Welcome back lovely readers! I can’t believe how quickly this year is already flying by! If you haven’t seen this before I decided at the beginning of 2013 that I would get rid of at least one item per week for the entire year! I’ve already thrown out 8 items and I’m on my way to getting rid of a lot more!
Item #9 – Beaded bracelet
Not sure where this beaded bracelet came from but I definitely don’t wear it any more and I don’t need it collecting dust in my jewellery box. I’ll probably donate this to a local charity so that some girl will get to wear it and hopefully feel pretty!
Item #10: 7 dresses
I’ve decided that I’m counting all 7 of the dresses as one item because otherwise I wouldn’t have to find things to get rid of until mid-April. So I’ve listed 7 dresses on Kijiji in hopes that someone will buy them. Go crazy!
Also make sure you check out Lisa’s progress and Blair’s progress on the living with less challenge!
19% of the year is over, what have you gotten rid of?
Holy hot dogs those are some cute dresses you’re getting rid of!
lol don’t enable me haha now I don’t want to sell them!
Love this! In 2011 I gave away 2,011 things! It was really hard but also really rewarding! Keep going!
Thanks! I can’t believe you got rid of 2,011 things… that’s insane! Good for you though!
Great job so far. You’ve passed the difficult stage. The first few weeks are the hardest. I wish you all the best in your journey. I started minimalizing years ago and am much happier for it. I was forced to when I backpacked Europe for a year, and the efficient habits sort of stuck.
I have noticed that many of my friends and colleagues want to trade up from their starter home to something bigger. If they just sold/donated/trashed the items in their home that they never actually used, they would have a lot more space. They would also have a lot more money (lower property taxes, less space in the house to heat).
Thanks for the encouragement. It is getting easier to identify stuff I don’t need. Not having as much stuff does make the condo feel more roomy!