get rid of stuff i don't need

on Craigslist.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/clt/869436303.html

Yeah me!!!

to also reuse. I’ll be making gift baskets with items I no longer need. Extra candles, bubble bath etc. made into wonderful gift baskets.

including emotional stuff!!!!

I had a sale last weekend. Still moving in my new place and wasn’t sure what to do about needing tables for the volumes of “things” I was purging. I stood quietly on my driveway conjuring up all the imaginative ideas that I could…then it came to me…. DOORS! When I was newly married at 18 years old, (many, many moons ago), we had no furniture and needed to furnish every room in our 2 story house. My ex-husband and I created “simple” furniture until we could acquire all the pieces we needed. Our first dining room table was made of an old door and 2 saw horses. I have plenty of “tables” in my new 2 bedroom, 2 bath home. No saw horses, but plastic buckets worked just fine. Even though the sale went swimmingly, I still have a lot left over. Next step…utilize an online bartering site like Freecycle & Cheapcycle and donate to the nearest homeless shelter. WOW! This feels wonderful!!!

Voluntary Simplicity! Love it.