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I love this challenge.
It’s forcing me to get rid of STUFF.
Stuff that I don’t need. Stuff that others could use. Stuff that belongs in the trash and not taking up space in our home.
I’m getting rid of stuff, and I like it.
Here’s what I decluttered our home of today.
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It was pretty easy to find things to declutter today. The secret is to do it when the kids aren’t paying attention. π
Then I’m able to get rid of things quickly and without notice.
Otherwise, you know what happens, right?
They notice you’re throwing away that toy they haven’t played with in a year and suddenly, it’s one of their most prized possessions, which promptly gets put away (again) for safekeeping. Or, if your kids are younger, they’ll just start playing with said toy right then and there to prove that it should remain in their possession.
Kids are so funny.
Today, 4 items went to donation and the other items met the trash can.
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Today I de-cluttered our home of VHS tapes, a couple things that needed to be thrown in the trash, and a pair of shoes that no longer fit my baby girl.
Sniff.
I have a confession to make.
It’s a miracle that I’m donating Elisabeth’s baby shoes. I’m the type of mom that used to keep every piece of baby clothing, shoes, bibs, blankets, pretty much everything, just in case we had another baby.
And we did keep having babies, so the things that I kept came in handy and saved us money. But now that we’re pretty sure Elisabeth is going to be our fifth and final baby, I’ve gone a little crazy let go and stopped keeping EVERYTHING.
The tipping point was when we lived in Georgia and discovered that we had tons and tons of old kid’s clothes packed in boxes and tubs that we’d brought with us from Illinois. We had brought that stuff with us and ended up having to leave behind useful things that we actually wanted, like computer chairs, desks, and a whole lot of other stuff that we had to put at the curb with a big sign that read, “FREE.”
Letting Go
I ended up donating most of those clothes in Georgia. Ruben made countless trips to drop off bags of stuff, and I learned a lesson. I now only hang onto items Elisabeth has worn over and over and that I want to keep as a memory of when she was a baby.
It’s progress. π
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I had my daughter help with choosing what we should declutter today. She’s likes to keep things (lots of things), and getting her involved in letting go of things we no longer use or need is a good lesson.
Today’s items were set aside for donation or the trash.
These are the 7 things I cleared out today:
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