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Minimalist Move Day 58: Is this the Final Load For Charity?
Yesterday was our end of the minimalist journey moving sale. We took all the remaining non-keeper items and filled up our living room. We posted the sale of craigslist and watched our belongings fly out the door all day. Today, we stared at the remains of the moving sale and felt strangely detached from items that were so hard to give up just a few days ago! I called my mom to come over and take whatever she wanted, which ended up only being 5 things. She, too, is paring down, and while not going minimalist herself, she definitely understands our reasons. My husband just loaded the final batch destined…
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Minimalist Move: I'm in Agony As I Separate Myself From Stuff
Getting rid of your stuff is hard. Being free of it is liberating, but getting rid of it is so painful, confusing, time consuming, difficult, and emotional that it can reduce a grown woman to a temper tantrum of sitting on the side of the bathtub, crying and praying in desperation.
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Simple Decluttering Criteria for Clothes – Pt 2
Simple Decluttering Criteria for Clothes – Part 2 I hope the first half of Simple Decluttering Criteria for Clothes was helpful to your wardrobe and your peace of mind! Make it easy (well, easier anyway) to purge your closets with our handy decluttering criteria for clothes. Wondering why the black and white rules? Read on to find out! A YES answer here means make it go away! A No answer means stay: Is anybody embarrassed when you wear it? Does it have holes, rips, tears, stains, spots, frays, underarm scarring or seams coming undone? Is it missing buttons, beads or jewels? Is the tag still on? Socks: Are there holes?…
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Simple Decluttering Criteria for Clothes – Pt 1
Simple Decluttering Criteria for Clothes – Part 1 Make it easy (well, easier anyway) to purge your closets with our handy decluttering criteria for clothes. Wondering why the harsh black and white rules? Read on to find out! A YES answer here means keep it! No means go… Does it fit now? Is it in style? Does it make you look great? Does it make you feel good when you wear it? Does it look good from the back as well as the front? Socks: Does it have a match? White clothing: is it still white? Have you worn it in the last year? Now we get down to the…
