2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

Mrs_Salad_Dodger · 17 February 2018 at 1:25AM

Hi everyone,

Jammieb, I am well impressed - you must have been brutal with your clothes to get rid of so many:T You haven’t gone “naturist” have you?:rotfl:

Today’s decluttering:

1536 Newspaper read & recycled
1537 - 1538 Lidless Plastic Boxes recycled
1539 Large Cardboard Box dismantled & recycled
1540 - 1559 Old Photo Packets recycled
1560 Glass Jar washed & recycled
1561 - 1588 Old Negatives binned
1589 Damaged Ironing Board Cover into Rag Bag
1590 Coat-Hanger to cs
1591 - 1613 Space Saving Hanger Holders + 19 Strong Plastic Hangers to cs
1614 Ribbon to cs Crafting
1615 Malta & Gozo Map to cs Crafting
1616 Waterproof Draw String Bag to cs
1617 Metal Music Stand with Cover to cs
1618 “Universal Studios” Motif Carrier Bag to cs
1619 - 1624 Dark Blue King Size Fitted Sheet, Cream Double Size Sheet, 4 Pillowcases
1625 Pack of 2 Lamp Shades
1626 - 1627 Box Files to cs admin
1628 Set of A4 Note Book Dividers
1629 - 1631 Large Cork Board & 25 Pins in a film canister

To a clutter free 2018
1631/2018

edwink · 17 February 2018 at 1:49AM

jammieb wrote: »

Right so after starting a bit late this is my first progress post;
1-15 - Old university text books sold on WeBuyBooks (I graduated nearly 8 years ago so it's about time!)
16-91 - Clothes sent to the charity shop
92-96 - Clothes sold in eBay (all still had tags on them and never worn)

Mrs_Salad_Dodger wrote: »

Hi everyone,
Jammieb, I am well impressed - you must have been brutal with your clothes to get rid of so many:T You haven!!!8217;t gone !!!8220;naturist!!!8221; have you?:rotfl:

Wow Jammieb I am well impressed too and I agree with Mrs Salad Dodger you must have been brutal with those clothes. What a good start you have made already. Well done!

Edwink

bit_by_bit · 17 February 2018 at 11:53AM

Oops, had a step backwards with a delivery of stuff someone wanted to get rid of when clearing their house. Lots of nice stuff but not much I want happily. Anything not of use will be going into several piles e.g. Chucrch fair Pile (always got that on the go for MiL), CS pile, Allotment, gifting and then keep. Some of the ornaments are damaged and I have had to chuck them but no CS wants broken ornaments. So that is 8 bags in

Fiasco55 · 17 February 2018 at 12:52PM

Slow progress this month. Real life getting in the way.

63. Glasses donated to cs
64. Bath set donated to cs
65. Canvis wardrobe donated
66. Photo frame donated to cs
67. Plant pot donated to cs
68-69. Gifts given
70. Card from stash used
71-78. Jumpers sold online
79. Top sold online
80. Odd sock
81. Box recycled
82. Power cord back to owner
83. Suitcase back to storage

Saver-upper · 17 February 2018 at 2:56PM

Wow!
Everyone has been so busy.And isn't it great to so many people joining us?Nice busy thread :j
My house is such a mess at the moment.I normally send the family out every Sunday so I can blitz the house,so it stays under control.Bit for the last few weeks,I haven't been getting alot done on the weeknds.Aaaaand ,my vacuum cleaner is broken.Golly,doesn't not being able to vacuum for the last 3 weeks make a difference

.And it is school holidays,so 4 kids are home,in/out,making messes..........
I am supposed to be picking the place up a bit today,but there will be lots of interrruptions with picking up/dropping off children,so not very productive.Sigh.
I have just got back from the charity shop,so at least I have some numbers to add to my list:
441-530:bag of 89 rags for textile recycling

Stuff that 11yo daughter has given for donation after having a sort out:
531-532:2 pairs shorts
533-536:4 t-shirts
537:blouse,hardly ever worn (maybe once?)
538:fleece
539:Frozen nightie
540-543:4 books
544:a watch
545:sticky tape dispenser (which she had asked grandma for,for her birthday a couple of years ago :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:)
546:snow globe that you can put a couple of photos in

Also donated :
547-548:2 pairs of women's cotton trousers

I really must find some motivation now

...

jammieb · 18 February 2018 at 7:17PM

edwink wrote: »

Wow Jammieb I am well impressed too and I agree with Mrs Salad Dodger you must have been brutal with those clothes. What a good start you have made already. Well done!

Edwink

Thank you both Mrs Salad Dodger and edwink. it does sound quite brutal but to be honest they are pretty much all clothes i have not worn for a long time, if anything it probably highlights how much of a hoarder i am that i can easily get rid of that many clothes without really noticing. lol

Only a few more to add on today but means i hit my first milestone of 100:);
97-100 - Clothes i no longer wear given to my Mum

Tonight's mission after a busy day of chores is to sit and read through some of the many magazines i have which i have never got round to reading so i can then throw them out.

Fiasco55 · 19 February 2018 at 12:11AM

84-91. Candles donated to cs
92-98. Slippers donated to cs
99. Purse sold online
100. Phones sold online
101. Jacket sold online
102. Jumper sold online
103. Jewellery box donated to cs
104. Slipper socks donated to cs
105. Tub out

Saver-upper · 19 February 2018 at 12:43AM

Decluttering of 9yo's belongings.When my kids,especially when they are younger,get birthday and Christmas presents,I round them up into a plastic box and keep them downstairs,because I find once they are packed away in their bedroom,toys don't get played with as much.So until today,9yo DD still had a CHristmas box in the kitchen,and a birthday box (from 3 weeks ago).But to make room for things in bedroom,she needed to declutter.
And my 11yo (who shares bedroom with her),is always up for a bit of decluttering,so she let go of a few things too :T.
Out of the house today:

Recycled:
549:bottle of extremely cheap perfume,poured down sink and bottle recycled
550:magic picture and colour book
551:Squinkies book
552-554:3 party hats

Binned:
555:a gazillion-and-plenty marking pens
556:a shell
557:packet of pencils
558:plastic foolscap document file
559-564:assorted hairbands and clips
565-566:2 small pairs of scissors
567:plastic pots of kid's paints
568-569:large bag of assorted kipple.Probably worth more than "2" in the count,but that is ok
570-571:bundle of papers sorted through over the week,out for recycling.(I count "1" for ech inch deep of paper.Was actually 2.5 inches deep,but I am not going to star counting in halves :eek:.

Seaotter · 19 February 2018 at 11:40AM

Seaotter wrote: »

414 one broken bread machine taken to the tip.

I could do with several more hours in the day, please!

February has been a bit busy, and the house is a tip, and desperately needs cleaning as well as decluttering.

Tiny steps being made...

415 chair finally sold on eBay and was collected Saturday
416 old bag of flour found in the depths of a cupboard
417 three old fridge magnets
420 old pair of shoes

Ginmonster · 19 February 2018 at 6:04PM

Hi there. Can I join in too? Hubby and I are are both hoarders and we have a 5 year old so there's just too much stuff in our house. I've started this a few times and then just not had the time but finally I've got some time as I'm out of work for a few months.

I made a start and have taken about 6 carrier bags full of books and jigsaws to the cs and I recycled all my food magazines which I'd been keeping in case I ever wanted to use any recipes from them. Needless to say I never use any recipes from them!

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