August 2023 Decluttering Club
- Thread starter Lana
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Oh thanks, I guess my August Declutter is in July. That's okay I started in July.
I'm going through a major decluttering right now. I've got to the point where I've had enough of all the junk, and knowing I've got something - but where on earth is it?!
I've filled about five garbage bags of either rubbish for the bin, or kids clothes for charity.
I've filled about five garbage bags of either rubbish for the bin, or kids clothes for charity.
The July stuff is still in the back of my SUV. Maybe I'll get to drop off this afternoon????
I have filled my big shredder four times as I pack up the sunroom which is my office too. Have two bags to go to goodwill. And have two boxes packed to head to the post office for my niece’s kids.
LC2 took two plants today.
LC2 took two plants today.
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Dropped off a Christmas tree and a big box of christmas ornaments at ds's house for my niece. Got a bag to the thrift shop (included a few things I picked up in mom's LR when she wasn't looking)
Started a new bag for the thrift shop:
2 sweaters
2 dresses
1 cami
Started a new bag for the thrift shop:
2 sweaters
2 dresses
1 cami
I started in the linen closet tonight. I didn't finish, but I have two bags to go to the consignment store. They're taking home items, but no clothes or shoes right now.
Sent to the thrift store 12 glass plant pots I will not use 8 square terracotta pots that I never did use, two orchid pots that i did not like, a beautiful red/yellow glass vase that someone will love, a box of old glass perfume bottles and two metal vases my dad had gotten in Korea. It filled the back fourth of his SUV. I have several small tables I would like to go next along with a heavy baby changing table that I used for plants. Right now all but 3 plants are on the front porch.
On Wednesday of last week, I cleaned out my office closet, which is very deep, and organized my family room closet, which again is very deep. And because of that I was able to remove from our home, a mini trampoline, 6 wine glasses, a couple of shirts. Not a whole lot, but every little bit helps. 
I took my 2 sisters each a gallon size bag of pictures to the party, so those bags are gone. Also took Miranda some plastic dishes for Kayce from the 3 cabinets Teigan and I cleaned last week.
Threw some old glasses away and few other things that had missing parts from out of the cabinets.
Threw some old glasses away and few other things that had missing parts from out of the cabinets.
I took 5 bags to the consignment shop Thursday. Later that day, they posted that they were full and would be temporarily not accepting items until further notice. Collected $130 from my account from sold items last season. Put it up for Christmas.
Got 21 books in a bag to give to dniece and 2 for the free library... dh said he needed SPACE... pfffff
8bags to the thrift shop. Clothes, linens, junk. Currently waiting on husband to help me drop off an office chair.
Shredded a large pile pf photos from when I tidied the photo trunk and family history. Almost a small garbage bag full. Tossed some dried up pens.
Have a bag of stuff in my car to give to my cousin this week. I found a shawl that our grandma made, it’s yellow, about 50ish years old, not my color at all. She’s thrilled to get because grandma made it.
I have a box started for Goodwill.
Stuff I got for Teigan today and Thursday night went home with her today.
Took 2 envelopes full of pictures to the library---grade class pictures for 1930 and up till late '80's and some pictures of the Methodist Church when breaking ground on the new one and 2 directories. So many I knew and are gone now.
Stuff I got for Teigan today and Thursday night went home with her today.
Took 2 envelopes full of pictures to the library---grade class pictures for 1930 and up till late '80's and some pictures of the Methodist Church when breaking ground on the new one and 2 directories. So many I knew and are gone now.
1 book, 7 highlighters (given to niece for school), 1 comb, 1 pen, 1 capri, 2 icepacks (broken).
However, I did come back from mom's with a few things... sigh....
but we got a crapload of stuff to the dump (a whole trailer). Sis, 2 brothers and me worked on the 2 sheds outside on Sunday afternoon while mom was gone (she is hoarding now with her alzheimer's). Not really much time to go through and donate and it was all musty.
However, I did come back from mom's with a few things... sigh....
but we got a crapload of stuff to the dump (a whole trailer). Sis, 2 brothers and me worked on the 2 sheds outside on Sunday afternoon while mom was gone (she is hoarding now with her alzheimer's). Not really much time to go through and donate and it was all musty.
I know that decluttering a trailer isn’t the same but I tossed a bunch of magazines and newspapers that were no longer neede.
Went back through my underwear and sock drawer. Got rid of a bag full of ratty stuff. Our niece is moving and needed boxes. I went through our box stash. Pitched a few, saved a few for Christmas and loaded the rest in my car to drop off later this week.