Updates on cutting down the clutter

We are on day 18 of the 30 day Minimalism Game and where do I stand?

Date – today’s reduction (total)

  • January 1st – 15 (15)
  • January 2nd – 0 (15)
  • January 3rd – 5 (20)
  • 4th – 12 (32)
  • 5th – 5 (37)
  • 6th – 5 (42)
  • 7th – 1 (43)
  • 8th – 1 (44)
  • 9th – 0 (44)
  • 10th – 5 (49)
  • 11th – 7 (56)
  • 12th – 0 (56)
  • 13th – 2 reams of colored paper, 2 reams of card stock, 3 boxes of certificate/award paper, 1 columnar pad, 1 pack of 50 sheet protectors, 1 set of gold certificate seal stickers, 1 packet of photo paper, 12 boxes of paper clips, 1 bottle Elmer’s glue, 2 boxes of binder clips, 1 can of spray air, 1 box of pencils, 1 box of crayons, 1 pack of circle stickers, 1 carrying bag… all in unopened and perfect condition and all given to Barton Middle School.  I figured some teachers could use them – 41 total items (97)
  • 14th – threw away 5 various bits of memorabilia (5k race number etc.), 6 more books to the library – 11 total items (108)
  • 15th – 0 (108)
  • 16th – recycled 4 boxes I was saving for the off chance I would need to mail something in them, recycled 6 manuals from appliances I no longer have, returned 6 unopened coaxial cables to Time Warner, listed 13 items on Amazon but I will not count those until they actually sell and leave my house – 16 total items (124)
  • 17th – sold 3 books on Amazon – 3 total items (127)
  • 18th – as I am leaving town for a week, it will be difficult to minimize things for a while.  I expect I will fall way behind in my goal during this trip.

Goal: 153 things
Status: 127 things

 

I started to fall behind around the 12th and then doubled-down to try and speed up my giving/selling/trashing.  It’s really hard to find a dozen things a day to give away!

Need help getting rid of stuff yourself?  Here a few helpful links:

  • Amazon – if it is new or in good shape, you can resell many things here
  • Ebay – ditto
  • Craigslist – you can sell pretty much anything here (be warned, not policed very well for bizarre/inappropriate stuff
  • Freecycle – Great place to give away things that still have value.  I used to freecycle quite a bit back when I lived in Houston but it is available all over the world.