armarantine07 is cleaning his bedroom successfully!
More Gone
2 hours ago
Another 6 bags of bric-a-brac went to my local op-shop today. This is good! My huge pile is getting smaller :D I now have to get rid of 2 tvs and a vcr.
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How to get rid of unnecessary possessions
It made me
 "Finally!"
How I did it: I put aside things I didn't use/want anymore room by room, and came back to each room every month for three months getting rid of more stuff I could do without.
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Recycling paper and clothes
1 day ago
Recycling paper is the one thing that I have been able to do and continue to do on a regular basis. Now that we accumulate all the recyclables at one place, it is amazing to see how much junk paper can pile up in a week’s time. I am recycling 5-10 lbs of paper every week!!! And that does not includes bills that I have to keep, school and work papers that I have to file, daughter’s art work that I like, etc. etc. Amazing!
I did sell my daughter’s 2008 Halloween costume on ebay so that was a plus. I have cleaned out her closet of clothes that don’t fit her any more. This weekend they will be gone!
armarantine07 is cleaning his bedroom successfully!
Bye Books
1 week ago
I donated two bags of books to my local library today. So good to get rid of some books I have had for nearly 3 years and either never read or never intended to read.
This feels SO good! :)
Three Bags
1 week ago
Currently there are three bags filling: Clothes in decent condition, Books, and household items for Goodwill.
Other stuff is being trashed or kept.
brickhorse has all the swirling plates in the air!
Catalogs
1 week ago
T’is the season for catalogs. Often I skim through and cut out pictures of things I really like, or even scenes that make me feel good to view. This year I am much more ruthless, and I’ve thrown away pictures I cut out because it is ridiculous to keep them for lusting after. I can’t have the stuff and I don’t want to bring in more stress to my life. I am keeping pictures of things I know I can make in the future, after the big D is done. I actually tossed out 2 catalogs without looking at them! Yay for me. Tossed out = recycled.
Untitled
1 week ago
Wow, this one is a challenge. I have made a lot of progress by cleaning out old items from each and every room. I had a garage sale over the summer and took the rest to Goodwill. Once it is all cleared away, I will be able to shampoo the high traffice areas of the carpet (at least) to really bring in that final touch. I have even made much progress on cleaning out my old files and now only have a couple of drawers left of filing to clean out! Whew, it has taken about four months so far.
armarantine07 is cleaning his bedroom successfully!
Another Space Created
1 week ago
I took my 10yr old computer to the recycling centre yesterday. OMG! What a relief to get rid of it!
I went through my clothes and bric-a-brac and filled 6 bags with unwanted junk. I am going to donate them to a charity centre next week. I have two bags of books which I am going to give to my local library.
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List of 10 unnecessary things decluttered
2 weeks ago
Last weekend I decluttered:
1 pair sneakers
3 shirts
2 books
1 towel
1 cashmere sweater
1 tencel jacket
1 merino wool skirt
Yay! I want to declutter 10 things this weekend.
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Just made over £300 on ebay doing this
2 weeks ago
I just sold a load of old games and DVD’s, aswell as an Ipod I don’t use and a nintendo DS, got over £300 in total!!! ;-)
Feels great and goes towards my other goal of getting out of debt, so all this will come off my credit card!!! ;-)
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