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:A Dear kind Mrs Salad Dodger thank you for such a positive spin, and for the shiny gold star (added to siggy). :A
Yesterday
Revolving door online orders, punctuated with damage limitation activities.
1. Pet superstore: cardboard box broken down and bagged for recycling. Stinky litter tray emptied scrubbed and refilled, cat grass seed mix soaked.
2. IKEA rehash order: cardboard box broken down/ paper packaging bagged.
3. A pair of super-cute artificial pot plants: ordered two more. :eek:
Cardboard box broken down/ paper packaging bagged.
4. IKEA needless two-man collection (crazy returns policy).
The tidy end - because front door - of the 'Hall of Shame' is chock-a-block. [STRIKE]Three bagfuls of recycling, two bags of rubbish[/STRIKE], big bucket of stuff for the charity shop. Triffids for pack and return have migrated to the kitchen. :doh:
Today
Visit from new support worker and potential new electrician. :j
Outstanding online orders confirmed by e-mail: human supplements (tomorrow!), plastic plants (tomorrow!), sideboard (Monday!), Triffid collection (Monday!).
Still to ship: Cat joint supplements, Feliway, ImmobiMARK property marking kit. Guarantee I will not be able to remember username or password for the site by the time kit arrives, never mind if stressed by theft! :rotfl:Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0 -
Posted for the first time a few days ago, and felt I had done alot, rose tinted hindsight shocked to see only 8 items!
so
9 new top too small for me
10- 11 good second hand for charity
12 old trainers
13 Toy bat
14 will balance board - not working
15 old gardening glove!0 -
Thank you peeps for your kind words of support ref sofa bed. Have had 3 boxes of Mum's stuff brought down from bedroom (glassware etc) as I have a lady from a shop coming to see if she wants to take them to her shop to sell with some of the money coming to me, again, not had much luck putting on sale sites but really feel, with the support on here, that I must do something, its not the money, I just want them to go where they will be appreciated.0
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Been absent for a while.
I have done some decluttering but much more is needed.
824-833 magazines recycled or taken to DH work.
834-835 old pants
836-865 old single socks
866-867 2 single gloves
868-869 old toothbrushes
870-871 loads of packaging
872 paperwork shredded
873 coffee pods recycled
874 book to League of Friends shop
875 candle
876 sweets
877 horseshoe ornament thrown away.
878-879 trinket boxes from MIL
880-882 toy horses from MIL
883 teddy bear from MIL
884 curtain hook
885-886 metal hooks
887-889 towels to RSPCA
890-891 pillowcases
892 duvet cover
893-894 glass bottle and stopped
895 bag of various metal and tiles from garden.
Will aim to post more and read back on what I have missed.0 -
1. SMALL TASKS WILL BE DONE ASAP
2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I ENTERED
3. KITCHEN WILL BE LEFT CLEAN & TIDY EVERY NIGHT
4. WHEN DEALING WITH CLUTTER I WILL USE ‘Daisy1571’s idea of ‘WHAT WOULD I DO WITH THIS ITEM IF IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE’S ?’
5. IF I WAS STARTING FROM SCRATCH, WOULD I BUY THIS?
6. BE LIKE A POSTAGE STAMP - STICK TO ONE THING UNTIL YOU GET THERE
Apologies for not posting or cheerleading yesterday
sheer laziness:o Bus to sm on Wednesday as it was raining hard Dinner was chicken fried in butter with boiled potatoes & sweetcorn - very beige but very tasty �� Thursday’s Weather was not so bad - mainly dry but as I didn’t need to go out I sorted the larder - a lot tidier now plus rearranged the Brex*t cupboard. Need to restock the Brex*t cupboard but will get DH to do a couple of trips on the bike which means he pays :rotfl: Unfortunately I didn’t update my lists because that makes the job take too long :eek: Created a bit of wiggle room in the freezer - DSis had the single pork steak with boiled potatoes & green beans whilst DH & I had the 2 boxes of spaghetti & bolognese sauce heated up in the wok. Really need to rearrange the freezers again as I have been a bit lax 
2716 - 2725 Three drinks cans, cardboard box, 2 lots of cardboard packaging, glass jar & metal lid, small glass spice jar (emptied of contents which I will never use
), 2 food tins - Recycled
2726 - 2733 Seven lots of plastic packaging, emptied the shredding bin - again
, ood egg mayonnaise - Binned
Friday is damp, drizzly & very breezy. DSis & I have opticians appointments late afternoon, then will meet DH & have an early dinner in Greenwich.
Cheerleading starts here : -
Well Done :- Barny1979; you are a Good Girl whmf00001 Quite agree that getting items out is the way to go - if you earn a few pennies it is a bonus ; Cherryfudge - you have been busy - decluttering of family possessions leads to decluttering of stress after all once it is done it is done :rotfl:; excellent work sweetpea26 :T - you have found a method of decluttering that works exceedingly well for you :j; nice to see you leelad I love reading how well you & your daughter are doing on your decluttering journey I hope your wife is doing well; lovely sentiment bit by bit; no problem Fire Fox - I always feel so much happier if I can see a silver lining :rotfl: even for other people - regardless of your purchases you are dealing with the packaging immediately you have made a decision to keep or return :T; TC77 - “rose tinted hindsight” - I fell off the sofa laughing ��. My pep talk starts here :- It really does not matter how much you declutter as long as you declutter To me it sounds like you are tidying & rearranging which really does help in making your surroundings look less cluttered. When I sorted the kitchen cupboards yesterday I only threw out 2 items BUT it looks soooo much better So, no more defeatism - YOU WILL SUCCEED !
See you all later
MrsSD
2733/4038Be Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives.2024 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £116.85
Jan £5; Feb £13; Mch £25; Apr £31:65; May £42.20; Jun £??; July £??; Aug £??; Sep £??; Oct £??; Nov £??; Dec £??. Grand Total £??0 -
1. SMALL TASKS WILL BE DONE ASAP
2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I ENTERED
3. KITCHEN WILL BE LEFT CLEAN & TIDY EVERY NIGHT
4. WHEN DEALING WITH CLUTTER I WILL USE ‘Daisy1571’s idea of ‘WHAT WOULD I DO WITH THIS ITEM IF IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE’S ?’
5. IF I WAS STARTING FROM SCRATCH, WOULD I BUY THIS?
6. BE LIKE A POSTAGE STAMP - STICK TO ONE THING UNTIL YOU GET THERE
Friday has continued to be damp & drizzly. DSis & I had our opticians appointments - my long vision has improved
but my short vision has got worse So I need 2 new pairs of glasses, so lots of pennies decluttered Good news is that if I get a Bo*ts card, when I reach the big 60, I will get a discount on my glasses - think it was 25% so well worth having :T We then toddled off to meet DH - unfortunately rush hour so not the best journey Decided we would try Frankie & Benny’s but unfortunately it was shut down & moved to Charlton :eek: So we went into a place called Byron - formica tables & chairs, but the 2nd best strawberry milk shake DSis has ever had & the burgers were delicious 🤤 The burger I chose came with the added bonus that a donation would be made to buy a meal for a child in Africa Then a pint in a local pub & home by 8:00 p.m. Decluttered more monies but at least I didn’t have to cook :rotfl:
Cheerleading starts here : -
Nice to see you villagelife - good numbers :T
See you all tomorrow - when hopefully I will do some decluttering of items rather than pennies
MrsSD
2733/4038Be Kind. Stay Safe. Break the Chain. Save Lives.2024 Savings Pot Challenge: As a monthly amount, running total = £116.85
Jan £5; Feb £13; Mch £25; Apr £31:65; May £42.20; Jun £??; July £??; Aug £??; Sep £??; Oct £??; Nov £??; Dec £??. Grand Total £??0 -
Back again. Did more yesterday
896 a CD
897-899 drinks coasters
900-907 more socks with holes in.
908-909 pinnacles
910-913 old envelopes shredded
914-915 boxes that had been in the hall for ages.
916-918 chipped glasses.
That's all from yesterday and over the 900 Mark which is great0 -
I did a much needed extra shop yesterday as my stockpile cupboards have been depleted over the summer :eek:. Thanks to MrsSD for the kick up the rear end, er.... reminder about upping Bre**t / doomsday / bad weather stores :A. Living half way up a mountain sometimes results in being snowed in etc, so I like to have a back up plan for food. All new stores have now been sorted and put away and all the packaging recycled. I feel that as long as I have extra toilet rolls and tea bags I'm sorted
This morning I have decluttered the ironing basket, well almost as I was losing the will to live, so a couple of things remain un-ironed. In doing so I found one of DH's T.shirts that had seen better days, so it has been resigned to the rag bag.
We have also booked another holiday for mid Sept, along with paying the gas and electric bills, so have decluttered the bank account :eek:. It will be beans on toast for the foreseeable future :rotfl:.
Take care and hugs to anyone in need.
nan xxFailure is simply the opportunity to begin again, but this time more intelligently0 -
Hope the weather's halfway decent where you are: friends at festivals are having quite the time!
Ploughing on with the clearing.
383-392: 6 glitter hearts, a vest, a storage tin and 2 coats to the charity shop bag
394-398: 2 boxes and a cereal box of miscellaneous paper recycling out as well as the box for the Ike@ light fitting that I am probably leave in situ in this rented flat.
399-400 another CD to the charity shop bag and a DVD to the bin to make it a nice round 400. Cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.0
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