Top to bottom house declutter

My decluttering has come to a halt recently but I'm hoping I can find my mojo and get back into action again

My decluttering has come to a halt recently but I'm hoping I can find my mojo and get back into action again

Think of all the extra presents and toys that will appear at christmas that you will have to find space for This is what is worrying me! Along with all the 'new baby' gifts and the general mass of things that come with newborns

Well didnt do much this evening, mainly because me and DD are still suffering badly with this rotten cold. I gave DD a nice warm bath and cleaned the bathroom (bar the floor - tomorrows job) so atleast i did something constructive! Must be nesting because i wiped all the walls over too as high as i could reach (i normally just do the walls by the toilet)

Didnt manage the tip today but maybe tomorrow! Not sure what ill get done tomorrow as i need to get a present for a 5yo whose birthday party it is tomorrow afternoon - not very organised

Sarah x

Another update Tidied kitchen up this morning, just a general tidy and wipe down but im counting it as even though its just a general task it looks better

Did the tip run today, 3 bin bags and some cardboard and old paint tubs Tidied under DDs bed and cleared alot of junk out of the corner of the office (hoovered it all too) and the junk piling up in the landing too DD went to my mums for 2 hours today and although it didnt feel like we were tidying/cleaning for 2 hours we did!

Been to a tea party this afternoon also so hips are very sore but hoping to tackle either the pile of stuff i still need to find a home for in our bedroom (which is getting bigger because i need somewhere to put things whilst i clear other bits out) or i will do the touch up paint job in the hallway on the ceiling ive been meaning to do for the past year

Sarah x

today I took off all the sofa and armchair covers, even thought they are dry clean only, I did a test wash yesterday with a couple of cushion covers in the suites same fabric, measured them before washing, washed at 40... with intense wash ... extra rinses etc.. dried them in to the tumble.. after measuring them again.. no shrinkage through the wash... dried on low.. no shrinkage ), nice refreshed sofa covers now!!!!

today I took off all the sofa and armchair covers, even thought they are dry clean only, I did a test wash yesterday with a couple of cushion covers in the suites same fabric, measured them before washing, washed at 40... with intense wash ... extra rinses etc.. dried them in to the tumble.. after measuring them again.. no shrinkage through the wash... dried on low.. no shrinkage ), nice refreshed sofa covers now!!!!

Thats great! Ours are dry clean only, will try them in machine, not too fussed if it shrinks (more of an excuse to get a new one ), mind i do the cushion covers in the machine and they are fine, i darent tumble them though my dryer shrinks everything im sure!

today I took off all the sofa and armchair covers, even thought they are dry clean only, I did a test wash yesterday with a couple of cushion covers in the suites same fabric, measured them before washing, washed at 40... with intense wash ... extra rinses etc.. dried them in to the tumble.. after measuring them again.. no shrinkage through the wash... dried on low.. no shrinkage ), nice refreshed sofa covers now!!!!

Thats great! Ours are dry clean only, will try them in machine, not too fussed if it shrinks (more of an excuse to get a new one ), mind i do the cushion covers in the machine and they are fine, i darent tumble them though my dryer shrinks everything im sure!

My sofa covers say "do not wash under any circumstances" but when molly had a vomiting bug it suddenly became necessary to give them a good wash. I soaked them in the bath with some of the zoflora stuff, then out on a delicate cycle in the machine. They came out perfectly fine and much cleaner than they ever were!