I have spent 100 of the last 252 nights in a hotel. While in a hotel, I only have the belongings that fit into one suitcase, a backpack, and a very small purse. Now that I'm home, I have a house full of stuff. I'm overwhelmed!
It is time to put my house on a diet. I don't think I will pare my possessions down to what can fit into one suitcase, but I'd like to seriously tackle the "too much stuff" problem.
As I see it, I have three options:
1. Throw it away. I don't like this option much. I'm an earthy/crunchy gal at heart and dumping my possessions in a landfill makes me shiver. Some of my items will end up in the landfill, but I am hoping to keep that number as small as possible.
2. Use it up/ Wear it out. I like this option. I have some unintentionally large supplies of items and choose to be grateful that I won't need to stock up on them in the near future. I will keep them around and let their numbers dwindle as I use them up.
3. Pass it along. As I find items that I don't need to keep, I hope to identify someone who would like/use them. I don't want to unnecessarily burden others with my stuff, but if someone can benefit from my excess, I want them to have it.
Are there other options that I am missing?
I wonder how much progress I can make by the end of 2015?
It is time to put my house on a diet. I don't think I will pare my possessions down to what can fit into one suitcase, but I'd like to seriously tackle the "too much stuff" problem.
As I see it, I have three options:
1. Throw it away. I don't like this option much. I'm an earthy/crunchy gal at heart and dumping my possessions in a landfill makes me shiver. Some of my items will end up in the landfill, but I am hoping to keep that number as small as possible.
2. Use it up/ Wear it out. I like this option. I have some unintentionally large supplies of items and choose to be grateful that I won't need to stock up on them in the near future. I will keep them around and let their numbers dwindle as I use them up.
3. Pass it along. As I find items that I don't need to keep, I hope to identify someone who would like/use them. I don't want to unnecessarily burden others with my stuff, but if someone can benefit from my excess, I want them to have it.
Are there other options that I am missing?
I wonder how much progress I can make by the end of 2015?
1 comment:
I've entitled my 2014 clean out the house "Project Purge" and I have a box (or three) on the go ALL THE TIME. The Diabetes Clothesline has me on speed dial and calls me whenever they are in my area. I always have a box (or three) waiting for them. It is such a good feeling when I find something else that can go in a box. I was starting to not like my house because of all the stuff in it. That's not a problem anymore.
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