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Stuff Challenges

by Maria Gracia Updated on October 1, 2023 Each challenge is designed to help you gain new experiences as rewards for getting rid of your clutter. Just work on each of these challenges for around 15 minutes a day this month, every day of the month. Join our newsletter to be notified when new content is added to our website. 1. Get rid of: all of the random cleaning products you’re storing, but that you never use. Enjoy this experience: Go to a museum or aquarium…alone or with your family/friends. 2. Get rid of: the shoes and sneakers you own that hurt your feet, don’t match any of your clothes, or that you simply don’t like. Enjoy this experience: Watch a movie you’ve already seen before and love, interruption-free. 3. Get rid of: bath towels that have holes in them or that are fraying. Enjoy this experience: Do a DIY craft project. 4. Get rid of: your surplus of food storage containers. Enjoy this experience: Take yourself out to lunch or for a specialty coffee. 5. Get rid of: games, toys, and books your kids have outgrown. Enjoy this experience: Go to a park just to enjoy the view. 6. Get rid of: paper clutter. Recycle as much as you can today. Set a timer for 30 minutes and be ruthless. Enjoy this experience: Go to a movie matinee. 7. Get rid of: expired medicine (dispose of safely) and expired food. Enjoy this experience: Invite a neighbor over for tea and good conversation. 8. Get rid of: old magazines and old newspapers Enjoy this experience: Make a new playlist and listen to it while enjoying a hobby. 9. Get rid of: costume jewelry that has been sitting in your jewelry box, unused, for years. Enjoy this experience: Learn how to make a simple origami animal. Give your creation to your child or grandchild. 10. Get rid of: your surplus of craft supplies Enjoy this experience: Stop by the visitor center in town. Challenge them to tell you something about your town that you don’t already know. Back to Organizing Challenges Index