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January 16, 2020

No.336: What I Decluttered // December 2019 & January 2020

Months #3 and #4 for my 1,000 Item Declutter Challenge!  Here are the ground rules:

  1. Only spend 10 minutes at one time and only in one specific area.  
  2. Monday through Wednesday, seek out items that we no longer need and make a pile.  Then Thursday through Saturday, make a plan for how to deal with them.  (This worked so well and avoided that dreaded box of “what should I do with these?” items.)
  3. Possible places to find new homes for items: Ebay/Poshmark, Facebook Marketplace, Trash Nothing website or the local Buy Nothing Facebook group and as a last resort, Goodwill

I feel a responsibility for the things I have and want to be intentional with how I dispose of them.  Questions I asked myself: If it’s here, what purpose does it serve?  Can I use it up?  Can I enjoy it vs. keeping it tucked away in drawers and boxes?  And if not, can I let it go to someone who may need it more?

I took most of December off from blogging, so I’m combining both months in this post.  Truth be told, there wasn’t a whole lot of decluttering going on anyway, as I allowed myself the time off to just enjoy Advent and the Christmas season.  But I’m back and ready to get back to work!

WHAT I DECLUTTERED THE PAST TWO MONTHS

  • 4 books.
  • 2 men’s suit coats.  Mark’s warming up to the idea of decluttering his own closet!
  • 7 Christmas books. As I prepared for Advent School, I separated out the books we never seem to read.  I posted them on Trash Nothing and got a response within a day.
  • One nativity set. Sold on ebay.
  • Four tea towels made by my late grandmother.  I found a set of tea towels in one of my Christmas boxes and decided that I should share a little bit of my grandmother with my siblings.
  • 12 Young Living essential oils.  I used to be all about essential oils, but they’ve been in a kitchen drawer collecting dust for over a year.  I haven’t done anything with them because they were $$ and I kept trying to convince myself that I may use them in the future.  Obviously, that hasn’t happened.  I decided to give a bunch to family members.
  • One pair of soccer cleats.  A surprising sale on ebay!  
  • One pair of bathing suit trunks and the matching rashguard. Another surprising sale on Poshmark!
  • 4 gift bags and 10 various rolls of ribbon.
  • Two curtain panels. Sold on Poshmark.  I had these panels made for me for my old dining room.  I loved them so much!  Unfortunately, when we moved to the farmhouse, I didn’t have the right window to hang them and they stayed in a box.  This was a hard one to let go, but I’m happy to pass them on to someone else and get a little money back in return.  
  • 3 magazines.  Into the recycling bin.
  • 6 various pieces of clothing. Sent to Goodwill.  These are pieces in good condition, but don’t have much resale value and weren’t substantial enough to warrant a post on Trash Nothing.

Items decluttered this month: 58
Money made this month: $75.98


Total items decluttered so far: 256
Total money made so far: $397.32


P.S. To “count,” the item had to physically leave my house.  So while I have listed a handful of things online, those aren’t counted until they have sold.

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Comments

  1. Chrystal says

    January 22, 2020 at 2:39 am

    I love this way of decluttering!

    • Ashley says

      January 22, 2020 at 12:54 pm

      It has worked so well for me so far! It's much more manageable and less overwhelming than committing to an entire room at one time.

  2. Shelly Cunningham says

    January 27, 2020 at 9:14 pm

    I am so impressed with this Ashley! You go girl!

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