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  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,671 Forumite
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    716. 5 huge reusable bags donated to CS. (I still have another 5 of the same size I'm dithering over.....)
    717. BN tshirt which OH rec'd as Xmas present - SOLD - ebay
    718. 3 mascaras - binned
    719. pair of linen trousers - worn out -CS ragbag
    751. huge pile of OH's paperwork - recycled
    752. expensive - and dusty from lack of use! - pilot's briefcase with pull along handle - CS
    753. Blackberry phone - sold
    754. pair of shoes - SOLD - ebay
    755. book - CS
    756. 2 tins of no longer required paint (was for external wooden doorsteps) - haz recycling
    757. 2 bottles of baby bio (rescued when clearing out my dad's place - he died 4.5 years ago!) - finally used up. Bottles recycled.
    758. Solar garden lights - broken by my mum's dog :( - binned
    759. box from old paddling pool - recycled
    760. Tub of slug pellets used up :)
    761. Travel set of toiletries (another one!) - SOLD - ebay
    762. Still sealed copy of Microsoft works - SOLD - ebay
    763. Another set of non-working solar lights (also possibly broken by mum's dog) - binned
    764. tin of roofing felt sticky stuff with about a centimetre of hard stuff in the bottom - binned
    765. insulation for BTL - finally taken to BTL property (after about 3 years in our garage!!)
    766. several broken plastic plant pots - binned
    767. card, wrapping and present from stash for DS3's friend
    768. box of books - SOLD - Ziffit
    769. old deflated and peeling football from garden (another one) - binned
    770. large plastic planter from garden (faded and a bit cracked) - binned
    771. lots of hotel toiletries & some full sized ones - used up & bottles recycled
    772. 'Leatherette' storage box - CS
    773. Plate made from shell - CS
    774. Wooden lidded storage pot - CS
    775. Board game - CS
    776. Small bag of clothes - rag bank
    777. Small bag of children's clothes - CS
    778. Stationery set - Op CC Xmas boxes
    779 - 780. - 2 sets of stampers and ink pads - OP CC Xmas boxes
    781. 2 pink sandcastle buckets - CS
    782. child's bag - CS
    783. Monogrammed paper knife still in box - CS (why did I ever buy it...?????)
    784. - 839 - (bundles of) items sold at NNS
    840. old fence panel - RC
    841. old architrave - RC (this and 840 have been hiding behind the garage for a while!)
    842. outgrown tshirt of DD's - CS
    843. outgrown and worn out fake crocs of DS3's - binned
    844. broken lock n lock box - binned :(
    845. Tupperware jug - CS
    846. 5 empty IKEA bags donated to charity which uses them :)
    847. several orphaned takeaway container lids - binned
    848. non-working torch (not due to batteries) - binned
    849. load of paperwork - recycled
    850. Polished stone 'egg' - CS
    851. pair of my socks which developed a huge hole in the sole :( - bin
    852. 4 bottles of carrier oil which had gone rancid - binned
    853. bottle of sandalwood EO - finally used up - recycled
    854. lots of unwanted party bag fillers - used for trick or treaters :D
    855. inefficient steam generator iron - freegled via facebook
    856. glow sticks from 18 months ago- lots found to be non working so binned - rest given out to trick or treaters
    857. broken Hallowe'en decoration - binned
    858. couple of battered large cardboard boxes - recycling
    859. whole heap of DS1's old schoolwork - recycled
    860. 2 old tshirts of DS1's - ragbag
    861. bag of coathangers - some binned, some recycled
    862 -863. 2 boxes of books and CDs - SOLD via Ziffit
    864. Heap more load of paperwork filed/ recycled/ shredded
    865. card & gift from stash for DS3's friend
    866. Lovely top of mine with several holes in :( - ragbag
    867. wristband and pin badge OH got from a work conference - binned
    868. 2 scented candles in jars (at least 5 years old) - burned on these dark evenings :D
    869. camera - CS
    870. non functioning earphones - binned
    871. filing trays - CS
    872. black linen trousers - ragbag
    873. more hotel toiletries used up :)
    874 - 879 - 6 internal doors and a box of door furniture and fittings - been in my garage for 3 or more years - delivered to BTL
    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS
    Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS Posts: 7,833 Forumite
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    Well done DS :j.

    What a pain about the car - life does seem to chuck stuff around at times. I hope it's all fixed smoothly.

    You really are fitting so much in. Take care, Tilly x x x
    2004 £387k 29 years - MF March 2033:eek:
    2011 £309k 10 years - MF March 2021.
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  • Hollyboll
    Hollyboll Posts: 317 Forumite
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    IN AWE of your ongoing decluttering lists - anyway, but especially when you have so much else going on :T:T
    Fleabay + Weebuy + Gumfree since started diary 94 items sold, £649.71 clear profit
  • PrincessLou
    PrincessLou Posts: 503 Forumite
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    Love your lists Greent - they make me want to de-clutter my house :D
    Mortgage - £105,500
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    Hollyboll wrote: »
    IN AWE of your ongoing decluttering lists - anyway, but especially when you have so much else going on :T:T

    Exactly! Greent, you're fab :j:j:j and thank you for the big catch up post :)

    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,671 Forumite
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    Been awol yet again....... :(


    It's coming to the end of another year and I've probably been thinking too much about things. Still, on the positive side, the gorgeous girly (DD) is 18 on Friday :) She didn't want anything 'big' for her birthday (she struggled to choose a Pandora charm which my mother insisted on buying - amongst lots of other things) so she's got lots of smaller presents - including a HP wand, Gryffindor gloves, a Hogwarts Express cushion (she's a major HP fan :D), books (she's collecting clothbound classics) a me-to-you 18 teddy (her only request - to go with her 13 and 16 teddies!), Jack Wills underwear & socks :D, chocolates, Costa giftcard and some other bits n pieces. We're still paying for driving lessons (£850 so far!!) too. She's going to Nandos with friends (we're picking up the bill) and then a sleepover here (the boys are coming back after the meal, but not sleeping over lol) She's the first of her friends from school to turn 18. Thankfully they are - in the main - a very sensible lot! I do need to get her a cake - I forgot to order one so will have to see what I can find to buy in Cheltenham on Friday (fingers crossed! - eek!) - scratch that - have just ordered one from Patisserie Valerie :) : D Not bad for a last minute one! :)


    Hmm - will have to come back and finish update - just noticed the time - need to go and collect DS1 from Army Cadets! :)


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    I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul
    Repaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NIL
    Net sales 2024: £20
  • PrincessLou
    PrincessLou Posts: 503 Forumite
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    Lucky DD - what a lovely collection of presents and treats :j

    Do you have a set budget that you work to for birthdays for your children? I love when the children's birthdays roll around each year but I'm always debating how much to spend overall, i.e. presents, party and cake, etc.
    Mortgage - £105,500
  • Pearla*Merle
    Pearla*Merle Posts: 1,611 Forumite
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    That could have been my birthday list. :rotfl:

    Which wand did she get? (I've got Herminone's :D Alohomora!). I'm also in the market for clothbound classics :smileyhea and that Hogwarts Express cushion keeps calling my name...
    a penny picker upper. MFW approx 78% to go | FIRE 3 years worth (30% savings rate: now aiming for 40%!) | Normality is a paved road; it's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it | Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible | The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library
  • Karmacat
    Karmacat Posts: 39,460 Forumite
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    No wonder you were AWOL! Hope DD has a lovely, lovely birthday weekend :)
    2023: the year I get to buy a car
  • smallholdingsister
    smallholdingsister Posts: 4,018 Forumite
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    Happy 18th wishes!
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