get rid of all my clutter

I cleaned and organized almost all my room. I’m also getting rid of some stuff I don’t need anymore. I hope I can finish it today yet, because I have to pack my things and get the last things done to begin the new job (begin travelling, by the way!).

Last month, I made a huge cleaning on my room. I got a new criteria to get rid of my unnecessary stuff: what may I have with me at the day I move out from my mother’s house? It’s a great criteria, as I think a lot about what I want to keep with me at the day I won’t have too much space as I have now.

The problem about never have moved since I’m 4 is I have a lot of acumulated stuff since my early ages until today. I always hear about people that lose things at moving times and I never had anything like this happening with me. I’m trying to antecipate this as I hope this moving in my life will happen soon and it will be more painful to get rid of a lot of things at once.

This week I started looking some destination to some cds and to some toys (I found a friend working with some donations to children, perfect to get rid of stuff and not be sad about it).

I’m spending my Xmas afternoon cleaning all my wardrobe and closet. When I put the stuff back inside, I make it organizing and getting rid of some stuff I don’t know why I’m keeping.
I made a lot of process, as I was planning to clean and organizing one part per day.

Now I just have to organize my desk and my drawers, separate the papers of this semester and make something new in my walls.

I’m organizing everything at my bedroom. Every little drawer is being checked. It’s incredible how much stuff I can keep and don’t notice. But it’s incredible can find some personal things about my life.
After 2 days cleaning, separating and, most important, minimalizing (I’ve been reading a lot about it), my room is with another aspect. I just separated what’s trash, what I’ll give to my cousin, what I can sell. Next days I’ll photograph these last things and make a website. Half of money will be to the saving acoount for a trip with my brothers (so they will help me sell this stuff).

I can’t believe how I could live in that mess for years. I’m slow with the organization process but each step has been kept and maintained. I’m very very proud of myself! My bedroom has another aspect, I should took a picture to compare.

I wrote in the last entries about the clothes I separated. I have to try each one of them, and see what I can keep and what I should pass away. This morning, I got some of these clothes in 2 big bags and took with me to the factory. The HR is collecting donations to the victims of the big storms of this month in my city. Good acting and keep going great in this goal!

I have been made many big organizations in my room, getting rid of boxes of things. I was very impressed last Sunday, because I got 2 more boxes out. It’s incredible my habit of acumulate all kind of stuff during years (I’m in the same bedroom since I was 10). I think now I’m doing a permanent work. I have changed my mind a lot now I’m working with TPM and 5S tools.

I got rid of almost all my toys. I still keep 3 that are significant (one of them are given by my grandma that died). Some was destroyed and were trash. Some will be donated to poor children near my neighborhood. And my Barbie trailer will be given to my little cousin. I think I was inspired to this organization for her, that talked a lot with me about her Barbie and the other dolls. She will enjoy a lot and it will be better than keep it in my room. I will clean it and give to her next weekend.

I put in a box some things I can sell, such as some books, rare magazines, some clothes I don’t use anymore but are new, some cds from my teen ages… I hope I can get some money to my saving account with this stuff.

Like I said in the other post, my papers were organized too.

After all this, to get the organization done, I have to give right places to all the stuff acumulated at my desk. I hope I can do the final work in 1 or 2 weekends…