Decluttering 2023

 Resumé of 2023 decluttering  (will help me stay focused)

Going through old posts and copying here (and looking at my calendar where I write down things)

January 2023

• Papers from Halloween notebook + some Halloween patterns (still have a box of Halloween patterns).
• Papers from work desk
• 4 old pens
• 2 baby spoons
• More Papers from file cabinet
• 2 cardboad boxes that I had kept for crafts
• Will be given to my niece: 6 pillowcases, sticky notepad of New York, 1 frame, 1 set of fairy lights, 1 bag of pastel crayons, 1 beautiful jar, 1 wood canvas 
• 3 small metal buckets brand new to put crayons will be given to ddil for the grandkids
• Apx 30 business cards
• 1 beautiful pot brought from mom but no place so ddil took it... in-and-out
• 1 toaster
• 2 sets of curtains (4 panels)
• 1 tablecloth
• Old wallet / old cards / old receipts
• 1 toy hat
• 2 plastic shelves that are all crooked.. dh made new ones out of wood
• 1 Christmas projector we had brought from mom's (not working well)

February 2023

• 1 plastic shelf
• DH shredded a few inches of papers
• 1 toy ketchup bottle
• 2 magazines from toy stores I had kept for the kids to play with
• 3 children's book will be given back to the free library
• 6 weights - belonged to dd but she does not want them and they don't fit with standard bars.
• 2 tiny glass hearts - given to dd's step-children
• 1 stuffed toy
• 1 tupperware - will be given to dniece
• 1 tupperware pie bowl - dd took it out of her closet to bring to her house
• 1 camping mat - also dd's taken to her new house
• 1 set of pasta plates - also dd's taken to her new house
• Last week dh took a work chair out of here

March 2023

• Given to niece
  
  • 7 books (told niece only 2 I MIGHT want back but don't want the others to come back)
  • 2 pairs of earrings
  • 1 paper pad
  • 4 3-ring binders
  • 1 plastic envelope for papers
  • 1 game DESTINY
  Sold on marketplace
  • 2-person crosscut saw
  • Hay scythe
  • Sickle

  other
  • Expired medicine
  • comb/mirror combination
  • 2 road maps
  • 1 pair of prescription sunglasses of dh - will be given to a place where they send them to other countries
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April 2023

• Got the big bag I had accumulated for dniece given to her over the weekend
• Cleared a few small bags out of mom's house while she was taking walks (including 12 dvds that I will give in the free library box)
• Finally mil's cane was sold last week
• 1 sweater
• Nightrobe dad wanted to give away
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May 2023

• 6 magazines to dniece
• 1 pair of socks
• 1 underwear
• 1 bathing suit bottom
• 1 old fridge (yay clears up space in the basement)
• 2 big things from the garage that dh gave to his cousin
• 1 pair of work gloves given to dh's cousin
• 1 pair of running shoes (dh)
• 1 old blanket (tearing to pieces)
• 1 acrylic painting given to my sister

June 2023

• 1 baby pj
• 4 pairs of jeans (too small)
• 2 pairs of pants (too small)
• 1 pj
• 2 bras
• 1 underwear
• 2 pairs of socks
• Expired medication
• 6 big boxes that used to have toys (dh keeps boxes for years!)
• 1 bib
• 2 folding chairs with bags (they were dd's but in storage here, she took them back with her last week)
• DH's old skates
• 20 milk bottles (had a whole box up in the attic!)
• 1 lunch bag
• 1 diaper bag
• 2 baby spoons
• 2 baby plates
• 4 baseball caps
• 4 pants
• 1 skirt
• 1 blouse
• 1 belt
• Got a plastic rabbit out of mom's house and ready for thriftstore, a plush reindeer signing ... will end up staying here for grandkids (uh-oh decluttering one to clutter the other)
• 1 pair of shors of dh's (too small)
• An electronic device given to dh on one of his construction jobs (which we had no idea what to do with) sold on Marketplace

July 2023

• Glue gun & sticks (given to ds)
• Kway (raincoat) I had since I was 16, but I bought a new one
• 2022 monthly statements & receipts of Costco's
• 1 plastic truck with wagon that dh had when he was young, was falling to pieces
• 8 highlighters (not working)
• 3 pens (not working)
• 1 small hand radio (not working)
• 1 walkman (not working)
• 10 music cassettes + 5 empty boxes to recycling
• 2 inches of paper form our trip to disney in 2004
• 24 music cassettes to donate
• 1 blouse
• Fabric scraps
• DH sold a car bike holder on Marketplace
• DH sold 5 boxes of luminaries on Marketplace (they had been on sale for over a year!) and now they are finally out of the basement :)
• 1 teething toy
• old oil dumped at the ecocenter
• 1 cami
• 3 airport blankets
• 1 pompe matelas a batterie

August 2023

• 2 t-shirts
• 2 dresses
• 1 cami
• 1 Christmas tree - given to dniece
• 1 box of Christmas ornaments - given to dniece
• 23 books
• 1 book
• 7 highlighters (given to dniece)
• 1 comb
• 1 pen
• 1 capri pant
• 2 ice packs
• Not listing all we decluttered from mom's house, the guys filled up a big trailer that they will take to the dump this week
• 1 bra
• 1 tootbrush
• 1 tablecloth
• 1 dishtowel

September 2023

• 1 plastic tablecloth
• 1 belt
• Lots of personal emails on computer and on hotmail, so tha counts?
• Pics on cell phone as it wouldn't take anymore videos sayin
• 2 pens
• Rocking horse (gave it to neighbors who are also grandparents with younger grandkids than us)
• Expired medication drops 
• 1 big toy box
• 1 electrical box (sold on Marketplace)
• 4 huge truck tires (sold on Marketplace... finally!!)
• 3 children puzzles (dd took home with her)
• Both kids took home some leftovers (that counts doesn't it ;) )
• 1 plastic squirrel (outside decoration broke)
• 1 big box (was our stand-up fan, don't need the box anymore)
• Parts for the bunk beds
• 1 bath toy (broken)
• Empty box I took out of the pantry
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October 2023

• Got rid of a whole binder with sports exercises (I can get them from the internet when needed)
• Niagara Falls small pot my granpa had bought me as a souvenir.  I have other souvenirs that are better
• 2 pens
• Old oil
• Old paint cans
• 1 pair of sandals (dh's)
• 1 pair of snowshoing shoes
• 1 fridge magnet
• 1 dart game box
• 1 cap
• 1 fly swatter
• 1 pair of children's soles (no idea where these came from)
• 1 used scentsy flower
• 1 empty boot box
• 1 plastic basket (broken)
• A few old items from the fridge when I cleaned it up.
• 1 shower crochet (won't hold up anymore)
• 1 wheel cap (dh sold it on Marketplace)
• 2 packs paper doilies
• 1 puzzle
• 1 broken Halloween bottle
• 1 scent thingy
• 1 bathroom scrubber
• 1 fly swatter
• 1 baby blanket
• 2 t-shirts
• 1 sweater (dh)
• 1 cami (dh)
• 1 shirt (dh)
• 1 pen
• 1 small Halloween decor item
• 2 aiport pillows
• 2 old pillows
• Emptied & recycled some boxes from pantry
• 5 plastic food storage trays
• 1 Fall table runner
• 1 Sudoku book (all done)
• 1 rag
• 1 pair of running shoes
• 1 empty paint tube
• 3 spoons
• 1 kids' plate
• 1 plastic tray
• 1 tea strainer (broken
• 2 expired spices
• 2 expired cleaning products (yucky)
• 3 tupperware containes (to dniece)
• 1 expired medicine
• 1 travel toothbrush holder
• 1 shoe scuff product (yucky)
• Empty flosser and electric tootbrush boxes
• 2 old floss threads (yucky)
• 1 empty travel mouthwash bottle
• 1 comb
• some old elastics
• Loads of restaurant coupons that are expired
• Emptied my purse of receipts
• 1 iphone cord that doesn't work

November 2023

• Elliptical is finally out of here. DDIL wanted it but dh would not take it over saying they have already too much stuff in their house. told him it's either that or she buys a new one full price... I gave her the one I had. Never used it but had it for free too.
  
  Small vaccum (from my parents that was here), sold on Marketplace but not sure it won't come back as the lady was saying tube was too short? duh it's like that. It's been 5 days... so crossing my fingers it's not coming back.
  
  12 small tubes of paint given to grandkids (came from mom's)
  1 pan (but dh replaced it with a new one)
  2 boxes expired cereals
  2 boxes expired cookies
  2 expired cans (1 gravy and 1 cranberry sauce... stuck in the back of the pantry shelf)
  1 broken cup
  1 broken dessert plate
  1 pair of jeans
  1 tupperware container
• 1 small Christmas tree (all needles were falling off)
• 1 expired eye ointment
• 2 bibs
• 3 baby washcloths
• 2 baby pacifiers
• 1 rubber duck
• 1 small styrofoam snowman
• 1 toy figurine 
• 1 vest
• 1 Halloween wig
• 1 jumping rope
• Emails

December 2023

• 3 stuffed toys
• 1 doll
• 1 pj bottom
• 1 cup
• 10 children's books (will be given back to the free library)
• 1 kid's bracelet
• 2 fabric pouches
• 1 sesame street krank radio
• 6 dvds - Walking dead series 1 to 6 (will be given to dniece) THOSE ARE STILL HERE,will be given away elsewhere
• 1 crayon holder thing (brought it back to the office)
• 1 old fryer machine (not working well)
• Winter boots
• 4 kitchen towels (brand new will be given to niece).  I don't like them I find them too thick.
• 2 t-shirts (had bought 3 sweaters on Monday so have to let some go)
• 2 sweaters
• 1 felt tip pen
• 1 bottle of used purrell... all yucky and yellow and stinks!
• 1 plastic paint pallet
• 1 big undrflooring canvas (sold on Marketplace)
• 5 magazines
• 1 elf
• 1 ladder + 3 elves (going to dd's)

Wow! I'm impressed and some stuff did not get put on the list... recycling, mail, small stuff I throw away .

Onwards with 2024!!