Last post of the year.
In:
1 bundle tie silk
5 pcs fabric
2 pcs craft felt
8 spools thread
1 ink pad
1 stack poster paper
1 stack cardstock
8 tins
1 cat carrier
1 headset and charger
1 set spice jars
1 calendar
1 magnet
1 ChicoBag
1 net washing bag for bras
1 rechargeable battery pack for a cordless screwdriver (and then the screwdriver turned out to be dead anyway O_o ... and we'll have to buy a new one... feh)
1 lipstick
1 eyeshadow
4 tops (3 long sleeve T shirts and one short sleeve... my wardrobe of l-s shirts is mighty thin right now, and it's cold)
1 corduroy jacket
Out:
2 tubs body butter (one gone off and tossed, one given away)
1 cat carrier "borrowed" by the woman who adopted our fosterling, but that's okay, it was too small anyway
3 books
1 sample tube foot cream, hanging around for months and finally used up
1 dead headset and charger (damn you, Motorola, for no longer making headsets that
don't require sticking a thing in your ear canal... ow)
1 manual for same, found days later and discarded separately
3 pieces fleece fabric turned into 8 hats and sent to bereaved families in Fort Hood, Texas
1 pair panties
1 handful buttons (the kind with a pin... Brits would say badges :)
2 strings jingle bells
2 sweaters
4 t-shirts
1 lone rubber glove
1 torn plastic three-ring binder
1 dead emergency light
1 dead cordless screwdriver
1 wrecked padded mailer
2 bags of papers into recycling
1 bag full of papers into the shredder bin
1 eyeshadow
1 lipstick
1 bottle expired saline
1 more half boxes comics, discarded later than the first half box
In: 42
Out: 33
Net out: -9
Total for the year: 511
Not bad, especially considering that I had bags and boxes of stuff that I only counted as one item each. The apartment is still a mess in parts, and we still kind of have too much stuff, but overall I'm counting this year a success with respect to decluttering. I'm happy that other people want to keep going with this, as it's been helpful in keeping going even in the face of discouragement.
In but not counted: one niece or nephew (sex to be learned at birth). My sister-in-law is about six weeks along now, hungry all the time, and starting to feel a bit of morning sickness. There will be baby craft projects, oh yes. Muahahahaha. Though I did tell them, when they announced that they want to be surprised with respect to the baby's sex, "I
hate you. How am I supposed to know what color to make the
receiving blankets?" They cracked up.
BABY, BLEEEEE. :D
Happy New Year, everyone!