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Identify and Rid Myself of 43 Items of Überclutter

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#12-55 6 months ago

12-14) 3 swathes of fabric that I bought in high school and am never going to use.
15) 1 blender that was a gift, but I use my Cuisenart for everything and it was like a $10 blender anyway and smelled funny when you ran it
16-17) 2 pairs of boxer shorts that I had planned to make skirts out of… in high school.
18-19) 2 pairs of not-so-flattering blue jeans
20-21) 2 dresses – one that as stretched out and one that had a stain and didn’t really fit right
22) 1 purple sparkly cardigan that I had bought for the 8th grade dance
23) 1 pair of pants that were coming apart in spite of the unfortunate fact that I’d just had them tailored
24) 1 worn-out bra
25-28) 4 tank tops
29) 1 of A’s sweaters
30) 1 not-as-flattering-as-I’d-hoped/imagined pink velvet blazer
31) 1 never-used compost bin
32-33) 2 of A’s t-shirts
34) 1 evil round brush (which I believe was a gift when I was like 15)
35) 1 Tupperware thing that I bought on impulse but would never use
36) 1 wallet that I don’t like and bought because I thought the pattern was so ugly that it was cool, but it turned out to be a very popular pattern
37) 1 weird polyester shirt with oranges on it that was a hand-me-down from my sister
38) 1 maroon skirt with an unfortunate slit
39-47) 9 Miscellaneous shirts with pit stains, loss of form, etc.
48) 1 set insoles from athetic shoes that we had replaced the insoles in
49) 1 scarf I bought years ago that was pilled
50) 1 sweater I bought at the now-defunct County Seat in 6th grade
51-54) 4 pairs of pants that are stained, don’t fit or otherwise worn and torn
55) 1 pair of icky leather Chucks that seemed reasonable when I bought them but make my feet feel not good.

For now, that’s it! 5 bags of stuff for Goodwill.

I think I’m counting that right, but I’m pretty sure this goal is done. Yay!



#6-11 6 months ago

6-9) Three empty makeup container pots that I am always tempted to hold on to for no reason
9-11) Two gooey useless bottles of nail polish



First ones: #1-5 8 months ago

1) Old, broken Koss headphones – especially now that I have new small headphones, there is no reason to keep these at all, especially given that their ear pads were gone. Status: Trashed
2) Cute boat shoes that mutilated my feet – they were cute and on super-sale, but I still have a swollen spot on my right heel after wearing them a couple times months ago, which was horrible and painful. Status: In the Goodwill bag
3) Not-so cute sort of flats that hurt my toes – probably shouldn’t have bought them, I don’t like them much and they chafe the tops of my toes.
Status: In the Goodwill bag
4) Handle-less umbrella – it was a gift from my mom and I love the pattern, but it’s completely useless since the handle broke off. Status: Trashed
5) Really nice Botega Venetta shoes that we got for super cheap and didn’t quite fit A, but they are plenty worn out anyway – I always want to hoard these because the leather is so soft and buttery, but what is the point of shoes that aren’t going to be worn? Status: In the Goodwill bag

Apparently shoes are my Überclutter hotspot (not to mention my Gazingus pin.)



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