Finding Me

Off to ride my bike for six hours, so here's another quick haul: (Yes, blurry once again. COME ON, iPhone!) 3 Pieces of paperwork (As Marie Kondo says, get rid of all the papers you can! I have ENOUGH mandatory paperwork to keep between seven years of itemized taxes and refinancing my mortgage twice.) 2 Ancient steak knives Triathlon medal (I'm going to sound like such an ass but I only keep the ones from Full and Half Iron distance races.) 3 Photos Essential oil Today's Total: 10 items Overall Total: 452 items. Almost halfway there!

Alright alright alright...it's FRIDAY! Quick and dirty haul for today: (Cosita approves of the cleanout.) 3 Photos Allen wrench (had two of the same size) CD Plastic cap to...something... Sticker 2 Pieces of old paperwork Gift soap (No pic - used it up!) Today's Total: 10 items Overall Total: 442 items

Started off having trouble finding things, but ended up with another good haul. Haul #1: Paper from elementary school. (On the ozone layer - I got an A!) Sealed college transcript. (I had TWO despite the fact that I'm almost 40 and probably will never need one in my life again. I still held on to the other anyone anyways. Ahem.) 2 Photos 2 Nails (And I think that really is the end of the extra hardware.) VHS tape of I'm not sure what - maybe my high school Tae Kwon Do belt tests? Marjaram - Yet another spice I bought for like one recipe and never use. Magazine Hello Kitty paper wrap - super cut but not big enough to actually wrap anything in. Haul #2: Telephone cord CD 3 Photos Playbill Notepad Magazine 3 Aerodrink bands Today's Total: 21 Items Overall Total: 432 Items

After yesterday's motherlode, today was one of those "Struggling to find 10 items" days. However, we persevered, and we succeeded with eleven more things out the door. Amish doll  Poster from The Patriot - Ummm....why? I mean Jason Isaacs set my loins on fire in that movie, but the picture is of Mel Gibson. Old photocopy of a yearbook page (LOOOONG story) Tongue scraper (haven't used it in AGES) Empty eyeglass case Unmarked mystery pill found in cabinet 4 nails/screws Hairpin Today's Total: 11 Items Overall Total: 411 Items

So...although (as I keep saying) it's getting harder and harder to find things to cull, I worked hard and found the 26 items needed to hit that 400 marker. (I'm going to ignore the fact that I'm not even at the halfway mark right now, LOL - Yikes!) As I've said at every 100 item milestone, you STILL can't really see much difference by just looking around the house. Wow. 5 Photos 2 Rubber bands Insole to a bike shoe I no longer have Expired coupon Glass lens cloth Lip scrub Aquarium filter piece 3 Pieces of hardware Travel bottle (broken) Aerodrink sponge (never use it) Old feedback form from a TKD test in high school Expired vitamins 2 Aquarium water testing tubes Old plane ticket stub VERY expired green food supplement Old drawing (yes I found yet ANOTHER one, LOL.) Crimping scissors (I am not the scrapbooker I thought I would be.) Cap to a medicine bottle we no longer have Today's Total: 26 items Overall Total: 400 items - WOOH...

Didn't get to do any clearing out this weekend (even Saturday's post was pre-scheduled - sorry) thanks to an insane amount of Ironman training - 4K swim Friday night, 6 hour ride/30 minute run brick on Saturday, and 2:30 run and 90 minute massage on Sunday. I was either training, eating, or sleeping. (Slept for 10 hours straight Saturday night, and then took a nap between my run and massage on Sunday!) Anyway, today's a total rest day - extremely rare under my new coach's guidance - and what would usually be extra free time from that has been taken up by my annual eye exam (bad time to go with how busy I am but I'm out of contacts and the prescription expired, so...), but still had time to cull a few things. Once again, it was HARD to find 10 items. 2 Photos 2 Aquarium filter pieces 3 Pieces of hardware Allen wrench (I keep them all but had two of the same size) Empty bubble bath I just used up Algaecide for the aquarium - always makes the fish sic...

WOW! As I keep saying, it's getting harder and harder to cull my belongings and I definitely am getting the "HOW AM I GOING TO FIND OVER 600 MORE ITEMS" feeling more and more, but we keep plugging away, even if it means making harder decisions. (Sorry for the blurriness once again.) 2 Cheap low-quality swim caps 3 Sponsor stickers 3 Name license plate souvenirs Ticket from Vancouver trip Biking skort And yes, I found ANOTHER childhood painting.  Today's Total: 11 items Overall Total: 364 items