Comments on: Team Project! Own Less Crap http://mightygirl.com/2013/01/10/own-less-do-more/ Famous Among Dozens Fri, 24 May 2013 13:44:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ella http://mightygirl.com/2013/01/10/own-less-do-more/#comment-1258756 Ella Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:39:44 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21866#comment-1258756 Aaaannnd I just marked my goal that was very similar to this as completed. (Have a Truely Minimal Apartment) Someone asked me the other day if I had just moved in. Perfect. Aaaannnd I just marked my goal that was very similar to this as completed. (Have a Truely Minimal Apartment) Someone asked me the other day if I had just moved in. Perfect.

]]> By: JoAnna http://mightygirl.com/2013/01/10/own-less-do-more/#comment-1258672 JoAnna Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:30:39 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21866#comment-1258672 Such a good goal! So far this year, I've gone through my closet thoroughly (between me and my husband, we sent 6 garbage bags of clothes down the road - yikes!) and cleaned out DVDs. I'm also going completely paperless in my office this year. Such a good goal! So far this year, I’ve gone through my closet thoroughly (between me and my husband, we sent 6 garbage bags of clothes down the road – yikes!) and cleaned out DVDs. I’m also going completely paperless in my office this year.

]]> By: Liz http://mightygirl.com/2013/01/10/own-less-do-more/#comment-1258638 Liz Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:36:58 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21866#comment-1258638 A couple of times a year I have a clean-out week. On the first day I find 7 things to give away/ throw away from each room in the house, then 6 things on the second day, 5 things on the 3rd day and so on. It makes a game of it, and it helps to look at things for several days in a row while you consider if you really will ever use it again. I recently gave away 5 bags of fabric scraps my mother had collected for patchwork - I've never even been interested in patchwork but it took a long time to understand that I could move it on without disrespecting my mothers effort and own dreams. I also give this challenge to my children. A couple of times a year I have a clean-out week. On the first day I find 7 things to give away/ throw away from each room in the house, then 6 things on the second day, 5 things on the 3rd day and so on. It makes a game of it, and it helps to look at things for several days in a row while you consider if you really will ever use it again. I recently gave away 5 bags of fabric scraps my mother had collected for patchwork – I’ve never even been interested in patchwork but it took a long time to understand that I could move it on without disrespecting my mothers effort and own dreams. I also give this challenge to my children.

]]> By: Jane M http://mightygirl.com/2013/01/10/own-less-do-more/#comment-1258627 Jane M Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:39:26 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21866#comment-1258627 Welp I purged 20 YEARS of my Martha Stewart Living magazine collection!!! I asked a few friends and well it took me a bit of time and filled my TWO RECYCLE TOTERS but they are all gone!!!!! On a side note, I get MARTHA digitally now! You wouldn't expect me to go totally without Martha now really???? I'm FREE of the paper! ( I am an original subscriber - never let my subscription lapse in the entire 20 years). Welp I purged 20 YEARS of my Martha Stewart Living magazine collection!!! I asked a few friends and well it took me a bit of time and filled my TWO RECYCLE TOTERS but they are all gone!!!!! On a side note, I get MARTHA digitally now! You wouldn’t expect me to go totally without Martha now really???? I’m FREE of the paper! ( I am an original subscriber – never let my subscription lapse in the entire 20 years).

]]> By: a. http://mightygirl.com/2013/01/10/own-less-do-more/#comment-1258621 a. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:11:36 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21866#comment-1258621 I cannot in good faith add "get organized" to my life list, because.....I organize. When I have a bad day? I organize something. When I have a really good day? I go to the container store. I get excited when I think of a new thing I can donate to the thrift store. I don't clean, I don't exercise, I don't engage in a meaningful dialogue with loved ones....I organize. Not necessarily proud of it, but there it is. But getting it out there about the New Yorkers really felt good. Thanks guys. I can't get rid of them (I organize, and I'm also a completist), but I did cancel my auto-renewal. So, once I get through that wee but mounting stack, it's just me and the website from now on. I cannot in good faith add “get organized” to my life list, because…..I organize. When I have a bad day? I organize something. When I have a really good day? I go to the container store. I get excited when I think of a new thing I can donate to the thrift store. I don’t clean, I don’t exercise, I don’t engage in a meaningful dialogue with loved ones….I organize. Not necessarily proud of it, but there it is.

But getting it out there about the New Yorkers really felt good. Thanks guys. I can’t get rid of them (I organize, and I’m also a completist), but I did cancel my auto-renewal. So, once I get through that wee but mounting stack, it’s just me and the website from now on.

]]> By: Thia Chirdon http://mightygirl.com/2013/01/10/own-less-do-more/#comment-1258620 Thia Chirdon Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:59:09 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21866#comment-1258620 This is a goal that I can totally get behind! I have a huge craftroom totally stuffed full of supplies that I never use because the space had become so cluttered that I couldn't find any- thing! So far: A truckload has gone to our Creative Reuse Center (was I REALLY going to take up "speed-tufting"?), duplicate and excess supplies have been distributed to friends, and bins of books I'd stored under the steps have been reduced from 13 to 4 (and the rest donated to a local library for their book sale). I only wish that I had taken a "before" photo because I can't believe the difference already! So-now that I have some room to move around and empty shelf/storage space-the FUN part be- gins: Organizing it into an actual FUNctional craftroom! "A place for everything, and every- thing in its place" is my ultimate goal -- THEN I can start bringing all the other stuff that belongs there out of my dining room and garage (where I've stockpiled it because I had no room) and incorporate THOSE into the mix...I haven't seen the top of my dining room table in over a year--and have "bags o' stuff" hanging off of every chair...it'll certainly be an ongoing process now that I've seen some progress! So, here's to no longer having to tune in to "Hoarders" just so I can say, "See, I'm not THAT bad!" Happy de-cluttering to everyone! This is a goal that I can totally get behind!
I have a huge craftroom totally stuffed full of
supplies that I never use because the space had become so cluttered that I couldn’t find any-
thing! So far: A truckload has gone to our Creative Reuse Center (was I REALLY going to
take up “speed-tufting”?), duplicate and excess
supplies have been distributed to friends, and
bins of books I’d stored under the steps have
been reduced from 13 to 4 (and the rest donated to a local library for their book sale). I only
wish that I had taken a “before” photo because
I can’t believe the difference already!
So-now that I have some room to move around
and empty shelf/storage space-the FUN part be-
gins: Organizing it into an actual FUNctional
craftroom! “A place for everything, and every-
thing in its place” is my ultimate goal — THEN
I can start bringing all the other stuff that
belongs there out of my dining room and garage
(where I’ve stockpiled it because I had no room)
and incorporate THOSE into the mix…I haven’t
seen the top of my dining room table in over a
year–and have “bags o’ stuff” hanging off of
every chair…it’ll certainly be an ongoing
process now that I’ve seen some progress!
So, here’s to no longer having to tune in to
“Hoarders” just so I can say, “See, I’m not THAT
bad!” Happy de-cluttering to everyone!

]]> By: Julia http://mightygirl.com/2013/01/10/own-less-do-more/#comment-1258610 Julia Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:22:34 +0000 http://mightygirl.com/?p=21866#comment-1258610 We just completed a HUGE closet cleanup. The same day, we also sorted bookshelves. Now that we have Kindles, the many, many shelves of books just look cluttered. I'm excited (and slightly embarrassed) to say that we had so much stuff we had to make three (!!) trips to goodwill to get it all there. After all that work, I'm questioning each and every new thing we think about bringing into the house... ...I'm all four owning less crap! We just completed a HUGE closet cleanup. The same day, we also sorted bookshelves. Now that we have Kindles, the many, many shelves of books just look cluttered.

I’m excited (and slightly embarrassed) to say that we had so much stuff we had to make three (!!) trips to goodwill to get it all there. After all that work, I’m questioning each and every new thing we think about bringing into the house…

…I’m all four owning less crap!

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