I did it!

[pinkadot89]

I threw out that giant stuffed frog from my ex, as well as other stuffed animals from him! I just decided that it needs to be done, so why not today? I feel a little uneasy knowing that I put someone's gifts in the trash, but I'm sure it'll be better than feeling sad every time I look at one of them. Now I have my storage bin back, and was able to put stuff away that had been cluttering my room. :)

Totals 6/13-6/19

[untonuggan]

I am SO impressed with myself. Of course, currently our (mine and my partner's) space is a mess of boxes and desks strewn with computer parts in preparation for room reorganization. But we've still moved a LOT of stuff out of the house, and I have to say keeping a running tally is really motivating. (Plus I think twice before buying something, because I'll have to add it to the "IN" section of my spreadsheet and that affects my totals.)

I have to say that freecycle has really helped. That and deciding that I don't need to keep all of my research notes for my honors thesis and various other major research projects that I did. I basically emptied the drawer of one filing cabinet, which means I can put journals in it or something. Because I am keeping those.

I'm also really excited because I'm finally going to get a craft table. Where I can leave projects out and not worry about not being able to use my computer. Or I can shove them to one side and write write write, OR I can go to our handy docking station (still in progress) and plug my netbook in there. So excited for this to be finished. :)

Without further ado, here are my totals for the week...

( IN/OUT details under the cut )

TOTALS
OUT... -141
IN... ....... 11
NET... -130

And I just got a new email from another freecycler, which means I may be getting rid of some more things...I'm not adding them to my list until they actually leave the house. (Otherwise I end up with piles of boxes in the hallway "for Goodwill," hoping some magic fairy will take them there for me.)s\

Hello post

[elmyraemilie]

Hi, all. I just found this comm via my network page. Since I'm constantly fighting my spouse and myself to throw out, put away and let go of stuff, it seemed like the right place for me.

We moved last September, so that was the Big Unclutter for the year. A lot of things went to Freecycle, but there was quite a bit that was simply not usable. Lordy, what a lot of junk I tossed out!

Now I'm determined to keep up with the tidy. Today I went through the file cabinet drawer and threw out an eight-year-old tax file, a number of warranty booklets for appliances we don't have any more and a whole bunch of receipts for work done on the house we sold.

Looking forward to hearing everyone's triumphs over the rising tide of Stuff!