2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution

Floss

@grandmanerd have you considered buying a dehumidifier & airer? It is cheaper than using a dryer (although I must admit to tumbling my towels on low for 30m then hanging on the airer!). 

ilovetea

Nothing to report here.
Have a box of recycling in the hall waiting to go in the recycling bin  but they haven't been to empty the bins again. Will be coming next Friday. That will be 5 weeks !!!

  ilovetea.  xx

charlies_tribe

Good evening. Just a quick post as going to bed.
Yesterday I went through the pets cupboard and have a box of things to go and then through the 'baking' cupboard as nothing actually fit and had loads of stuff on top of the freezer that should be in there. Some things thrown and I have a pile of stuff I need someone to check dates on as I can't see them. Will post list once sorted. 
Only thing decluttered today is a glass that didn't need decluttered after one of the DC knocked it off the side.
I think tomorrow I need to look at DVDs. We got rid of the shelf before Christmas as needed to put a book shelf there snd now have 3 and a half 80L storage tubs full of DVDs. We haven't watched them in years and dont actually have a DVD player.

Right better get some sleep, will hopefully have something to actually add to my list tomorrow. 

suzeesu2000

@charlies_tribe, we cleared a load of books out via one of the sites that pays you for them. They arrange collection too, within 2 days, which is free. You might only get a few pence each for your DVDs but it quickly mounts up. We received £50 for our books.

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, reasonable day today. 12 items to the cs, found a new one with a sign in the window saying stock wanted 😁, also signed up for their gift aid. This is the first time I have been asked to do this when taking things to a cs so I am taking this as a sign they are organised 😂.
While I was there I got a message from the builder to say he was on his way, text back to let him know where I was and that I was on my way 😁. He checked over the toilet but couldn't find any leaks, everywhere dry but he said keep an eye on it and he would come back if it happened again. While he was here we had a discussion about the kitchen, what needs to be done etc. The wall is damp so everything will have to go back to brick and dry out. I will hire a dehumidifier, he thinks it will take a couple of weeks. He is also going to investigate and correct any issues he thinks might be causing the damp before they move on to boarding and replastering etc and then fitting the new kitchen. He will start mid February so I am hoping to have a new kitchen by mid March 😀. Now we have a timescale I can work on setting up a temporary kitchen in another room which will consist of a kettle, microwave oven and an induction job I am borrowing from my friend E. Before it all happens I will empty and defrost one of the freezers and work towards filling it with some batch cooked meals which can be reheated in the microwave. Busy days ahead 😁 but it will be so worth it even if I am driven crazy with it all while it is happening 😁. I also decluttered 3 bags of plaster type stuff, a gallon container of pva and a dustpan and brush back to the builder so my porch is my own again 😂. 
After the builder had left I took a bag of hard plastic to the tip 😁. On the way home I stopped at a shop I have been driving past for a few months, hand made crafts and workshops. I have been meaning to call in to have a look what is in there and today was the day 😁. They do lots of things, art of various kinds, air dry clay, printing etc. So I have picked up a leaflet and will spend some time going down the rabbit hole of their website to see if there is anything I want to try 😁.
When OH got home we did a bit more sorting of the bags from the car boot and filled the black bag that has been lurking in the lr for a few days which went into the wheelie bin at last. The remaining stuff from the car boot will have to be sorted by this weekend as I need that floor space 😁.
Also uu another candle 😁.

WOW the train is really moving 😂

@Crazycatlady2 everything crossed for you for 5th feb, big hugs.

@Vulpix yes I think if you have reasonably priced cs near by that have some good things it would be possible to make some money by selling either on eb, v or fb. As for the plants again they can make money. My friend usually makes a couple of hundred every year but it is her passion and she has a lot of greenhouse space. She generally grows from seed flowers and easy veg like tomato which everyone likes, she collects pots, yoghurt cartons etc from friends to use and often people return them to her once they have potted on what they have bought so apart from the compost there isn't much cost though I do think it's time consuming 😁.

@Mrs SD thank you for my medal, one day I will sort out my signature 😂

@Floss glad the bathroom went well, it gives me hope I can survive the kitchen refurb 😂

@DawnW I learned a long time ago to never hold my breath where OH is concerned 😂

Interesting conversation about heated airers. I must admit I put up my maiden on the landing near a radiator and stuff generally dries in a day or so. If we need things quickly OH takes it to the bag wash to use the drier 😁.

Right time to get to sleep 😁 
Hugs to everyone who would like one

53 - 64 items to cs
65 bag of hard plastic to the tip
66 - 70 stuff back to the builder
71 black bag of carp from lr
72 candle uu
Take care everyone
72/2026

florianatwobob

@charlies_tribe I second @suzeesu2000 suggestion for the DVDs. I have a regular declutter of books we’ve read and won’t reread via the dedicated selling sites. 

You don’t earn lots for each item but collectively the pennies mount up. They will collect once you hit a certain number of items which is great as it saves you a job! They also have apps to make it easier to scan the barcodes! 

jivjules1

Wow so many posts having not checked in for a few days! Slow but some progress here decluttered th e freezer and used up some stuff to help with grocery challenge and decluttered a set of book shelves I love having books but they are looking a bit of a mess and I can’t find anything so got rid of some, need to empty my donations box or it’ll all end up back round the house again!
strugglimg with energy so not done the shelves I hoped for today, I’m working Sunday and could do with some rest tomorrow so it might be Monday now but will try and get to the CS at least 
well done all with your efforts too many to mention individually but it’s all very inspiring to a plodding newbie! 

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 oil 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

Friday continued: our usual Friday dinner - fish (sea bass), boiled new potatoes & peas for DH & me; quiche & boiled new potatoes for DSis. Wudupa

44 - 49 Kitchen recycling, plastic bottle, 3 newspapers, cardboard box - recycled 

50 - 51 Kitchen & lr detritus - binned

So nice to see you Blue_Doggy ☺️ Sorry to hear that the 2nd half of 2025 was so stressful 😥 & that you couldn’t make any plans 😔 No need to ‘join’ - you are already a member of our Declutterati family 🥹 It would be lovely if you posted once in a while just to let us know that you are OK ☺️ but meanwhile don’t forget to visit the TLC Carriage 🙏

Moorviews, a lovely welcome back to Blue_Doggy 🥹 Well done on packing away all traces of Christmas 👏

Steady decluttering purplevamp 👏 Fingers crossed DH & DD came back almost empty handed 🤞

Welcome aboard the EDT FredKarno 👋 Lovely to meet you 😊 A good start to your decluttering & cash raising campaign 👏 I wish you every success in your selling endeavours ☺️ as an InterRail holiday sounds like a wonderful treat for you & your OH 🥹

MissMoneyMishap, it absolutely does count as you are emptying the house of temptation 👏

dND, useful cleaning tip 👏

GrannyKate, that is some journey to pick up the DGCs 😞 Hope the weather warms up so DGD4 gets her visit to the pool 🤞

Brie, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we just pitched up at weenancy’s house 🥹 We could turf out the roommates & under instruction from weenancy we could tackle the cleaning & decluttering 😉 

florianatwobob, well done on washing down the skirting boards 👏 Excellent work sorting out your mortgage 👏

Wow you have been busy canvascamper 🤩 I had to laugh at This “The back room now looks like an episode of Sort Your Life Out and poor DS7 is crammed into a corner to watch TV.” 😂 - wicked I know 😉 I am just imagining DS7 perched on the corner of a bed & trying to watch the TV from behind all the extra furniture etc 😂 Excellent d cluttering & I am especially impressed with the number of sales 👏

oceanspirit, sorry to hear that the 6th was a “fatigue day” 😔Fingers crossed that you get a good night’s rest 🤞

Welcome back scandimore, lovely to see you ☺️ Excellent work sorting & decluttering 👏 Could you get your other half to take the bags etc out of the house & deliver them to their designated destinations 🤔 Good luck decluttering the bathroom 🍀

jivjules1, well done on the digital decluttering 👏 Everything helps when you don’t quite have the energy for physical decluttering 😊

Good work MadamMim2013 👏 I am suitably impressed that your “Ma” has jumped aboard the EDT & is joining in with the decluttering ☺️

Great decluttering ilovetea 👏 every item out is a win 😊

Excellent decluttering charlies_tribe 👏 Pleased to hear that the antibiotics are starting to work 😊

Happy_Kitties, a great start to your general decluttering 👏

Not quite finished the 6th but have noticed the time so am off to bed. Sleep tight 😴 

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Decluttering Target 2026: 51/2026

1p Savings Challenge Running Total: £0

BlueJ94

Morning all!

Im working until 1pm, ive got 6 parcels to post on the way to work and ive set myself a list of to do when im home. 

- list more vinted items 
- put stuff in attic 
- empty recycling ♻️ 

Catch you later x

DundeeDoll

26 minutes clearing - continuing to work on the kitchen island (has dishwasher, sink unit and 14 drawers!) - today was an absolute dumpster of a kitchen drawer, unusable as too stuffed. how many rulers and rubbers and staplers does a person need?!
Best find - $100 bill! (and an envelope of stamps from the post office stamp swap and since forgotten)
it has left me with a couple of tupperwares of stuff still to sort but the drawer is usable and stuff did also go in the bin - will start with the tupperwares next 26 minute declutter 
I also oiled the aisle worktop (and tossed the now definitely empty can - now need to find the spare which I've had a while).