The Minimalism Game February edition!

[ImFree2doasiwant]

Time for a new thread! The aim is to declutter your home, removing 1 item on the 1st of the month, 2 on the 2nd, 3 on the 3rd, and so on up to 28 items on the 28th. By the end of the month, you will have decluttered over 400 items!

I will be posting daily.

Not sure , 4 months of this has tired me out . I’ll still need to declutter and organise but at my own speed maybe . I’ll have a think .in the meantime jotting things down on my running total list . Atm am folding the laundry hopefully finding something out of it …

@SuperDiaperBaby I think I'll just start again, and give up on finishing Feb, it'll be a struggle over the next few days to catch up. I may slack off to a set amount each day but its all progress.

Today - 1 pen. It works but the rubber grip part has gone sticky

Day 2 - 2 empty sun cream bottles

@@Nordicmom and @ImFree2doasiwant I agree! Anything that not wanted or needed and is an out is a positive! I am still at the stage that the target is useful as it is motivating achievable.....until 31st March!

Maybe I’ll see how it goes
Day 1

• shrunken pyjama bottoms of mine to rags

Day 2

• 2 old storage boxes from the pile DH is decluttering from the garage now that he’s got his new cupboards and drawers to arrange things into

Day 2 and I'm SO pleased with this!)

2 x wooden train sets, sold and collected!!

Day 3

• 1 pair of rusty scissors to metal collection at the dump

-1 DD lovely too small summer dress to charity shop

• 1 big Lego box to recycling ,I cleared it out of DS room as soon as he had built the car it had in it ,he has a bit of a tendency hold on to this kind of thing then when I ask he doesn’t need it after all

Day 4

• 4 pairs of yet more socks to rags

Been so busy this month but I've decided to work backwards again so in theory 31-28 (haven't counted everything but I'm happy there's enough to make up for the past four days). Left dump pile, right charity shop pile!

Everyone is doing great, it's definitely getting more difficult here to find things that are easy to grab & get rid of!

Gosh well done everyone. ImFree The train set sounds like a big one and Tabby great pile. Nordic I have a Lego box keeper here too!
Day 3 - jeans that are too short to charity, 2 pairs worn out trainers to bin
Day 4 - 4 house refurbishment books (kept for when I had that sort of house but I will never be that person)

Day 5

• 1 pair of DD summer shorts to charity
• 1 leather card holder to charity
• 3 pairs of DD small pants( were going up a size in all of them so there’ll be 20+ pairs going to rags )

Still plugging away!
Day 3 - 3 dead house plants.
Day 4 - 4 books to community library
Day 5 - 2 x party bags, 2 kids books, 1 activity book.

Day 5 - 5 wallets of print outs/course notes kept for years and never looked at again
Day 6 - 2 pillowcases (bin) duvet cover and 3 books (charity)

Day 6

• 2 wooden pallets to dump
• other garage storage packaging to dump too
• 1 wooden spoon to bin
• 2 more plastic storage boxes

Day 7

• 3 metal drycleaning hangers to metal collection
• 4 DD summer uniform skirts possibly donated to school uniform sale or to the clothes bank

I am starting to head into a really difficult space for me - paperwork......

Day 7 - 7 years of papers for a volunteering role. Kept papers for the most recent 3 years.

I'm really struggling for time/motivation. I'm so bloody tired, I've done several covid tests, negative (was starting to hope it would be positive so I had a reason)

Anyway.

Days 6 & 7 - bag of toys sold for a tenner. Result.

Busy with other stuff today .
Day 8

• 1 book DH finished to charity
• 7 more too small pants of DDs

Sorry to hear that @ImFree2doasiwant Hope nothing serious and you start to feel better soon. I go through waves of being delighted with progress and feeling deflated.
Day 8 - 8 empty files

27- Lampshade, diary, packaging x15, broken phone holder, broken Tupperware, gaming cards x7.

26 - Epsom salts, storage box, coats x3, hat x2, blanket x2, bubble bath, random lid, packaging x2, face masks x3, dungarees, bodysuit, T-shirts x3, shirt x2, shorts, train set, heels.

Today should be 25 but the rest are going to have to wait until babies are in bed😅 Old credit card, receipts x5, nail clippers, magazines x2, packaging x2, stickers, window squeegee..

@SuperDiaperBaby thank you. I have hypothyroidism and anaemia, and I feel like I do when it's all our of whack despite taking the tablets and iron, so may need to go for a bloodiest.

Day off tomorrow so will catch up.

Hello, am sure it’s already been asked but.. is it worth selling kids John Lewis jumpers unworn on eBay? Or wherever or would you just charity shop them? Like everyone else I’m appalled at how much these things cost and that makes it so hard to declutter. Plus the’it might be useful one day’ erm, it’s a light from a charity shop and our ceilings are too low…help!

I don't sell on ebay but have had some success on Facebook, and my sister is selling on vinted. I am realistic about pricing, I sold a bundle of 14 items for £10 . Couple of excellent condition, then half good and half playwear.

(If they firmt 6-9 yrs let me know, always looking for looking fir bargain!)

@Cleanbedlinen12 I don't use Facebook but use eBay and Vinted and find anything will sell at the right price. But if you really need the money make sure you take account of the cost of (fees), packaging and postage on eBay. I try all sorts - for me it is all about trying to not add items to landfill so if they don't get a price worth the effort on a listing I will freecycle or donate but I would say always worth a try listing items.
@ImFree2doasiwant have a good day off and well done everyone still going...

Ohh @ImFree2doasiwant that sounds awful, they will maybe offer you those iron injections, I think they're supposed to be a bit more effective😫

@Cleanbedlinen12 I used to EBay for a living & now I wouldn't touch it, everything moves a lot faster on Vinted!

To finish up yesterday, cardboard boxes x5, pairs of earrings x5, nose rings x2.

Todays 24 hoover filter, wedding invites/programs x20 (from my own wedding, I've saved a couple to scrapbook but why did I ever keep 20), necklace, pin badge, blanket.

So, I feel like ivevdone sone proper decluttering today.
Day 8 1 pants, 7 socks given away olio
Daty 9 - 4 x kids clothes given away olio 1 x jumper listed for sale
Day 10 2 tracksuit listed for sale 3 pants 5 books given away
All kids stuff.

Day 9

• 9 more DD small pants

Day 10

• 2 pairs of my pants to rags
• 7 old socks
• 1 yucky dog toy

Been too busy look through more stuff but I’m asking for DH get some stuff from the storage locker like kids school books and my old clothes I can hopefully get rid off a bunch off