today i tossed
1 burned jacket
1 holey sock
1 empty plastic wardrobe

mary

Tossed 9 magazines to recycle, empty ink jet, and a small light fixture disc.

Was able to toss 2 more magazines/brochures and some containers to the recycling.

Tossed a house and a ton of responsibility last week!!

I think you win the prize Waterlady! Too funny!

Lol, Waterlady! I remember the very light feeing that we had just after the movers left with everything and before we'd have a new place to stay. (military). The heaviness would return when we would have new quarters and the movers would just be leaving us with a gazillion boxes of stuff to unpack and find places for.

Tossing old dish cloths into the rag bag.
Tossing paint onto my canvas...
Tossed years of receipts and check carbons.
Tonight I will be tossing a salad...

Jo!
Too funny tossing a salad! Thanks for the laugh.

i shredded 11 YEARS worth ofbank statements on mon

mary

Here I am again. I have only done some minor decluttering in the last couple of months, but it's just a baby step, right?

I was going to wait until the end of the month to report May, but I was excited about this week's productivity and it's only Tuesday. I am still using the same strategy which is working for me. Clothes and shoes to the Children's Home and sometimes to a young girl who needs so much, material and emotional. Household items and magazines go to the front porch for pickup. I post on them on Craigslist free section. I read the "Wanted" section in Craigslist and can occasionally find someone who wants my junk. I also watch Freecycle for "wanted" items. I try not to look at the "offers" for fear of being tempted to take stuff I don't need. I think I am at 133 items OTD. WAAAYYY behind, but considering my current circumstances, it's probably okay.

22 cosmetic items
1 large trash can to dumpster (Stuff I just threw in there so I wouldn't have to deal with it. Other stuff had been sitting around because I was going to donate it about 10 years ago and didn't so it ruined.)
2 large boxes from outdoor tool purchases (been sitting around for well over one year.
35 Misc Household Items
10 Hobby Farm Mags
1 Shopping Bag

I also realized that it is time to let go of old email. It is clutter that, for me, is almost as detrimental as physical clutter. I save them forever and NEVER refer back to them!! I started cleaning out a little over one week ago. Of the 373 deleted emails, 307 of the emails were from various organizing subscriptions. Really??? The remainder were miscellaneous emails that I was going to take care of later, or they were subscription to self improvement subscriptions. I feel so much better!


35 household items came out of a spare room that should serve as a workout room. Unfortunately, I let it become the catch all. I began working on it early Sunday morning and for a while Monday morning. I still have a long way to go, but it looks so much better. I took before pictures and took some during pictures tonight. I made a little movie with the pictures. It was so need to see the changes on the computer. Shew!!!

tossed another holey sock

mary