I have started doing some very hardcore spring cleaning this weekend. It started on Friday where I was able to easily fill one garbage bag worth of stuff. Stuff that I am sure I didn’t own and didn’t need. Then on Saturday I did the same, I went through only a couple of the closets that we have in the apartment and was able to fill another couple of garbage bags, and a bag of shoes and kitchen stuff to give away.
There is something rewarding about realizing that I can simply downsize and my quality of life will be better, not worse. I don’t NEED this stuff and it really doesn’t bring me joy.
The Continued Plan
The tough part about going through this exercise is that there is a lot of "good stuff” that I am just throwing away. I don’t mean that this stuff is worth anything, but simply that I am sure that if I had the room and was able to organize it properly I would find a great use for it in the future. For example, coax cable connectors. I had developed a minor collection of these over the years of moving and such, and I am sure that I would be able to use them again in the future…maybe. The fact is that we are probably going to cancel our cable in the coming days and even possibly sell the TV. So unless I take all of this type of stuff when I move, I am not going to find a use for it here. On top of all of that it is not worth selling and I am sure that the Salvation Army will not have a use for it. So it gets thrown out. And good riddens.
My goal is to have all of the books that I am not going to read again out of the house, and given away, all of my magazine subscriptions cancelled and old magazines given away, by the end of the week. From there it is more of the same.
How about you?
Do you try to keep your surroundings lean? Or are you a pack rat?
Do you have any suggestions or resources on ways to un-clutter your space, and I don’t mean ways to store MORE.
Cheers,
JM
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