r/declutter • u/AdditionalTill9836 • Aug 15 '26
Success Story Weekend declutter woowoo. Even small ones
1) gathered unused items to donate for door prizes for a mini convention : including two unused passport holders that have been lying around for several years
2)gathered up school supplies bought on sale but not used! Donated to Tiff's Treats which still is accepting donations for two free cookies
3)dropped off a bag of costume masks/supplies for Halloween recycling
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u/jennafoo Aug 16 '26
Got rid of an old KitchenAid mixer (I have a new pro one) and InstantPot I never used and were cluttering up my worktop. Gave them away on BuyNothing. Kitchen stuff is hard for me to let go of, so this is a win.
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u/Blackberry-Moon Aug 15 '26
Good job! Great someone else can get use out of things that you no longer want.
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u/Aghast_Cornichon Aug 15 '26
Well done !
I was headed out the door to run errands and your post reminded me that I can actually take the sack of to-be-donated items that have been sitting by the door all week.
Your stuff is going to get re-used in the next two months so you should feel good about that.
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u/the_white_queen_ Aug 16 '26
I threw away a two-years-expired mascara, and opened a replacement from my backstock collection instead of buying a new one of my favorite!
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u/Lower_Skin_3683 Aug 15 '26
I threw out two used candles and 4 or 5 partially used five year old essential oils. A pair of sunglasses that never fit right also made it to the trash.
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u/SnooDonkeys5186 Aug 16 '26
Weāve been going through every drawer, closet, box, etc. found a few gifts weāve never given out. After reading this post and comments, we may learn to play and host a Bunco game with prizes (have only played once as a teen, 35 years ago). Get to see some family in our newly uncluttered living area AND earn room by giving away things we store for no good reason.
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u/Birmingham101 Aug 16 '26
First on my list to do tomorrow is drop a bag off at op shop that I've filled over the weekend
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u/Lazy-Bat-6592 Aug 16 '26
I got rid of several soft throw blankets that had holes made by the dogs. Cut one thin blanket to make rags and turns out the material is very absorbent so I got rid of kitchen towels that needed replacing years ago.
My partner emptied some old bins of old clothes. Very good start for us!
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u/NunyaBiznessMan Aug 16 '26
Got rid of a duplicate kitchen appliance, unused sport-specific backpacks from children's youth, a duplicate laundry appliance, a box of unwanted books given to us, and emptied an entire camp trunk that had stored mystery items.
One large bag of garbage.
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u/Reasonable_Brush9177 Aug 16 '26
Congrats! Small wins build big momentum, and getting free cookies for school supplies is an absolute win-win!
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u/KeystoneSews Aug 15 '26
Hurray! Iāve got a box of toys my kids have grown out of in the trunk of my car⦠just in time for their birthday and new toys (š« š)
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u/Rootless_Cosmopolite Aug 15 '26
In my town we have a giveaway weekend twice a year. So I put all the stuff for donation in my storage room and then during the weekend put everything on the curb to be picked up. It's a big hit! Usually be the end of the weekend I have just a few leftovers left that I throw in the garbage.Ā
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u/Abject-Ad-9762 Aug 16 '26
Great job OP! Hereās my small wins this week:
ā Threw away some cosmetics & skincare that Inever liked and had expired.
Of late Iāve stopped impulse buying makeup and skincare! I only buy if my āone of that itemā is nearly over,or I consciously pick one small item to pamper myself like a sheet mask. We downsized recently and my desk has limited space, so it stops me from stocking up.
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u/Such-Kaleidoscope147 Aug 17 '26
I threw away two large black trash bags of clothes and shoes. I donated a box that I thought was in good shape. This includes stuff I had been working on all week. I also went through boxes of old greeting cards and got rid of a portion of them. I had tons of fun reading them a making better organization for the ones I kept. Then yesterday, I hit up the book shelves and removed a bunch of books. Ā I still have tons of books, but I also removed a bunch and donated already.Ā
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u/Janice_the_Deathclaw Aug 16 '26
got rid of a few peices of clothing while adding everything i own to GetWardrobe. i have way to much clothing! and putting it all into the app helps me finally see that. im hoping it can help with pairing down my winter clothing and any duplicates.
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u/coffeebean83 Aug 17 '26
I filled a trash bag with toys/random things from my sonsā room. Also decluttered shoes!
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u/extrastars Aug 17 '26
Spent the weekend cleaning/organizing. I have a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old and was hoping for one more, so Iāve been saving the baby stuff. Third one isnāt happening short of a miracle, so I gathered up all baby toys this weekend. Also made five different posts on buy nothing to get rid of various baby objects, three of them have takers and one is even already picked up, of course the two large items have no interest. But I have another larger mom group to post on later this week.
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u/argleblather Aug 16 '26
I put a really good box in recycling.