On Saturday, I cleaned out the pantry and found 13 items to throw away or recycle.
The garage was next on the list, but that's my husband's domain. I have almost nothing out there, but in the cubby of outdoor shoes, I did find a pair of my flip flops that were coming apart! Those went straight to the trash can.
Monday I pulled 5 things out of the living room, most of which were just relocated to other parts of the house. (No, I didn't get rid of my favorite Bible from my teenage years! It has lots of good, handwritten notes in it!)
Yesterday, I faced the laundry room - the actual laundry area didn't scare me, but across from it is a large closet where we keep games, puzzles, art/craft supplies, etc. I found 27 miscellaneous things to get rid of.
I also did a quick sweep of our medicine cabinet, and found one expired medication to throw away.
That brings my grand total to 179. I'm thinking I need to lower my expectations and go for 250 items instead of 500! I should be able to finish the rest of the house next week and I'll share my final count with you then.
Is there a room in your house that you dread cleaning out?
Wow! You've found a bunch to get rid of, but not as much as I did. I must hang on to things whereas you throw them out. :) I love looking into the drawers and cabinets where I've decluttered and seeing how nice they look now!
ReplyDeleteEven though it doesn't look like I'll have a high number of items that I've gotten rid of, this process is making me think twice about bringing new items into the house. I guess it goes back to the KonMari method, too - I only want to bring in items that I really love and will enjoy having in our home.
DeleteGood job. Not finding 500 items is not a bad problem to have. I got rid of so much when we moved but continue to go through things and find things we really don't need. I haven't been doing it consistently lately. Need to work on that.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Janet - it just means you are already living more on track! :-)
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