It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. The first post I wrote this year was about getting rid of "stuff". I have been doing a great job getting rid of stuff and I am finding that I have a lot more than I thought I had. For the most part I have been able to toss out, recycle or donate the items that I have been storing in various drawers, cupboards and closets for years. I have been doing a little each day. If I continue to take more out of the house each week than I bring into it I may eventually reach my goal of living in a clutter free environment.
We start accumulating stuff at a young age. Our parents and in-laws give us stuff and then when our children move out they leave stuff and we buy stuff because that is who we are.
It was hard to do but this week I actually tossed out my collection of badges from various conferences that I have attended or spoken at during the past five years. It was hard to say good bye to them all but it was time to let go.
Conference Badges
Sniff . . .
What are you hanging onto?
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good thing my wife doesn’t live in a drawer :>)
Teresa, I have a closet full of technology items that I’ve collected over the years. I must get in the habit of pitching stuff if I haven’t touched it in a year.
don”t pitch it have it recycled or give it away if it is something someone else can use
For me, and probably for you too, the “stuff” represents memories. That is why it was so hard to throw out those badges. I have a hard time throwing things away because I end up taking hours reminiscing about what the item represents. Once it’s gone, it’s out of sight out of mind. That’s why I have boxes of stuff I just can’t bring myself to throw out but I left have my stuff in my storage locker when I moved and I haven’t missed any of it yet.
Maybe you need to take photos of the stuff. Throwing the badges away felt theraputic. they do hold happy memories but they also took up valuable space.
*half my stuff