Decluttering

I've got two floor standing fans in the cupboard, and they take up souch room.
The bases are ideal toe stub, trip hazards.

I amazed myself today and threw out a top. I have so many, I won’t miss it, but I can rarely bring myself to get rid of any.

Good luck valdali..

Very interesting to read all this! I started decluttering several years ago... I bought a little notebook and pledged to get rid of one thing a day and I stuck to this for a long time. Trouble was that there were many thousand things to get rid of and I'd be about 200 years old before it was finished...

Art and craft stuff is my big problem. Got loads of embroidery fabric, threads, calligraphy stuff, knitting wool, paper, card, paint, crayons, rubber stamps, wood, it's just endless. We downsized 6 months ago and I disposed of piles of stuff in readiness so how can I possibly still have at least 20 packing cases of crafty stuff? They are all in a small bedroom where, hopefully, I will work on future projects but it needs decorating. It currently has wallpaper featuring dinosaurs which aren't really my cup of tea! So the boxes will all have to be moved out to a downstairs room which at the moment is stuffed with numerous boxes of books plus bedding, linen, surplus curtains etc from our family home. I kept all this in case our move fell through and we stayed there till popping our clogs and needed it for all the beds/guests. In the end only 8 days between exchange of contracts and the move so it all got thrown on the removal vans and I'm still sorting it all out.

And then there's the clothes... ancient stuff that I live in most of the time, posh stuff that rarely sees the light of day, stuff that's too big but I should probably keep 'just in case'!

Off now to find something to chuck... will follow the thread and hope to be inspired by more efficient declutterers!

Decluttering some yarn. I did three rows of crochet today.

Thanks for the encouragement, I was spurred on to take six books to the community book swap box, and for once I didn’t bring any back! Although six books hasn’t really made much impression on the amount of stuff that needs to go. But onward and upward, maybe this could be the start of something.

I need to de clutter, it's the cupboards that are full. My living space is very clear and I don't have alot of ornaments, but anything I don't use I have put away, a case of out of sight out of mind.
I am starting tommorow with a trip to the recycling centre. I then hope to clear one thing a day. I have been thinking this for ages though.

My problem is that I’m obsessed with keeping drawers and cupboards well organised but can’t get to grips with what’s outside of the cupboards.

I cleared enough space in Brian. (Cupboard B) sp that i can at least go in there and survey "stuff".
Then my boy came home with a steamer, and put it in the gap I'd made.

I’ve moved all of my pills vitamins and potions from out of the kitchen because they shouldn’t really be there and I needed the space to rearrange my food so I can see where everything is. But it’s now living on the stairs as there’s no room in the medicine cabinet. It might end up living there for quite a while.

There are boxes you can get, shich are designed to sit on stairs.

Mind you, I'd probaby fall over one. Plus, it could end up adding to the clutter.

I’m sending two unused diet book recipes to my friend who is with Slimming World. Thought there might be the odd fresh idea.

Told her to pass them on if no use.

That’s 2 books down!

MissAdventure

There are boxes you can get, shich are designed to sit on stairs.

Mind you, I'd probaby fall over one. Plus, it could end up adding to the clutter.

I’ve got those small square IKEA baskets on the stairs; one is already full of my cholesterol tablets. They’re not too dangerous in that they’re next to the handrail. One of them is full of cuddly toys that were in the living room.

I dropped books culled at the weekend into the hospice charity book shop and 2 oval plates and 4 glass sundae dishes off at the same charity clothes and household shop.
Must keep the momentum going especially as its gone grey and rain is threatening. Ideal decluttering weather especially as I cant see the dust as no sunshine.

I,would love a half dozen same sized cardboard shoe boxes to pack smaller things into so that they will stack away into a now empty cupboard. They can be labelled and disposed of in the future easily...but not ready yet to let them go.

I have filled a bin bag (well, overfilled it, so will decant into two bags) of clothes for charity. I will see if Anglo will collect it, and if not, take it to the Red Cross shop.

I have further to go, but it's a start. I find that unless there is a fix deadline (eg builders arriving) I am better with achievable goals, so am concentrating on getting the room my son will be using ready by the weekend. I don't want to have lots of bags of 'stuff' waiting to go out when he's here either, so slow and steady it is. When I get that done, next step will be the towel cupboard, which needs a thorough sort out. My cleaner loves doing things like that, (and is a lot better at it than I am) so I'll ask her to give it a go in a couple of weeks when my guests have gone and we can have a run at it. I will have to resit the temptation to clutter up the spare room again with things I take out of the cupboard🙄

Nothing today.
I'm only just out of bed.
I'll try and do one thing, at least.

Doodlebug. Regarding your towels. Animal rescues are always looking for them and also bedding, but not duvets or pillows.

I'm going to watch that new decluttering programme on ITV. 7.30 It's on catchup too so I can watch the whole series.

I haven't done one single thing today.
I've had a few letters through and I've not even opened them, becuase i think they're about missed appointmets.

Programme was a bit lightweight for us hardcore declutterers. I’ve got creams that are years old but they still seem to work when I need them. I’ve moved my sterol capsules and Maccushield to a drawer in the bedroom but have got to remember I’ve put them there. I’m always finding things that I’ve tidied away and forgotten about.

HelterSkelter1

I,would love a half dozen same sized cardboard shoe boxes to pack smaller things into so that they will stack away into a now empty cupboard. They can be labelled and disposed of in the future easily...but not ready yet to let them go.

IKEA have these, brown cardboRd, 50p each, they don’t seem to have any fancy ones atm.
Anyway, we have them on shelves in the storeroom, labelled,
I pretend they are all safe deposit boxes containing treasures.
They hold stuff ‘pending’ or useful (lightbulbs, candles, old correspondence)
they are just the right size to lift down and handle easily

I've been doing little bits and bobs.
Have now emptied a big wash basket, found my hoover thingy - the one that does the floor on its own.
Found a pink fabric box, so have put pillowcases in there in the hopes that they stay tidier.
Actually threw out a good few books, as they've been in a container under my bed. If i throw out the rest of the books, i can put more bed linen in the container, and it'll save my linen cupboard from looking like a rummage sale.

My boy, meantime, has put plumbing supplies in the cupbard.

Thank you SORES. I bought 10 boxes on Amazon this week. For about 80p each. They are Royal Mail ones and have encouraged me to pack up loads of stuff which I have stacked up in a corner of the hall by the front door ready to go.
I need some more. They are brilliant. Not too big so not too heavy when full.

I made 3 trips to the British Heart Foundation shop with sets of china which they will sensibly price as they are quite collectable.
Am pleased with what I have achieved. Sorted some vinyl and one handbag is ready to go.
Lots more to do, but I have made a start.

Its too hot to go out and last week it was too cold windy and wet! Plenty to do indoors with the fan on.