LoopyChriss
October Declutter - Day 1, 7th October 2008
Decided to have another big clearout as the ‘stuff’ is gradually taking over again. I swear it breeds behind my back when I’m not looking! And it seems that as fast as I declutter and Freecycle it, my parents or my daughter give me more stuff they think I’d like!
Going to do another “Wave bye bye to 100 things in 10 days” challenge, like I did on Swapbot earlier in the year. That was a fun challenge and as it was not long after Christmas, it wasn’t too hard to do.
Day 1’s assortment was:
Cutlery drainer: this still had its label on and had been on my craft room windowsill holding pens, knives, scissors etc. After my big craft room tidy up I put all those things into a spare tin so the cutlery drainer was excess to requirements now. I put this on Freecycle.
Two document wallets that I had bought at a craft show to hold the scrapbook papers that I also bought there. I wanted to keep them flat and hadn’t taken anything with me. As I have 4 rigid containers at home to keep scrapbook papers in, I don’t really need these any more. These were also put on Freecycle and another crafter had them.
Lime green and pink paper trimmer and two spare blades. I had great trouble finding a paper trimmer that cut straight, and this wasn’t one of them! I eventually found one after having bought about 6 different ones, so this one was not needed any more. This also went on Freecycle and found a new home with another crafter.
Two plastic container/storage boxes. These were also excess to requirements after my craft room tidy up. My mum is also a crafter so these will be going to live in her craft room now.
An L-shaped pillow for sitting up in bed and reading. This had been in the top of my wardrobe for about 5 years. I never sit up and read in bed, and the pillow wasn’t suitable even if I did. On to Freecycle it went, where it was re-homed.
A wicker basket. This had also been in my craft room holding ‘bits’: after the big tidy up I no longer had a need for it, so it too went on Freecycle and was taken to a new home.
Ikea deep display box. I bought this years ago intending to do something with it, but never did, so don’t see the point of keeping it. Freecycled it to another crafter.
Sagem mobile phone and charger. I think this was the first mobile I had, and as I had recently inherited hubby’s old one, I no longer needed this. Freecycled to a new home.
Two feather pillows that had been in the top of my wardrobe for a couple of years. Children have both left home now and we have an excess of pillows anyway, so could safely Freecycle these.
Mannequin jewellery holder. Given to me by my daughter as she didn’t want it, so I Freecycled it for her.
That concludes Day 1. Some of the things will be hanging around for a couple of days until the new owners from Freecycle can collect them, but they will all be gone by the weekend! Yippee!
October Declutter - Day 1, 7th October 2008
Decided to have another big clearout as the ‘stuff’ is gradually taking over again. I swear it breeds behind my back when I’m not looking! And it seems that as fast as I declutter and Freecycle it, my parents or my daughter give me more stuff they think I’d like!
Going to do another “Wave bye bye to 100 things in 10 days” challenge, like I did on Swapbot earlier in the year. That was a fun challenge and as it was not long after Christmas, it wasn’t too hard to do.
Day 1’s assortment was:
Cutlery drainer: this still had its label on and had been on my craft room windowsill holding pens, knives, scissors etc. After my big craft room tidy up I put all those things into a spare tin so the cutlery drainer was excess to requirements now. I put this on Freecycle.
Two document wallets that I had bought at a craft show to hold the scrapbook papers that I also bought there. I wanted to keep them flat and hadn’t taken anything with me. As I have 4 rigid containers at home to keep scrapbook papers in, I don’t really need these any more. These were also put on Freecycle and another crafter had them.
Lime green and pink paper trimmer and two spare blades. I had great trouble finding a paper trimmer that cut straight, and this wasn’t one of them! I eventually found one after having bought about 6 different ones, so this one was not needed any more. This also went on Freecycle and found a new home with another crafter.
Two plastic container/storage boxes. These were also excess to requirements after my craft room tidy up. My mum is also a crafter so these will be going to live in her craft room now.
An L-shaped pillow for sitting up in bed and reading. This had been in the top of my wardrobe for about 5 years. I never sit up and read in bed, and the pillow wasn’t suitable even if I did. On to Freecycle it went, where it was re-homed.
A wicker basket. This had also been in my craft room holding ‘bits’: after the big tidy up I no longer had a need for it, so it too went on Freecycle and was taken to a new home.
Ikea deep display box. I bought this years ago intending to do something with it, but never did, so don’t see the point of keeping it. Freecycled it to another crafter.
Sagem mobile phone and charger. I think this was the first mobile I had, and as I had recently inherited hubby’s old one, I no longer needed this. Freecycled to a new home.
Two feather pillows that had been in the top of my wardrobe for a couple of years. Children have both left home now and we have an excess of pillows anyway, so could safely Freecycle these.
Mannequin jewellery holder. Given to me by my daughter as she didn’t want it, so I Freecycled it for her.
That concludes Day 1. Some of the things will be hanging around for a couple of days until the new owners from Freecycle can collect them, but they will all be gone by the weekend! Yippee!