2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

stellata · 14 November 2018 at 7:57AM

I'm so disappointed with myself. Various things (health, family) have got in the way and the decluttering just stalled. I'm trying to inspire myself reading about everyone's progress on here.

Happy_Kitties · 14 November 2018 at 8:33AM

Havent been about as RL has been so incredibly busy. A couple of things have left the house but were a neutral ship out as they were items DD brought home to deliberately to put on eBay

* 372-373 items x 2 of my own put on eBay and have now left the building!
*374 packaging for the above

Need to really get back to it as the living room needs sorting more otherwise there will be no room for a Christmas tree!

bit_by_bit · 14 November 2018 at 8:20PM

Don't worry Stellata, we all have our down times. Just pick a spot and do a bit.

Happy Kitties, well done. As you can see from my last post, I am also neutral, but that is still good. I would have hung onto those DVDs and other things for years and years. They hung around for less than three weeks all together.

IrishRose12 · 14 November 2018 at 11:06PM

Another bag sitting out the front door ready to be collected tomorrow from a Charity who always collects lol.

A few bits and pieces sold on Ebay also so they've been posted and last one will be posted tomorrow.

Nothing else has been done here since I was last on, had a bit of a shock in the family last week and we're still trying to come to terms with it, and I've been ill this week so I'm just punching my week in till the weekend.

Once I'm back on my feet then I need to get my mojo back and get stuck in before the Christmas tree goes up

Mrs_Salad_Dodger · 15 November 2018 at 12:07AM

1. IF I NOTICE SOME SMALL TASK NEEDS DOING - I WILL DO IT IMMEDIATELY

2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I WENT IN - WITHOUT HIDING THE CLUTTER EXCEPT for the wardrobe room which is currently the storage room (sr)

3. THE LAST WASHING UP OF THE DAY WILL BE DONE & PUT AWAY WITHIN AN HOUR OF FINISHING DINNER

bit by bit, have a good time away & you are braver than I am - entrusting your husband to declutter :rotfl: I am far too much of a control freak to let my DH decide on any decluttering apart from his office & the garage :rotfl:

Frogletina, well done on keeping up the momentum :T It sounds like you have made a good job on your decluttering & I have absolutely no doubt that you will succeed in reaching your target

craftingmad - you never have to apologise for decluttering or posting about your decluttering

well done on keeping up the momentum :rotfl:

stellata, no need to be disappointed in yourself - like bit by bit says, we all stall sometimes & posting on here will get you back on track

Pick a corner and away you go

Happy Kitties, I have every faith that you will declutter the living room in plenty of time to put up your Christmas tree

Tuesday was a completely ‘ME’ day :rotfl: I met up with a male (D) & female friend (B) who 25 years ago were work colleagues but we became friends & up until 2 years ago we met up 3 or 4 times a year. This time it was a gap of at least 18 months as RL got in the way

Had a nice pub lunch with coffees & a couple of drinks & lots & lots of catching up

Then D departed as he had a train to catch and B & I had banks to visit, then we decided to have a couple of drinks & continue catching up. B has had a rough time the last few months so needed someone to talk to. Having left home at 10:40, I got back at 19:30 so no decluttering or housework :rotfl:

Wednesday has been another dry bright day & quite warm. Have sorted & listed the contents of both my freezers, written a menu plan, dealt with my post, fed the water birds in the dock, litter picked 33 items incl an empty Cognac bottle :rotfl:, did a small sm shop & walked both ways

cleaned garage fridge + bagged meat in portions for freezer.
Crumpets from freezer for lunch & a bowl of hm soup with crusty bread for dinner. My lovely DH has phoned me twice tonight - when he arrived at Santander & then from the overnight ferry. He is very happy that the weather has been really good as he was on the motorbike :T Next time I will hear from him is in 24 hours

when he arrives in Portsmouth.

Re my 3 mantras: bed aired & made; washing up done; emptied shredder bin; general tidying

C1850 - C1856 Non recyclable - 5 plastic bags, plastic packaging, plastic tray & packaging - Binned
C1857 - C1862 Two sets of leaflets, plastic jar & lid, card packaging, 2 newspapers - Recycled

Happy decluttering :rotfl:

MrsSD
C1862/C2018

Wanna_Bee_Free · 15 November 2018 at 7:32AM

Wow, so much great decluttering going on! Making room for Christmas seems to be popular.

I managed 3 more items last Sunday, 2 books to CS and one to rubbish. Last night I managed a further 2, both to recycling. Slow but going in the right direction.

167/630 so far.

craftingmad · 15 November 2018 at 7:27PM

Sorry forgot to post yesterday but I still got some decluttering done

It feels so good to just let things go and my house is already looking clearer and less cluttered - yipeee

So yesterday I finished a section in the hallway and got rid of 15 more items (Actually it was much more but I lost count again!) and sold two lava lamps we bought the kids for christmas last year but they never used (£5) and 11 wicker baskets from my craft show days (£7).

This evening I've started the dining room and I'm coming across all sorts of hidden treasures including a brand new box of Crackers so that's us sorted for Christmas

25 items to declare decluttered from there so far including a broken tin, two Christmas sweet tubs (sadly empty so no chocolate to chomp on while I'm decluttering, a couple of broken Christmas decorations and a bag of broken pegs (I have no clue either!).

So my current totals stand at:-

Decluttered items 238/334 :j
Decorating fund from decluttered items £31 :T

Mrs_Salad_Dodger · 16 November 2018 at 5:18AM

1. IF I NOTICE SOME SMALL TASK NEEDS DOING - I WILL DO IT IMMEDIATELY

2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I WENT IN - WITHOUT HIDING THE CLUTTER EXCEPT for the wardrobe room which is currently the storage room (sr)

3. THE LAST WASHING UP OF THE DAY WILL BE DONE & PUT AWAY WITHIN AN HOUR OF FINISHING DINNER

IrishRose, nice to see you back :T & still decluttering :T

WannaBeeFree, slow & steady wins the race

craftingmad - well done on keeping up the momentum :rotfl:

Thursday was quite a productive day & a nice bright day again :T
I vacuumed the whole house; paid credit card bill; phoned DSis in France; re-stacked DSis’s crates/boxes creating two feet more floor space in the dining room & emptying one crate :T; This crate has been relocated to spare room & filled with my stuff from a broken crate which is destined for the Tip; cooked Sausage Casserole from scratch; sourced 7 items, for cs, which have been cleaned & put in cs bag; baked a double batch of coconut biscuits.

Re my 3 mantras: bed aired & made; washing up done; worktops washed down; general tidying

C1863 - C1867 Non recyclable - 3 lots of plastic packaging, plastic tray & packaging, polystyrene - Binned
C1868 - C1871 leaflets, magazine, toilet roll tube, card packaging - Recycled
C1872 - C1874 Milk carton, 2 Food tins & lids - rinsed & recycled
C1875 - C1882 Two 6”x 4” metal photo frames, 6”x 4” wooden photo frame, 2”x 3” decorative photo frame & matching 6”x 4” photo frame, small raffia tray, 6”x 8” x 1.5” sturdy box, bubble wrap from stash to wrap photo frames - to CS

Happy decluttering :rotfl:

MrsSD
C1882/C2018

daisy_1571 · 16 November 2018 at 12:45PM

Craftingmad you are going to have to raise your target i think? Well done.

Daisy xx

Mrs_Salad_Dodger · 18 November 2018 at 4:06PM

1. IF I NOTICE SOME SMALL TASK NEEDS DOING - I WILL DO IT IMMEDIATELY

2. I WILL LEAVE A ROOM TIDIER THAN WHEN I WENT IN - WITHOUT HIDING THE CLUTTER EXCEPT for the wardrobe room which is currently the storage room (sr)

3. THE LAST WASHING UP OF THE DAY WILL BE DONE & PUT AWAY WITHIN AN HOUR OF FINISHING DINNER

My DH got home about 2:15 a.m. Friday - lots of cuddles & kisses :rotfl: He enjoyed his bowl of Sausage Casserole with crusty bread, stayed up chatting for an hour or so, then went to bed. Got up late Friday - DH emptied the motorbike & I got his clothing washed, dried in td (drizzled all day) & put away. Foodstuffs etc were put away & the bags were put in their correct place.
Saturday was a lovely sunny & bright day - DH spent the day watching practices for the last Moto GP Races of 2018, I visited a Craft Fair, did a small sm shop, washed DH’s motorcycle jacket & trousers using specialist cleaning & waterproofing products plus lots of knitting.
Sunday has been another bright & sunny day but cold. DH has been watching the Moto GP races & I am binge watching a series called A Discovery of Witches - a bit slow but I am thoroughly enjoying it :T
The housework, decluttering & mending projects have all been put on hold but are being resumed tomorrow :rotfl: DH & I will make the most of having the house to ourselves whilst my DSis is visiting in France :rotfl:

Re my 3 mantras: bed aired & made; washing up done; worktops washed down; sugar & coffee jars & sugar bowl refilled; general tidying

C1883 - C1892 Non recyclable - 5 lots of plastic packaging, plastic tray & packaging, 2 plastic bags, foil bag, uu coffee tin & lid - Binned
C1893 - C1903 leaflets, toilet roll tube, 5 lots of card packaging, 3 lots of paper packaging, large egg carton - Recycled
C1904 - C1905 Milk carton, Food tin & lid - rinsed & recycled
C1906 Small bag on a string - to CS

Happy decluttering :rotfl:

MrsSD
C1906/C2018

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