30 Day Minimalism Game

I've played the game before, and struggled towards the end. Over on Ravelry, someone suggested counting down instead of up. This means on the first of the month I declutter 30 items, 29 on the second, 28 on the third, etc, town to one item being decluttered on the 30th.

With starting a new job, I knew I would be tired, especially on Mondays and Thursdays. Those are rather full-on days. To make things easier on me, I sorted out books, CDs and DVDs and set them aside to be included when they were needed. 

The Beloved and the Offspring have joined in too. We are well ahead of the game, and only have 26 times to declutter! Then we will say goodbye to 465 items. There's a chance we will have managed to do this all in half a month!

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And done!

30: used envelopes 

29: bank statement over 1 year old 

28: books 

27: books 

26: CDs 

25: 18 cardboard loo roll tubes, a lion costume, a jacket and 5 side plates 

24: 23 clothes hangers and a pair of shoes 

23: 10 bills/receipts, 10 CDs and games, 3 books, 

22: 12 little bundles of fabric samples, 7 DVDs, 1 sushi mat, 2 photograph frames 

21: 21 items of clothing 

20: 6 children’s clothes hangers, 4 eggs boxes, 7 items of clothing, 3 scarves 

19: 19 receipts 

18: 18 receipts 

17: 7 receipts, 1 pair of shoes, 1 embroidery/tapestry stand, 1 notebook, 1 recipe booklet, 2 recipe magazines, 2 cleaning cloths for glasses, 1 glasses case, 1 spatula 

16: 1 leather strap, 1 plastic wallet, 1 bag of trimmings (eg mini pom poms, ribbons), 1 shirt, 1 square of felt, 1m of polycotton, 1 little bag, 1 measuring rape, 1 ball of crochet cotton, 7 tiny balls of yarn 

15: 5 books, 15 magazines, 

14: 14 computer/telecom cables/bits 

13: 13 computer/telecom cables/bits 

12: 11 computer/telecom cables/bits, random ball bands 

11: 1 out of date inhaler, 5 laptops, 1 USB hub, 3 toy aeroplanes, 1 mouse 

10: 3 egg boxes, 2 boxes of rubbish, 5 speakers 

9: 3 loo roll tubes,3 cables, 2 keyboards, and a woofer 

8: 6 books, 2 games controllers 

7: 7 items of clothing 

6: 3 items of clothing, 1 pair of trainers, 1 set of headphones, and dog treats the dog doesn’t enjoy 

5: a yeucky sponge, a pair of glasses, a giant badge, a note pad, and a set of coasters

4: 4 books

3: 3 books

2: 2 books

1: 1 book

Declutter Small Kitchen Appliances

Declutter small kitchen appliances
Every day appliances are stored on the work tops. These are the kettle, coffee maker, and microwave. Stored in the kitchen cupboards are the gluten-free toaster, ice cream maker, and mixer/blender. Immediately outside of the kitchen is a cupboard that was probably a pantry at some point. In there are the glutenous toaster, a glutenous sandwich toaster, a small deep fat fryer, and a gluten-free grill/sandwich toaster.

The work top appliances will definitely be staying, as will the gluten-free toaster and mixer/blender. The ice cream maker hasn't been used for at least a year. The glutenous toaster was used at Christmas, but by the Elder Offspring. Will it be used before she visits us again? The fryer hasn't been used in ages, but I'd quite like to resurrect it. I'll clean up the glutenous sandwich toaster and let the gluten-consuming family members decide.

To be totally honest, I'm not ready to ditch any of these appliances. But, I'm going to put a note on them with today's date, and if they haven't been used by Easter I will say goodbye to them.