Hello again :o) Last week I had Hubby home on holiday and I had great plans for all the de-cluttering that we would do together. Our study/computer room has 4 IKEA "Billy" bookcases, a desk, 3 shelves, a cabinet, rolling toolbox and a floor ALL covered in "stuff". About ⅔ of this "stuff" belongs to Hubby and I therefore cannot safely touch it! However, as he pointed out to me, he was on holiday ... and I shouldn't be making plans for him!So I tackled (some of) the bits that I could do along with a kitchen drawer and our towel cupboard, hoping that he'd feel guilty and join me. Not 100% successful! But we did end the week by taking two crates of ancient computer parts and cabling to the tip along with all the hair-driers, telephones etc that I set aside earlier.
My personal de-cluttering has resulted in piles! Not the hemorrhoid sort, but the what-was-I-thinking-hanging-onto-all-this-for-so-long sort!
That'll be 15 years (5") of old theatre programmes (donated back to the theatre for their archives), excess plastic tubs (commandeered by Hubby for his electronics organising), excess padded envelopes, excess ancient towelling and piles of children's handwriting & multiplication books, spelling tests and notes from my teaching days plus ... the notes from a course I attended when I was pregnant with No.1 Son ... 24 years ago!!
Thank you all for your continued support and company: Lesley, Mary & Ladykis are wondering whether they really need their old make-up, CDs and videos respectively. I don't have much make-up to cull, but we have a stack of CDs, videos and cassette tapes and while the CDs do get played, the videos and cassettes do not. Perhaps they should be this week's target?
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great idea giving the theatre it's archive.
And that's it, today is the day when I will cull my makeup that has sat in my cupboards for years. If you haven't already got rid of your towels, I know a lovely dogs' home that would greatly appreciate them...
padded envelopes! You are right - that's one thing I can bring myself to throw out even when really that's all they are fit for.
Keep on tidying!
Everything at a standstill here. Can't even applaud your progress because I have a muscle spasm in my neck. I blame you, of course, for all this decluttering activity. I haven't slept since last Tuesday because I can't lie down! I am sitting in a chair taking pain relief like eating smarties and sobbing loudly with exhaustion. Today I have managed four hours sleep so feel human again. My decluttering stops right now. The kids can have it! I am going to be a hoarder just like on TV it is easier on the neck
Well done indeed. My next task is to get rid of all the videos I never play them not sure that the video player still works.
As for tackling paperwork HELP I Would be buried never to see the light of day again. rather just keep it where it is.
All our videos and cassettes are gone....but the CDs may need a cull...some seriously bad taste 80s ones are still lurking on shelves!!
Sounds like you're doing a grand job Jemma!
Alison xx
Great job continuing with this project!
I haven't done much with the new job, but I am decluttering my wardrobe as I choose outfits each week. I'm working my way through all my slacks & blouses & shoes - if I can't/won't wear them, they immediately go in the donate box. If I wear them but it turns out it was uncomfortable or I just didn't like the way it looked or fit, it goes in the box. That counts right?
Theatre programs are worth big money on ebay.
good job on getting through the excess stuff. I really need to go through the towels. We have so many threadbare ones my folks gave me when they moved house 20 years ago, that were fairly worn then & DH was all "Oh I have lots of uses for them" none of which ever happened as far as I can tell.
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