RID 54

This weekend, I met my individual goal of spending 4 hours cleaning, organizing, and discarding. The results weren’t as fabulous as my shedding of last week but progress continues to be made.

45. Folk Alliance CD
46. Round baking pan
47. Loaf baking pan
48. More trash
      This included things that just didn’t need to stay, such as photographs taken out of focus and               forms no longer needed. I also came across things to shread.
49. 2 magazines

50. Thank you cards I never sent after my dad's funeral (sorry!)

51. Black telephone

52. White telephone

      Both phones were perfectly fine for answering but no good for dialing out as certain numbers did       not work on them. We came across another phone, which we believe works minus the ID box, so         I plugged it in as a replacement. Fingers crossed that it works once charged.

52.  When Good Robots Go Bad CD 

53 & 54.  I stuck Black Eyes Peas (The End) and KOS (Exit) CDs on the stack to burn to my computer, then move on. 

I feel like a bit more was discarded than listed but maybe not. Averaging 10 items per week wouldn't be bad ;). Most of these items were removed from my den. It has more floor space in one area in particular but all in all doesn't look any better. My coffee table is covered in something; it baffles my brain. I've been working from the west side of the room and completed the block of space I was working in. I told my wife I think we should consider working on pictures instead of putting them last because we literally have 7 boxes of "pictures" in the den. Until they are cleared, the den will not be complete. I began working on an end table this weekend, which seemed to inspire her to work on the other end table. Keeping tables uncluttered is a daily challenge in my life. All-in-all, I think I'm pleased with what's been accomplished recently. I just wish I'd get to "the end" faster :).

I've been listening to CDs to determine what to keep, what to rip, and what to just past own. One that I am absolutely keeping is Doria Roberts. Enjoy!

Growing Pains

RID 22

My current situation is a house with a combination of my excessive number of items, my recently marrried's belongings, and my deceased father's excessive number of items. I'm not sure what's left that belonged to my dad. He died nearly 2 years ago. You'd think his stuff was gone or being actively used but we continue to run across his belongings. This year's RID focus is in part a desire to move on his old items before year's end. I think part of the problem is his belongings kind of getting hidden amongst the other things. In organizing, I am up to the boxes marked "pictures." A lot of memories.

Anyhow, today's items moving on:

15,16,&17- portable CD cases, you know, the old school books. A niece has agreed to give them a home. I loved my music collection back in the day. I miss the doting, actually. It had more meaning.

18. Photos that never should have been kept. I made a pile, trashed them.

19. Bags, inserts, other paper trash. I made another pile and threw them away. It counts because I'm getting rid of stuff that was previously taking up some of my living space.

20. A cordless telephone. Needs a battery but otherwise lovely.

21. A manual lawnmower

22. Book, My Utmost for His Highest

Besides that, I found some items to return to my mom and continued to sort photographs into keep, scan, and put it giveaway box. And, I can see the shift in space.

My Personal RID

Years ago, I came across this rid project and thought it was a neat idea. It was written to seem so simple but really, get rid of one item every day for a year?! I didn't commit to it but always kept it in mind. Today, I start my own, simplified rid project: 108 items across the remaining 36 weeks of this year (3 per week). Tonight, I marked for rid: a small TV, a jewelry box, a box for an old cell phone (trashed), artificial flowers (2 bunches trashed), a Halloween decoration (Goodwill), and a Mother's Day gift.