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post #101 of 135
6/23/07 at 9:12pm
46 more from the 2nd bedroom

392/500

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post #102 of 135
6/23/07 at 9:15pm
I cleaned out the fridge and freezer today and threw away a few things. I've also been finding a few things here and there to Freecycle.

Total: 56/100
post #103 of 135
6/23/07 at 10:56pm
Cleaned out the fridge and dumped 5 containers of old food. Am going to trade 2 nursing bras and a tank for some wool toys.

39/100
post #104 of 135
6/24/07 at 12:41am
A few more things gone tonight to the thrift store pile.

Total: 59/100
post #105 of 135
6/24/07 at 4:56pm
I freecycled 1 bag of clothes and 1 bag of puzzles. YAY!
post #106 of 135
6/24/07 at 6:08pm
I just decluttered my bathroom closet. I have 1 box of items to throw away and another bag of items to freecycle. YAY! I'm on a roll!!
post #107 of 135
6/24/07 at 9:56pm
31 more... getting there!

423/500
post #108 of 135
6/24/07 at 10:18pm
Whoo hoo!! I just freecycled a bag of toiletries including some feminine items I no longer need thanks to my Diva Cup and cloth pads.
post #109 of 135
6/24/07 at 11:22pm
Got rid of the last of our "free day" stuff today. Everything left in my house right now is either coming with us, or being taken to a family's barn to be stored until we can buy a house (brand new washer/dryer, antique bed that has sentimental value that I know we'll have a use for in a house, plus a couple of boxes of "keepsake" stuff). We also have a queen sized bed that is being picked up by a friend this week.

I'm having serious guilt issues about the stuff that's sitting on the curb tonight. We normally go several weeks without needing to put out a garbage bag, so I'm hoping it'll all "even itself out." But still, there are like 3 garbage bags out there, plus a mattress, and a box of computer parts, two cruddy old particle board desks that have been taken apart (they were on their very last leg, and only needed a gentle shove to "dis-assemble" themselves), and 5 outdoor chairs we had that fell apart in the humidity last summer and cannot be repaired.

We're up to 2700 items for June. ALMOST hit the 3000 mark! Man, we'll never amass this much junk again, I can tell you that much.
post #110 of 135
6/25/07 at 11:10am
Slow but steady progress. I still have a few days left, but so far today:

12 boxes and
3 bags of newspaper/packing materials gone to a friend whose moving
3 pieces of random trash I came across in the garage as I was getting the boxes
1 old mattress cover that was stuffed : in one of the boxes
1 large box of pictures that my Mom mailed to me unpacked and put in the room where they will be hung.

Grand total so far: 95/500. I also listed 60 items on TP, but no bites so far (so if any of you mamas need plus size casual business clothes...) Not so sure I am going to make my goal, but I have big plans for this week...we shall see. Anyway, progress is progress, even if it is not as much as I would like. Tomorrow is another day. Brownie points for the movie reference
post #111 of 135
6/25/07 at 8:55pm
24 more today!

447/500
post #112 of 135
6/26/07 at 1:29am
2 pairs of shoes to the thrift store
A big can of Gatorade powder, 3 plastic containers, and an unused dish scrubber to Freecycle

Total: 66/100

Tomorrow I plan to purge the toiletries drawers. That should be fun : .
post #113 of 135
6/26/07 at 7:54am
31 more last night

478/500
post #114 of 135
6/26/07 at 1:56pm
Busy morning cleaning but I have made good progress! I am babysitting this afternoon, and the 4yo is a bit...wild, so I needed to get rid of soem piles out of self preservation. So today I have:

--taken care of 2 large piles of built up magazines, school papers, and junk on the couch and put it away [I intended to count each item, since I had to go through it piece by piece, but I couldn't keep all the numbers straight!]
--except for the 138 things : I threw away
--I also cleared 1 container of leftovers from the fridge
--straightened and organized 1 coffee table

So, my new total is is 237/500!! making progress! I also have some items pending on the TP, so when they go...
post #115 of 135
6/26/07 at 4:26pm
I wish I could have seen this before the near end of June! I just moved to a new town and got rid of SO much stuff. I wish I would have been counting.

The great thing is that I got rid of 2 crates of books--I took them down to the used book store and got $11 in store credit and $40 in cash! This is HUGE for me! I hoard books like crazy. As a former English teacher, I feel like I am betraying the characters or something. Well, that's what the public library's for!
post #116 of 135
6/27/07 at 2:05am
I got rid of at least 20 things tonight from the medicine cabinet and bathroom drawers.

Total: 86/100
post #117 of 135
6/27/07 at 3:23am
I have put half of my bookshelf on paperbackswap and I'm sending books out like crazy; which means I get points for free books; (good for homeschooling.)

I took a bagful of stuff to the thrift shop today.

Ditched a ton of my wardrobe. I am waiting for payment on dipes, changing table and swing and more ... totalling $170! Sweet.

I just have to clear the mantle and I've reached all my June goals!
post #118 of 135
6/27/07 at 6:16pm
Wow, I have so much junk.

Dumped old spaghetti sauce from the fridge
Sent about 20 items to the garage sale box

60/100 Almost there!! I only have a few days left, but I think I can do it.
post #119 of 135
6/27/07 at 6:28pm
I'm in next month!! I'm really needing to declutter, my house isn't messy, just have soooo much stuff that's not needed.
post #120 of 135
6/27/07 at 7:34pm
My decluttering fairies must be afoot.

I cleared the mantle today....


I HAVE REACHED MY GOAL!!!

Ahhh,

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