eliminate clutter

So around 10 years ago someone gave me a card making kit as a present of some sort. Was so long ago I have no more idea about getting it than that. After a few cards it got put away and has been taking up space since. Today I started using up the rest of the materials to make cards that will come in useful when I’m too disorganised to buy them when the need arises. The finished products don’t take up nearly as much room and are likely to be put to use in the near future.

So the main problem I find when attacking this goal is that I not only eliminate clutter but rubbish as well. Clutter can be disposed of at charity shops and second hand bookshops easily enough. Rubbish is a little harder to get rid of when you live in an area that doesn’t have rubbish collections. I just end up organising my rubbish into piles and wait months before I can get rid of them and move on to another area. Surely there is a better way?

I helped to clear out the shed today and although all my stuff is boxed up nice and out of the way I started on the family junk and filled the trailer.
What is the point of having my things organised if everyone elses isn’t?

Took all the stuff this morning into the drop off bin. Felt really good hearing it thud at the bottom knowing that task is done. Some of the bags had been waiting to go for years.
Also made a start on the unorganised paper junk when I couldn’t sleep last night. Not much to go there now!

Cleared out all the old clothes I no longer want/wear and it’s a lovely feeling. I have so much more space for everything now and draws slide shut without having to cram stuff into them. Will offload everything at the chartiy shop tomorrow.

I’ve been good in recent years as I have been moving around alot but I’ve still got alot of junk from my school days. A few minutes every day and I’ll be done in a month.