Did a wander through the house and came up with 53 things from kitchen cupboards, drawers and closets.
I do feel good about getting rid of things but I know I have a long way to go…
Time to ponder what the next step in declutter will be.
A day ahead for a change!
I Love the quote!
It was a real motivator for purging 45 pieces of clothing.
It will take some time to want to hang out with all the clothes in my closet.
But I’ve started 🤗
Dove into towels, linens and picture frames and found 6 homemade wines as well.
Finding twenty towels and face clothes to purge was pretty easy yesterday.
Items for today we’re old sheets, plastic frames I’m unlikely to use, a couple pieces of clothing and six bottles of wine.
The purging has made me a little more motivated I think, that and the beautiful weather!
After a long walk with Finn I decided it was a good day to clean up the back yard.
An hour and a half later the leaves were picked up, and summer furniture put away.
Spring will be so much easier next year!
Digging through boxes and files the last couple days meant a lot of bending so something a little easier on the back today.
Went through my books and card decks and was willing to let go of these and a few others I thought I might want to use for mixed media.
Also a pair of shoes and a paper cutter.
There was no counting today – I just flipped through files to make sure there wasn’t anything interesting hiding in them then in the shredder box they went.
Files dating back to 1993 – taxes, medical records/receipts, banking, bills – so much stuff!
The quote fits me well – I do struggle with decision making.
I think it’s why I can get more done when there is a deadline, I have no choice but to make a decision.
I have to say, it feels awesome to get rid of this stuff!
I needed to get rid of 29 things for yesterday and today. The green box had some old files and pictures. I took the pictures out and boxed up half a dozen frames for giveaway.
I didn’t do an actual count – but I put a bit of a dent in the filing cabinet. Some easy choices – old electric bills, manuals for appliances and credit card bills.
I’m going to keep plugging away at the files and paperwork for a few days and then send it to a paper shredder in town – just to be on the safe side.
Change of plans for day 13 – I was doing laundry before heading up to my granddaughters 1st Birthday party and saw an easy collection of stuff to get rid of.
Garbage from the shelves by the washer. Mostly empty cleaning supplies, laundry soap lids and spray bottles that don’t work.
AND I found three pairs of rollerblades and a set of protective gear – wrist, knee, elbow and head protection in the shelf unit.
I toyed with the idea of holding onto a pair of the rollerblades and the gear for my granddaughter but when I actually thought it through I realized it would be another 10 – 12 years before they would get used!
It feels like the voice of reason is getting stronger as the month progresses!
Today I cleared out a cupboard in the kitchen while I was baking a cake for my granddaughters first birthday.
It worked out perfectly, I found exactly twelve old, stale, out dated or almost empty boxes.
Tomorrow I’m hitting up my parents old paper work sitting in boxes downstairs. I think it will be easy to find thirteen file folders.
21 items for yesterday and today!
An assortment of shoes, clothes, books ornaments etc. – things to rehome and toss.
A few things for the garbage, a few back to the original owner and of course to the thrift store.
I think I’m going to have to start hitting up the books and art supplies soon – which may prove to be difficult!
Oops, forgot to post yesterday! I did let go of eight items though.
Lucky cat, Tarot cards (sold on Market Place), hat, dominoes, wooden box, little bowl and 3 bottles of old body mist into the garbage.
Day 9 was a good day!
Tossed a couple bags and clothes with rips. Took some old speakers and a sound system to the recycle depot…
Then five boxes to the thrift store – three filled with giveaways from the last nine days, and two with things I’d collected over the summer.
Another corner of STUFF!
I think I’m going to dig into it next.