give away 30 things i don't need

1. sweater
2., 3. framed watercolors of two dutch couples

26., 27. two pairs of jeans I just bought some really expensive (40$ is expensive in my world) jeans and I rationalized it by saying I’d get rid of at least two pairs I don’t care much for.

28., 29. two sweaters from the period in my life in which I did a lot of shopping at Delia*s. Don’t get me wrong, they’re both pretty basic. But I’m definitely done with them.

30. metallic picture frame I mean, what was I thinking? Everything in my place is all woods and natural fibers. It stuck out like a sore thumb, I couldn’t even bring myself to put a picture in it.

well, that about does it for that. I’m sure it’s going to wind up on my list again pretty soon, I totally loved this goal and got a lot accomplished from it. It really helped my quest for minimalization, because I’d be on the fence about a sweater or something and then say that I’d be one step closer to my goal and feel so much less cluttered. It made it easier to part with things. Highly recommended.

two belts and four blank books. I kind of fell off for awhile but now I’m beginning to get into the right mindset again.

it’s getting easier to part with stuff when I think about the relief it’ll bring not having so much clutter surrounding me at all times. Plus, the bigger the donation bag gets, the more I start to ponder buying a few key replacement pieces. :) Ahhh, rewarding yourself.

Purging my ashtray collection is a good thing, since I’m trying to quit smoking. It’s just a thriftstore 99cent glass leaf, so it’s going back to the Salvation Army.

Finally! This is really my day for purging. I just put together a bag of clothes to donate, and as soon as I recover the rest of my laundry, I’ll have more to donate. It feels really good to downsize. This is my overall New Year Resolution – eliminate excess!

another book leaves me. this one I have multiple copies of, so I sent one to a good friend.

My copy of Chuck Palahniuk’s Haunted was in perfect condition and I totally hated the book. So I decided to give it away as a Christmas present to my boyfriend’s brother. Hopefully he enjoys it more than I did.