get rid of unnecessary possessions

I had the chance to be given a whole bunch of kitchen stuff from one of the subsidized homes I used to live in. A super nice suprise and I’ve sorted through what I can actually use for myself.

I have a friend who is moving out of her parent’s place into digs of her own in a very short while. In going through what I got, dried grains and beans that I don’t use as much as I used to, odds and ends of kitchen and cleaning stuff, I found that I had enough stuff to have a (pretty) complete start up kit. (Picture to be posted when I get home)

And since I’ve never bought a set of dishes for myself and had most of my kitchen stuff given to me (or pulled out of the trash) I just feel SO blessed to finally be in a position to be able to pass along the good karma.

The last couple of weeks have been a little slow in this regard with a death in the family which necessitated traveling out of town. But I plan on rectifying that this weekend. It is going to be a busy week.

I’m not a hippy or or anything like that, but a life like WALDEN doesn’t sounds so strange at all. I have way much more than I need, even though I would consider myself to be pretty conscious of my STUFF. I’ve put 3 things up on Ebay to try to make a buck, I donated clothes/shoes last week, and I am in desperate need of a YARD SALE, PRONTO! I have lots of house hold stuff that I would like to get sold.

And If anyone needs any evening dresses, you let me know (seriously).

A few weeks ago we had a garage sale and got rid of tonnes of unnecessary stuff.

Now I’m going through what’s left and listing anything saleable on eBay. It’s mostly books at this point, not doing too badly out of it though, even with starting them all at 99c.

Continuing to go through stuff and placing anything worth selling into a box ready to be photographed and listed. The purging’s not too systematic at this point, just doing small areas as I notice them.

In going through my big closet this afternoon, I tossed at least a dozen pairs of shoes in the giveaway pile, along with some random toys (children’s toys) that had been dragged in there sometime in the past 13 years.

Now the wardrobe is ready for another overhaul, so there will be lots of clothing going to the local charities.

I get stressed when I have too many possessions. So every now and again (usually when the flat is in a right mess), I throw away 10 things. It does not matter what they are or what the value is/was – but 10 have to go! It works well for me. Tidy flat = tidy head, messy flat = messy head.

• 1 crib mattress
• 2 crib mattress covers quilted/padded with waterproof lining
• 1 4 piece toddler bed set
• 2 2 piece toddler bed set
• 1 crib mattress fitted sheet
• 4 children’s books

• 4 Corduroy jeans girls
• 2 black leggings
• 2 jeans men
• 24 pairs of socks (small)
• 26 children’s books
• 128 back issues of PC Magazine

• 25 pairs of jeans and pants (children)
• 78 tshirts and tops (children)
• 10 tshirt and shirts (men)
• 10 tops (women)

The detritus of years of accumulation is slowly being removed. :-)

I’m still working towards this goal and it’s going great. My house does not look as cluttered anymore. I have one area in the living room that still needs sorting out. After that it’s time to get into the closets and cupboards and get rid of things in the attic.

Took so long to put in, and then my mom wanted to paint all the walls upstairs. Not having the internet for over two weeks was odd. I didn’t realize I used it so much…BUT I was able to declutter, and get rid of more stuffs. I’ll be taking them to the Humane Society Thrift store next week. :)

Four boxes of clothes are now ready to be sorted into sell, donate, throw piles. I feel like I am on a roll and want to get as much done while I have the momentum. I am so excited!!!