2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Florenceem

I had a day indoors.

I had a hat box style container - it was like a muddly drawer. I knew it had to be sorted - all sorts in there - took me nearly 50 minutes. It is empty now and in the garage to be disposed of.

Daughter showed me a photo of my son - and said he has aged - not surprising after the shock of Jasper.

MadamMim2013

@vulpix.. 🤣 Think my hubby would go into hiding if I tried roping him into more DIY.. 🤣

I have been filling holes in various walls today and also attempted to convince Ma to get rid of some wool.. 😬

1 v small bag out.. at least 1500 balls left to sort. 😑😳🤯😑

suzeesu2000

Poor @Mrs_Salad_Dodger Sister, I feel her pain. I spent last night decluttering MY contents too. Last year, diabetic nurse suggested DH to go on moun**ro for his diabetes. He had one injection and couldn’t use his legs at all - was like he had been paralysed and very scary. So he didn’t have any more.

Today was spent curled up in the armchair looking at Temu and Vinted, doing a shop at Iceland and falling asleep. At one stage I was very cold and thought about wrapping the fleece throw around me.

Dinner was Marmite on toast. Used up the last of a lovely fresh baked loaf DH got yesterday.

Sold 2 items on Vinted, all packed ready to go on Monday.

Sending hugs to all those who would like one. Have a good night all, sweet and peaceful dreams xx

TC77

Mrs SD i hope you're DSis is feeling much better today.

I forgot to look at my list during the day so.just now seen how few things i've done although feel i've been pretty busy.

Sold A couple of things but one i can't find to post and spent a v long time looking all over to no avail.

CS bag dropped off with a dress added.

Did Buy some high ball glasses, came as a set of 7 from the cs and match some.wine and tumblers I have.

Suncream out and 50 of my dads dvds with 40 cases to someone, unsubscribing, flip flops out , notebook recycled, book and China sold ( 3 part?) , 2 boxes used, lots of packaging used and some recycled, dress returned, papers out and receipts thinned.

Only have to change the day of the week to my list as so much left on it but will add to it.

Forgot 3 cards from my stash , wedding and 2 birthdays.

Messed around abit by people on the freesites but DB has offered to take printers to his tip ( i don't have a car) but is bringing up bedding and crockery to me. Bedding with go to donation hub and will think about the crockery.

Feel a little more in control :)

Definitely getting colder so hoping everyone is staying as cosy as possible.

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 started sunny but is now overcast & dull with a high of 20°C, low of 12°C & a WNW wind. Stripped our bed & laundered the bedding & remade the bed having rotated the mattress. Ordered dinner from the Chinese fish & chip shop with DH collecting. DH had pie & chips, DSis had fish pieces & chips, I had special chow mein. Wudupa.

1653 - 1656 Kitchen recycling, drinks cans, plastic bottle, newspaper - recycled 

1657 Kitchen detritus binned

DH received some good news about his niece G - she is now well enough to be moved to an ordinary ward & if she continues to recover well she will be back home by next weekend ☺️ Also DSis is feeling a lot better today 😊 she is due another injection next Wednesday so I am really hoping that she doesn’t have the same problems again 🙏 I have spent the day watching The Hunger Games films 😞 DH is currently watching the Japan MotoGP races which started at 03:00 Sunday

Lovely to see you & a belated Happy Birthday Liverpool_Anne 🥳🎂 Sounds like you had a lovely evening 😍 It does sound like you need your B12 jab a bit earlier than currently scheduled to avoid/mitigate the exhaustion. Sorry to hear about the muscle strain 😞 A shame about the car but hopefully with this next repair, it will be trouble free for a good long while 🤞Excellent & eclectic decluttering 👏 Please take it easy to allow yourself to recover from the stomach muscle strain 🙏 

Nice to see you MadamMim2013 👋  You & your DH have been busy at your Mum’s house - removing old kitchen & fitting a new one, painting the outside of her house + the many other jobs 🤩👏 A Gold Star ⭐️ ⭐️ for each of you - on their way + a medal🏅🏅 for each of your sons 😊 Belated happy anniversary 🥳 I think you all deserve a holiday now 😉

Florenceem, sounds like you had a good time at the 90th birthday party 🎂 Now that is what I call being engrossed 🙊 Hopefully the grogginess didn’t last all day 🤞Good luck sorting out the garage 🍀 Gentle cwtches for your son 🤗 

Lovely cheerleading post vulpix ☺️ Good luck getting the cat buttons sewn onto the quilt 🍀

Lovely cheerleading 2Scratters ☺️ Also some great decluttering 👏 Sorry to hear that your DH’s health has deteriorated 😔 I will keep everything crossed that he stays out of hospital 🤞🙏 Good luck finding a suitable bed 🍀

I promise to try harder to catch up with the cheerleading tomorrow. Sleep tight 😴 

MrsSD Awards: 💐 🙏💐💐🌟⭐️❤️💐💐⭐️💐❤️⭐️🎖️🥇⭐️⭐️⭐️😇🏅💐🌻💐💐🌻🥇⭐️⭐️🥇 

DH Awards: 🏅🏅🏅🏅⭐️ 🏅

DSis Awards: 🏅

Decluttering Target 2026: 1657/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £463.61

weenancyinAmerica

My roommate had to be taken off the ozem…. It caused her major problems. The best diets are the ones where you just watch what you eat. The ones involving injections are scary. You don't want to end up looking like the people on ozem..

QueenJess

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82157917#Comment_82157917

I think it is a great invention (scientists are so clever), but isn't being used or marketed correctly. It should be a last resort or for people at high risk rather than trying to apply it to everyone. It is also reactive rather than proactive. Why aren't we proactively educating and changing things so that healthy food is cheaper/more available?

Anyway, apologies as I haven't really been following along. Still having trouble with the post worm pill and I was finding it so hard to eat and drink that I lost a ton of weight (not good for me as I am tiny) and ended up so severely dehydrated I couldn't walk around as the world was spinning. It's taken a few days, but I am finally starting to feel better, although still very tired. At least I don't look grey anymore 😬. DH has left me at home in charge of DD, so clearly he is immensely unconcerned.. so no lie in for me and I can't nap later as DH isn't back until dinner.

Decluttering has still happened as things have been getting used up and the odd thing has gone as I've come across it. I still feel like there's lots more to go, but it's slow progress. The kitchen is starting to feel better, but I've earmarked quite a few ingredients to use up and then not repurchase.

Digital:
1 - notes deleted
2 - emails unsubscribed from
7 - screenshots deleted
16 - downloads deleted
2 - old voicemails deleted
2 - online accounts deleted

Physical:
Bags and packaging
2 - packaging reused

Kitchen stuff
3 - fridge overstock used up
1 - wooden utensil we never use (charity bag)
1 - broken ice cream scoop (binned)
1 - empty medicine box (recycled)
1 - medical supplies used up
1 - broken bowl binned

Books and Paperwork
2 - recipe books I don’t use (charity bag)
1 - notepad used up
2 - paper reused then recycled
6 - financial paperwork I don’t need (shredded)

Clothes/wardrobe etc
1 - jeans that don’t fit well (charity bag)

Bathroom stuff
1 - bathroom supplies used up

Kids stuff
2 - DS Lego sets (charity bag)
1 - towel that’s too small (recycling centre)
4 - DD tat (recycled)
2 - DD tat (charity bag)
4 - DD craft supplies used up

Random stuff
9 - gift wrap supplies used up
1 - tag recycled

New total 9,403
Use it up total 954

Willowtree222

Not lots out at mine. A lot.of new furniture in the crafting shed, which is making me feel like the house is filling up again. It isn't, but that is just my perception because I have worked hard to get rid of things.

A skip will be arriving end of the month ready for bathroom revamp. I plan on using it to clear garage space and things.

I have a lot of crafting things for my wreath classes, which will all be gone when I run them in November.

Happy_Kitties

I’ve just spent the last 2 days catching up on posts.
Have been back in hospital for more scans which didn’t go so well and had a delayed bad reaction to the prep.
Before going in DD was busy building new bedroom furniture for me. Rewarded with take out roasts made by a local business who always sell out. Portions are massive and we were nearly fit for nothing after eating food first.
my job was to get rid of the cardboard!

With the help of DD I’ve also sold a lot of items on V and the Bay of E as DD had to post a lot of them for me.

General decluttering wise

Items sold and posted on V and Bay of E x 21

Another broken pot binned (been spreading these out because of the weight) x1

Books that have been read- onto supermarket charity shelf x2

Books that I had planned to go to the supermarket charity shelf but had to go into recycling due to paper mad cat having taken chunks out of x2

Items sorted into recycling and rubbish from old chest of drawers (things like old marker pens, ear phones that were disintegrating, packaging that I had kept for best that cat had got hold of, old lotions and potions, some old broken toy cars, old cards kept that really didn’t have any sentimental reason to have been kept) x 30 so far

One frog consisting of several tadpoles dealt with x 1 so far.
Soft plastic recycling at supermarket x 2

General decluttering so far is, 256 + 59 =315

Neutral items no = 308 (box of cat food at animal food collection point, did an order that went straight to the organiser for charity as I couldn’t get the items there)

daisy_1571

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