2010 in 2010 - Page 5

[samstress]

finally got around to purging my first items...

1 - our old office chair
2 - a rug fragment that i'd been holding onto for some strange reason
3 thru 26 - 24 pairs of underwear

hooray! feels good to get rid of stuff. it's a small start, but it's a start (i normally hold onto EVERYTHING).

26/2010

[Dessirey]

i could have written this but replace girls with boys. yes i LOVE hand me downs...my oldest starts with them and they get passed on to the younger two...one good thing about getting many pieces is they don't get worn out so quickly and keep in good shape for #3 ...but it is 5 of us in 900 sq. feet condo...short on space...the trunks of our cars are outdoors toy bins ha ha

i have a hard time getting rid of old toys...new toys that we received get re-gifted no problem...but I have some old toys that i can't let go off...don't know why...

[pixiemammy]

Decluttered some old cds yesterday that have moved house several times with us and never been unpacked (until now)

41 CDs to 2nd hand CD shop
5 CDs posted to new owners
4 broken CD covers into trash
1 old pair of spectacles recycled in spectacle charity bin
1 glass jar dropped & spectacularly smashed all over kitchen floor (not exactly decluttering, but it is gone from the house now so I'm counting it )

115+52=167/2010

[scrapadoozer]

7 tattered dishtowels & pot holders
1 unwanted toy
3 books
1 half empty jar of sprinkles with a missing cap
1 card game
1 outgrown shirt
2 random, pointless cords

91/2010

[sunnysandiegan]

Nothing is out of the house yet, so I am not counting it. However, we went through the game cabinet last night and some other children are going to be thrilled with 2 puzzles, 1 card game, and 2 board games (all outgrown and chosen by DD).

I have a designated spot in my side of the master bedroom closet for charity items. We all put things there as we decide we don't need them for whatever reason. I hadn't looked specifically in that bag since the 100 items by year-end challenge. The current bag was half full before adding the items last night.

[caiesmommy]

I seriously need to join. I was slow moving before the holidays and now Im paying for it! SO MUCH STUFF! I haven't even sorted/found a spot for it all yet The walls are caving in on me. Not to mention that its dd's first birthday party in 2 weeks

I have a PILE to go to the second hand store. Sadly sitting in my dining room waiting for dh to take

I did get rid of 1 grocery bag of stuff in this weeks recycling and one in garbage

Here we go!

2/1010

[dantesmama]

I'm in! I've been on the fence about whether to join in, but after looking in my closets . . . er, yeah, I can definitely declutter 2010 things this year! Will get started now while the baby's napping and check in later.

[tranmama]

Okay, today was like Christmas all over again with a few new things I treated myself to. I bought a new pair of running shoes for the 10K training I started today, and I received a new book and a new laptop bag that I ordered online. So, for the new shoes, I'm letting go of a bunch of old shoes. For the new book, I'm getting rid of some old, unneeded books. For the new laptop bag, I'm getting rid of old purses, totes and bags that I haven't used in YEARS.

31-37. 7 pairs of shoes to Goodwill
38-41. 4 purses/bags
42. Sunhat

The books will come in a bit. I need to think good and hard about the ones I should let go.

[HydeParkB]

3-28: Box of stuff to the thrift store, including light bulbs, manual breast pump, baby clothes, knick knacks.
29. Pile of paper.

I have 4 books to send out, just waiting to see if I get another order.

[ParisApril]

Out today.

20 books
70+ blocks, cars, my little ponies, puzzles and games

197 + 90 = 287/2010

[BabyBugsMom]

Went through bins of baby clothing today, and sorted them into four categories: trash, charity, keep, and sell. Counting only the trash and charity items, I got rid of:
95 clothing items
50 socks
1 crib bumper
2 baby gates

I'll be sorting through the sell pile again tomorrow, so I can piece together lots to post on our local craigslist-ish site. As they get sold, I'll count them.

Also out the door, courtesy of dh cleaning up the rubble from his remodeling mess in the basement:
12 cardboard boxes
4 paint cans
6 large garbage bags full of construction trash
1 5 gallon bucket
1 decorative shelf
1 broken table

This brings my total to 256/2010. I'm finding it startling to be over 10% of the goal on January 5. I'm sure this will slow down, but for now I'm enjoying the decluttering.

[sunnysandiegan]

Originally Posted by BabyBugsMom

Went through bins of baby clothing today, and sorted them into four categories: trash, charity, keep, and sell. Counting only the trash and charity items, I got rid of:
95 clothing items
50 socks
1 crib bumper
2 baby gates

I'll be sorting through the sell pile again tomorrow, so I can piece together lots to post on our local craigslist-ish site. As they get sold, I'll count them.

Also out the door, courtesy of dh cleaning up the rubble from his remodeling mess in the basement:
12 cardboard boxes
4 paint cans
6 large garbage bags full of construction trash
1 5 gallon bucket
1 decorative shelf
1 broken table

This brings my total to 256/2010. I'm finding it startling to be over 10% of the goal on January 5. I'm sure this will slow down, but for now I'm enjoying the decluttering.

YOU GO, GIRL!!!

[pixiemammy]

a bit more....

3 old shampoo bottles - recycling
4 clothes - charity
3 broken cds - bin
24 cds - charity
2 broken pens - bin
1 huge manual juicer - charity
10 random bits - charity

so... 167+47=214/2010... woo hoo it feels so good to have finally sorted through all those old cds!

[scrapadoozer]

Knife block we never use
2 bath puppet washcloths
2 toys

96/2010

[caiesmommy]

Need an iinsanity break...I'm hitting the toys and oh my gosh!!

I've got bags upon bags upon boxes to go to goodwill(Ill post that stuff when it really leaves)...but I will post that I've got 2 more bags for garbage/1 for recycling

5/1010

[pixiemammy]

me again.... need a motivational update as I've just emerged from the chaos of the utility room/black hole of doom... eek! So in a nutshell, from this afternoon's purge we have...

Charity-14
Bin-14
Recycling-26

whew... 214+54=268/2010... that's me for today, I can't go back in there, I'm off for a cuppa

[caiesmommy]

Dh decided to go to goodwill on his way to work!

-a garbage bag of stuff-juice container/plastics/bowls/junk-15?
-magazines-20(my grandma/aunt give me their mags frm subscription when they are done..I read them then send them along)
-toys-35
So 70ish things went to goodwill
Recycling:
-another bag of paper-1
-boxes frm xmas-3



79/1010...Thats a jump

[dantesmama]

Yesterday I got rid of:

VCR
10 vhs tapes
11 coloring books
last year's phone book
1 dvd
broken modem cable
2 kids' crafts
5 magazines
blacklight
small wall mirror
3 packages of seeds I will never plant
staple gun
portable cd player
headphones
small bag of rocks (collected on a camping trip)
citronella candle
cat toy (we no longer have a cat)
game
gift bags
belt
small bag of holey socks
stack of old bills/papers

48/2010

Going to try to get it up to 100 today!

[rere]

Nothing yesterday but this morning...

15 pantry items
1 broken toy
1 big box
1 plate in the bag for my mom

[karkli]

I'm so in, starting today! I may conservatively estimate the numbers of some items that I get rid of in bulk because I don't want to distract myself from declutter with the process of decluttering...But I'm so in.

My starting accomplishments for today:

1-5: Unneeded and unused undersink items, all contents properly disposed of and containers recycled.

6-13: Two sweaters, five shirts, and a skirt for donation.

14: Beat up pair of shoes, trash

15-30: Two dishwasher baskets, an old purse, a nautical themed candle holder, two votive holders, an inflatable bath pillow, a Wicked Soundtrack CD, and various other random items. (Freecycle)

31-50: Toys, board books, and back issues of Baby Bug that my kids have outgrown. (Freecycle)

I can't wait to add to this list!

Edited to add:

51: Pedestal sink base, to the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store