Hi, and daily report.

[angelbabe_cj]

Hi, I'm angelbabe_cj and I'm definitely in need of this project! I'm currently living with my parents, but I spent 5 years living elsewhere thanks to Uni, a year out, and a master's degree. I managed to accumulate quite a bit of stuff to go with the stuff that was already here. I made a start on uncluttering last year, mostly in great swathes, this year I'll be doing some of that later on, plus the project.

Yesterday: Got rid of two items of clothing not suitable for charity shop, plus put two more on the pile to take to the charity shop.

Total: Minus 4

Today: Two items (not technically mine) sent for church draw. Plus I'm going to get the ancient water bottle down from the top shelf where it's accumulated too much dust to be cleanable and throw that out.

ETA: Plus an eggcup I managed to break whilst getting bottle down. This 'accidentally broken stuff' category will probably be a recurring theme.

Total: Minus 34 (or 1 2 depending on how you look at it)

Nothing in so far, although I have some books on order which will appear soon.

Year's Running total: Minus 78 (or 56)

Comments

[beachlass]

Ah yes, the category of "this is so dusty, I must NEVER use it". I know it well.

Welcome!

[angelbabe_cj]

Thanks.

Yeah, it looks like that shelf has several more shockingly dusty things I need to throw out at some point. It tends to make me kind of sad because I feel bad not donating it, but if I'm not going to use it like that other people shouldn't do it either.

[beachlass]

One of the things that gets in my way sometimes is the voice saying I should repair/donate/recycle/repurpose/regift something.

So sometimes I just try to give myself permission to fill up the garbage bag. It's too easy to keep holding on to things because I should be doing something else with them.

[angelbabe_cj]

Yeah, I've done the just filling a bag thing, possibly more often than I should. Sometimes I just need to get rid of things though. Also, I did a little judicious saving people from my former hideous fashion taste, or stuff I've drastically altered that charity shops will be unable to sell.