Today, I got rid of...yay!

[Words]

Originally Posted by always2late

First...a shout out. Words darlin...thank you for starting this thread!

I told myself that this new year would be a year of minimization. Out with the old, the cluttered, the things I don't need. And now I have a thread to keep me on track. YAY! lol

You're more than welcome

So...what's going first?

[always2late]

Recycling the pile of old magazines that I have been keeping forever....saving for a recipe, or an article, etc... Time for them to go!

[Rufusboi]

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

[Logicaly]

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.

[LieslKate]

I got rid of the dishes/pots & pans in the sink... moving on to going through the stuff I moved from my Mums !

[Sachita]

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.

[Words]

Originally Posted by Sachita

Today things change.

That's the spirit.

(((Sachita)))

[Rook]

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~

[Words]

Originally Posted by Rook

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-

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...

[julieisafemme]

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!!!

[Words]

Originally Posted by Logicaly

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.

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.

[julieisafemme]

Originally Posted by Words

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.

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

[blush]

My fake Christmas tree...

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

Who knew?

[Gemme]

I cleaned out my change purse doohickey this morning at o'dark thirty and found numerous receipts that could be thrown away and/or shredded. I have done both.

That's it for today.

[Words]

Originally Posted by always2late

Recycling the pile of old magazines that I have been keeping forever....saving for a recipe, or an article, etc... Time for them to go!

Oops..I missed this one...

See my last post always.

Good luck!

[Rook]

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