bunnylugs
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I find my e.cloth works well. I swear by them. no nasty chemicals in the air from sprays,
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whitleybay
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Mrs Twiddle, I started small, my bedside table. OMG the stuff I had collected on there had to be seen to be belived. Now I have a minamalist, working bedside table. My OH nearly fainted when he came in from work this evening. LOL
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cupcake
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Now I'm cleaning out the fridge and, what's this, half a bottle of Pino Grigio tucked in there. What do I do with it??
I'm sorry. This sentence doesn't make any sense.
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blossom97
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Whiteley Bay...my oh nearly fainted too, when he saw how much twiddling I had done today!!
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Loo
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I use a squeegee on the shower screen and the tiles and buff up taps and door with an e-cloth. Works wonders and is soooo absorbant.
OH uses flannel. YUK!
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Splash123
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No No No PLEASE dont recycle magazines... take them to the doctors surgery or the local dentist or hair dressers or Health Club......clean recent magazines are always welcome i have found. Or sometimes i pass them on to friends or DILs. I could never put mine in the bin I have trouble getting rid of as it is. As for decluttering I do that on a daily basis as I go along . Papers are in the recycling bin before the end of the day.....OH sometimes upset cause he hasnt read it yet!! Every thing goes with me and everything is put away pronto after use!!! I am sounding very smug! ....Sorry ladies and Happy twiddling!
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jantrigano
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Can I join in Mrs Twiddle ? Loved your photo on another thread - you are far younger and glamourous than your name conjures up !
I have downsized every time I have moved house and been ruthless on each occasion. so I have very little clutter, or belongings for that matter.
But all my magazines are passed firstly to my neighbour, then to my mum, then to the staff and guests at her day centre and finally to the paper recycling - so all well read and appreciated along their way.
Keep up the good work - off for a coffee. Have a good all. Jan x
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billie
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Reged: 21/11/2007
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Loc: Derbyshire
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Hi Mrs T, Foxie & Girls
I'm making notes as I'm back at work will start on living room at the weekend. I sat last night and thought well there's not much to de-clutter in here but have decided to empty bookcase and go through all video's and dvd's see what I don't really need or watch. Magazines as well as I hoard them like so many other people. Billie 
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Twiddledout
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Reged: 17/11/2008
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Morning everyone! A huge welcome to the new Twiddlers! The more the merrier 
Today I have MIL and SIL visiting but I'll be here in spirit and I'll pop back this afternoon when they've gone. In the meantime, since you're all doing so well so far, feel free to add any other rooms to your decluttering week if you're on a roll. Don't burn out too fast though, little and often are our key words!
Starting small is good whitley bay, after a while your whole house will look like that!
I like ecloths too bunnylugs, I use them for everything.
Welcome, welcome, welcome
What's on your list for today?
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Twiddledout
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Magazines and books tend to be a recurring problem don't they? Good ideas on this post about the magazines already Billie - as for paperbacks, I have never re-read a fictional paperback in my life so I'm good at moving these along swiftly to the charity shop!
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ButterflyBlue
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I'm glad I'm not the only Mrs T who doesn't re-read paperbacks. I don't keep them either.
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Twiddledout
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BB, I'm loving your minxier logo but I can tell you're a twiddler at heart 
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Psyche
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Reged: 23/01/2007
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I'm a natural Twiddler - I hate things being in a mess and I had a good sort out over Christmas BUT what do I do with my sons Futon?
He lives in spain and visits twice a year. It's too big to go in the airing cupboard, looks awful on top of the wardrobe, can't get it into the loft on my own. It's the one thing that blights my otherwise tidy house and however I twiddle I can't think what to do with it.
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Twiddledout
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Could you put it in on of those vacuum bag doodahs? Then put it under a bed or in the garage maybe? It would suck out all the excess air and make it less bulky. I do this with spare duvets and pillows. The gap under my bed isn't high enough to accommodate them in a storage box but with the vacuum saver thing they fit perfectly!
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Psyche
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Reged: 23/01/2007
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Loc: Bicester OXON
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That's the difficulty, no garage (on the plans but never built!) and the bed is a drawer divan - full of my summer clothes. I have got some vacuum bags and I'll give it a try but at the best it can only make the top of the wardrobe tidier.
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So many books...so little time!.
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Bett
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Reged: 06/01/2009
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I'm new to Twiddling but I've already got the motivation to start thank you. I'm at work but taking notes.
Thanks MangeTout for the magazine advice. I don't have a scanner but have access to one. My magazine rack is full to the brim and it's mostly recipes I hoard but admittedly don't refer to at all.
I don't throw/give away DVDs but we don't often watch many we own so I take them upstairs in batches to put in a box under the bed in the spare room. Is that more hoarding or sensible?
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Twiddledout
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Reged: 17/11/2008
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Morning Bett! Glad to have you here, welcome to the forum.
I would say holding onto anything you don't use is hoarding but I'm a bit rude like that
Is there any reason you don't want to give them away? Are they blockbuster movies or the freebies from newspapers? Also, if they are in bulky covers you could put them into pocket sleeves instead, like the ones they make to hold CD's for cars maybe?
Gosh, now we've got your brain twiddling too with all these questions!!
Welcome again - dive straight in
Psyche, short of decluttering your summer clothes I'm at a loss! Understairs cupboard? Underneath wardrobe? Underneath any furniture? Behind the sofa? Boot of the car? It's a bulky thing to have for just a few uses I agree. Maybe others will have fresh ideas for you.
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Thimble
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Reged: 04/12/2008
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Mornng Mrs T and all girls...........today I am doing the HUGE load of ironing that has accumulated. At the moment there is a small chicken carcas simmering on stove with vegetable ready and cut to go in. I am making some nice homemade chick and veg soup!!! Just ordered my mums shopping on line and her dinners for the week. So I am signing off now to go and iron and do other daily jobs.
You all seem keen on these ecloths which are obviously good but where do you get them from? Are they another Lakeland item?
Well will be back to night.............don't get up to any mischief whilst I am away as I like to be involved. Mischief and little miss devil are my middle name..............
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Bett
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Reged: 06/01/2009
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Please be objective
I do agree it's hoarding but the DVDs aren't the freebies they're either blockbusters of series of things that are often on TV. We dig them out every now and then to watch.
The only thing I really to declutter in the lounge is the magazine rack and the bookcase which houses recipe books (our kitchen is quite small), coffee table books, paperbacks and a few small baskets - yes they will be decluttered and those embarrassing CDs hidden in there sent to the charity shop.
As far as cleaning goes I have leather wipes for our 3 piece suite. How often should I be using them? I mop up spills immediately but I seem to go through at least 10 when I do the lot.
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MangeTout
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Reged: 08/07/2007
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Loc: Oxfordshire
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Psyche, if you laid it flat would it go under your mattress?
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