Saturday, January 7, 2012

2012 in 2012 - End of Week 1


This year I have set a goal of getting rid of 2012 items. I saw this done on other blogs last year and I like the idea behind it. So that is my goal for this year as well.

So far this week, I have:

Tossed:
1 train table (it was broken)
1 bag of miscellaneous items from the living room
1 bag of miscellaneous items from the kitchen
1 bag of miscellaneous items from the dining room
1 bag of miscellaneous items from the front room
1 bag of miscellaneous items from our bedroom

Donated:
2 end tables (I put these out on our curb and sure enough, someone who needed them came by and picked them up!)
1 couch (I also put this out on our curb and sure enough, someone who needed them came by and picked them up!)

Sold:
Nothing this week

Returned:
1 twin xl bed frame
1 twin mattress


That brings the grand total for this week to: 11 items.
For the year 2012, that is a grand total of: 11 items.
Which means I have 2001 items left to go and 51 weeks to do it in.

 *I do feel inclined to admit thought, that even though I got rid of one bed frame and one mattress, I also brought in one toddler bed and one crib mattress. However, I feel that the others count in the lessening of items in our home simply because of the space gained. Trust me, it is a HUGE difference!*

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I love this idea - actually, my hubby would love it even more! He's always saying we have too many things. I may have to borrow it and try it myself. I guess the real trick, though, is not to bring in 2013+ things as I go. But I guess as long as it at least stays even I should be ok :)

Thanks for stopping by the blog and adding me to your list! Have a great week!
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It is amazing to see how many items we really don't need in our homes. We really do have an abundant life when you compare our lives to those of most other nations in the world. But yes, I definitely think that the key is to not bring in more than you toss out. Ideally, we would bring in less than we toss out, but that all depends on everyone's individual situations. For me, I definitely need to get rid of things and not bring more things back in - or at least, not nearly as many things. If you'd like that image, please feel free to use it! The linky code is:

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If I ever figure out how to do one of those boxes with the link code underneath, I will put that in a sidebar somewhere.
Thanks again! I have posted twice about this! My second post is here: http://wp.me/pGS6b-86

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