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Mac

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September's challenge was a great success - many of us found 10 items of clothing to donate/ give away/ toss.

For October, I wonder if any of you would care to join me in getting rid of 10 NON-clothing items. They don't have to be big items - I'm thinking, for example, that there are a few old, cherished magazines that can be passed along to friends - but just the act of sorting and clearing out things that no longer make us happy can really add to the quality of our lives.

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Mac

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First 3 items for my Donate Pile: 3 Vogues (UK, France and US from '92 - '07): i'm sure that SOME fashionista will be THRILLED to find these!

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biscuitsmom

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I'd like to! My house is SOOOO cluttered! Not 'Hoarders' standards, but enough to drive me crazy! Count me in!

Inge

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I'm in, Mac. I moved house earlier this year and actually got rid of quite a few things then, but I'm sure I can find 10 items that are no longer useful (to me). Great idea!

Mac

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YAY. Yeah, i actually have cleared out quite a few things over the past year BUT I realise how easy it is to accumulate; I find it difficult to let go of ANYTHING. Big dumps are wonderful but keeping up by trying to donate a few extra items each month does help me maintain a bit of order in my life...

MsMary

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I'm totally in! Great idea!

Anonymous

I'm in and shouldn't stop at just 10.

chewyspaghetti

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I have a bag in my car to donate tomorrow. I'm sure there are 10 non-clothing items in it already.

Marley

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I'm in! (Not only can the act of sorting and clearing things add to the quality of our lives - but the act of GIVing does too!)

Kyrania

I'm in, too! I stil have many clothing items that are going to Brockenhaus/thrift store BUT my house is like a GRAND library....Eeegads..it looks like a madperson's place! I never noticed how much I read....I am sure I can find a few books to pass along....Och gods, it'll be hard to let go.....I LOVE books and would love to share!

Mac

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Snap some photos and show us all a few of the items you're going to be donating!

taylor

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Great idea...I am not a cluttery person, and anything of value to get rid of goes to the kids...furniture, extra kitchen and patio stuff, tv's etc.
So If I can do more clothes on the giveaway:) It is really the only thing I hoard:)!

Mac

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Snap some photos and show us all a few of the items you're going to be donating!

Theresa

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Another great challenge Mac!!!

And I'm happy to say I'm way ahead on this one already!

I have borrowed a trailer that is parked in my garage, and I'm filling it up with everything that needs to go to the dump (its full already! HEAPS of old baby toys that are broken, old plant pots that are broken, basically lots of old broken stuff!). It all goes to the dump this weekend YIPPEEE!!!!

I've also given away some baby stuff that was still in good condition - a baby swing, pram and a few items of clothing. And, I've also been constantly adding to my charity box - old coathangers that no longer suit (or don't match!! OCD much LOL!), bits and bobs from the kitchen and so on and so on!

So I've probably actually got closer to 100 things between the stuff in the trailer, the stuff I've given away and the charity box!!

I am super desperate to get in and cull the toys, but figure I need to wait until my youngest starts school next year!!

Anonymous

Good for you, Theresa! I've got several bags of good cookbooks and a box full of fall decorations in the car to be dropped off...just a start. How is everyone else doing?

Veronica

I'm in! I need to get rid of some things, this will be a good start

Mac

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How's this coming along, everyone?

I found a key chain to add to my "out" pile - hey, I didn't say that the items had to be big!

And this weekend I finally let go of 2 broken digital cameras via my local "Freecycle;" my sincere hope is that the people who took them will mend them or sell them to folks who will.

Theresa

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Oh DARN IT!!! a big fat DRATS!!

I was going to take a pic of my fully loaded trailer before I took it to the dump, but I went off early yesterday morning (Sunday in Aus), and completely forgot to take the pic

Oh well, I can assure you that my very full trailer is now empty LOL And, I have the trailer for another week, so am going to head out into the yard later today and do a big clean up - palm fronds, coconuts etc.

Today is a student free day so I have the cherubs at home and have just asked them to go look in their rooms and see if there is anything they want to get rid of... but from what I can hear, they have found things and are playing with them instead LOL

My E (6) is a hoarder already so I need to break this habit NOW!!!!

How is everyone else going???

Mac

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AWESOME, Theresa! A fully-loaded trailer? Certainly puts my key-chain and magazines to shame... : )

Tanya

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I have just finished doing this - I got rid of 15 or so items, some were magazines, but some bigger ( a broken humidifier I have been meaning to fox but never got around. I decided to get a new one).

I think I never posted it here, but I also did the September one, I got rid of ~20 clothing items.

Theresa

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LOL Mac, don't feel too bad - a lot of the rubbish was literally in boxes that I have been carting from house to house over the past 10 years... so its the result of a decade of not decluttering!!

I'm definitely getting to the point where I feel almost ready to start looking for little things like key chains and magazines now though - until now I've just been offloading as much big and totally useless stuff!

Anonymous

I got rid of lots of books, a box of my dad's papers, some magazines, and lots of DH's old clothing.

Sparky

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Done! I did this today before I even saw this post, but that counts, right? Just got rid of a bunch of old catalogs and old schoolwork of the kids, plus some disintegrating and broken pottery projects by the kids. Well over 10 items!

Mac

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So: how'd it go, everyone? I managed to give away 10 items and it felt great. Bunch of magazines, some old pillows, keychain, 2 broken digital cameras...

What about you?

Mo

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I ditched at least that much in clothing alone. Not too many other goods to offer up since I'm in a furnished rental and the house is full of someone else's stuff!

Lynne

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Hi, All, I keep a plastic bag hanging on the back of the door for donate items, as soon as its half fullish it goes into the car to donate. My house is still full of stuff but having a bag always hanging there ready is a good system. I am always amazed at how much glass wear is in my local charity shop when I drop the bags in......