2019 - A Clutter Free Life

bit_by_bit · 16 January 2019 at 9:26PM

Felt happy walking into work today, for no good reason that I am moving forward with the house. Almost jumping for joy

DH put a mirror up in the new downstairs loo today so I am even happier. We used the mirror we had in the old loo, a lovely vintage looking pine one with rope to hold it on the hook.

Today I have spent an hour decluttering another email in box. I only cleared it last week too. The stuff you get once you sign up for one offer. I was also a member of a load of survey sites so I had a load of invitations to do this and that. I looked at each site and reckoned I could earn money much better selling stuff than doing surveys. I did stop a while ago as I was soooo bored.

I am now free of most of these sites as I have unsubscribed. Happy days.

Still got work to do in the dining room and have took a load of boxes to DD room for sorting into for the next bit of clearing out.

bargainhunterss · 16 January 2019 at 9:28PM

Thanks for all the cheerleading Mrs SD! Helping us all to keep going :T

Quick update on what was achieved at the weekend (yes, I realise it's nearly the weekend again!) Kondo'd my undies drawer and actually folded my pants and socks! Never thought I'd see the day, but it's silly how happy it's made me

Also managed to sort out cosmetics and toiletries which were I about 6 different places in the house. Now all neatly organised in dressing table and caddy in bathroom :j

Also made a start on sorting the drawers in the dining table, which has various bits and bobs in it. Everything's still in a pile on the dining table so that's a work in progress :rotfl:

Onwards and upwards!

Gem-gem · 16 January 2019 at 10:24PM

16. Spent the afternoon / evening going through the rest of the Christmas cards - processing them into 4 piles. 1st pile made into tags; 2nd pile are square and put tidily away to make cards with; 3rd pile I turned into cards using up old card stock that I have had for years ( I had also already sorted out a pile of envelopes that I had no cards for and made cards to go with them). 4th pile were binned.
Unused strips of card were placed into my strips of card wallet, ready to use when I am making other cards.
I should have enough cards now for hubby and I to next Christmas.
I have been meaning to go through all the Christmas card stuff for ages. A great job done whilst recuperating.

notmy1sttime · 16 January 2019 at 10:32PM

Hi Guys,
After my initial great start before New Year life got in the way.
I have now cleared the understairs cupboard and have 3 bags of rubbish gone to wheelie bin.
1 bag for charity shop - mainly books, couple of bits of clothes, odd mug that doesn't get used.
Think next I am going to target my bedroom.

MadamMim2013 · 16 January 2019 at 11:34PM

Spent the evening decluttering my odd recipes into a little notebook.
All loose bits of paper recycled along with a whole host of receipe sheets that I’m never going to use.
Was quite therapeutic.. Couple more items for the charity bag also..

Happy_Kitties · 17 January 2019 at 10:28AM

Thought I had better log it down while I remember. Not sure i will get any actual decluttering done today but i am sorting out items ready for a tip run now planned for tomorrow ::)
*46 a large cardboard box and other cardboard put out for recycling
*47 a load of paperwork either shredded or into recycling
*48 a weed in a pot disguised as a plant :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: now in recycling
*49 small box of plastic bits-recycling

23 items loaded into the boot of the car ready for the tip tomorrow which will be a good add to my total:T

Ginmonster · 17 January 2019 at 10:45AM

parsniphead wrote: »

One thing i do have a lot of is DS's clothes from when he was a baby. I did want to fill them again but alas no. Anyway being a sentimental old thing I can't bring myself to give them away so I'm thinking of making a nice big puff quilt using the t shirts, etc.

I kept all of my son's clothes for the same reason and for ages I couldn't bring myself to get rid of them (it's really accepting you're not having another one) but as I've started to give the bags of stuff away it's got easier and easier to do. I like your quilt idea too. All the cute little clothes do bring back happy memories. 😀

CRANKY40 · 17 January 2019 at 10:53AM

Good morning all,

another shelf in the book cupboard of doom tackled...

18 - HT's old wallet with broken zip - binned
19 - old radio, no batteries or lead - binned
20 - chewable vitamins that nobody wants to chew - binned
21 - watch given to HT that he doesn't want still in box - charity bag
22 - 24 - 3 pocket kagoules that no longer fit the HT to Ebay pile
25 - bubblegum flavoured lollipop, unknown vintage - binned
26 - old broken mouse mat - binned

I also put all the little cake boxes that were on the shelf back into the baking cupboard where they belong, decluttered all of the HT's achievement certificates off the fridge door and into his memory folder, ditto his achievement letters from the cupboard and I've made soup which cooked while I was tidying. I wasn't feeling the love for this today but it's only taken me an hour.

chupachups4 · 17 January 2019 at 1:19PM

Hello,
May I join please? We live in a 200m² house but in 2020 we will move in a 10m² motohome. I need a big declutter and I need to sell everything I can to fund our project.

choille · 17 January 2019 at 2:03PM

Have sold something that was cluttering the bedroom. Unused, unloved. But am pleased - only a few pounds but it's going in the post.

Am managing just a few stages but it is a boost to actually sell something.
Hooray.

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