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[yukonsally]

Hello!

When I started the decluttering around my house, it was easy--I had bits everywhere, so when my friends and I had the challenge get rid of one thing on April 1, two things on April 2, etc, I did very well. When we got to 30 things on April 30, it was hard. And that's where I am. The hard stuff. Digging in. Making the hard decisions. Addressing sentimental value and potential hurt feelings.

Giving away the thing does not mean I do not value the person.

That took me a minute.

Lately, I find little things that, if I gave to a secondhand shop, would get lost or thrown away. So I offer them to friends on facebook. I don't mind shipping because honestly, I have so many padded envelopes that are also clutter! The most current facebook giveaways are tons of beads, some knitting lapel pins, and a keychain. All have gone to good homes/not my house.

How's your week shaping up?

Wednesday post

[fred_mouse]

How is your uncluttering going for the first half of the week?

I've been doing a lot of moving things around, in preparation to be able to sort through them, and 'tis quite on the exhausting side. Having said that, yesterday I moved piles of paper around, throwing out quite a bit -- filled the ~10L bin three times. Monday, I dropped off the bag of Stuff that was sitting in the front hall to an op-shop (and only bought a few things there, one of which was on the shopping list anyway, so it was convenient to get it there). Oh, and I cleaned out an 'empty' container that had been hanging around in the shower, and threw it out.