Weekend report

[yukonsally]

I can't claim any responsibility for this decluttering: Eldest Child identified a whole laundry basket full of stuffed animals ready to send along, and another large toy collection.  Wow!  Youngest laid claim to one item, thankfully one of the smaller bits.  Some of the loveys are heading to the second hand store when I get to it, others have been offered to local friends.  I waited a week before offering or donating in case Eldest had a change of heart.  Now it's okay to give away and Eldest has more space in the bedroom for other activities!

Week 21 review, plan for week 22

[rmc28]

Week 21

• Freecycle: I successfully got rid of a futon, the old patio curtains, and the old TV, all safely no-contact collections. I find Freecycle exhausting and irritating to deal with, but all my recipients were in fact very nice, and now my house is emptier.
• I moved the immediately obvious excess furniture out of the living room so it feels less cluttered.
• I utterly failed to put the "charity" clothing collection outside on Monday, but on previous form, they will be round again in another week or two with another bag, and I have more than enough to fill that too.
• I ordered three more curtain upgrades (the front windows in the living room, and two bedrooms) and they arrived.
• I made a tentative list of gardening/weedkilling supplies (thanks for the recs last week!), but the first place I checked only had it on click+collect and we're still in self-isolation until Monday. And I ran out of time/motivation to get any further.

Plan for week 22

• Upgrade the curtains, and list the old ones on Freecycle (with photos from the start, this time!)
• Find somewhere to store the excess cushions that used to live on the Freecycled futon while I decide whether to Freecycle them too or not. But at least stop them taking over the sofa.
• Get over my donwannas and Strim. The. Effing. Garden this weekend, while the weather is in the sweet spot of not-too-hot, not-too-wet.
• Make a plan for getting weedkiller et al once I can leave the house again.