Today I got rid of ...........
 

5 pairs of sandals I never wear anymore
3 shirts that are much too big these days
A stack of old magazine (after I copied the recipes of interest)

When I was going through a lot of clothes, I would box them up by size and put a one year expiry date on them. If untouched for one year, they go.

Today 5 boxes 'expired' so off to donation they go.

By happy coincidence this might work out for others for the holidays, (wish I had actually planned that).

I intentionally did not open them, but I know there's good stuff in there.

:thanksgiving: :xmascandle:

The car isn't full, I think I'll look around for what else could be better used by others...

Two leather jackets that no longer fit me and probably never will.

Hoping to lose one or two sizes is reasonable. Hoping to lose more than that nuts.

OMG how did I miss this thread!!!

I have found my lost tribe!!!

I love to cull, purge, re-prioritize, reorganize, and lighten the depth of the footprint I make on earth, lighten myself, make myself feel freer, more flexible, more able to embrace change when it hits, because my shell is easy to drag.

For as long as I can remember, I've had a personal rule: If I buy something, I have to get rid of something.

This stops me from making impulse purchases that cause gratuitous repetitions in my household.

Another thing I do is, every three months or so I go through every drawer and closet in my apartment, and start a pile of things I don't wear, didn't like in the first place, just don't want anymore, no matter how "nice" they are.

Then I fold the stuff into a shopping bag and give the best pieces away to someone who needs them (like the lady who cleans our office, who I've known for about ten years). When I'm carrying the bag, I'm very conscious of its weight. That's the weight I'm shedding, in some psychic way. It feels good.

You know how many mugs I have? I have three mugs. I actually want a couple more, but I'll stop at that. I really fight the urge to accrue, and it's easy to internalize that urge, in this culture, where we're bombarded by messages to consume.

Ironically, though, when I live with someone, I am happy to help them organize, get rid of stuff, but I also have no problem tolerating their stuff, as long as it doesn't dominate shared space.

I got rid of some resentment I was holding towards a work situation. Yay! No more tummy in knots :)

A huge bag of kids' winter coats that are way too small.

A box of those bathroom rugs/toilet covers/bath mats from four bathroom colors ago

A bag of my youngest son's clothes that he's grown out of (the staff keeps them bagged up).

I gave 3 huge bags of 2T, 3T clothes to a homeless shelter today

Today I got rid of...

9 boxes (I think) of kleenex that Teddy got free at work...we couldn't possibly use it all. I gave it to my client. He uses a lot of them and it saved him some money...

several egg cartons that I put aside for my mother to take to her friend who sells her chicken's eggs

a clock radio with cassette player that my mother could really use until I find her a replacement for her under the cabinet CD player that bit the dust

Today I got rid of a few stray socks laying around the house. They weren't in good enough condition to repurpose. I also decluttered my paper bin, took out the recycled bottles and got rid of one or two things off of my list that I have been wanting to take care of.

I'm about to cut loose on some books! Goal is to lighten my load by 50 books.

I'll report back with the success or failure ;)

I'm finally doing the full tilt boogie on the season exchange of my clothes. (The fall just lingered until yesterday!)

So...anything I didn't wear during the spring/summer is going bye bye. I'm also storing my scrubs since my current job doesn't require them. They are just taking up space in my closet.

I'm getting rid of at least two pairs of shoes after donating probably six pairs over the last year. One of which I had had for probably 8 years and never wore once. So...

I've given myself over to less clutter equals more happiness and Its true. Its so much easier to clean around less STUFF.

I'm a minimalist so I don't have a lot of stuff, but today I started to straighten things up in my closet and came across several summer items I've either not worn or no longer fit. Pants, outer shirts, t-shirts, and old socks that have seen much better days are went into the rag bag!

Seeing that went so well, next I decided to go thru a bunch of paperwork, mostly medical, and purge! I have a MyChart account so hopefully most of the stuff I shredded could be retrieved through that should I ever need it.

I feel tons lighter now:happyjump:

I'm taking lots of mini-breaks but I've pulled 10 books and counting. Also have filled a garbage bag with clothing for donation and am eye-balling some random craft supplies that will probably be going to the shelter with the rest of it.

WEEEEE for purging! My little Virgo heart is happy!:blueheels:

Books
 

I try to purge books...really I do.

I now keep some books in my car to have as offerings to those sweet free little library boxes. They often need variety in their little lives. Typically it's a lot of smutty romance offerings...and I'm not tempted by those So it's a win win. I give and don't take! Yay to fewer books....although I feel dirty saying that...

Another mini-break!

I am proud to report that my book pile is up to 24 and I've gathered more clothes and shoes to take to the shelter! I've also discovered that my love of incense is WAY out of control and will be rehoming some of that.

Here's to purging and streamlining our spaces!

WOW.

Talk about a marathon session of purging and cleaning! HA!

I'm finally calling it quits after putting 44 books into the donate pile and amassing 3 bags of random items to donate and another 2 bags of trash (consisting mostly of papers and empty product boxes).

I started the day with an audiobook but switched over to "Old Skool Rap" a couple of hour ago and it really motivated me.
I'm now rewarding myself with avocado toast and will scald and exfoliate myself in the shower before slathering up with some delicious Sensai body creme and doing a face mask.

I LOVE getting all scrubbed up and soft after a long day of cleaning! And just because I deserve it, I'll spritz with some of my favorite Atelier before bed. DECADENT!

I cleaned out my fridge tonight and threw out several weird condiments that have been sitting for too long and then I raided the spice cabinet and will be re-homing some of those with a coworker who cooks often :)

That annoying banana tree that's never bared fruit....

I'm thinking it's time to purge my office here at work. I've seemed to amass a large collection of whatthefuckeries in the form of weird tchotchkes, tons of paper, extra office supplies, old files that need to be shredded, a towering stack of data storage paraphernalia and random things that need to be taken home.

I'll report back on what I'm able to let go :)

I cleaned out my closet, again, literally.

I have 2 more bags of clothes to donate. I had no idea that the closet I use had so much stuff in it. Some of it is my moms and some is mine but good lord there is a lot more space in the closet, which is good, cuz we are downsizing whether they like it or not.

I got rid of...
 

I have 3 bags of clothing to donate which also includes a couple of pairs of shoes, sunglasses, purses and other accessories.

Now, to go through my books to donate or pass on to a friend. I would gladly donate my books to a free 'take one leave one' library box but I haven't seen any of those around...

$86. :| (damn bills)
And,
Several gently worn coats to a local charity.

I got rid of...
 

Two bags of kitchen stuff and I'm not done yet. I'm still deciding on whether or not I want to hang on to an extra juicer I have...

Today I got rid of...
 

Clothes that I no longer wear that are practically brand new. I have far too many clothes, more than I need. Now someone else can enjoy them.

That is an excellent and positive way of looking at items we discard......:hangloose:

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The pile of mostly junk mail that accumulated while I was on vacation...

An air conditioner that got me through quite a few summers...
Now installing the new one. It is a keypad, with clock, timer, 15 temperature
control adjustments, and a remote. No more simple knob switch that turned to fan, low, medium, and high.

That horrible, ugly curtain rod that I've been hating so much since the day I bought it. It was all I could afford at the time so it wasn't my first, second or even third choice, just the only affordable option available to me at Big Lots. The curtains, drapes at the second hand stores here are horrible. Ugly and who even knows what toxic, health hazard things they're made of. Anyhow It was time for a change but it's still in good shape with, unfortunately, I imagine probably plenty of life still left in it. So I had my son set it out by the dumpster. That's what we do here with stuff we're just going to toss but someone else might be able to use. No matter how bad things are there's always someone who has it worse.

A dining room table that was here when we moved in. My brother in law was bringing his old living room set to Sally's and I asked if the table could tag along. It will be nice for someone else; its just too big for our space.

He also took a kitchen sink that we bought and didn't like. It was black enamel and I really wanted black granite. Now it will find a new home <3

Today I got rid of a little anger and replaced it with acceptance. I feel so much better now.
:)

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My inhibitions....

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Today I cleaned out desk drawers that contained multiple pairs of scissors, ink pens, pencils, tablets of paper, paper clips, staples, highlight markers, and a host of other items as well.

I have set these items aside and come August I'll donate them to the school supply fund collection.

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Today I started in my closet and purged old t-shirts that had seen better days, some old jeans that were a tad to tight, a couple pairs of sneakers, some thread bare undergarments, and several pairs of socks beyond repair!

Then I moved on to my drawer in the filing cabinet where I shredded duplicate items of paperwork I hadn't realized I'd saved. Nothing builds up like medical records if you don't keep on top of them!

And what the heck is with all these HIPAA Privacy Authorization Form??? I got rid of all of them and the next time a medical provider asks me if I want a copy I plan on answering "hell no"!

The self-doubting part of me. I joined a women's civic group in my city and am determined to make this experience, and the entire year to come, a year of "Yes". Serve on a committee? It's done. Run the committee? Why the hell not?