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2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

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  • tboo
    tboo Posts: 1,379 Forumite
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    49 - 50) the other 2 bath oil bottles
    51) another scarf
    “You’re only here for a short visit.
    Don’t hurry, don't worry and be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”
    Walter Hagen


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  • Fiasco55
    Fiasco55 Posts: 1,347 Forumite
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    31-39. 8 books to cs
    40. 1 book returned to library
    41-43. Costume jewellery donated to cs
    44. Photo frame donated to cs
    45-47. Bag donated to cs
    48. Reciepts filled
    49. Paperwork filled
    50. Birthday card used from stash
    51-60. Books returned to owner
    61. Dead plant recycled
    62. Recycling out
    No buying toiletries Graduated May 2017
    Decluttered 2016 2469 items, 2017 1580 items :j
    2018 3060 items
    Sealed Pot Challenge No 038
  • Rootle
    Rootle Posts: 191 Forumite
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    5/52 - coat and jumper to cs (plus a pile of coving and broken shears to recycling centre)
    :j
  • villagelife
    villagelife Posts: 3,047 Forumite
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    169-200 probably more but items DS2 binned from his room. I could find the same again in about 5 minutes!!
    201-202 more MIL stuff shredded
  • FrugalWorker
    FrugalWorker Posts: 193 Forumite
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    Uncluttered_unicorn wrote: »
    Good luck FrugalWorker, that's a good plan to get your mind focused.

    The Bit in Bold sounds like me - apart from a few sentimental stuff, I can usually agree to get rid of things, my problem is what to do with it. Like you, I hate the feeling of adding to landfill, so spend so much time sorting, then distributing between charity shops, a friend who does table sales, other friends who 'might' have a use for things and then finally Ragbags (if appropriate), that the whole process of clearing out takes much longer than it really should. I also do the same with MIL if she is throwing out something good, I'll offer to take it and find a good home for it (cue it spending several weeks in the car while I think about it :rotfl:). Need to stop - am actively resisting bringing things into the house, including really thinking about packaging materials in an attempt to keep the tide of 'stuff' at bay.

    That's it exactly!!! I've bags of wool and rolls of fabric up stairs 'rescued' from my mothers. I didn't have the energy to take more, but perfectly good carpets got thrown out. I've found an art teacher who's thrilled to take it. But that took a lot of effort. Sure I could split it up, sell it, etc... but that's time. I do sew and knit, but maybe a cushion or I knitted a pencil case, I'd never ever get through what's up stairs.

    We were clearing her attic for insulation. The problem is she still enjoys shopping :(, so there is still a flow of stuff coming in to her house. But if she's happy, I just hate when I see things going to waste.

    Im just trying to get more efficient at finding people to take things.
  • edwink
    edwink Posts: 2,968 Forumite
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    Q....Why is de-cluttering so addictive ????
    A....Because it is fun when you are doing it with others.... YAY TEAM WORK!!


    Only 3 items for me today.

    1 finally used up a tube if cream that I have had for about 3 years.
    2 tops in to CS bag

    Edwink

    119/2018
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  • Saver-upper
    Saver-upper Posts: 2,336 Forumite
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    edited 3 February 2018 at 7:32PM
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    I finally got to the charity shop with a bag of stuff from sorting out the kitchen this week:
    316:metal easter chocolate egg mould
    317-318:2 beach buckets
    319-320:2 plastic cereal boxes and lids
    321:slushy making cup
    322:ceramic cooking dish

    I then went to IKEA and returned some items that I had also found in the kitchen cupboards this week,complete with receipt.Walked straight to customer service desk,got refund,resisted buying meatballs for lunch :drool:,and came out £29 richer :j.
    So they were items
    323-326: 4 cereal /dry food containers
    327-332:6 shelves used so you can see tins etc at the back of pantry.

    I am still getting over the fact that you can return stuff to IKEA up to 12 months after you have bought it :eek:.
    I am also a bit shocked that I was able to find the receipt this long after purchase :rotfl::rotfl:.

    Edited: I seem to have forgotten to mention that when decluttering kitchen the other day,I also threw out
    333:a coffee cup that had a couple of chips in it
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  • stellata
    stellata Posts: 326 Forumite
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    108, (I!!!8217;ve got my numbers muddled): a sideboard sold on Facebook for £35 which is more than I paid for it and very welcome for the gas bill this month.
    Magnolia Stellata
  • Saver-upper
    Saver-upper Posts: 2,336 Forumite
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    edited 4 February 2018 at 2:46AM
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    I have just looked back through the 2027 declutter thread,[STRIKE]and I am begind.I thought I was doing alright.[/STRIKE] Actually,I am not behind-I just thought I would have been further ahead than last year.I am ahead in numbers out of the house,just not overall.

    By this time last year,I had 230 items out of the house,and 131 out of the loft,total of 361

    So far this year,I have 333 items out of the house,and 29 out of the loft,total of 362

    House looks so much better.
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  • tboo
    tboo Posts: 1,379 Forumite
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    52 - 53) 2 vases to CS
    54 -56) 3 spoons that belong at work
    57) 1 fork that belongs at work
    “You’re only here for a short visit.
    Don’t hurry, don't worry and be sure to smell the flowers along the way.”
    Walter Hagen


    365 Day 1p Challenge for 2021 #41 ✅
    Jar £440.31/£667.95 and Bank £389.67/£667.95

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