simplify and declutter

I need to throw away old papers that are upstairs first, and then the ones that are stored in the basement.

and there are definitely some that can go, some others I´m not sure about too. Of course, there is the 20% I wear all the time and the other 80% languishing in the wardrobe.

I think if i had it all better organised though, I would wear more different combinations and would also be able to identify just how many black tops and dresses I have!!!

Next step after the clothes, is books and magazines….

to put away some (lots) of the kids toys. Where they can’t get them. And then we’ll decide what to give away. The children are not picking up their messes, and I have given up fighting with them. I have explained this to them, and explained what I will be doing with their toys. Keeping a minimum out, until they start to look after things properly.

got rid of those cookbooks I don’t use… and a leather bag I haven’t used in at least 2 years.

gave my brother a tv I wasn’t using.
and gave my father back a bunch of computer stuff…
YES… less to deal with!!

posted a thing on freecycle, and answered someone who was looking for something I don’t need….
Hopefully they will get chosen soon.

I am starting to reorganize my apt. Going through each space, and find out things I don’t use anymore… I will give them to charity or post them on freecycle.

Gotta do some more. Guilt is only part of it. That I’m a disorganized pack rat is another… My mother in law mentioned that she picked a name off the “angel tree” which serves our area. She had a 16 yr. old. The top of the request list? A toothbrush. A warm hat.We’re not the biggest consumers, but we still have so very much. Gotta get rid of some more to our local thrift shop.

I got rid of SO much stuff before I moved to Portland. Goodwill, consignment shops, friends, my roommate – I even had people come over and take some of my artwork away. I’d rather have friends enjoy my prints than have them sitting in storage collecting dust.

I feel pretty comfortable with the belongings I have right now. There’s nothing really that I have in the apartment right now that I don’t love, or need in some way. I don’t have any of those guilt-inducing projects that never got finished, or gifts other people got me that I never really made use of… or articles of clothing that I bought and never wore but felt like I’d be wasting the money if I got rid of them.

It’s funny, I got rid of so much stuff, then moved into a bigger space, and part of me wants to fill it with STUFF because it feels empty! But I have to keep reminding myself that I like the space. I have space to do yoga, I don’t have to meander a specific path through furniture and boxes and junk… it’s great!! Helps the chi flow. ;)

2 more bags off to 2nd hand. 1-kids toys & clutter, 2-unwanted clothing. Yay!