February 2023 decluttering

[Miss JoDee]

I have been doing a declutter challenge with Diane in Denmark (YouTube) and didn't think I had much but surprisingly I do. Will see what all goes to the Charity pick-up at the end of the month.

Went through a whole stack of pictures and watched a Minimal Mom video about minimizing pictures and now have the direction I wish to go. Just need to order the supplies I need. Oh, pulled pictures from photo albums and added them to the others and eliminated them also. I have yet to decide if I will keep the ones that are not going to be used and let the kids go through them, I don't thing DS(31) has looked at looked through the photos when I gave them albums to fill with what they wanted a years ago.

 

[Ahorsesoul]

Just sorted about 250 photos While LC1 gave DD a shower. Am keeping less than 25 and the rest are in the trash.

 

[Miss JoDee]

Diedra, I need to be more ruthless than I am being right. I set a goal of keeping only 600. 100 photo sheets hold 6 photos each. I’ve along way to go.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Faye, that chest is wonderful, what a great find.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Just sorted about 250 photos While LC1 gave DD a shower. Am keeping less than 25 and the rest are in the trash.

The photos are on my list for this Winter. I have a trunk full of photos plus maps and paper items from my 2 trips to the US that I need to sort through.

 

[halimer]

Printer died so it is leaving. Of course a new one is coming in.

 

[luludou]

Love the red chest!

Over the weekend:

• 1 plastic shelf
• DH shredded a few inches of papers
• 1 toy ketchup bottle
• 2 magazines from toy stores I had kept for the kids to play with
• 3 children's book will be given back to the free library
• 6 weights - belonged to dd but she does not want them and they don't fit with standard bars.
• 2 tiny glass hearts - given to dd's step-children
• 1 stuffed toy
• 1 tupperware - will be given to dniece
• 1 tupperware pie bowl - dd took it out of her closet to bring to her house
• 1 camping mat - also dd's taken to her new house
• 1 set of pasta plates - also dd's taken to her new house

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Took 2 large boxes full of kitchen items to the church for their first market day of the year. The theme this month is kitchen and homewares. Glad to get a little out. I am putting things in the spare room as I find them and will take to the church as each market day gets closer, the 3rd Saturday of every month.

 

[Ahorsesoul]

Decluttered my thread box. Have 29 wooden spools to sell and 25 plastic spools to take to the thrift store. It looks so much better. Forgot to take a before photo. Just image what a mess it was with another 54 spools piled into it. Since I do not sew now why do I need all those threads? Lots of duplicates going. I ordered those little spool thread holders to keep the threads tidy.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

A huge pile of papers to be shredded. A couple of empty sauce bottles from under the sink and a few used reed diffusers have all gone out today,

 

[Holiday_Mom]

I decluttered shelves that we have going down our basement stairs. I recycled a bunch of plastic containers that I was going to use for crafts and never did. I filled two small boxes with glass bottles and jars that are really nice for candle making, which I also was going to do but never did. They are going to the thrift store.

I made a big dent in my paperwork. It's now just family history stuff in the pile that needs to be filed. It's a perfect job for a rainy day or for when I want to watch TV.

 

[PamelaG]

I decluttered shelves that we have going down our basement stairs. I recycled a bunch of plastic containers that I was going to use for crafts and never did. I filled two small boxes with glass bottles and jars that are really nice for candle making, which I also was going to do but never did. They are going to the thrift store.

I made a big dent in my paperwork. It's now just family history stuff in the pile that needs to be filed. It's a perfect job for a rainy day or for when I want to watch TV.

I think many of us can relate to "I was going to....but never did" and it's a great start to decluttering.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

It's now just family history stuff in the pile that needs to be filed. It's a perfect job for a rainy day or for when I want to watch TV.

This has been on my to do list as a major project for the last 2 Winters. I need to really do this, I haven't even updated the information on my brother and Nana since their passing last year.

 

[Lana]

I sent to Jaymee's a newspaper and shirt.

Went thru more paper items so alot is in trash sack and also cleaned out my box of Christmas stickers (I use a few on cards--I am sure some of you have noticed--lol) that were emptied or only had a few odd things on them and pitched them. Also some so old they wouldn't stick.

Got a few pieces of clothing that are to small for Teigan put into a sack.

 

[Ahorsesoul]

I have a ton of straws. It makes it easier to drink water from a straw when I'm driving.

I sorted through papers and got rid of a small bag of papers. I have started a new donation box too: clothes, pillow and two books so far.

I have straws in my glove box for my drinks when I drive. For in the house I have re-useable straws that I keep in a straw holder.

 

[halimer]

A bra and 4 t's.

 

[luludou]

1 office chair... had tried to sell on Marketplace... but never works so off to the thrift store

 

[halimer]

Tossed a couple of dirty towels

 

[Ahorsesoul]

I organized two totes of Christmas crafts. One tote is just pine cones and the other is ornaments to be crafted. I need to find a larger tote to put giant pine cones into. Am running out of totes. lol Well maybe running out of the kind of totes I want to use. I have some of those totes that have two flaps for lids but I do not like them so not using them but might break down just to get thinks organized. Tossed out some glass Christmas bulbs.

 

[jampss]

I finally dropped off the donation at the Humane Society yesterday. Lots of bags and boxed in my van from me and two other friends. I added one more box from life coach after house cleaning job.