DSis Awards: 🏅

Decluttering Target 2026: 1456/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £373.61

vulpix

Hi, the large scandi bench has gone. I loved it but just couldn't find it a home at this house. I have to be strict from now on and stop wombling stuff that I like and not need.

A lovely day out with my friend yesterday. I bought a very big tree pot, I think it was £34. My friend bought 4 biggish pots and a small squat one that she wants to make into a little water feature. I think hers came to £26. The place is an hour away but I think worth the trip. Not too far for you Granny Kate if you are in the market for pots. It is very close to Cannon Hall which is where we had a lovely lunch. I think Cannon Hall farm is on Springwatch etc. We then went to B&Q who have 20% sale on plants. Got some bellis, some purple winter pansies and a pink delphinium.On then to another beautiful cafe in the Peak national park that I keep under my hat as it would be spoilt if it got instagramable. Tea and cake taken. My friend liked the cup and saucer and said it was the nicest cup she had ever used. They have a shop. Cup and saucer £34.😮

Florenceem, your poor son, your poor family. xxx

We are continuing to have a lot of rain, which is great. I am off into the garden before it starts again.

Vx

GrannyKate

Hello all. I got up early and have made good progress on the army of frogs. @Vulpix - I assume the Cannon Hall is the one near Barnsley. Late DH and I went there several times with DGCs when they were small but not been for years. I also haven't been to Brodsworth Hall either this year which is quite near there. I see a day out in the near future. Mrs SD - DGCs issues relate to their other home with their mother but will impact on DS2 and me. It is a mess which I expect to get worse.

Started the day off by sorting random bits of paper which resulted in 9 frogs to deal with. Some just filing, others needed action and a few still to do. Also checked my 1p saver as I had got behind but up to date now - this is my Christmas money for family members.

DD is away at a very wet horse event and DS2 and dil have set off for overnight stay and an outside function where heavy rain is expected. Its actually quite nice here at the moment so hope washing will dry.

834 Paper etc sorted into 9 piles to action

835 Stuff and clean clothes all sorted and put away

836-839 Four frogs dealt with straight away

840 Used stamps posted off to local horse sanctuary

841 Savings accounts sorted and updated including 1p savings

842 Banking done for August

843 Shredding done

844 Children's calendars updated along with my diary for next three months

DS2 dropped off a portion of fish pie for my meal today. Sox is out hunting for more mice.

florianatwobob

DSis and I have done some gardening.

After all the rain the grass is starting to have a hint of green about it. The strawberries that I pegged down have now been potted on and I have more runners to peg down into pots. They’ve clearly been having a right old party with the recent weather. One of the runner plants has grown 3 strawberries already!

Florenceem

My bestie came to pick me up for Church this morning. She managed to fit all the donations into her car. I have an empty porch.

We carried the donations into the charity shop and then went to the Church. I always clean my glasses when I get to Church and do my phone , then I clean bestie's phone. We couldn't find her phone so she gave me the shop keys so I could retrieve it. Bestie couldn't go as she was getting ready to lead the meeting. I looked in her car which was parked by the shop - her phone was in there. So I walked back to the Church and got the car keys. So I got some extra steps in.

I bought the laundry hampers in Woolworths!

Photos of my porch before bestie arrived.

suzeesu2000

Evening all. Been a day of mixed weather: bit breezy, bit sunny, bit overcast but no rain.
Packed all the sales. Thank goodness we save all DHs newspapers. I had to pinch some for extra padding. All worked out okay, used up a ton of bubble wrap, some bags that I had received parcels in and lots of Pak-X and parcel tape. Very pleased. Took everything to DFriend as she posts for me, she is a gem.
DH made butchers sausages in baguettes with onions and fresh sliced tomatoes for dinner, was delicious. Having a nice roast tomorrow.
Put the wheely bin out ready for Monday collection - we get ours even on a bank holiday and our bin men are lovely.
Hoping to see more photos of all the lovely gardens, loved seeing all @Florenceem has shared too. Thank you.

Have a good night all, sweet dreams xx