Today, I got rid of...yay!
 

Okay, so call me the Billy Graham of purging, but I'm an avid believer in the idea that when it comes to possessions, less is best - less things to clean, less things to tidy, less things to fix, less things to have to worry about.

So, I'm starting this thread for the sole purpose of encouraging others to get rid of their 'shit.' Donate it, give it away, sell it, or stick it in the trash, I don't care what it is, if you don't need/use/or even like it, it's time to let it go.

I'll start. Today I got rid of...

1. A bunch of non-recyclable carrier bags that were taking up way too much room on my kitchen door. (-> Charity shop/thrift store.) My kitchen door thanks me.

2. Half a dozen chocolate/biscuit containers left over from Christmas. (-> The center my daugher attends for baking class.) So okay, they're good for storing cakes and biscuits - but all of us are trying to lose weight so why waste valuable space by keeping them? (My kitchen cabinets thank me.)

3. A pile of old newspapers/newspaper souvenirs from 1900 through 1940 or so. I bought them at an auction ages ago because they were extremely cheap. Out of all of them, however, there were only two that I really wanted so the rest I'm sending to our antiques/collectables unit. (The floor underneath my desk thanks me.)

So, what are you getting rid of today in the hope of de-cluttering your life? (And if you're not getting rid of it but don't need it/use it/like it...why?) Inquisitive minds want to know...

Words

Lets see, today..I'll remember to take the pile of plastic, to the store that has a container to collect them and recycle them.
I could be getting rid of many more thinsg, and have to work at it. Will drop back and maybe share : 0

You're more than welcome:)

So...what's going first?

Lots of paperbacks that are cluttering up books shelves. We are going through all our books over the next two weeks to see what to keep and what to get rid of. Some will go in a yard sale this spring (along with a pile of other stuff) and the rest will end up at Goodwill. Neither one of us like to accumulate stuff and we are not hoarders but we still find stuff to get rid of every year or so. This stuff just grows.

Rufus

Alright, so I'm a total pack rat but let's give this a try. So today I am getting rid of all my old pc magazines. I have been saving them because I just can't bring myself to throw them out so I make excuses. So today their gone and my girlfriend and my shelves thank me I'm sure.

Today...
 

busy busy

I've been getting rid of so much stuff. Donating, trashing, too much stuff.
getting rid of the cookies and sugar I keep bringing back into the house. Every time I go through anything emotional I turn to sugar. I'd like to get rid of what keeps making me do this.

Getting rid of heartache I've been carrying too long. Today things change.

I'm Not getting rid of..My backpack full of retired beanie babies..{i have my reasons !!}

I am, however, getting rid of the canopy bed {tired of it, I want my full size futon}

I'm NOT getting rid of...my ever growing pile of Smithsonian magazines

I'll compensate by getting rid of...hmm..3 hefty bags worth of clothes I havent seen or worn in 3 or 4 years....maybe donate to a worthy charity, and yes they're clean -squint-

Hands off my Books...I will obliterate you if u touch my books, ok, love me love my fuckin books, got the message ??~hypervents grabs a brown paper bag~

I'll probably get rid of all those Limited Edition hershey kisses...[eyes dart left/right]

I'll send all the old Time/People/Newsweek/Large Print Readers Digest/Scientific American*after checking* to my Dialysis Unit waiting room..It does get boring there, and some people dont know which channels to pick on tv, they hog the remote.

I'm keeping all the teddy bears given to me by at least 4 Ex's....dont ask me why they give me teddy bears ~grumble~
:3butch::wtf:

I used to hang on to magazines for the sake of one or two articles, so what I did was to cut out the articles I wanted to keep, file them, (individual nylon pockets in an A4 folder - makes them easy to find), then either use what was left for 'padding' for my eBay items or else stick it all in the recycle bin. So okay, these were 'women's magazines', most of which were full of advertising anyway, but it worked really well, especially as I no longer had to go through entire magazines looking for a particular article and instead, could simply look it up in my folder (my patience thanks me).

Anyway, well done on getting rid of those mags. :)

Oops..I missed this one...

See my last post always.

Good luck!

oh right...
Getting rid of a bunch of Dishes, cups and silverware, time for new ones....

3 or 4 years?!!!

Repeat after me. ''If I haven't worn it in a year, I do. not. need. it.''

3 or 4 years. *Shaking head.* LOL...

That's the spirit.

(((Sachita)))

June. Juuuuuuuuuune. Oh JUUUUUUUUUUUNE.

I KNOW you're watching, sooooooo...

Come on, spill...;)

Being a big old OCD sufferer of the non-hoarding variety I am constantly seeking symmetry and order. It is hard with a 7 year old though. There is clutter everywhere and some days I can't take it. I tend to get a bit too rowdy with the purging.

The less stuff I have the lighter and more free I feel. I have to be careful though because sometimes I can purge too much.

Great thread!!!

Oooohhhhhh! This is so delightful. It's like organizers porn. You are too hot!!!!

My fake Christmas tree...

apparently dog pee doesn't wash out of fake Christmas trees.

Who knew?

:dogwalking:

Today, I cleaned out 3 of my back packs;:| Sooo there are my pens I have been looking for about 7 months now, I went out and bought more :nyahnyah:
I cleaned out my closet; :| Who would have known that I had 2 sets of the same snickers because I didn't know I bought the ones earlier :mad:

I found a bunch of scrub hats that I couldn't find for Christmas that I wanted to wear :cowboy: <~ and a cowboy hat lol.

I have 2 bags of clothes that no longer fit me cause I lost weight because of the pesky crohn's/celiac that cut my diet in half. I guess that's a plus for me, still not sure.

And I am donating all the umbrella's I knew I just had to have incase it friggin rained :rainsing: to which I think I never used one of them cause I forgot them at home! :nyahnyah:
SO I know that Salvation Army will thank me, as someone else will be able to use these true treasures I once (thought) I needed

great thread

getting ready to move, i have been giving to freecycle alot

clothes
computer stuff
pots

then i burned trash today, love living in the country. BUT miss the beach

Keri,

You want the truth? If something were to happen to B. I think I'd find it extremely hard to get rid of anything that belonged to Hym so I really admire you for what you did.

I know my parents are already trying to reduce their possessions because they don't want my siblings or I to have to deal with it when they're gone. I know because my mother has told me, several times now, that this is what they're - or rather she's; my father won't let go of anything - doing, and although it makes me incredibly sad to think of their passing, I have to admit that I'm actually supporting them in their bid to get rid of stuff they no longer need, not because I don't want the 'trouble' of doing it when they're gone but because I'm not sure I'd be able to cope with it emotionally. Truth is, though, they have waaaaay too much stuff - my mother still uses my cut up, perfectly laundered and folded diapers (I'm 50!) - as face cloths (!), in spite of having a cupboard full of new ones - so it really does need to be done if for no other reason than to allow them to enjoy their golden years without being surrounded by clutter.

Anyway, thanks for sharing Keri...

Words

You just hit on one of my pet peeves...having to sort through my purse looking for a receipt that I need but instead finding hundreds that I don't need. Which is why, every couple of weeks, whilst watching TV, I go through the whole lot and purge.

Well done Gemme!

Redundant smilies (sp?) NOT allowed. ;)

So...did you do the kitty box? WELL? (I'm big on recycling but even I can't think of a use for the contents...) LOL...

Ooooooooooooh, naughty!

I love Freecycle.

I tried donating a table to a local charity that collects on behalf of low income families. Problem was, they only collect every few weeks and I was in a hurry to get rid of the table. So, I stuck in on Freecycle. Ten minutes later? An e-mail from a young girl moving into a new apartment but with a long list of basic items she simply couldn't afford to buy (but with a friend willing to collect). Fantastic. (W/we got the TV I'm watching right now off of Freecycle. So okay, it's huge, but it works!)

Words

Its been office purging the last week or so...

Today, I watched as two gaylords of paper went to recycling. These were just out of a file room upstairs in our offices. 27 contractor bags went to trash - nothing in them was worth freecycling, etc. Who the hell still has thermal fax paper?? We did - two cases. Printers that didn't work - no sense in sending those to a thrift shop. I stood in the file room last week, expletives abounding, wondering how in the hell does a business become a hoarder?!?!? Obviously, it was the employees. We have a history of when someone leaves the company, we never clean out the old offices unless the position is being rehired. I also cleaned those out.

2003 files will be destroyed today. YAY.

Today I have tasked my DP (that's data processing, you pervs ;) ) department with finding ways we can become more paper-less through technology. Once we have the tools in place, I may be getting rid of personnel who can't seem to navigate change LOL
(joke, people - I love my staff)

On the homefront, I will be cleaning out my closet this weekend. With the significant weight loss, I have so many suits and such that no longer fit. I will probably "lot" them and place them on Queerbay with the proceeds being donated to the Reunion Scholarship fund. (Yep, Honey, its in writing. You have proof that I WILL do it this weekend)

SOMEONE (who is probably thread stalking me) needs to continue to purge the workshop so that Hys tools can go live in the shop rather than in what is to become my exercise room.

:twitch::twitch::twitch: :thumbsup:

Has anyone used freecycle? I signed up for the local freecycle thread. I haven't offered or taken anything but it is interesting to see all the stuff people give away. Also, if you have furniture you want to get rid of call your local domestic violence shelter. They often have women who are moving into apartments and have nothing who need the basics - tables, chairs, couches etc. If you have a working refrigerator call your local food bank. They often need these items.

Rufus

I just sorted out my part of O/our medicine box. OMG. Vitamic C, calcium, and Primrose Oil pills, all of which I'm supposed to take - I hate pills - but don't. So, I figured, too expensive to just flush down the loo, no choice but to take them. So I did. Starting 5 minutes ago. One, because I can't stand waste or stuff hanging around and not being used and two - and more importantly - because, being the unhealthy person that I am, I need to. (My Daddy thanks me.)

I guess that means I also have to start using that cream - the one for hot flashes - that's been sitting on my bedside cabinet, unused, for the past, what, year and a half? (My Daddy will definitely thank me for that. Hy spends more time covering me up every night after I've flung off the duvet and fallen asleep again than Hy does sleeping Hymself.)

So what did I get rid of today? B's nagging about my not taking my pills. Yay! LOL...

Words

So I talked with my girl and we both agreed to get rid of old text books that we no longer have a use for. So today is old text books being pulled and disposed of in some way shape or form.

Maybe tomorrow will be my giant junk box in the hallway.

I figure I better purge now because my girl has no idea that in june when my family moves home they are bringing with them about twenty boxes of stuff from my childhood that I need to go through.

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I cleaned out my closet; :| Who would have known that I had 2 sets of the same snickers because I didn't know I bought the ones earlier :mad:

I hate to be obtuse, but what the heck are snickers? The only kind of snickers that I know of that you could store in a closet are the candy bar type snickers. It is beyond my chocolate addict's brain to be able to imagine that anyone could stick them in a closet and forget that they were there. So are we talking about some other kind of snickers? Sorry if this is an embasrrassing question.
Smooches,
Keri

I like this thread. It's a different perspective on the hoarder discussion. I watch those shows on late night TV and see things that people are keeping that are also in my house. Skeery.

Things I have trouble letting go:
-books, especially "good" books
-legal or important papers that I might need some day
-plastic containers for storing food
-extra buttons that come with clothing
-random electronics cords which might go with something important
-jewelry that I don't like

That's just a short list. Of all the things, the papers are most intrusive in our lives. There's too much paper lying around, cluttering tabletops and piled here and there. It remains somewhat manageable mainly because my partner couldn't stand for it to get worse. If she weren't around, I believe it would be much worse.

So...today I will spend just ten minutes going through the papers in the dining room, filling a bag with mail and papers to throw away or recycle.

I will also post the buttons to freecycle. Someone will love them for crafts or sewing, neither of which are things I do.