Weekend uncluttering

[fred_mouse]

What have you found to rehome this weekend?

I've been a bit ruthless. I've found it a bit stressful, but I've thrown out over two reams of paper, including quite a lot of 'scrap' paper. I figure I'm unlikely to make use of all the scrap that I've got, and even in the unlikely case that I run out, I'm sure I can source more. I do know people who work in universities and government departments, after all. Some of the papers I've thrown out are parenting resources that came from my teaching degree, more than 20 years ago. Yes, some of the info is difficult to get, but really, I don't have any use for information on the developmental sequences of the pre-primary child.

And I've found a home for the bookshelf! I have to hold on to it for a couple more weeks, but have promised to deliver it to the classroom of a school teacher friend.

Other details -- Youngest has been clearing out files ('tis the beginning of a two week school holiday); I've cut up a shirt to make t-shirt string; I've planted out the plants I bought yesterday so that they haven't become mush on the kitchen counter. I know, not actually decluttering, but at least pre-emptively doing something so that useful didn't become clutter.

Comments

[yukonsally]

I've gone through my vinyl collection and pulled about eight out to donate. I've never listened to these particular albums so there will be no effect in my life--that's the best decluttering.

My mother's laptop didn't make it back this weekend, so I'll have to figure out where else to put it. On the floor next to my desk is NOT a good spot.

[tanaqui]

Well done on the vinyl albums -- sounds like those were easy decisions to make. I hope you can get the laptop back to your mother soon (and figure out what to do with it meanwhile).

[fred_mouse]

You are a stronger person than I -- I would feel a desperate need to listen to the albums first, just in case they were fabulous.

I hope you found a place for the laptop.

[yukonsally]

I am a little curious about the music--the same level of curious as when I bought the albums around 10 years ago. Now I can flip through the music I do know and love easier!

[fred_mouse]

\o/ Win!

[tanaqui]

Great job on being ruthless with the paper -- you're right that you don't need those things. (If you really needed that parenting info, I'm sure it would be in a context where someone would supply it/help you get it again.) Also, I think the plants were already kinda "clutter" on the kitchen counter, since their forever home was being planted out somewhere else? ;-)

I found another 15 books to go to the donation bin, plus going through some of my stationery produced some electronics cords for the electrical waste recycling and a few things to be thrown away.

And I finally got to do some serious "decluttering the garden" -- aka weeding -- as spring and some decent (dryish) weather has finally arrived in my part of the UK!

[fred_mouse]

Well done on finding so many books for the donation bin, and getting rid of electronic waste.

I hear you on the weeding. We've just had our first big rain of autumn, and there are now weedlets all over my veggie patch.

[adair]

Any progress is good. I've done nothing; Saturday was the Books to Prisoners book sale, and I spent three days in set-up, and then the sale. I just got notice that we made $3497.99 - not bad. I am exhausted. Age is catching up with me. I bought a some books for prison libraries and just finished listing them, and others i had, and getting them in boxes to take to the pick-up location in May. I could have bought more, but I was too tired to walk the tables and haul heavy bags of books downstairs to the workroom.

[tanaqui]

No wonder you're exhausted! I'm glad the sale made a good amount of money and that you managed to get some books for the prison libraries. I'm sure your efforts will be much appreciated by the librarians and the prisoners.

[fred_mouse]

Three days of set up! aiii. Well done on dealing with that. And the amount raised looks spectacular -- I hope it is at least as much as you were hoping for.

[kalloway]

Aside from random pickups in a couple of rooms, I started sorting in my bathroom again and realized I had quite a few spare, new toothbrushes (oops). Those are bagged up for the community pantry and I kept a couple for myself so I can try to swap out more often.

[tanaqui]

Good work on making progress on the bathroom and identifying a good place for the surplus of toothbrushes.

[fred_mouse]

Good job on finding a use for the spare toothbrushes!