2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Florenceem

Deb4 - I am going to tackle my ROD when I get home - half an hour a day.

Today I did ironing and then started on the curtains.

I don't have enough fabric to cut off at the bottom of the curtains for curved tie backs. I have made straight tie backs with rounded ends.

I have one curtain ready for hand sewing the hem. I have machined the lining hem.

My son has given me help with my laptop.

I have more ironing to do tomorrow.

I should get the curtains finished tomorrow.

EnergyShifter

@ Yorkie1 & Mrs SD - yes finding the brick border was a lovely surprise - I have loads of bricks from the front wall falling down 10 years ago - wondering if I can find a use for them in the garden. I like the idea of using what I have already got as much as possible.

Since I last posted the weather has been really pleasant so it made sense to continue focus on garden. Still clearing ground at the back of the garden and doing some cutting back.

Work has gone quiet which is lovely in one sense but being self-employed it has an impact on finances. I have decided not to worry as I have enough coming in to cover bills and trust that things will work themselves out. I have had a bit of a scarcity mentality in the past so this is a welcome change for me.

Out:

Invoices - (actually on time this month)

Boots returned to Amazon.

In:

A "like new" pair of knit slip-on shoes from charity shop for £1.50

vulpix

Liverpool Anne, it does a body good to spend quality time with relatives.❤️

Deb4, hope you enjoyed Matlock Bath. I used to go quite often when my kids were little.

Green hopeful, I have a thing for fire places too. I was recently given a beautiful Edwardian oak surround. It is in situ in the dining room . I would like to replace the 1990's fake marble hearth, Low down my priority list atm. I have also got another fireplace in my sights for the sitting room to replace a similar 90's affair. I am hoping to get this one done this year if my builder has any time.

What a shame about Mr SD's trip out. Mr V went to the shop for ingredients for lunch and he was gone ages because of road works and just volume of traffic.

I find online stuff a challenge sometimes, no lets be honest, most times. Today DD1 helped me change the address on my driving licence and put an application in for a blue badge. 2 big frogs for me. Still not in my slimming club app, apple id issue.

DD1'sbest friend emigrated to Australia lat year and has invited her for Christmas. She is stone broke after having to pay a lot of money owed and a fine to HMRC. She has 5 jobs so not for the want in trying to keep her head above water. She didn't ask but I will give her the money. She is a lovely light in my life, and I can't take it with me.

Wishing everyone a good week ahead, Vx

BlueJ94

Morning!

For some reason I got logged out and couldn't remember my password! Oops. Not much happening this end, ive bought a few items on Vinted for Christmas gifts etc. Im going swimming after work today too.

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

Sunday cont’d DH got back 18:50 - he had a good return trip with hardly any traffic & just one short stop to get a drink. I had been prepping dinner - the Dauphinois potatoes were in the oven & I had parboiled the green beans. DH had a bath then came down & cooked the steak then finished off the beans in the frying pan. Delicious 😋 Wudupa

1508 - 1511 Kitchen recycling, glass bottle, drinks cans, cardboard box - recycled 

1512 Kitchen detritus binned 

Liverpool_Anne, such a lovely way to spend time - hectic or not it sounds like you had an absolutely marvellous time with your DNiece & her DH 🥹 Well done on almost completing the necessary work on DH’s pension issue 👏 Excellent decluttering 👏

More excellent decluttering QueenJess 👏 & great work sorting out DS & DD’s piles of decluttering 👏

Great decluttering GrannyKate 👏 Good luck with your plans for the lavender & also dealing with frogs 🍀

Deb4, great work in the ROD 👏 Yippee to your sales 🥳 fingers crossed for many more 🤞 Perhaps DS could go for a walk after school 🤔 

Excellent work pruning the wisteria Green_hopeful 👏 That amount of work & bravery climbing ladders merits a medal 🏅 which is on its way, Good luck with the fireplace renovations 🍀 & well done persevering with setting up your uTube business account ☺️

Excellent work dealing with frogs Willowtree222 👏

Excellent work with the ironing & sewing Florenceem 👏 Good luck tackling your ROD when you get home 🍀

Great work in the garden EnergyShifter 👏 Fingers crossed that work picks up soon 🤞

Lovely cheerleading vulpix ☺️ Sounds like DD1 takes after you - a hard worker 🥹 I hope she has a great time in Australia ☺️

Nice to see you back BlueJ94 👋 Good work starting your Christmas shopping 👏

All caught up so will see you all later. Sleep tight 😴 

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Decluttering Target 2026: 1512/2026

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Green_hopeful

oh my goodness. Used the newly serviced sewing machine last night. Even my husband said that sounds smooth. Definitely worth the money.

Wednesday2000

I’m having a day at home today so I rearranged my underwear and pyjama drawers and then made up another bag to take to donate tomorrow. A winter coat, three dresses, a tunic top and a slip I have never worn.

Rootle

34/52 - An ood pastrami making kit, dried up glue and old gift bag out of the loft and into the bin.

35/52 - an old but still working Henry hoover taken to DH's workshop.

Yorkie1

I was having a lazy day until I got a message from family friends to say that Mum's email account had been used again to try to scam people.

No idea how they've managed it this time - I didn't receive any notifications of an app being installed, there are no extra devices logged into her hotmail / microsoft account. I've changed her password and logged her out, but they still reset the diversion of emails from inbox to conversation history which I had deleted 20 minutes earlier, and the out of office / auto reply which I had set up to warn people didn't send me a reply …

The people behind these are such *****