2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

Can you put me down for 2018 also please. I am planning a major clear out and organise of the whole house. Hoping to do this in the first 2/3rds of the year, so will have to average about 10 items per day. Here we go!

Sally_A wrote: »

My airing cupboard is a right mess, does any charity collect old faded king size duvet covers, or do homeless charities have a handy seamstress that will cut them down to singles?

Hi Sally A.If textiles,such as bedding,are not good enough for a charity to resell,alot/most charity shops take them to resell as textiles.Apparently they make money by selling to textile companies,so they are still benefitting.And cats and dogs homes will usually take old towels and duvets (not feather-filled:at least our local one won't take feathered,but do check)

And I remember the Bay City Rollers .

Thank you for setting up the thread again Sa1sysoo.
I have been decluttering on and off for a few years (isn't it a constant battle when you have 4 kids??).
As I type,after getting about 50 items out of the house today (listed on 2017 thread).My tally for 2017 was 2934 items out of the house,and 1181 out of the loft (I count it seperately because there is so much junk up there it motivates me having its own count).Total of 4115 items :j.And not one item has ever been missed :j:j.
Bring on 2018 .

We are quite minimalist, mostly due to the fact I hate housework but like tidy space, but we are downsizing this year so have to make some harsh choices and compromises so would love to tag along with everybody

abbe89 welcome to you,and everyone else,to the thread.
The rules are............

THERE ARE NO RULES :j:j
:D

Honestly,it iswhatever motivates you.
And sometimes you might count differently to other times.
For example,I do not count containers (jars/tins/punnets) that stuff comes in,only because I have always been prety good at letting go of these sort of things.On the other hand,alot of people look at a jar/tin/punnet,and say "Oh,better to keep that because it might be useful".In that case,if I was that person suddenly deciding to let these things go,I would definitely count.
Another example,decluttering kids' toys....If I donate to charity,I count it as one game or toy.If I had a tin of dominoes,but one was missing :whistle:, so couldn't be donated,I would probably count the dominoes being chucked in the bin as 1,and the tin to recycling as another item,so count 2.Other people might count it as 27 dominoes,and 1 tin.All these answers are right-it is whatever keeps you motivated.
It doesn't matter if you sell,donate,use or give away.I have previously done a combination,though this year I have avoided selling.I just want it all GONE!!Using candles and counting them is a great idea.
Any more questions,just ask-we are a friendly bunch around here .

Added: just another eg as I was getting ready for bed last just now:
Last Christmas I saved a couple of tins that shortbread had come in.I thought they were pretty,and "might come in handy one day".Well,I think in the last year,I have probably used them about 3 times.If I were to suddenly decide that they are not worth keeping,I would count them.
However,the couple of tins that contained shortbread that we received this Christmas,were recycled without a second thought,and not counted.

Everyone's rules are different.
When I am decluttering paper,I sometimes count each inch in height as "1",sometimes if doing a filing cabinet or expanding folder,I count each "section" as 1,eg,6 bank statements=1,12 insurance papers is another 1.....