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

[megpie71]

"Clothes you haven't worn in at least 6 months".... yeah, how about "nah" on that one? I mean, okay, I don't wear my winter jumpers, hoodies, long-sleeved t-shirts and leggings for about 7 months of the year - but that doesn't mean I want to have to buy them all new every winter, either. Yes, during the rest of the year they're taking up space - but the space they're occupying is space I have set aside for them, and I can spare it.

(I tend to think of these sorts of things as being written for the sort of person who goes clothes shopping on at least a monthly basis to "keep up with fashion", rather than for someone like me who shops for clothes about once every six months at most).

[fred_mouse]

Agreed. Decent winter clothing is only sold for such a narrow window that I'd hate to have to need any outside that time period. Most everything I'm wearing today I probably haven't worn since last August/September, when it got warm enough to move on to the lighter trackie dacks for home wear. I have not yet dragged out the merino long sleeve shirts yet, and they might not get worn this year, because I'm going to be OS for much of July/August, and won't (I hope!) be going to see any field trials in winter weather.

I had not made that association with fast fashion though. Maybe it works for people who live and work in temperature controlled environments?