1000 Item Challenge Day 56 - 700 Items Gone!

Actually have a pretty big haul today, mostly due to clearing out more photos. It's so funny - the more I consolidate them (putting loose ones in my albums as I free up space in said albums), the more I realize I have blurry photos, or duplicate ones, or a bunch of the same night that are extremely similar. Still having trouble getting rid of more clothes, but did find a shirt. I do have an idea for a capsule wardrobe aesthetic that I want to try out after Ironman. (Mainly because the capsule wardrobe will be placed temporarily in the guest closet during the experiment and I have friends staying with me during the race.)

Haul One:

Curtain tie-backs
Shirt
7 Photos
Hair elastic
2 Pairs of earrings
CD
Coupon
VHS tape (Yes, remember those? #Old)
Protest sign (Trying to keep it NOT political, but it IS an item.)

I was just about to post, when I realized I was only three items away from 700 (I thought it was a lot more for some reason), so quickly found some more stuff to hit that magic number!

Tae Kwon Do belt
Photo
Package of streamers

Today's Total: 19 Items

Overall Total: 700! Yay! Only 300 more to go. And I know I keep saying this over and over, aside from looking in a few drawers, you really can't tell that I've gotten rid of that many things. A great illustration of how much shit I've been hanging on to.

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Week One Summary

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