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A Thing A Day: Days 12-26

2010-08-26T12:18:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted the last two weeks because I'm busy with school but I am still getting rid of stuff. Off the top of my head here's what I've gotten rid of since my last post.

8/12 put a skirt and shirt in the sell pile
8/13 threw away some old lipgloss and mascara
8/14
8/15-17 went through my make up and put at least 10 items in the sell box
8/18 sold two more text books for $26
8/21 gathered a few empty bottles from around the house for the recycle bin
8/22 threw away old pair of flip flops
8/23 listed some books on ebay, they haven't sold yet
8/24 threw away some empty boxes laying around
8/25 selected some nail polish for the sell pile

A Thing A Day: Days 9-11

2010-08-11T16:02:00.000-07:00

The past couple days I've been going through my closet and drawers, pulling out clothes I haven't worn in years to be gotten rid of. I FINALLY got rid of an old pair of serious bell bottoms jeans I got for Christmas when I was 10. They still fit but they looked ridiculous. It was hard to say goodbye to some things but so rewarding to say hello to that empty closet and dresser drawer space. I think I pulled at least 40 articles of clothing/purses. Some are already at the Good Will but I've kept some to try to sell. I just have to set up my sale blog and get it all gone.

There has been talk in my family about moving out of state next year, so that is an even bigger incentive to slim down my possessions. Not that I'm sure I'll even go as the college there is 5x more expensive than the one I'm going to now ($27 a unit/credit, I'm spoiled). If I don't go and my parents do I'll have to stay with my sister who already has 7 kids living with her, then I'll have to live off even less. Oh boy.

Unclutter Challenge: day 9-11
-thrown away: 7
-recycled:
-donated: 20
-sold: 3
--not yet sold: 23
--earned: $129.48

-total items: 53

A Thing A Day: Day 8

2010-08-08T21:02:00.000-07:00

Today I shredded 3 years worth of bank statements and receipts, plus other recent junk mail. I don't know why I kept the receipts so long, I must be crazy, but I entered my monthly and yearly spending/income totals into a spread sheet so I know how much I made/spent in the last 3 years. Its really a big motivator not to spend so much after looking at all the frivolous things I've bought over the years. I'm going to count the old mail as one item and the receipts as one item.

Unclutter Challenge: day 8
-thrown away: 7
-recycled:
-donated: 4
-sold: 3
--not yet sold: 23
--earned: $129.48

-total items: 37

A Thing A Day: Day 7

2010-08-07T13:36:00.000-07:00

Today I just threw out an old blue glitter mascara that never worked. Its been sitting on my dresser for about 2 years and I never dumped it. *shakes head* I don't know why I didn't do it sooner.

Unclutter Challenge: day 7
-thrown away: 5
-recycled:
-donated: 4
-sold: 3
--not yet sold: 23
--earned: $129.48

-total items: 35

A Thing A Day: Day 6 old hair accessories

2010-08-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

I was going through my drawer of hair accessories and pulled out a bunch of old scrunchies. On four of them I stretched them out to see if the elastic was still good and they didn't bounce back. Into the trash they went. Some of them were kind of pretty but I can't see me fixing them. I also selected 4 headbands to go into the sale pile and a set of hair clips.

Unclutter Challenge: day 6
-thrown away: 4
-recycled:
-donated: 4
-sold: 3
--not yet sold: 23
--earned: $129.48

-total items: 34

A Thing A Day: Day 5, old jewelry

2010-08-05T11:03:00.000-07:00

I barely made a dent, but I went through my jewelry and picked out some things I don't want anymore. I'm sure I'll have to revisit my collection to weed it down even more, but I'll have to be happy with this for now. After I've gone through all my stuff I'll try to sell it online, if it doesn't go there I'll take it to the Goodwill.

A great thing though it that I found a pearl necklace and bracelet that I got 9 years ago for my sisters wedding. I've been wanting some pearls for 4-5 years but never found any that I really wanted. Now the search is over and I didn't have to look any further than my jewelry armoire (or spend any more money!).

Unclutter Challenge: day 5
-thrown away:
-recycled:
-donated: 4
-sold: 3
--earned: $129.48

-total items: 25

A Thing A Day: Day 3 & 4 more textbooks

2010-08-04T14:48:00.000-07:00

I sold two more textbooks this week. I have two more but I'm going to sell them back to the school because they won't sell for much online. I got back another $45 and $40.

Unclutter Challenge: day 3 + 4
-thrown away:
-recycled:
-donated: 4
-sold: 3
--earned: $129.48

-total items: 7

A Thing A Day, Day 2: Who wears short shorts? Not me.

2010-08-02T17:30:00.000-07:00

I think I have had these shorts for at least 6 years. I never wear them because I'm not a shorts person (but if I had hot sexy legs I would be). Some are too tight, some too short, and some are just plain ugly. Goodbye, I'm not sad to see you go and I'm glad to have more drawer space. *waves*

Unclutter Challenge: day 2
-thrown away:
-recycled:
-donated: 4
-sold: 1
--earned: $45.57
-total items: 5

A Thing A Day, Day 1: old textbook

2010-08-01T07:18:00.000-07:00

The A Thing A Day challenge was started at Unclutter.com to encourage people to unclutter their homes and lives. I still live with my mother so I basically only have one room of belongings, but its a small room and over crowded. I don't think I have a years worth of things to get rid of, so I'm going to start off with 3 months. Thats 92 days and possibly more than 92 things (if I double up on some days).

The challenge is about getting rid of one object a day, for... a month ? A year ? It´s up to you how long you want your challenge to last.

Whether you give away, trash or donate the object is immaterial, but it must be gone from your life and space. Putting it into storage doesn´t count; though you are allowed to, say, collect the things in a box to donate them at the end of the month.

Oh, and you´re also allowed to cheat and fill your quota ahead of time, like throwing out 7 things on Monday, making that a week´s worth of ATAD.

Today I'm counting a textbook from last semester I sold last week on half.com. I got $45 for it. I should have done it sooner but I kept putting it off. This at least will help pay for a fall semester book.

Unclutter Challenge: day 1
-thrown away:
-recycled:
-donated:
-sold: 1
--earned: $45.57

Hello again...

2010-07-30T14:43:00.000-07:00

I originally intended this to be a fashion blog, but thats not really my strength. Instead I'm going to have this be a sort of life/self improvement blog. I don't know how successful I'll be at it, but I'm going to give it a go. Hopefully as I explore ways to make my life better, in both the physical and mental aspects, I can help others along the way.

Up and coming:

-I'm joining the A Thing A Day challenge, where I'll be picking out one thing everyday to throw out/recycle/give away/sell. Starting August 1, 2010.
-How I organize my sunglasses (I have a lot).
-Things I Love Thursday (inspired by GalaDarling.com).
-Links to interesting or helpful things I find on the web.

& more