More decluttering

Can I recommend Facebook Marketplace for getting rid of things. It’s all local and very easy. You have to be on Fa ebook first, of course, and I know not everyone is keen on it. It’s also great for acquiring items for visiting grandchildren - stairgates, cots etc. Saves a fortune.

I sold a few packs of stick on tiles for a couple of pounds.
It's a long and unnecessary story, but I'm out of pocket.
Oh well..
I've been almost at a standstill because of the heat, but still doing bits and bobs.

I’m a terrible hoarder and I keep everything., it’s a good job we have the space! My mum was the complete opposite - if I finished reading a book, out it went!! Her house was always immaculate and mine is a tip!
I haven’t tried selling online yet. Remember when we used to put a postcard in the newsagents window? That usually worked. Must try harder.....

My kitchen trolley that went had a small drawer where I keep my medication bits and bobs.

I've had to buy a huge Tupperware container to put them all in now!
Indigestion pills (fast acting) indigestion pills (slow acting) wind-eeze, settlers, then there's ibropofen, paracetamol, hayfever relief...

Well I’ve actually started properly today,, one room at a time, upstairs with a litre of water in my hand, one pile keep and I grabbed two dustbin bags to fill for charity, so far I’ve got half charity bag but since only started few mins ago I’m doing ok, right only a little break and back to it.....

I've had a cull of my books and now have several bags waiting to go to a charity shop. Sadly, they are not accepting them at the moment.

If any one has any football video tapes they want to get rid of,
I can find a good home for them.

I was determined that we were going to declutter and tidy the garage, shed, and bicycle shed this summer. DH is in agreement on principle, but says that whilst they are empty, he wants to repaint the walls and resurface the floors, thus making it a bigger job than necessary.

Maybe I should just get on with it and tell him he can paint the walls another year.

DS2 was here last week and did a fantastic job bringing everything down from the loft over the porch where we kept the camping equipment. I said they could take any camp beds, lilos, tents that they liked, and we had a good laugh at the 70s-style orange flowery patterns on sunshades and curtains. He pumped all the inflatables up to see what was still intact and spent an afternoon with the rubber dinghy on the local gravel pit with the DGS. Then he cleaned out the loft and put back a few things that we shall be keeping.

Tomorrow I shall be taking a carload of old tents and camping equipment to the tip.

I'm still decluttering, slowly.
Have sold my ten floor tiles for £3. The main thing is just to get them gone, because they're too heavy to lift.

Just listed my Henry vacuum, because I've bought a smaller, lighter one.

It's too hot though, for all this.

We've started to declutter re possible downsizing, most will be charity shops/recycling textile bin/Gumtree. We sold a couple of items on Gumtree, but we had to be quick to accept whichever offer as they were the only genuine ones. Good idea to be ready to move if and when there was a possible options. Like a lot of people of our generation, we were brought up to feel guilty about waste of any sort, so find it hard to dispose of good stuff, but as others said, it's got to be done!

Mrsmopp we have been successful selling some items on GumTree although we often have to reduce the price. We include a brief description, a picture and dimensions if applicable, people will email you if they want further information. We sold a fire surround and an electric fire yesterday and had two people wanting it. It was the second time we listed it as nobody was interested the first time. It is best to delete the advertisement if it doesn’t sell soon after advertising it as you drop down the list.

We use Our local FreeCycle Site a lot. To be honest people will take anything and it saves a trip to the charity shop. One man even took two under the bed plastic storage boxes which were only very cheap when we bought them.

not easier but harder than clothes

I am still de-cluttering 15 months after moving house by myself. I did a good de-clutter during the 2 years before I moved but it is hard for the brain to accept that almost 100% of the time, it will only be me in my house.

I didn`t de-clutter much after I moved,not for 13 months, as you can imagine, things went into any space,just so I could have a sense of comfort and normality. 2 months ago I decided to start work on those hidden spaces and now it is little and often with a more realistic mind and is very satisfying, once done

De-cluttering carving woodd was/is the hardest, I have also taken up wood carving and added to my husbands pile of wood, every time I went to a carving show. I only got rid of some of my husbands wood this morning, it was a toughie, more of his soul in the pile and easier than his clothes, which I did quickly. I think I removed 1/4 today and will tackle some more in a few weeks, at least re-cycled wood goes back to the ground and once it went I drew a line across

mrsmopp,
I'm no expert, but happy to help.
I use Ebay to sell, because it tells you what to do, step by step.

I'm always scrupulously honest, take a few (bad, usually) photos, and do a lengthy description.

I've now listed 10 floor tiles, but have no idea if they'll sell.

I'll be happy for someone to just take them out of the way.

Charity shops near me all have a sign in the windows saying no donations wanted at all. So now I’m stuck with bags of stuff nobody wants. I’ve never sold online as I feel a bit nervous about it.
If anyone has any tips on selling online I would be grateful !

I'm going to psych myself up, and then throw away the couple of bags of clothes I've amassed.
Our charity shops have signs on asking that nobody donates any more as they're inundated.
Cash for clothes are full to the door, with a chair blocking entry.

We have so many bags of clothes coming into our charity shop that they are going straight in to the rag bags
I do open the bags and a quick glance will tell you whether they are worth sorting for the shop.
As someone said: we have become a dumping ground.

Opened the shed, found a forgotten hamster cage, quickly went via Freegle.
I’m taking books to neighbours who are missing library services. Good to take a short walk and have a chat too. I still have too many books!

My kitchen trolley has just sold on Ebay

Not much, but all the little bits add up, and I have made around £60 now.

Tonight I have thrown away a tiny little drawer which came out of a sweet little key cabinet.
It has sat on my kitchen windowsill for around 2 years, because it had a few keys in it.

One set was my mum's, a single key to my daughters, and various ones that the council issue when they repair the door to the lobby yet again.

That is what I think they were, but they've all gone now.

Decluttering in earnest now the local charity shop has reopened. The only way I can buy more stuff.

Thanks Lucca

I think I’ve bucked the trend and gained more “clutter” since lockdown started.
I still have Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and my Birthday cards on windowsills, and I keep buying vases full of flowers.

A jigsaw is always in progress in the dining room and bags of things I’ve bought / some will need to be returned.

The sewing machine is always out ready for use,

and the conservatory is cluttered with a broom, rose food, secateurs, a trowel - they never seem to make it back to the shed.

I don’t think God made me to be tidy. That’s my excuse. ?

Having decluttered 4 years ago when downsized to a cottage, I was surprised this week to be able to fill 2 bin bags with handbags!
We’re remodelling the ground floor, so room had to be made in upstairs cupboards. Fortunately the local cancer charity shop in our village took them.