Today, I got rid of...yay!

Ginger · 11-21-2012, 08:20 PM

OMG how did I miss this thread!!!

I have found my lost tribe!!!

I love to cull, purge, re-prioritize, reorganize, and lighten the depth of the footprint I make on earth, lighten myself, make myself feel freer, more flexible, more able to embrace change when it hits, because my shell is easy to drag.

For as long as I can remember, I've had a personal rule: If I buy something, I have to get rid of something.

This stops me from making impulse purchases that cause gratuitous repetitions in my household.

Another thing I do is, every three months or so I go through every drawer and closet in my apartment, and start a pile of things I don't wear, didn't like in the first place, just don't want anymore, no matter how "nice" they are.

Then I fold the stuff into a shopping bag and give the best pieces away to someone who needs them (like the lady who cleans our office, who I've known for about ten years). When I'm carrying the bag, I'm very conscious of its weight. That's the weight I'm shedding, in some psychic way. It feels good.

You know how many mugs I have? I have three mugs. I actually want a couple more, but I'll stop at that. I really fight the urge to accrue, and it's easy to internalize that urge, in this culture, where we're bombarded by messages to consume.

Ironically, though, when I live with someone, I am happy to help them organize, get rid of stuff, but I also have no problem tolerating their stuff, as long as it doesn't dominate shared space.

starryeyes · 11-21-2012, 08:58 PM

I got rid of some resentment I was holding towards a work situation. Yay! No more tummy in knots

Gráinne · 11-21-2012, 09:30 PM

A huge bag of kids' winter coats that are way too small.

A box of those bathroom rugs/toilet covers/bath mats from four bathroom colors ago

A bag of my youngest son's clothes that he's grown out of (the staff keeps them bagged up).

GPS · 11-21-2012, 09:44 PM

I gave 3 huge bags of 2T, 3T clothes to a homeless shelter today

cinnamongrrl · 01-06-2013, 07:56 PM

Today I got rid of...

9 boxes (I think) of kleenex that Teddy got free at work...we couldn't possibly use it all. I gave it to my client. He uses a lot of them and it saved him some money...

several egg cartons that I put aside for my mother to take to her friend who sells her chicken's eggs

a clock radio with cassette player that my mother could really use until I find her a replacement for her under the cabinet CD player that bit the dust

TheMerryFairy · 01-06-2013, 08:01 PM

Today I got rid of a few stray socks laying around the house. They weren't in good enough condition to repurpose. I also decluttered my paper bin, took out the recycled bottles and got rid of one or two things off of my list that I have been wanting to take care of.

Medusa · 12-10-2016, 02:26 PM

I'm about to cut loose on some books! Goal is to lighten my load by 50 books.

I'll report back with the success or failure

11-21-2012, 08:58 PM	#2
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11-21-2012, 08:20 PM	#1
Ginger Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme lesbian Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: East coast Posts: 2,416 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,829 Thanked 12,295 Times in 2,057 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	OMG how did I miss this thread!!! I have found my lost tribe!!! I love to cull, purge, re-prioritize, reorganize, and lighten the depth of the footprint I make on earth, lighten myself, make myself feel freer, more flexible, more able to embrace change when it hits, because my shell is easy to drag. For as long as I can remember, I've had a personal rule: If I buy something, I have to get rid of something. This stops me from making impulse purchases that cause gratuitous repetitions in my household. Another thing I do is, every three months or so I go through every drawer and closet in my apartment, and start a pile of things I don't wear, didn't like in the first place, just don't want anymore, no matter how "nice" they are. Then I fold the stuff into a shopping bag and give the best pieces away to someone who needs them (like the lady who cleans our office, who I've known for about ten years). When I'm carrying the bag, I'm very conscious of its weight. That's the weight I'm shedding, in some psychic way. It feels good. You know how many mugs I have? I have three mugs. I actually want a couple more, but I'll stop at that. I really fight the urge to accrue, and it's easy to internalize that urge, in this culture, where we're bombarded by messages to consume. Ironically, though, when I live with someone, I am happy to help them organize, get rid of stuff, but I also have no problem tolerating their stuff, as long as it doesn't dominate shared space.

11-21-2012, 09:44 PM	#4
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cinnamongrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: cleverly disguised as a responsible adult* Preferred Pronoun?: wild woman Relationship Status: No, thank you. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Home in NC..gonna dig in like a tick this time… Posts: 7,665 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,247 Thanked 27,604 Times in 6,959 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	Today I got rid of... 9 boxes (I think) of kleenex that Teddy got free at work...we couldn't possibly use it all. I gave it to my client. He uses a lot of them and it saved him some money... several egg cartons that I put aside for my mother to take to her friend who sells her chicken's eggs a clock radio with cassette player that my mother could really use until I find her a replacement for her under the cabinet CD player that bit the dust

01-06-2013, 08:01 PM	#6
TheMerryFairy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Pansexual/Sapiosexual femmey dyke who likes to crossdress now and then Preferred Pronoun?: She/her OR ze if I'm crossdressing Relationship Status: Floating and walking My path, happy in life. Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: On my Merry Fairy way! , Canada Posts: 3,630 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,727 Thanked 8,694 Times in 2,987 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Today I got rid of a few stray socks laying around the house. They weren't in good enough condition to repurpose. I also decluttered my paper bin, took out the recycled bottles and got rid of one or two things off of my list that I have been wanting to take care of.