Preparations coming up to Christmas and having family here over Christmas doesn't leave a lot of time to declutter or tackle any jobs I might have on my list but even getting a little thing done is helpful.
As I was sorting out some of the many things that had accumulated around my desk (which I have been gradually working on for ages) I came across two hearts.
They were from our niece Joanne's Wedding over 2 years ago and had been our place names at the wedding reception.
I like black and white and was sure that I could find some way of using them on a project so had kept them, but up to now I had not thought of how to use them.
Then now after two years I see them and suddenly have an idea.
If you have read previous blog posts of mine about my study and about things I love then you will know that I really do love hearts and have quite a few hearts around the study and the house.
In fact on the bathroom door and the back toilet door I have hearts to show what the room is
I had got these on ebay and loved them so I also later contacted the lady selling them to see if she had ones with study and office on them but she didn't.
Well I know that these hearts are not the same but I just thought I would use them anyway and all I needed was some blu tac and a pair of scissors.
I snipped off the long parts of the black ribbon just leaving the little bows on each heart, then stuck them to the doors with some blu tac.
How simple a recycle was that?
I didn't add the words study or office because I would not be able to match the special calligraphy already on them but the names would do just fine as the study is mine and the office is Fred's.
Well now to look at the final results of my
DECLUTTERING & 365 in 365 for 2015
If you are interested in more detail or see what room or job was tackled around the house then click on the Month to go see the relevant post.
JANUARY
Total of 29 items for this month.
Not bad only 2 short for the 31 days in January
FEBRUARY
Total of 42 items for this month.
Not bad for the 28 days in February.
So running total gives me
January 29
February 42
TOTAL 71 items in 59 days
MARCH
Total of 31 this month so exactly right in 31 Days
So running total gives me
January 29
February 42
March 31
TOTAL 102 items in 90 days
APRIL
Total 8 out of 30 for April
Not so good
So running total gives me
January 29
February 42
March 31
April 8
TOTAL 110 items in 120 days
MAY
Nothing decluttered this month
This meant no change to my total so far for the year
JUNE
I did really well!
57 items this month
So running total gives me
January 29
February 42
March 31
April 8
May 0
June 57
TOTAL 167 items in 181 days
JULY
26 items went this month
So running total gives me
January 29
February 42
March 31
April 8
May 0
June 57
July 26
TOTAL 193 items in 212 days
AUGUST
67 things this month really helped me catch up and actually get ahead.
So running total gives me
January 29
February 42
March 31
April 8
May 0
June 57
July 26
August 67
TOTAL 260 items in 243 days
SEPTEMBER
Fighting a Throat infection kept me back in September getting only 9 items decluttered
So running total gives me
January 29
February 42
March 31
April 8
May 0
June 57
July 26
August 67
September 9
TOTAL 269 items in 273 days
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
Again only 12 in October but I think I can blame the fact that we were waiting for the birth of our first grandchild at the end of the month
January 29
February 42
March 31
April 8
May 0
June 57
July 26
August 67
September 9
October 12
TOTAL 281 items in 304 days
but better in November with 28 items
so total now up to November was
January 29
February 42
March 31
April 8
May 0
June 57
July 26
August 67
September 9
October 12
November 28
TOTAL 309 items in 334 days
This left me with 56 items to declutter in December to reach my goal and here's how I did
DECEMBER
Car Boot Sale - 18 items
2 packs of christmas cards
1 vase
1 tissue box cover
1 pen pot
1 trinket box
2 creams
1 shower scrubber
1 set of decorative hearts
1 sequinned bag
1 pair of runners
1 piano ornament
1 metal basket shelf
1 decorative pill box
1 cable roll holder
1 driver licence holder
1 Christmas music decoration
Thrown Out - 21 items
1 old diary
2 cds
1 torn blanket storage bag
1 old phone holder
1 old door mat
1 broken torch
1 pile of old kids drawings etc. (kept just a few - good memories)
1 pile of papers from more files of mine
1 book
1 magazine
1 broken plastic folder
1 pair of slippers
1 dvd of an old game
3 old candles
1 old mobile phone
1 old charger
1 old electronic bible reader
1 old computer battery
Selling on GUMTREE - 23 items
6 soup bowls
6 saucers
5 tea cups
3 saucers
1 larger cup
1 larger saucer
1 Teapot lid
62 in total
so final total of 371 in 365 days - SUCCESS!