Day 1 was a cinch. About day 8 I was starting to struggle, and I looked around and thought I have already gone through everything...... WRONG. I went back through my bathroom drawers and found a bunch of stuff. Like the old toothpaste we don't use anymore because we switched to a more natural kind. A bunch of hair clips my daughter or I haven't worn.... probably ever. I went through my kitchen drawers and got rid of old bibs and towels I never use. No need to keep them. So I keep finding more and more things.
The best part about this is how great it feels to have more room and less clutter and junk around. I had a few good days of just cleaning out a lot of things so I counted the stuff for the next day and so on. If that makes sense.
I went through our junk drawer and I found so many cords that we don't need. I mean how many charger cords do you need maybe 3, car, kitchen and bedroom. We don't need 12. I had a few random cookbooks I had never used in 8 years so I looked though and took a few out and sent them to the DI.
I found a box in the hall closet that had a bunch of my cds in them. I dont ever listen to cds anymore. I still kept my favorites because I am not ready to let go of those yet. I kept one folder of cds between me and Jared. That is pretty good as we used to have like 4 I think.
I found my craft box and I loved going through there. I had a bunch of ribbon stuff from making wreaths for my door. Stuff I knew I would never use again. So that went away. I also had a ton of ribbon from making bows years ago for my daughter. No need holding on to them. I am done making bows and don't see a reason to keep that many colors and styles of ribbon. I kept the basic colors for projects.
I also had bias tape that I had never used and buttons that I didn't want to keep. No need keeping thousands of buttons. I kept all the fun ones but some had to go. I really want most of it gone. I don't really see me using them soon. If I need buttons soon I know where to get them.... almost every store for pretty cheap.
I had so much fun going through things for the third time and still finding things to get rid of. I have changed my mind set in the past few months of what I need to have in my home. I love this simple way of living. I find cleaning so much easier. I still need to tackle the toy box. Once we have the basement done and I can move stuff down there I will fix that and put the stuffed animals in there or something. I want to put all of the little toys in bins that are similar. Like all the cars in one bin and they have to put one away to get another out. I have reduced my toys by at least 75% since I started this whole minimalism mindset a few months ago and the kids don't miss anything. They are spending more time outside and actually playing with the toys we still have. I love it
It was a great motivator to make me go through drawers and find missing boxes that I haven't opened since we moved. I plan to do this again once the basement is done and I can get into my storage room again. I know there are boxes in there that need junking. I am excited for that.
I also find myself storing less and less clothes for the kids. I donate or sell the ones that were hardly worn, I keep my favorites. I just feel like I don't need to store so many.
I highly recommend doing this challenge for anyone. I was amazed at what I found to get rid of and guess what? I don't miss or regret getting rid of anything. It was all truly JUNK to me. I didn't use it and so it was junk and just cluttering up my space. I feel a lot less stressed about not having space or having to clean up junk. Just take the leap and Do it. Make sure you have a buddy too so you have some accountability ,and it makes it fun to see what else they are getting rid of.
You are amazing! This is one department I struggle in. I'm a teacher at heart and as such have a tendency to save things for "just in case"
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