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Jane R
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It's the same in my home too - just as I rediscover the surface of a table or worktop, clutter appears as if from nowhere.
That happens here too. After heroic efforts to declutter, there is a brief halcyon period (usually about five minutes) when the house looks like something out of Ideal Home magazine.
Then someone comes along and starts recluttering, and we have all the weary work to do again.
However, I did just declutter the hall table, where a pile of unsorted letters has been leering at me for about a week. Fortunately there wasn't anything urgent in it.
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daisydaisy
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Yesterday I discovered a dinner service I'd forgotten I had, lurking in the back of a cupboard. That started off a chain reaction of decluttering so I now have plenty of bits to take to the charity shop, although strangely nothing actually looks that decluttered.
It helped me to realise that my drinks cupboard is rather full - that could be a rather fun area to declutter ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Originally posted by daisydaisy:
It helped me to realise that my drinks cupboard is rather full - that could be a rather fun area to declutter
Can we all come and help? ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
Before her death, The Intrepid MiL S was forever trying to declutter her drinks cabinet - she'd say 'I've had this brandy for years, I'm sure it's gone off' and we'd have to reassure her that no, they use brandy to PRESERVE things, it'll be just fine.
Mrs. S, no such issues at Intrepid Towers ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
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Originally posted by daisydaisy:
... my drinks cupboard is rather full - that could be a rather fun area to declutter
When we moved to Canada we discovered that you weren't supposed to take bottles of spirits into the country. At the time our drinks cupboard was full of all sorts of things*, and we gave it all (except an unopened bottle of Highland Park which we took with us, secreted in a sock) to a couple of friends who said they'd be delighted to help us avoid breaking the law in our adopted country. ![[Devil]](graemlins/devil.gif)
* IIRC mostly bribes from the parents of choristers who had wanted their little darlings to be made Head Chorister
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Originally posted by daisydaisy:
Nen - ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif) It's the same in my home too - just as I rediscover the surface of a table or worktop, clutter appears as if from nowhere. Same with emails - just as I clear the inbox so it only takes up one page, more appear that need dealing with.
In our house, clutter keeps arriving from The Intrepid-Miss-S-as-was and SiL, whose house was not large enough to contain their existing possessions as well as all their lovely wedding presents. So, they send us Stuff - like sheets, towels, crockery - to go to a local charity.
Imagine how sad it is for us to realise that the kettle they are getting rid of is better than ours? ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) and that we can't resist a John Lewis reindeer mug, or indeed various other of their discarded mugs? In consequence I am having to declutter our mug cupboard, which is always exactly full, and move some of Mr. S's mugs to another cupboard so he forgets them before they are finally decluttered to the dustbin
The Underhanded Mrs. S
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Prayer should be our first recourse, not our last resort
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Alban
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It's amazing how decluttering begets clutter. I decluttered 3 big boxes of schoolbooks and such (around 20 years old) and just wound up filling the place they were with 3 boxes of detritus - waiting for a declutter of their own.
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Thyme
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quote:
Originally posted by The Intrepid Mrs S:
In our house, clutter keeps arriving from The Intrepid-Miss-S-as-was and SiL, whose house was not large enough to contain their existing possessions as well as all their lovely wedding presents. So, they send us Stuff - like sheets, towels, crockery - to go to a local charity.
Imagine how sad it is for us to realise that the kettle they are getting rid of is better than ours? and that we can't resist a John Lewis reindeer mug, or indeed various other of their discarded mugs?
The Underhanded Mrs. S
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
My dr & sil are decluttering pending a move and I have carefully avoided seeing their pile of rejects just in case I want to give any of it a home!
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As far as I can see, so long as you send your used crockery to charity, there is no reason you cannot use your daughter's castoffs, Mrs S.
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Another car-load of obsolete paperwork and electronics to the recycling depot at the city dump. While my wife had her back turned I finally managed to dispose of teaching resources she had been hoarding, most of which were dated 1963-64.
I've even gained agreement that within the next month, when we have a quiet week, a skip will be rented, and an intensive clearing-out undertaken. Meanwhile, I will continue the carload process, as there are many recyclables still cluttering our storeroom and garage.
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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As far as I can see, so long as you send your used crockery to charity, there is no reason you cannot use your daughter's castoffs, Mrs S.
None at all, Pete, and they get all our 'cast-offs' already. I was just a bit horrified that our children were getting rid of stuff that was better than the equivalents we were still quitw cheerfully using.
Mrs. S - is that S for Scrooge?
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Huia
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Some successful decluttering here ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif) A woman advertised in the supermarket for fabric so she could teach her daughter patchwork. I didn't have much, but then discovered her daughter was also into all kinds of craft, so nanaged to hand on other bits a pieces too.
[ 18. January 2014, 17:31: Message edited by: Huia ]
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Mrs Shrew
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I have just discovered another full box of cleaned out old ice cream tubs saved in case they come in handy....
I think our recycling bin shall be stuffed full this week!
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Oh dear, a weekend of decluttering our understairs cupboard had a rather dramatic end... We'd decided to rip out the horrid old carpet after emptying the cupboard and after doing so I noticed that one of the floorboards looked a bit damp. So I levered it out only to find that the bottom has worm holes in it, with dust on the earth below. Need to get someone in now.
Bollocks.
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You'll know better next time. as will I.
We are currently reassembling our front room after a complete wall semi-demo, repair, skim coat and paint job. Part 2 comes tomorrow when the skim coaters come to do the dining room.
And it all started with a wee rip in the wallpaper.
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I have to declutter my patchwork fabrics, I've had some of them for years and some I have decided I don't like. Does anyone have any experience ebaying fabric? Do I sell the coordinating stuff together or as separate lots?
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Mrs Shrew
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I appear to have reoccurring allergy symptoms. I had been desperately hoping it was just a cold, but this morning my eyes itch as well.
Since I haven't had them since we moved at all, I'm now Seized with sudden terror that somewhere in the house is an object we have moved which has mould spores somewhere (old house had a hideous damp and mould problem, but it was in the structure of the house and I was careful to not let any stuff touch walls or floors to avoid this. Clearly not careful enough). I'm now faced with having to clean (in a way that removes mould with no damage) everything Mr Shrew and I own, whilst there are still books left to move.
Mr Shrew hoards magic the gathering game cards, which are the only thing I can think of which were on floors. They are in boxes so hopefully it would not be the cards affected, but the boxes are so heavy to move I don't know how I will manage to sort the cleaning.
I'm feeling like decluttering all my belongings into a skip right now and just trying to start again.
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Mrs Shrew
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We have cleaned the boxes. Allergies gone.
How is everyone getting along?
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Originally posted by Mrs Shrew:
We have cleaned the boxes. Allergies gone.
How is everyone getting along?
OK thanks.
I have saved my (huge) box of photos to the last.
1. Because it will takes ages as I want to scan my favourites to save in various places, including on the cloud.
2. I know I'll really enjoy it and it'll take ages!
So I now have an incentive to get on with the other stuff!
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Mrs Shrew
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Ooh that sounds fab Boogie! Digital storage of photos sounds like a great plan, as well as fun to do
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Huia
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Just decluttered 8 assorted mugs with pictures of cats on them and some cat nick-nacks to The Cats' Protection League shop
I have also joined Freecycle and am giving someone 20 large preserving jars. Next listing will be for jam jars.
I have also bundled up about 20 good quality picture books to take to the local Playcentre* when it re-opens after the summer break. (*this is a NZ organisation for pre-schoolers run by the parents. I was a Playcentre kid 57 years ago. Then their slogan then was "play is a child's work".)
I am finding it easier to declutter if I find a recipient for stuff that's reusable.
Huia
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Some time ago, I went through a phase of collecting nice small furniture which had been left out for the bin men, on the grounds that it was far too nice to chuck into the back of a bin lorry. So I have four occasional tables, two of them of the nesting variety (the smallest one of the set of three nesters was broken).
Encouraged by the recent removal of my overlarge table and four chairs, I have now shifted round so I have a small table by the front door to put my basket on when I come in, one by the bed for my books and so on, and the nesting tables have gone into the back of the storage area for the next car boot sale in the spring.
It's getting there
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The Christmas before last we were driving up the road from our house and someone had left a little 4-drawer chest outside their house for the bin-men. It didn't look like much (it had probably lived in their garage), but it was exactly the size we wanted for the dining room and all it needed was a clean, a couple of coats of black paint (which I gave it), a bit of internal surgery to make the drawers fit properly and some nice handles.
Now our cutlery has a home.
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daisydaisy
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Ski boots now on Preloved. Table being cleared and cleaned so it can be photographed for Preloved. Really need to tackle the dresser so I can photograph that too.
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Huia
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I've sorted all the bins, drawers and cupboards below bench level as well as the 5 small high cupboards in the kitchen which leaves only four containing food, baking ingredients and crockery.
I am now going to have a break from the kitchen and clean up the bathroom so the plumber can fit the new taps I bought
I'm getting good at rewarding myself for the work I'm doing - just as well Mum and Dad's estate came through to allow me to do so, and there's the added bonus of spending money on things they would have approved.
Huia
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Good going, Huia!
I have just, very sadly, decluttered my cat after 10 years (she was older than that though we were never sure how much more). A combination of diabetes and dementia led to her demise, and have meant that I have now got rid of all the cat-related detritus, all the towels I used to keep the upholstery clean, the old cushions she used to sleep on...
The only bit of decluttering I would far rather not have done.
Mrs. S, mourning
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![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) Awwww - not a nice bit of decluttering.
I have found a new owner for the costumes that I made for the medieval banquet that I had to celebrate my 40th a while ago - they are among the ones In this pic. The local am dram are happy to take them
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Thyme
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![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif) Sorry about the cat Mrs S.
Mrs Shrew, glad you got the allergy thing sorted. That is a horrible thing to have.
We have exchanged contracts on a new house. I have decluttered a pile of brochures from estate agents relating to all the houses we looked at.
Also managed to do a bit of tidying up of heaps of paperwork, and got rid of some packing materials from a christmas present. I kept it in case I needed to return the item and have only just got round to checking it works.
Still have a pile of papers that need filing. However, most of the files are still in boxes in the garage. So I don't know whether to get these out and do the filing, but then they have to packed up again for the move, or create a special filing box and do it all when we have moved and things have a permanent home.
The latter course means that there is a big risk that I will lose the filing box, forget what is in it, never get round to doing it. Creating a huge procrastination problem for myself.
Now I have written this I think the best thing is to get the files out and do it now.
I think any further major decluttering will have to wait till we move.
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I'm very sorry to hear about the Intrepid Cat, Mrs S. ![[Frown]](frown.gif) We recently decluttered the cupboard where we kept the things related to our small caged animals. Not that we have kept any for a couple of years but it was like an admission that we are not going to have any more, at least for the foreseeable future.
If I clear any space in the house at present Mr Nen fills it with Stuff, so it's a tad discouraging.
Nen - hoping to have more space than stuff one day.
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Sorry to hear about your cat, Mrs. S.
Nenya - I love the idea of "more space than stuff", although I can't see it happening chez Piglet any time soon.
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Thanks everyone for your kind words.
The Appreciative Mrs. S.
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Prayer should be our first recourse, not our last resort
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Huia
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Sorry to hear about your cat Mrs S. I threatened to decutter mine when she got underfoot as I was coming down fron a ladder, but in reality I would be devasted if she went anytime soon.
Huia
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Making progress.
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Huia
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Good for you Golden Key.
I have my bedroom and the spare one to do (including wardrobes and drawers). ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif) But at least the rooms where the heatpump fitters and the plumber will go are sorted
Huia
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I'm gradually decluttering a dead dishwasher - I realised that the space it is taking up can be used for storage of things to help in the chain of moving things around so I can remove the huge Welsh dresser - I hope I can find someone who wants that.
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Huia
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daisydaisy I found an outfit called Freecycle where you post what you have to give away or want. I know it's available in the US, (and New Zealand obviously) but am not sure where else it might be.
It's amazing what some people have considered desirable.
Huia
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Most towns in the UK have a Freecycle, I used to offload baby clothes on it.
In our place the rag and bone man visits most weeks and will take old white goods.
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I use freecycle a lot, even for dead printers. But I'm really not sure about the dishwasher - still, someone might like a challenge. Thank you for reminding me - I'll give it a go before I pay the council to remove it.
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I am cleaning my office since I am moving to a new position four doors down the corridor. Trying to give as much away to colleagues as possible.
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I'm having some new radiators put in this week. The old ones had barely been in the front garden for 5 minutes before they were swooped on and taken away.
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Friday is Mr. S's day at the foodbank so I decluttered a load of books, bric-a-brac etc from the garage(including a large box of bottles, but we won't mention those, oh no) and yet another dead computer - well, the case at least - it had already been eviscerated for spare parts.
Next up is two boxes of videotapes, currently quarantined in the garage - when in a couple of months Mr. S hasn't noticed they've moved I figure I can shuffle them quietly off to the tip.
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When Miss S got married back in October, we tidied up the back of church - old cassette tapes, mainly, and old-but-virtuous magazines and other old cr*p. The box got moved behind the font and no-one bothered emptying it after the wedding. Yesterday we thought it had gone altogether and were quietly celebrating - but I later discovered it in the flower-arrangers/slash/worship band cupboard. Frankly that is the last place it should be, and very soon it's the last place it WILL HAVE BEEN. I am taking an Executive Decision.
The Stroppy Mrs. S - no, better make that Assertive
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Prayer should be our first recourse, not our last resort
'Lord, please give us patience. NOW!'
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{{{{{{{All of us; and may our clutter move along to the right next place for it, without undue stress, strain, or panic for us.}}}}}}}
Re Freecycle: I've used it a few times, though mostly to get stuff.
Re the broken dishwasher: is there a vocational school around, or a secondary school with a mechanic vocational program? They might be happy to have the dishwasher, and come get it, to practice repairs.
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daisydaisy
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If the school etc a dishwasher they'll see it on Freecycle like they saw my other broken kit & claimed it. But so far no response, so if it's still not claimed on Monday then I'll arrange a collection by the council.
Meanwhile the space it occupied Is no longer empty - I've moved cooking/baking things there, and moved things off the dresser either into new space or put it by the door ready to go to the charity shop. But not the boxes of choklits I found..... oh no, all this decluttering deserves a treat
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... the space it occupied is no longer empty ...
You mean you aren't replacing it??? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
I'm dreading the day our one (which is 10 years old) pops its clogs, as I don't know if we could afford to replace it, but I'd hate to be without it.
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I like my dishwasher too, but when it goes, I think I will just have some more shelves installed (leaving the plumbing for the next owner)
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Oh no, I'm with piglet on this one. I can't remember how old ours is (crosses fingers) but I would not be without it, as it keeps my kitchen surfaces decluttered on a daily basis!
I got my first after Mr. S's surprise birthday party for his 40th. As we stood there at 3 am washing glasses, he said 'Thank you for my lovely party, would you like a dishwasher?'. Do bears make their own sanitary arrangements in arboreal areas? In fact, I ended up getting a new kitchen, as fitting the dishwasher made such a mess of the existing one
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After the washing machine my dishwasher was my most essential large appliance.
But when it died after many years faithful service there was just the two of us and I decided that I needed the storage space more than a dishwasher and got a cupboard for the space.
Now we have moved nearer family and are doing more entertaining and I have a dishwasher again and have fallen in love with it all over again.
Plus, I have decluttered a lot of kitchen stuff and no longer need that much storage.....
I suspect I never needed the space, I just had too much stuff.
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Originally posted by Thyme:
...I suspect I never needed the space, I just had too much stuff.
Amen to that!
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I thought I'd not manage without it, but it's fine. My kitchen is so tiny that the extra space is welcome, and at last (after 20 yrs) things are where they are handy, rather than in the dining area. I think I'll live without the dishwasher for the moment, or until I've emptied all the bottles taking up one of the cupboards
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Phase one started this morning with a trip to the tip. Poor son is severely traumatised at parting with his accumulation of computer bits. Now to sort the books I was saving for Epsom Book Fair.
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The Intrepid Mrs S
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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
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Originally posted by Thyme:
...I suspect I never needed the space, I just had too much stuff.
Amen to that!
We did a puppet show about the lost sheep, and afterwards it occurred to me that when you need to declutter to find all the things you'd forgotten you had - you have Too Much Stuff and don't value it enough.
Not sure where I'm going with that thought, though...
Mrs. S, cheerfully decluttering the booze cupboard
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