Destash 2018 Bust the Dust

Yeehaw, the trash guy finally came and was nice enough to beep his horn so I could get the dogs in (he was later than usual)!!!

1 mini fridge given to a co-worker
1 box of misc stuff to goodwill
2 bags of kids clothes to goodwill
3 cardboard boxes recycled
2 outdoor christmas decorations sold
several bags of old junk put in the trash can for this weeks pickup
 
8 Glass vases that held tea lites for my dd's baby shower. I donated them to our parish.
Baby blue and baby pink paper plates.-50
24 wrapped forks, knives with napkins used up at baby shower
1 Christmas light up lama given to my grandson from the baby shower
10 boxes recycled
2 pair of tennis shoes trashed.
2 sweaters given to St. Vincents.

1645/2018
 
A few more items have left the house this week!!

2 food items from pantry - donated
1 sandwich bag of misc Lego - to Son’s house
1 another handful of old business cards - recycled
8 expired sodas - dumped and recycled
2 stacks of discount cards that we were selling 3 years ago - recycled
1 grocery bag of spoiled veggies from the fridge - trashed
12 expired items from pantry - trashed



27 items left the house

2130 items of 2018 or 105.55% of goal
 
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A very slow week this week :(

1 notepad - used up
1 5lb magnet - given away
1 1lb magnet - given away



3 items left the house

2133 items of 2018 or 105.55% of goal
 


Cleaned out 3 kitchen cupboards, 2 kitchen drawers and straightened out the pantry.

1 frying pan got tossed -rivets were stripped and handle was always coming off.
Odds and ends of food storage items, either covers were missing or covers with no storage-10
12 insulator covers for plastic coffee cups
4 plastic forks
4 canisters with lids given to my daughter, I never used them.
1676/2018
 
3 metal bookends - donated
1 fitted bed sheet - trashed
4 tubes of dried up food coloring - trashed
2 small plastic storage bins - donated
2 plastic storage containers w/ no matching lids - recycled
2 plastic storage container lids w no matching container - recycled
3 broken drill bits - recycled
1 liquid storage container - donated
8 small measuring cups from a science project - donated
4 pipettes from a science project - donated
1 water dispenser for science project - donated
1 laptop - recycled
2 containers of dried out whiteout - trashed
1 dead sharpie - trashed



35 items left the house

2168 items of 2018 or 107.43% of goal
 
5 Ginger bread houses returned to Costco-we never had time to do them.
12 balloons thrown into the dumpster at work.
12 boxes recycled.
4 Christmas bags for Christmas I bought last year on clearance. Used for presents.

1708/2018

I do not know if I am going to make my goal. I will do some massive cleaning this weekend before Christmas.
 


Just a few more items this week left the house

5 canning jars - returned to owner
4 CFL’s - recycled
1 book - donated
2 ink cartridges - recycled

2180 items left the house

21 items of 2018 or 108.02 % of goal
 
1 king size quilt trashed
2 towels trashed
6 boxes recycled
1 frame broke and trashed
2 styrofoam food containers trashed


1721/2018
 
Love reading everyone's updates!

Congrats on exceeding your goal comicguy! It's been fun watching your total grow during the year. Way to go!

I've only done odds and ends and ready for another big sweep while I'm off for winter break. We are planning to move this summer so I'm hoping to really do the final pare down. I should be able to start boxing up certain items.

One of our school families had a house fire so we are all donating what we can to help. It makes it very easy to donate and puts things in perspective.
 
4 measuring cups trashed
1 wreath trashed
4 measuring spoons trashEd
1 roaster returned to work
1 snow globe light trashed
1 undergarment trashEd

1733/2018
 
Final update for the year. Got rid of a lot this year!! Some days it feels great but others I think what did we get rid of and can't really make heads or tails of it (although a lot of the items that left were "secret" items). Items that hide in closets, drawers, and cupboards.

I actually hit and surpassed my goal of 2018 items. That felt like a real accomplishment!! Although at times it felt like a chore more than anything but things look much better and also better organized. Sill have a ways to go for my clutter busting to be finished so it will be on to a 2019 decluttering thread very soon!!:car:

13 expired medicines - recycled
4 books - donated
1 book on CD - donated
2 oven mitts - trashed
1 pair of safety glasses to school
1 mini block set - donated
1 x-mas stocking - donated
2 medication sorters - donated
1 foldable spoon - trashed
1 Gift Bag - trashed
2 sets of measuring spoons - donated
2 spreadable utensils (Hickory Farm) - trashed



31 items left the house

2211 items of 2018 or 109.56 % of goal
 
Well I think this is my final for 2018, unless I throw anything away in the next few days. I have a box ready for donation to take in 2019, figured I'd hold off and start the year out right.

92 more items left the house!!!

Trash
Bathroom Cleaner (didn't like scent)
2 shower caddys
81 bathroom items (travel size from hotels, products I didn't like, etc)
DH's electric razor
iPad case
Ornament

Given Away
Wreath
Water Pitcher

Donated
2 pairs glasses

Sold
TV

434 items left the house!
 
I practically live in a clutter storage facility. It's a house that used to belong to other relatives until they moved out. Then it was me and my roommate (until he moved out two years ago). I'm stuck here because in the state it's in it's not very sellable. Last year I started decluttering of the bathroom, the kitchen, and a bunch of boxes we had in one particular room used for storage.

This year I need to focus on clothes and my office. Would also love to declutter the garage but that could prove to be an extra challenge if you know how much stuff we had in there.
 

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