declutter my life

1. get rid of clothes/shoes
2. get rid of kitchen items
3. get rid of books in car
4. clean out the car
5. finish unpacking boxes in studio
6. file music
7. go through file cabinet
8. clean desk
9. clean up itunes
10. clean up email
11. clean up financial records (hard and virtual)
12. clean off garage shelves
13. weed

this week I made up a huge box of clothes and shoes to get rid of. That felt good. There is plenty more to do, but I’m plugging along.

I’m getting rid of ten pairs of shoes. I should probably get rid of more, but can’t seem to.

The problem with shoe accumulation is less that I buy too many shoes that I don’t wear and more that I hold onto shoes for too long after they are really worn out. Some shoes are hard to say goodbye to.

In general I keep my shoes in good shape, so I do wear them for a long time.

One disturbing aspect of getting rid of these shoes, though, is the realization that I could actually use some new ones. I’m not getting rid of my Asics athletic shoes, but I probably should, because they are walked out. I need new ones first, though.

for some time to come. I’ve been doing it steadily for a couple of years already as I’ve been moving around. K. is in a similar situation, so we both have lots of stuff we haven’t been able to go through in years. Today I mostly helped him go through his boxes. Getting him to start is difficult, but once underway he gains a lot of steam.