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post #141 of 312
11/6/06 at 6:44pm
My computer crumped on Friday (posting from the library), so I've had plenty of time over the weekend to declutter!

I didn't count as I went (I was on such a roll...) but I estimate and say it was about 35 items. It would have been more, but I overslept this morning and some of it didn't make it out for the trashmen. I'll count them on the next trash day.

298/500

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post #142 of 312
11/6/06 at 6:45pm
From just joining the other day, I am up to 25/500. It is a start!
post #143 of 312
11/6/06 at 8:39pm
75/500

I thought this was going to be easier, I guess I have been doing more decluttering lately than I thought!
post #144 of 312
11/6/06 at 8:50pm
Up to 60/500. YAY
post #145 of 312
11/6/06 at 8:57pm
22 items frm master bedroom

66/500

getting there!
post #146 of 312
11/6/06 at 11:46pm
Mwah ha ha ha ha!!!

Gone!
1/2 box old lasagna noodles
1 bowl rotten salad greens
1 bowl pumpkin guts (never got around to baking the seeds)
1 jar cocktail sauce
1 old bottle wine
2 packs basil
7 expired yogurts
bowl of grease
container of mixed fruit
container of plain yogurt
old pasta sauce
freezerburned pumpkin puree
tiny bit of shredded coconut (old)
1/2 cup freezerburned persimmon puree
3 rotten jack-o-lanterns
1 jar persimmon puree (rancid)
1 moldy haloween lawn decoration
2 pieces of candy (eww, Starburst!)
9 pair socks
5 catalogs
2 books returned to my dad

Yes!
post #147 of 312
11/7/06 at 1:34am
Ok I am 6 days late but I am in!


Going to go change my siggy now!
post #148 of 312
11/7/06 at 9:33am
I haven't counted every item. But I have filled several big bags.

2 bags of baby clothes given to a friend
1 bag of other baby stuff to the same friend
1 bag of things from ds room (broken toys, books, magazines, half boardgames etc.)
1 bag of kitchen items I never used.

I hope to fill at least 20 bags before the end of this month.

Is it ok. that I post here, even though I don't count items?
You are such an inspiration to me.
post #149 of 312
11/7/06 at 11:05am
My fridge has finally died. Threw out the remaining expired/rotten food: 10 items

100/500
post #150 of 312
11/7/06 at 12:35pm
Got rid of 12 more items last night after I posted for a total of 72/500.
post #151 of 312
11/7/06 at 1:06pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bex80 View Post
Mwah ha ha ha ha!!!

Gone!
1/2 box old lasagna noodles
1 bowl rotten salad greens
1 bowl pumpkin guts (never got around to baking the seeds)
1 jar cocktail sauce
1 old bottle wine
2 packs basil
7 expired yogurts
bowl of grease
container of mixed fruit
container of plain yogurt
old pasta sauce
freezerburned pumpkin puree
tiny bit of shredded coconut (old)
1/2 cup freezerburned persimmon puree
3 rotten jack-o-lanterns
1 jar persimmon puree (rancid)
1 moldy haloween lawn decoration
2 pieces of candy (eww, Starburst!)
9 pair socks
5 catalogs
2 books returned to my dad

Yes!
Thank you for posting that. It makes me feel better to know that I'm not the only one throwing away food. I always feel like such a heel when I throw food out. It happens far too often to be acceptable around here :
post #152 of 312
11/7/06 at 3:20pm
I went clutter hunting today.

Went through the house (including the basement) and filled 10 large bags. I didn't want to think too much about it. I didn't count, maybe I was afraid I would change my mind.

I filled:

2 bags with dh and my clothes
1 bag with ds clothes
1 bag with old bedlinen etc
2 bags with toys from the basement
2 bags with glass containers
1 bag with bottles
1 bag with just all kind of rubbish

And it's all gone! I threw everything away. I really needed this quick clean-up, and if I thought too much about it (like who should I give it to) it just wouldn't get done.

So I have already reached 15 bags.
post #153 of 312
11/7/06 at 3:59pm
I desperately need to do this. I scheduled a Big Brother/Big Sister pickup for Friday, so I'm going to count the stuff I put out on the porch, even though it's not technically gone yet.

So far:
21 items in the box.
3 thrown out because they were just too ragged.

24/500
post #154 of 312
11/7/06 at 5:16pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by melissel View Post
Thank you for posting that. It makes me feel better to know that I'm not the only one throwing away food. I always feel like such a heel when I throw food out. It happens far too often to be acceptable around here :
Aww, I hope I didn't come off flippant about that. I wasn't even thinking about it being mostly food. I feel like I need to say that I don't enjoy throwing away the food, it was just really pleasurable to get rid of so much clutter in my fridge, yk?

You are definitely not alone. And our worst thing is yogurt. We all love it but seem to go through phases. Sometimes I buy a bunch thinking we will be in a yogurt-mania phase and that's the week that noone touches it. I knwo ho it makes you feel.
Again, s to you mama.
post #155 of 312
11/7/06 at 5:53pm
7 peices clothing
1 old keychain, including years old keys to...?????
1 lg remote control car, minus missing remote
9 handfuls small toy peices (parts to puzzles we no longer have, miniature people/buildings from ds's train set he only likes the rains, etc..)

84/500

I feel like i'm behind.
post #156 of 312
11/7/06 at 6:47pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bex80 View Post
Aww, I hope I didn't come off flippant about that.
Oh gosh! Not at all. It just made me feel better to see someone else admitting to it I also frequent the frugal living board, and the mamas there are SO good about using every little thing. Every time I clean out the fridge, I feel like such a failure!



Quote:
Originally Posted by SarahNH View Post
I feel like i'm behind.
Argh! Me too. I keep trying to get rid of one or two things a day, but they end up just getting moved around the house I'm still only up to 100 or so. If I could just get to Goodwill, I could claim at least 40 more things!

But I DID remember to vote today
post #157 of 312
11/7/06 at 6:48pm
Last month I met my goal,finally!!! This thread is so busy
post #158 of 312
11/7/06 at 8:30pm
Took 17 cardboard boxes to the recycling center. Now that I'm also doing the compact, maybe I won't have so many things shipped to me and won't accumulate so many!

224/500

Margie
post #159 of 312
11/7/06 at 10:40pm
Oh, boy, do I need this thread. I'll be moving two states away next Spring, and I've still got boxes of stuff that I, um, haven't unpacked since 1996. The situation is just totally untenable, so COUNT ME IN. This weekend is going to be a major decluttering fest, and I'll try to do at least a few items before then.

I broke my foot in September and haven't been allowed to put any weight on it since, so the clutter has really started to make itself visible. And the fact that I'm basically housebound means that it's started to grate on my last nerve. :

Wish me luck... 0/500
post #160 of 312
11/8/06 at 12:10am
this has been great, bye bye loud blender that hurts my ears, and all those miscellaneous plastic kitchen pieces that seem to be unmatched and old pans and excess pot lids.

It seems like there were 100 things in my car

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