2019 - A Clutter Free Life

Another day of decluttering has gone well
Have filled one plastic bag with rubbish, got a black bag sitting out in the yard with cardboard from all the boxes we've accumulated from Christmas. Have broke them down and put them in that, as there's too much for our small recycling box, so the bag can be set out with those on Friday again. Will be adding to the bag throughout the week, starting with the huge box that will need broke down when we take the New t.v. out of it tomorrow.

Listed a few items on eBay also to end tomorrow with 2 items already receiving bids :T

Have also started "decluttering" the huge amount of chocolate we have somehow managed to multiply since last week too. Will not be very good for my weight loss plan, but I have to declutter the food before I declutter the weight don't I. Plus it's Christmas and in not back to work for another week so my diet doesn't start till then:D:rotfl:

parsniphead wrote: »

I really need to join in properly if I may.

I was getting on great earlier this year but was diagnosed with cancer in August. The decluttdring came to an end.....boo. Anyway next year I need to make a massive difference and get the house sorted once and for all. It would be nice for it to be done before being given the all clear or getting decluttered myself (Sorry I have a dark sense of humour).

As a procrastinator I may need an occasional kick up the bum.

Good luck all.

Wishing you well with your treatment and hope you have lots of support round you. xx

It’s great to see so many declutterers joining in on here. Parsniphead sorry to hear your news, hope it’s just decluttering stuff this year hun.

Last year I managed a rate of about a third of 2019. This year I want to focus on my daily effort rather than count items. I am going to challenge myself to at least 5 minutes a day this year. I am including digital decluttering and sorting/filing/renaming the photos on the computer too.

To allow for sickness and holidays I’m going to allow myself to get up to two weeks ahead or behind but only if it is a separate session in another room not just a 10 minute double session running on from 5 minutes if that makes sense.

Another few bits gone yesterday!

9 - an old Baby Boy sign my son had (he's now 2 so doesn't really match his room anymore)
10 - Rug (unfortunately had to chuck it, cats claws kept getting stuck in it, son split something on it that would not come off and then cat threw up on it last night!)

C xx

First post on this forum, so please be gentle with me :-)
I want to do some serious decluttering next year, the majority of the clutter is in our attic which would be a great room if I could clear all the mess in there, a lot of things are items that our daughter's outgrown but there is stuff which I and my wife have hoarded. Need to do it a bit at a time and break it down to a couple of items a day. Will look at the usual places to sell things (online & offline). Income is a bit tight at the moment, so need to do something about it. It's heartening to see on here the approaches which others have taken to tackling their clutter and what their successes have been. I do have the Marie Kondo tidying up book and the sections I read of it were thought provoking, but I have kept avoiding the task of decluttering until it's now at a point where I am ready to tackle it. Wish me luck.... Have already taken photos of the offending areas to help me & inspire me....