arrgghhhh im in the mood to start decluttering!! am i mad!!!!!!

biglips · 2009-12-31T14:30:29+00:00

its NYE fgs!! im going barmy but it need doing as got mum coming to stay 2nite and the house is alll over the place! decided to get rid most of the stuff as gonna freecycle it...i be happy if my house was bare! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

PositiveAttitude · 31/12/2009 21:48

You ar totally insane, but Happy New Year anyway!!

AboardtheAxiom · 31/12/2009 21:50

I feel the same, am itching to take the tree down and put all DS's new toys away. Will leave them out a little longer though.

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biglips · 31/12/2009 21:54

i just did one room for now as threw out 3 bin bags full of crap!!

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aSilverLining · 01/01/2010 12:36

Have just taken down my tree, rooms look bare now. Have also moved TV to where the xmas tree was as haven't glosed behind it - so now have to gloss skirting boards later.

I hate it when one job leads to another. {humph}

NorbertDentressAngel · 01/01/2010 12:39

I've had a decluttering urge bubbling under for the last few days.

I'm going to wait until the DC are back at school next week though and then have a blitz.

If I try and do it when they're here all I'll get is "oh we still play with that/thats my favourite picture/I want to keep that"

aSilverLining · 01/01/2010 12:56

Yes DS has SO MUCH STUFF but he plays with it all. He has had same interests for about 3 years now (autistic) so really does still play with everything and is utterly in love with every single toy. He has more stuff than me!

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FuriousGeorge · 01/01/2010 15:12

I cleared 3 bags of stuff out of our room and the dd's room yesterday and took it to the charity shop there and then.I just wanted stuff out of the way-the dd's don't need 3 nurse/doctor kits and I'm kidding myself if I think I'm going to read The Complete Works Of Shakespeare,so out they went.I've got a binbag full of broken stuff in our room as it is bad luck to chuck stuff out today-it'll go in the bin tomorrow.

The sad thing is,I cleared 3 bags out before Christmas.We must have SO much stuff.

FuriousGeorge · 01/01/2010 15:13

I cleared 3 bags of stuff out of our room and the dd's room yesterday and took it to the charity shop there and then.I just wanted stuff out of the way-the dd's don't need 3 nurse/doctor kits and I'm kidding myself if I think I'm going to read The Complete Works Of Shakespeare,so out they went.I've got a binbag full of broken stuff in our room as it is bad luck to chuck stuff out today-it'll go in the bin tomorrow.

The sad thing is,I cleared 3 bags out before Christmas.We must have SO much stuff.

traceybath · 01/01/2010 15:19

Have just been through all my clothes and have bagged up 2 big bags to be car booted/charity shopped.

I hate clutter!

CremeDeMenthe · 01/01/2010 15:32

I recycled 5 sacks of clothes this week, filled the recycle bin with old mags, birthday cards (4 years worth x five people!) and filled a binbag with rubbish. And have barely scratched the surface .

JaMmRocks · 01/01/2010 15:38

I shall be doing this next week - I can feel the need for many bin bags approaching...

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biglips · 02/01/2010 17:54

couldnt do any today as was at my mums all day but it was on my mind all day 'must finished off my bedroom and a room a day' (i do live in a big house and never thrown anything out in the past 7 yrs!! plus even if i do spend all day tidying up it still looks cluttered) as i hate clutter as i was brought up on a clutter-free house and i hates it when i go to my mum's house and then come back home here as its ok here but i am lacking of storages too which i will buy 1 box/underbed storage per week...

declutter declutter DECLUTTER!!!

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AliBellandthe40jingles · 02/01/2010 18:02

I did our room, DS' room and the bathroom today. Got about half a bin bag of rubbish and a bag of things that needed to go into other rooms. Upstairs feels much better

My kitchen needs another go, all the cupboards are full to bursting.

DarrellRivers · 02/01/2010 18:05

I've done the Dcs rooms in between Christmas and New Year, the cellar today/tomorrow and will do the spare room and study next week
Am in the mood for throwing away
Perfect time of year with the start of a new one etc, and crap weather
And we have been to Ikea for new storage

gherkinwithapurplemerkin · 02/01/2010 18:10

Having a good go tomorrow when tree etc come down. We have a big house and not enormous amounts of crap but we do have enough!

Looking forward to cracking the whip over the dcs...

dustycups · 02/01/2010 18:15

ooo i got this urge and sent 15 bags to the charity shop and 5 bags of rubbish out!

we now look like we have been robbed!

CremeDeMenthe · 02/01/2010 18:22

I chucked out all the DSs socks today!
And ordered 15 identical pairs of school socks and 10 pairs of co-ordinating stripey socks that could be worn as odds or pairs.