DECLUTTER....in 40 days ....care to join me ?

[spiderbabymum]

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Have decided the only way I'm ever gonna get organised it to own less ....

I like the look of this

www.keeperofthehome.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/8-weeks-to-declutter.pdf

Haven't done much but made a bit of a start, thrown away a bag full of crap from my closet and stuck all my hamster cages on fb to giveaway.

Next i must downsize my bed linen.
Need to start throwing the 10 things a day away and hopefully have a tidy house soon!

This thread has inspired me too (been lurking ). our house has a build up of junk since we moved in after birth of DS2 5 years ago, and I have been inspired to get clearing.

Did the kitchen drawers, and haven't manged to keep to the list though, keep jumping to different areas of the house, so everything looks a bit worse now

Have got rid of loads though, and sold some things on ebay, and made enough money to buy a storage container for the cloakroom (or the cupboard of doom as its more commonly referred to), and i have managed to allocate everyone their own drawer to house hats, gloves, scarves and all the other things I normally can't find in the winter.

I'm now on the craft cupboard which has turned into 3 cupboards and the kitchen bench, and have thrown out loads of junk that i had thought they might use someday, but never will.

Thank you all for your inspiration

I don't follow a list. I just do an area that takes my fancy that day, and make sure I get rid of at least ten things.

Last night I did a corner of DS's room that had four big storage/toy boxes with loads of other things stuffed behind/between/on top of them. Looks tons better.

Well done everyone else!

hi everyone, I'm back with a new name.
less letters in this one - does that count as decluttering?

I did a bit of tidying an throwing out stuff in the kitchen and on the clutter mountain that is our hall windowsill yesterday, that was Day 3 for me.

I have sorted my handbag today, threw out lots of old receipts, tissues and a rotten apple.
that's Day 4 done.

I was on a roll today!
I tidied one tall bathroom cabinet in our family bathroom and chucked away a lot of expired things and bits of rubbish.
Then I tidied the mirror cabinet above sink, sorted toothbrushes, and got rid of stuff on top of cabinets and windowsill too!

I took me about 2 hrs as I was also swapping things round from upstairs shower room's mirror cabinet - which needs finishing tomorrow - but I feel I finally started the decluttering properly!

v happy with progress!

Oh can I join? We are in a tiny flat and stuff has been accumulating again. I need a proper clear out so I feel like I can breathe! Yesterday, before I found this thread, I did the top part of the airing cupboard. Bedlinen sets sorted into a pillow case each so all I have to grab is one bundle rather than rummage round for the odd stray pillowcase. Towels sorted. A couple of baby towels, two cot sheets and 2 big sheets to get rid off.
Baby steps...

Whole bedroom cupboard emptied of old unfashionable non fitting clothes, dvd boxes and useless tools, just gotta wait for charity bags to come to my door then its all gone (don't own a car!)

Very pleased with myself just as i was getting lazy too !

yesterday I finished tidying and cleaning mirror cabinet in loft bathroom (we call it shower room) and started decluttering/tidying kitchen worktop.
if each 30 mins counts as a day I finished Day 12 yesterday!

today I cleaned microwave - inside, under, behind and on top pkus sorted tp drawere of bedside table.

also I started putting all my jewellery in one big cake tin as I walk around the house- I have loads. everywhere.

I'll sort them later. I need to figure out how to store them.

I'm guessing time wise I've done up to Day 14.

I keep finding stuff to chuck out.

Threetomatoes I read about the pillow case thing on here, love Mumsnet!
Yesterday I did one of two junk drawers in the kitchen and today I did the bathroom cabinet. Very satisfying! Staying home with DD today( 1st day of potty training) so hoping to get more done.
I'm not following the list, just working my way round the the flat as I think of it. Luckily I did most of the kitchen cupboards a few months ago and they have stayed tidy.

On Saturday MrZing and I tidied up the desk where the pc is.
the desk had to be pulled out as the tiny watch strap holding metal bit fell behind it, so it was a great opportunity the clean up behind desk! then tidied the top just to make it look better.

today I'm attempting to sort the kitchen worktop and box of baby bottle parts.

no idea which day I'm on anymore

I agree tomatoes, just too hot.

I've just checked when all my kids go back to school - they haven't even finished yet, that's telling, isn't it?

they will have 6 weeks holiday, we are away for 2.

some of those days we have friends over or they are going to grandma's.

so I have about 3 weeks when I can get them to help me - my plan is to do 1 hour housework with 4 oldest right after breakfast, they can choose which chore they want to do.

I sat down yesterday and drew up a plan that suits us.
downstairs plan done.

We'll sort their books tomorrow - I want to make sure that all school books are returned before they break up.

threetomatoes you are a role model! well done!