Dedicated declutterers welcome

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Thought I'd start a thread for us dedicated to streamlining our homes 🙂

I really enjoy that show and also watch it on YouTube. Some very tender moments between the people

Yes there are.

I watched one though where the woman (cleaner) made her husband sit on the floor instead of the sofa. Her and dcs sat on the other sofa. Totally bizarre!

I've finally finished my house declutter woohoo! I decided to keep the camping stuff and barbecue, if the s**t hits the fan we'll be able to cook.
I do have regrets about getting rid of my cast iron soup pan, but it was just too heavy for me to safely lift off the stove.
How's everyone else getting on?

Oh I need to do this SO badly. Where do I even start?! 🙈

Wow! Finished I can only dream! But I have started to use my cast iron lidded casserole frying pan! I was moving in the cupboard of doom and thought just use it while you can pick it up! Who cares it it’s getting burnt etc!
More Vinted sales! But the nearest charity shop isn’t taking donations again!
I the food declutter use up is going well! I now have a spare shelf! I have put food on it just because it’s easier for now!
Im also just binning something every week just because I’m overwhelmed!

I'm still trying to remove the old GPO wiring now that the new broadband has been installed. The original wiring must have been installed in the '70s and has been painted over umpteen times.

I've found one of my husband's ratchet thingies and have been using that to try to grip the pins.

Still recovering from flu and the effect it's had on the nerves previously affected by shingles.

Have managed to extract some more of the pins that held the old telephone wire. The couple leading to the loft and the couple at the juncture between the hall ceiling and bottom of the staircase are the most problematic - so I've been able to remove most but not all of the wire that's hanging about.

Had a devil of a job taking out the last two pins that had been holding the box thingy that the old phone wire plugged into.

@WearyAuldWumman I have this problem too. They've been painted over a million times and I think I need to chip off with a chisel. Good luck getting it finished.

I've done so well with decluttering. Got rid of lots that was really just being stored until I got round to finding it a good home. And about 3 bags of clothes, and loads of small appliances.

Loads more to go. Problem is we've plenty of space and storage, and the stuff we do use is well organised so we can find it when we need it. But there's still so much we don't use and it's always on my mind.

@BreezyClouds Yes, that's part of the issue. I used pincers/pliers and gripped onto what I could, paint and all. Some of the pins turned out to be the really old-fashioned staples; others were pins and plastic; all covered in paint.

The wiring is the original wiring from GPO days.

I did my own seasonal wardrobe changeover and clearout, but not much was identified to go: just a couple of hole-y tops for textile recycling. Now need to do my DC’s wardrobe and get back onto EBay.

Sold a few things on Vinted. But I’ve been to the tip!
But I now have room under the bed so I now put the bedding there!
But I’m fed up of my adult children! It’s like living in a flat share with me doing all the housework and meals! Unless they make something and the fairies wash the dishes!
Everything is in a minute! They were better as teenagers! They did more!

Have cleared out a lot from the hall cupboard.

Mum's crutches are in my car, waiting to go to the medical appliance section of the recycling centre. Shopping bags in poor condition have been used as rubbish bags and I'm afraid I've thrown out a bag of castors.

Have made a start on sanding the woodwork affected by the wire removal.