Decluttering

I’ve asked my son and his family over on New Years Day so I’ve got something to aim for. Moving some excess furniture into the garage tonight. Still not actually getting rid of any of it, though! A lot of it is upcycling projects. I also have boxes full of art projects that ground to a halt when my marriage broke up and my time was taken up with house maintenance.

I think my elephant has packed her trunk, and said goodbye to the circus...
Nothing done at all here.

Great stuff, MayBee. You might find that seeing the space you've made gives you an incentive to make more. I know when I start a big job I can feel overwhelmed, but as I make progress and there is less to do it gets easier. It's the 'eat an elephant a bite at a time' thing, isn't it? (I've always found that a strange, if useful, analogy, but there we are )

Oh, that was a big step to take, MayBee and you've done it.
Fantastic!

I’ve taken the first lot of toys to a charity shop! You can almost move in my living room, now, for the first time in ages.

Doodledog

We could be the Christmas fairies, waving magic with our wands. Just think how decluttered our houses will be .

One of my favourite films! I thought Malificent was beautiful! Which probably accounts for me dressing in black for most of my adult life!

We could be the Christmas fairies, waving magic with our wands. Just think how decluttered our houses will be .

MissAdventure

If your wand does the trick, I'll be a new Christmas convert.

You could wave it and grant me a new kitchen, please.

I'm waving it around my own first.

After that?

Thanks.

Wouldn't it be great to be able to zing a little magic to someone (not necessarily George Clooney)?

I've never had bottom dynamite, but did suffer the joys of the prep stuff they give you before a colonoscopy, and that was bad enough.

I've had friends over this morning, and am going out this afternoon, so there will be no decluttering today, but tomorrow I'm going to sort the bedrooms. I've been promising to do that for ages, but I will brook no more excuses - it's happening tomorrow.

I have asked Santa for a magic wand, MissA. if he obliges, I'll let you borrow it after I've sorted world peace and George Clooney's busy schedule - he hardly has time to visit these days.

If your wand does the trick, I'll be a new Christmas convert.

You could wave it and grant me a new kitchen, please.

MissAdventure

I think I underestimated the effects of the backside meds.
Suffice to say I didn't have time to do any "clearing out".
I was rather busy.

Hope you feel better soon.
I'll wave my magic wand 🧚‍♀️

I've got this horrible sore throat, feeling grotty, so nothing much is getting done. Today's plans are on the back burner.

I think I underestimated the effects of the backside meds.
Suffice to say I didn't have time to do any "clearing out".
I was rather busy.

Allira

MayBee70

I want to go to sleep but I’ve lost the sellotape dispenser. I want to seal a couple of wooden jigsaws to take to the charity shop. I saw it the other day and thought’ so that’s where it is’ but I can’t remember where ‘there’ is. I don’t have to do it tonight but I can’t deal with not finding things. I need a lightbulb moment.

They don't work after a while unless you de-gunge them regularly.

Does everyone tidy up after doing Christmas present wrapping?
There seems to be bags of presents, bags of paper, bags of bags, unwrapped presents and still I haven't finished.

I bought some of these bags, and have designated a bag for each person who'll be here at Christmas. They are about a foot high, and hold quite a lot if the presents aren't the size of skateboards or standard lamps.

The tree's not up yet, but the plan is to put them around it, which I think will look neater than a jumbled pile of presents, and make it easy on the day to prevent people getting the wrong presents. I haven't decided whether to give the bags as extra presents or put them upstairs with the decorations after Christmas and use them next year.

In an unprecedented fit of organisation I have wrapped everything, put the wrapped things into the bags and feel very pleased with myself. 😇

Chocolatelovinggran

Allira ,I agree: my dining room table looks as if a Blue Peter presenter is mid - project.
I'm working through the wrapping pile and haven't the energy to tidy away until the job is finished.

I wish DH woul write his cards then I could clear the cards up.

I cut out paper for the last few presents I have left to wrap, and tidied the rest away.
I got fed up with it hanging around.

Allira ,I agree: my dining room table looks as if a Blue Peter presenter is mid - project.
I'm working through the wrapping pile and haven't the energy to tidy away until the job is finished.

MayBee70

I want to go to sleep but I’ve lost the sellotape dispenser. I want to seal a couple of wooden jigsaws to take to the charity shop. I saw it the other day and thought’ so that’s where it is’ but I can’t remember where ‘there’ is. I don’t have to do it tonight but I can’t deal with not finding things. I need a lightbulb moment.

They don't work after a while unless you de-gunge them regularly.

Does everyone tidy up after doing Christmas present wrapping?
There seems to be bags of presents, bags of paper, bags of bags, unwrapped presents and still I haven't finished.

Gunpowder sounds drastic, MissA. I hope it goes well, too.

My cupboard is done. I'm not fully organised with it yet, as it's so close to Christmas. I'm going to have a proper sort-out in January, but for now it's a case of putting things away and seeing how the system works. It should make life easier, as I'll have to buy less food, and as there are now fixed shelves and drawers I will have to put things somewhere specific instead of having a range of options as to where they will fit.

Methinks your gunpowder might sort out Winnie’s string problem ( still no sign of it ) but I now have the canned pumpkin which might help it on its way. Had to get up early today to go on a whippet walk which I’ve been looking forward to for ages. Then, just as we were about to leave I noticed that my purse wasn’t in my handbag and went into a blind panic looking for it as I’d made a rare excursion to the world outside of my house yesterday. Turns out I’d put it on the dining table as I’d changed the date of my next dental check up and wanted to put it on next years calendar before I forgot when it was; the appointment card being in my purse. Why didn’t I put it straight back into my bag? We made the walk just in time. Seriously though, sorry to hear about your hospital stuff. Hope all is well x

You know, if I’d known about paint pens I could have used one in the bathroom because there was only a small amount of wall that needed paint on it. Still, better that I’ve repainted it all I suppose.

It's kind of like a bulky felt tip, but it's filled with paint.

So it's almost like colouring in when you use it.

I think they're used on car paintwork, and tyres, but mine will be touching up the edges of my cupboard doors, as the insides are white, and the outer part is dark grey.

That's the plan, anyway.
Bodge it and make do is my method.

What’s a paint pen?

Ah, that's good.
A small triumph, in fact.

Has the string made an appearance yet?
I now have everything I need to hand to finish off my kitchen.

Another paint pen, because I "misplaced" the first, the white emulsion to try and neaten up the cutting in, a small paintbrush.

Then... fanfare of trumpets please, I can put down my new rug, and the kichen will be done (ish)

I may have to cal. It a day then, because I've lots of hospital appointments coming up, one of which that involves "gunpowder" up my backside, which I have to start taking tomorrow.
I need to hang around the toilet then, so perhaps I could clean and declutter under the sink.