Destash 2022 Time to eject the dreck!

[limace]

Week 6Ish
234/2022 items.
Slowed down the last couple weeks and the house needs some attention. Hope to get the donation stuff out of the garage and donated this weekend! I’m so bad about actually dropping donations off.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Week 6: only 2 days out of 7 (busy with other stuff), but...
Highlight: hall closet!! (big one, and made a huge difference)

 

[virge]

Over the weekend, I took a bag of things to the “free house”, a bag of items to Goodwill, and a large tub of clothes my sons have outgrown to a friend. I felt like the biggest accomplishment was that one of my boys and my husband added things to the “rehome” stash on their own.

3/40 times of rehoming items.

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

While I did a huge cleanout of my closet in the fall, i rearranged it the other day and managed to get rid of 4 items. Not a lot (especially with the dent I put into getting rid of stuff back in the fall) but still good nonetheless

 

[sheilafri]

I've been decluttering steadily for 11 years. I have downsized house twice. I am looking to downsize one more time. I don't want to pay to move anything I don't really want.

Current clutter is:

• photos
• photo files
• kitchen excess (small appliances with overlapping function)
• a couple of uncomfortable IKEA chairs (will list on craigslist)
• grown kids' toys and collectables

I enjoyed Marie Kondo's book on tidying up, especially when she talks about getting rid of gifts. What a freeing idea!

I also look to Youtube for inspiration.

I got the audio of Kondo’s book and edited while listening to it. It was very motivating. I especially liked her observation that sometimes just getting/buying the item was how that item brought joy into your life. Once that joy is over, you can eliminate it.

 

[Skywalker3]

Thankful for this thread today. Saw it this morning, and inspired me to finally load up 3 bags of assorted stuff,clothes, etc and take to the Goodwill dropoff. Bags just been sitting, so glad they're gone. Will start filling another soon!

 

[sheilafri]

I try to keep a box in my laundry room to stow items to donate. When it gets full, I’ll take it to a drop off when I’m near one.

 

[sarah4770]

I had to help some family members , so I lost an entire month. I threw out some old makeup ( I should really throw most of it away, because I dont wear much anymore) and got rid of expired things in the medicine cabinet, so looking forward to getting rid of more stuff.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Week 7: another 2/7, but one was big ~
Highlight: helping DH with his office (It looks so much "lighter"!)

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Another bag of papers.
4 engraved glasses that were wedding favors. The former happy couple is now divorced so I threw them away.

 

[comicguy]

FEb was a bad month for decluttering. Did not get much done but at least some stuff left the house

3 tubes of caulking - used up
1 can spray insulation - used up

1 board game - donated
1 empty photo box - donated
2 books - donated

1 small box of misc Legos - sent DS house
4 empty comic book storage boxes - sent DS house

13 items this month
57 of 500 items or 11.4% of goal

 

[goofytinkerbell]

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[PollyannaMom]

Week 8: 3 days out of 7, mostly small projects
Highlight: got rid of a previously-sorted box of stuff because I finally saw the family member it was going to

 

[goofytinkerbell]

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[virge]

Last week I deep cleaned the kitchen. I threw away a few expired food items & put aside things to rehome. Over the weekend, I took a few things to the “free house“ & a bag of items to Goodwill.

4/40 times of rehoming items.

 

[goofytinkerbell]

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[Eastern]

I am working on photos. After 3 boxes, I realize that this is only a first attempt...

 

[PollyannaMom]

Week 9: 4 days out of 7, mostly little stuff
Highlight: went through some stuff I had previously decided to get rid of with DH, to determine what should be set aside for Lodge flea market and what should go now to regular drop-off. Lodge box tucked away, SA stuff already in my car, and living room floor clear!

 

[virge]

A few months ago, I was in the crawl space under our house and noticed how many things are under there from the previous owners. (The embarrassing part is we've lived in this house for 15 years and I'd never noticed things like a large plastic kiddie pool, a metal slide for a playground set, etc. ) It took a few days, but I recently pulled most of it out. Most of the items went to the dump and a few things went to the “free house“. On the same trip, I also took a few things from the house to Goodwill.

5/40 times of rehoming items.

 

[goofytinkerbell]

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