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Friday, March 28, 2014

4 months of decluttering - a tally

What a strange list it is. The random, unneeded flotsam and jetsam of our life. I managed to remove 172 items from our home and brought 29 items into the house during the first 4 months of this project. That means a total of 143 fewer things so I am on track to reduce our load by 365 things after a year of effort. We'll see if I can keep finding things. Perhaps Hubby will agree to declutter the basement hoard of DYI repair items!

Here's what left:

17 cloth napkins
10 place mats
plastic serving tray
earrings
5 out of date batteries
4 orthodontic items
6 fluorescent tubes
light fixture
5 out of date spices & empty spice jar
11 books
4 cookbooks
2 notebooks
report cover
3 office supply items
3 plastic containers
thermos
glass stirrer
2 forks & a spoon
veggie brush
candle holder
pedometer
packing materials
3 pairs of socks
markers
4 underwear
wine bottle stopper (broken)
2 broken wind chimes
pillow
unidentifiable small object (what the heck did it fall off of?)
2 keys, 3 padlocks, 2 key chains
4 "things" from basement
shoes
jacket
2 towels
5 tote bags
6 games
4 fence sections
leash
water bottle
pitcher
drawing tablet
13 hangers
toothbrush holder
glass bowl
ping pong net, 4 paddles & 6 balls
thread
cleaning product
legal documents for deceased father
stack of paper
rubber mat
9 maps
DVD




3 comments:

  1. What a list! It must have felt very "freeing" to get them out.

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    1. Yes and I was surprised that the small items removal gave me just as much satisfaction.

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