2011 in 2011 - Page 10

[FrugalGranolaMom]

Originally Posted by Comtessa 

What on earth is a pancake batter dispenser?!?!  I swear, there's a gadget for everything!  Good choice to declutter that one, mama!

Originally Posted by FrugalGranolaMom 

pancake batter dispenser

There certainly is a gadget for everything! It's kind of hard to describe, but it was certainly an unnecessary item!

First off -1 wire cooking rack that DH removed from the donate box "to grill steaks on when the weather is too cold to use the BBQ". You win some, you lose some!

desk lamp

hair brush

umbrella

2 plastic rings

stack of papers-shredded

small plastic container
 

72/2011

[landgyrl]

I'm in too! We are hopefully moving this year so we need to purge, declutter and save on moving expenses!

'Luck to all!

[renaissanceed]

Ok, I'm not counting things until they leave the house so I have huge piles around my front and back doors currently

But here's what's actually gone:

1 old washcloth that stank

1 huge fake flower that was falling apart

1 expired teething gel that my mother gave us and we never used

1 broken toy piece

1 expired diaper rash creme

1 huge heavy broken candle holder

and recycled

1 outdated map of Canada

total: 7/2011 so far.

Today's additions:

Handed down to friend

-15 items of clothing outgrown by DS and DD

-1 kids book

Took to work:

-2 containers of Xmas baking since there are about 9 of these hanging around

-newspaper from 1976 to show off then recycle

Freecycled

-pkg preemie diapers

New total:  26/2011.

[zebu]

Originally Posted by nmbutts 

1. Unsubscribed from 34 email lists!  YES!!

2. deleted 8510 emails - going back four years!  yes, I am so counting this as an item ;)

[Graceie]

Originally Posted by nmbutts 

Originally Posted by nmbutts 

1. Unsubscribed from 34 email lists!  YES!!

2. deleted 8510 emails - going back four years!  yes, I am so counting this as an item ;)

it is totally clutter and therefore counts good work nmbutts !

[marinak1977]

Didn't do much decluttering today - recycled 4 old spice jars (with expired spices in them) and listed 11 dolls for sale - hopefully some of these will leave my house and help with the clutter.
New total with the spices - 186.

I think deleting over 8000 emails is a huge decluttering accomplishment.

[zebra15]

11. Pillow to lap desk

12. coupons that expired 12/31/2010

NEW TOTAL 12/2011

I am being much more conscious at the store and only buying what I need, still doing the never ending COMPACT this year

[clutterwarrior]

Quote:

Originally Posted by clutterwarrior 

3 xmas catalogues

pair socks

maths study CD

3 calendars

88/2011

scrap magazine

6 kids videos

cardboard folder full of old kids drawings

empty DVD case

97/2011

[clutterwarrior]

Originally Posted by zebra15 

I am being much more conscious at the store and only buying what I need, still doing the never ending COMPACT this year

That is great...well done.

One thing I am doing this year is just being more frugal....over the last week I just had the urge to go shopping for something for myself, so instead of buying something new, I foraged in op shops and got some really nice vintage things....so if I end up getting rid of them one day, I haven't spent much either!

[clutterwarrior]

2 kids wallets

mug

magazine

101/2011

[pear-shaped]

Continuing in the kitchen:

recycled:

12 glass jars (used for food storage but I have too many!)

7 aluminum cans with plastic lids (saved because I thought they might be useful someday )

cardboard box from consolidating two opened boxes of chocolate chips into one box

4 small spice jars (long-expired contents binned)

binned:

broken pepper mill that waited too long for dh to fix it

little tub of candied cherries (yuck)

expired vitamins

From elsewhere:

binned:

5 plastic hangers

202/2011

[Comtessa]

Late last night, we went to a party thrown by a friend who collects scrap metal for a living.  We brought with us 18 bags of aluminum cans that we'd been collecting for him.  It was an astonishing amount of stuff to get out of the house!!!  And our friend was delighted. 

[doubledutch]

joining!  i failed at 2010 in 2010.  i think i was at 18XX something.  i have a lot of stuffed boxed up that i haven't removed from the house yet, so i didn't count it toward my 2010 total.  i guess that will just give me a jump start at 2011 once i get it out of the house!

[frugalmama]

Originally Posted by frugalmama 

3 more books sold online for a total of $5

47/2011

21 more books sold online for a total of $65

68/2011

[FillingMyQuiver]

4 plastic cup lids we don't use- trash (I really wish we could recycle these)

3 moldy sippy cup valves- trash

1 handful of ripped/ unusable playing cards- recycled

4 bottles perfume I don't wear anymore- gave to sister

25 brochures- recycled

1 stack papers- recycled

1 pr holey underwear- trash

2 bottles fabric paint- 1 trashed, 1 given to mom

2 broken glass candleholders- recycled

1 foot care kit- gave to sister

Total for today  44

Grand total  80/2011

Edited by FillingMyQuiver - 1/5/11 at 12:35pm

[Graceie]

82 spry berry blast mints they taste like molding berry skittles

[Pariah]

I decluttered my huuuuge stash of art supplies and got rid of a lot of useless stuff. It was so much, I didn't even count I just tossed it. I was trying to sort through it quickly just to get it done, plus Super Wiggy was all "Ooh, let me have [insert item here] that!" and not everything in there is necessarily child friendly! But I cleared a ton of clutter, I promise. I was able to condense another box and a large bag of art stuff into my designated art boxes thanks to the extra room, so there's less clutter surrounding my desk now.

[Comtessa]

I was totally inspired by the discussion earlier about decluttering email, so I started in my unsubscribes -- 3 email lists in one blow!  Woo hoo!  And more to follow as they arrive...

[LynnolaS]

I'm up for the challenge. Off to a slow but sure start:

*small handful of business cards & receipts from old purse

*little tabletop X-mas tree

*bottle of sauce from a friend

3/2011

[LynnolaS]

Originally Posted by doubledutch 

joining!  i failed at 2010 in 2010.  i think i was at 18XX something.  i have a lot of stuffed boxed up that i haven't removed from the house yet, so i didn't count it toward my 2010 total.  i guess that will just give me a jump start at 2011 once i get it out of the house!

I don't think that's failing-- I think it's awesome that you decluttered 1800+ things!