2019 - A Clutter Free Life

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

Wednesday has been a dry bright & sunny day but oh so cold 🥶 DH & I had hm soup & hm croutons for lunch - quite tasty but have added 0.5 tsp of harissa to spice it up a bit. Dinner was Bolognese sauce from the freezer with pasta from stores - a tad too salty but very tasty. Los have been added to the soup .
My F*tb*t is happy again :rotfl: Today I continued decluttering the contents of the last box from the spare room - gradually getting there but still very slowly. Maybe it is subconscious I know I have several large decluttering jobs to do

202 - 204 Souvenir booklet, walking map, address book (minus 16 pages) - into CS bag
205 - 213 Bag of recycling from DH’s office, 3 newspapers, magazine, small cardboard box, 2 thick brochures, small bag of recycling - recycled
214 - 215 Small bag of rubbish, plastic covers - Binned
216 Half an inch of shredding

DSis appears to have a good night’s sleep using her machine :T she actually looked rested this morning :T

Cheerleading starts here

Beshki, a very good amount of decluttering :T Well Done :T

I am sooo sorry CAFCGirl I think the sooner you phone BHF the better :rotfl: Then you will see a massive difference & it will be a weight off your mind Might I suggest you take a before & after photo - your room with the stack of bags etc & your room once they have been collected Then you can see how successful you have been in the first half of your ‘grand declutter’ :T
It will spur you on to the finish line

Nannywindows, not sure about a minimum amount - my local cs seems to get a list of people who need pick ups & do it all in one morning or afternoon. It could be worth a couple of calls
Well Done on keeping up with the decluttering :T

Congratulations Happy Kitties :T - 100 seems to be a physchological barrier & once you break through it you start to pick up speed . Thank you for sharing your DM story, very brave & hopefully helpful to MadamMim.

MadamMim, what lovely thoughtful boys you have - you obviously raised them well

:hello: MushyPeas, welcome aboard the ‘Decluttering Bandwagon’ That joyous feeling you felt when you finished your 1st? Declutter should be stored in the memory banks it will help you going forward If you are struggling with a particular decluttering project just call forth the memory & you will be invigorated

short_bird, well done on both the virtual & physical decluttering :T Enquiring minds (or maybe just me :rotfl:) did you burn or shred?

Welcome back osbornbiscuit :T Nice to hear from you You have been busy - another one who has caught the decluttering bug & someone else who is gathering in the pennies :rotfl:
By the way, excellent theory

DD265, thanks for popping in :T Decluttering is addictive isn’t it Not sure about the perfume, perhaps worth a phone call or do you have a Mission type place who help the homeless - the ladies might appreciate the small luxury of perfume

bunty109, Well Done on sorting kitchen cupboards :T I imagine the old spices were those bought for a special recipe which was so much of a faff to make that you never bothered again :rotfl: Please do not forget to take photos of your surprised mum :rotfl:

parsniphead, what a nightmare - I am mad :mad: on your behalf. It actually beggars belief :mad:

See you all tomorrow

MrsSD





MrsSD
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