1000 Item Challenge - THE FINALE!

IT IS DONE.

Phew...that was so much hard work, especially since I had already decluttered SO MUCH before starting the challenge. As I was forced into harder and harder decisions, it really made me think about what I use and what is truly important. I'm nowhere near done - although my house is quite neat and tidy at this point, I still haven't reached that "click point" KonMari talks about and I know there's more I need to clear away.

So first, the last 1000 Item Haul:

Takeout Menu - We have literally never ordered takeout from them and only ate there once years ago.
Gas club card - never used
Paper plate - Been out in the open in the basement for years - who'd want to eat off of THAT?
Tank Top - Never fit right
Fuel belt bottle - Sprung a leak yesterday
2 Barrettes - I'm not a barrette person
Headband - Nor am I a headband person
Photo
Postcard
Bike handlebar endcap
Magazine article
5 MORE (yes more) Mardi Gras beads
Hairbrush
T-shirt
Plastic bag found under the couch that we donated
Letter

Today's Total: 21 Items

Overall Total: 1000 ITEMS! WOOHOO!

More tomorrow on what's next.

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1000 Item Challenge Day 69

Really cleared out some photos today. It's so funny - I have duplicates, ones that I can't even identify where they were taken, 12 photos of the same hour-long event, etc. (And no, I don't ever look at these.) I'll fully KonMari them in the future, but for now consolidating and thinning out the herd is really helping (and will make the Big Purge that much easier). 3 T-shirts (Yes, I am continuing to make the hard decisions in thinning out my wardrobe.) Clothes hanger (I don't even use pant hangers of this type anymore.) Folder ...And the big one - 9 photos. Today's Total: 14 items Overall Total: 866 items. Yikes - gonna have to hustle hard to find 134 more items in the next week to meet that September deadline!

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