Possible inspiration: 50 things to throw away

[fred_mouse]

pinched from this image on tumblr - I can't tell where it was originally from. There are some, hmmm, I'll go with 'odd' choices in this list but eh, maybe some of you are less attached to 'things not used recently' than I am. :)

Challenge for the weekend, if you have the time an energy - pick one thing from the list and see what you can ditch!

And if you don't have the energy, join me in the comments for commentary on the oddness of some of the list.

• old magazines
• old couch pillows
• movies you don't watch
• movies that are scratched
• burnt out candles
• extra cords
• games with missing pieces
• old books
• broken makeup
• old makeup
• old nail polish
• old perfume
• old toothbrushes
• half empty bottles
• towels with holes
• anything you haven't used in the last three months
• socks without a match
• socks with holes
• underwear with holes
• clothes you haven't worn in at least 6 months
• clothes that don't fit
• earings without a match
• old ties
• old belts
• old purses
• old hats and gloves
• worn out shoes
• worn out blankets
• old pillows
• expired food
• take out menus
• restaurant sauce packets
• old coupons
• old cleaning supplies
• cups with missing pieces
• anything you have too much of
• excess tupperware
• rags with holes
• expired medication
• old mail
• old manuals
• old paperwork
• birthday cards
• broken toys
• happy meal toys
• anything with missing pieces
• things they never play with
• duplicates
• puzzles with missing pieces

Comments

[illariy]

anything you have too much of

Not my fountain pens! *sobs and clutches pens*

But honestly aside from the odd 3 month rule that irks me about seldom used but necessary tools as well as seasonal stuff, I don't really find anything odd on this list. In fact, there are far too many that apply to me but I am not feeling ready to let anything go today. Hopefully during the summer when the next uni free time comes.

[fred_mouse]

I guess 'too much' is relative? I'm glad that the rest of it works for you, because some of them I was reading going ???. For me it was 'old books'. Some of my old books took a lot of hunting down, others were gifts from family. Mind you, I have recently identified one (yes, one whole book!) that I bought as a young teen at a sale for 20c, which was published in the 1950s. I'm never going to read it again, and I don't think I'm going to notice the lack.

[illariy]

Oh, that is one old book! A great price, too. But yeah if you are never going to read it again, good riddance. The space is better used with other books.

[fred_mouse]

I have to keep telling myself that, because 'but what if I find I miss it' is a weirdly overwhelming thought for a book I literally haven't opened in over thirty years.

[illariy]

Much sympathy on that front. I am exactly the same.

I struggle to declutter things I find while tidying up my room even if I have completely forgotten I even owned the things. How could I miss something I didn't even remember? My brain has its own kind of logic in that realm, it seems.