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11: 1 out of date inhaler, 5 laptops, 1 USB hub, 3 toy aeroplanes, 1 mouse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