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Do you have way too many ‘things’ cluttering up your kitchen?
Do you have:
- crockery that you haven’t used for years
- mismatched mugs or cups
- Lids in the Tupperware cupboard that have no ‘mates’
- A few too many utensils that you haven’t used for over 12 months
- Appliances that are rarely used
- Used batteries
- Too many cookbooks
- Cleaning supplies that don’t get used
I put this challenge to you: throw away 10 things cluttering your kitchen.
Here’s what I have thrown out recently, I love decluttering. (Note: Throw away = give to charity, sell or put in bin.)
- Kids old cutlery, upgraded to big peoples forks
- Old wooden skewers
- Appliance – milkshake maker
- Small slow cooker which I replaced with a banquet size
- Containers that I haven’t used for years
- Old Cookbooks – I love my online sites now
- Expired Medicines
- Old potato masher, double up (love my Tupperware one, which I was sad to hear has been discontinued)
- Tongs, I had 1 too many
- Rock melon scoop which I haven’t used within the last 12 months.
Comment below letting me know what you have thrown away. You may find that it’s hard to stop at 10!
22 comments
I had stacks of cookbooks, seemed like I was collecting them. I got a few folders and started ripping the cookbooks apart. I pulled out the recipes I wanted to try and put them in one folder, then all the recipes I have previously used and put them in either the savory or sweet recipe folder. Then tossed the rest into the recycle bin.
Great job, I have exactly the same system, I can't stand keeping magazines, they pile up too high otherwise…..great work!!
Hmmm, what haven't I thrown out 🙂
OK, here is what I can remember of what I've thrown out in the last 2 weeks.
* old cutlery
* chopsticks
* expired medicines and creams
* unused containers
* baking pan organiser rack (I now stack everything in a plastic box in the cupboard, much like having a pan drawer, so much neater and takes up less space)
* old-style lightbulbs (they were all good, just we haven't used that style in over 2 years)
* broken toys that I couldn't fix (and fixed the ones I could and put them away in the toy boxes)
* old post packaging that wasn't going to be used
* old envelopes from hubby's mail (he writes notes on them and never throws them out, he now has a notebook instead)
* old magazines
* old cleaning products, not used in over 12 months
* old toys from the bathroom
* old bathroom clock that I haven't bothered using in 2 years
* brushes that no longer get used
* ceramic fruit bowl that was a gift and has never been used.
* pieces of broken pavement chalk from inside the kids cubby house
* excess of baby toys
* excess unused party decorations and favours specific to a certain theme
* dolls and accessories that my 4yr old daughter hasn't played with since given to her over 18 months ago (with her permission)
* macdonalds toys, unopened and used.
* brand new linen and curtains that has been sitting in the cupboard for YEARS
* dress and curtain fabrics that I have no use for
There is more bits and pieces, I just can't remember it all – it is definately a worthwhile task to do in any room, it makes YOU feel so much better along with making the room look and function better.
I haven't stopped yet 🙂
Wow what an awesome effort Kylie, your doing so well. The McDonalds toys drive me nuts, we usually end up with 3 x the same, I know it's horrible of me but I throw them away when the kids aren't looking 🙂 You are on a great path to organisation, love it!!
Thanks Katrina 🙂
Yes I worked out that ebay or the charity shop is a much better place for the McDonalds toys, lol – the kids only lose interest in them after 5 minutes anyway.
So far all cookbooks given to local charity and all expired medicines and tablets back to the chemist for safe disposal. Now onto that wardrobe
McDonalds toys are your child's teachers' best friend! A donation to the classroom prize box would be eagerly welcomed by your chilld's teacher & from experience I find that kids like to donate to this tangible 'cause' too. It might surprise parents to know that rewards & incentives like these are bought out of the teacher's own pocket and it's not unusual to spend over $3000 a year on cooking ingredients, art supplies, teaching aids and the like. It's an easy way to help your child's class & their toy box :0)
That's a great idea Melissa, I will definatley be doing that next time. Really $3000 that extravigant money for you to have to spend. Thanks for the tip.
Your ‘tasks’ link doesn’t seem to work hun – much the same way I imagine my partners’ children would work with ‘tasks’ 🙁 but I will try and attempt to throw some stuff at you this weekend haha x
This is a very good challenge! I just went into my kitchen thinking ‘oh, I don’t have any clutter’ and managed to dump:
A broken food processor I’ve been meaning to fix for three years
Baby bottles and little tiny dummies (just so you know, my ‘baby’ is 3)
I will also be recycling:
A parmesean cheese grater that we used for one block of parmasean in 2008
My baby steam steriliser
26 washed jars and 13 empty milo tins… what can I make with those!
Thanks Katrina! And please send your tongs my way. I don’t think you can EVER have too many tongs, vegetable graters or egg flips.
x
OKAY I haven’t done this yet as I’m in the process of decluttering the laundry and bathroom (just took a 5 min break and read this post) but I will definately do this. I used to sell Tupperware and I have a major supply, think its time to cull some of it, I have a broken food processor which I’ve been meaning to fix for forever (I don’t even like it – time to buy a new one I think) – cook books, which I never look at because I do everything online… OMG how much junk is in my house, now that I’ve turned my mind to it!
Oh gosh!! you could send your tupperware to me if you like!!! I just culled my kitchen and it seems that the kids have taken the opportunity to steal all my containers or just loose the lids…. ARGGGGG!!!
no, no, no… I can NEVER have too many cookbooks!!!
my husband and two kids….can I throw them out? LOL
Hmmm, this is me! A challenge that I need to take up on my next day off! Been pretty good in other areas except the ironing! I am slowly getting there to a clutter free house… Now to read the tips about kids’toys!!!
I recently recycled all woman’s weekly cookbooks – I had all of them – and replaced them with the 1000 best ever recipes from Australian Woman’s Weekly and Women’s Weekly Bake. More room on my cook book shelf now.
Okay, fine, today is the day I’ll get rid of…
– the grotty place mats
– my old cooking magazines (it’s not like I don’t buy new ones each month)
– chipped coffee mugs
– sad looking tea towels.
– the little baby spoons the kids don’t use any more, and those sippy cups with the unreliable lids
I’ve been putting this off.
Did my wardrobe last week 4 bags gone to friends or vinnies.
I’ve just painted all rooms except the bedrooms…now giving house a thorough clean before decorating for Christmas…purging excess items at the same time…win for us and win for the DV shelter we support! Happy Days.
I have gotten rid of so many things in the last 3weeks of the 20 day challenge but this weekend i have got rid of:
Old Bbq,a bunch of old extra utensils, my unused juicer, some cookbooks, a few boxes i have had packed up to go the the second hand shop, a big pile of mags, our second pram
Fantastic Kirra! Nothing like a good clean out and tidy up.:)