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⌈ Secret Post #4274 ⌋

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Re: Culling Possessions

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I usually do a mass culling when I move (and I've never stayed more than about five years in one particular dwelling for my entire life /military brat) which gives me a lot of impetus to just Get Rid Of Stuff.

Here's usually how I do it:

There's the pile of stuff I know without a doubt I want to keep. This is usually stuff I currently use frequently (particularly in the case of clothes) or stuff that while I don't use it frequently I known I will use it when the situation calls for it (Ren Faire garb, formal clothes for formal situations) or stuff that I might not really 'use' much but has super high sentimental/objective value (some gold heirloom jewelry that my aunt gave me for instance).

Then there's the pile of stuff I'm not sure about so I put it aside to think about.

The pile of stuff that goes to charity. This is clothes still in good shape that I never wear anymore or that doesn't fit anymore (I used to hang on to stuff with the idea that 'one day I'll lose weight and wear this again' but 'one day' never came...). Or it might be random household stuff in good shape that I never use. Stuff like that. Generally if it's been in a box since the last time I moved and I've never thought about it for over a year and never touched it because...sealed in a box...then it goes in this pile.

The rest is the throwaway pile. Old papers I don't need anymore. Clothes with holes in them or stains that I don't want but aren't suitable for giving away. Random plastic whatevers. I don't know. Junk you know you don't want and can't give away.

Go throw away the last pile ASAP. You will immediately feel like you've made huge progress if you don't have to look at it anymore (and it's gone so you don't have time to have second thoughts). Bag/box up the giveaway stuff so that pile can be 'cleaned' up and you don't have to look at it either.

Sort back through the unsure pile. You'll probably find that most of it is actually stuff you don't really want to keep either (generally if you look at a thing and can't decide in a few seconds whether you really want to keep it....you don't really want to keep it). So basically sort this pile into 'keep, giveaway, junk' piles and again box, bag, throwaway as necessary.

Feel a great sense of accomplishment!

That should motivate you enough to put the 'keep' pile back in the closet and then you can revel a little more in that sense of accomplishment.