The beginnings of my Goodwill pile!
Originally I had planned to set a goal of donating a certain percentage of my current possessions, but that just seemed too arbitrary and difficult to verify. Instead, I am now going through my things and asking myself "Do I need this?" "Does this make me happy?" If the item doesn't evoke an affirmative response to either of these questions, it goes in the pile.
It's actually been a really great and cleansing process, and I look forward to how much easier it will be to find things I'm looking for and maintain some semblance of cleanliness once the de-cluttering is finished.
I will keep you all posted as my pile grows, and possibly post some items for sale on here if I get really motivated :)
I definitely need to do this again - I try to do it a few times a year. A question I always ask myself is, "Would I buy this if I saw it in a store today?" "If I tried this on in a store, would I think it looks good enough to buy?" Often, the answer is now. Especially with clothes. If I've had something a long time, I'll keep it in my closet (even if I hardly ever wear it), but when I try it on, I realize it doesn't look as good as I thought it did...and that if I were in a dressing room, it would be staying behind.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good way to go about it -- I feel like I need to have a "dressing room" night and just try on all the clothes I'm not sure about. In fact, maybe we could combine forces and make this happen with mac&cheese and TLC? :)
DeleteYes, absolutely, most definitely.
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