This weekend I had an "aha" moment about this experience.
I actually tried to cheat the system on Friday. I put aside about 4 articles of clothing that
I am going to donate, thinking that I would use one of them for day #6 and then
keep the rest in case I have a busy day later on this month or I run out of
things to get rid of (Ha ha! As if I
could run out!). But despite having some
things knowingly set aside to use, I still keep running into new things on a
daily basis, without any preplanning whatsoever, that I want to get rid of
simply because I am more observant about my surroundings with this mindset in
place. It is interesting because I have
done big “spring cleaning” sorts of things in my closets before, and I really
enjoy them, but the smaller daily living mindset is actually really nice too
and keeps me more present and aware of my use of various household
objects. So even though I planned on cheating it didn't even work! Although they are still in my closet just in case...
Day #6: “An item of clothing
that doesn’t fit”
I wore a pair of pants today
that I haven't worn in awhile and they started out the feeling like they fit, but 30 minutes into wearing them I realized they are "saggy
butt pants." I’ve lost a little weight over the
past year (through a lot of sweat and tears) and my body is just different now
which means clothing fits different. I
have been selling my in-good-shape clothing through Thred Up (an online
consignment store) and I’m happy with their process, so into the Thred Up bag
they go!
Day #7: “something that
needlessly takes up surface real estate (my own term for flat spaces: tables,
counter tops, etc.)”
I got rid of my alarm clock
today. It worked just fine, but it was
sort of old and pretty big, plus I don’t even use it any more as an alarm
clock, I use my phone. It was starting to be crowded on my bedside table and now it looks so nice and empty; my phone has it's own real estate now!
Day #8: “an item of clothing that is worn out, and
should not be worn in public”
I have a tendency to hang
onto sweaters. As someone who knits I
love the texture and color and everything about a sweater. But sometimes they get worn out, and pilled,
and just smelly. This particular sweater
lives on the bottom of a stack of other sweaters that I actually wear. I keep thinking I’ll wear it some day for
some dirty indoor task where no one else will see me and I will never go
outside in it. Which means it will probably
never get worn. Because who wears a
sweater when what you want is actually an old sweatshirt?
Day #9: “something useless
taking up space in the kitchen cabinet”
If
you have little kids you know that sippy cups are sort of annoying, but also necessary if you don’t want to be constantly mopping your floors. There is always a “new and better” sippy cup
that comes out and I am exactly the person they are marketing those for. And then I get them home and I’m acutely
disappointed in their performance. I got
rid of a couple of them today and it’s like a sippy cup size weight has been
lifted off my shoulders.
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