I’ve finally gained some ground this month! Not only did I launch a full on attack of the children’s rooms, but I finally began weeding through our storage shed. Our storage shed is packed plum full of STUFF! In the past when I was done with something, or the kids outgrew clothes, I packed them away and stored them. Absolute foolishness on my end. There will be no more of that in the future. I’m so tired of storing stuff, and hanging onto things I don’t need and/or want any longer.
Here’s what left our home this month, either by way of trash or donation:
*Please forgive me, I thought I had snatched a picture of everything before I dropped it off, but I can’t seem to find it now. 
3 Awards w/frames
Box of Jr. High/HS Report Cards –And please tell me why I had these for so long! My 10 year HS Reunion is this year!
Alarm Clock
Horse Poster
2 Pillows
Briefcase
Corner Shelf
Apple Corner Shelf
1 Belt
2 Doilies
Fajita Cooker
2 Mattress Pad
2 Rugs
3 Stuffed Animals
2 Dale Earnhardt Bears
2 Glass Flowers
Vase
Dishwasher Basket–Not sure why I had this either!
3 Baskets
Broken Basket
Apple Salt Shaker
Apple Towel Holder
Glass Apple Bowl
Plastic Canvas Apple Basket
Wooden Apple Basket
7 Random Apple Decorations
Fake Flower Boquet
3 Blankets
Lunchbox
Glass Casserole Dish
Plastic Shelf
Plastic Onion Cooker–I have no idea where this came from.
Mirror
Wooden Patio Spinner Decoration
3 Flat Sheets
Tin Planter
Boy Shadowbox
174 Clothing items (!)
4 coats
5 pairs of shoes
12 books
Phonic Book/Letter Block Set
Letter Match Game
Kids Video Recoder
Mini Train Set
Travel Train Set
Car Carrier for Dolls
Suitcase
Barbie Hair Styling Head
Plastic Play Table
Kleenex Cover
Wool Blanket
Napkin Holder
Set of Drapes
Swiffer Sweeper
Toy Car
2 Dolls
2 Purses
2 Jewelry Cases
Broken Apple Plate
Wisteria Flower Swag
Barbie Tackle Box
Bag of Glow in the Dark Stars
2 Baby Gates
Metal Standing Shelves
Metal Corner Standing Shelves
Noah’s Ark Decorations:
- Pillow
- Diaper Stacker
- Crib Sheet
- Picture in Frame
- Figurine
- Book Ends
- Clock
- Stool
- 2 Wall Hangings
Car Seat
Plastic Jungle Gym
Plastic Bag Holder
295 Items Total!! Add that to my previous total for a grand total of 369 items! I’m more than half way toward my goal–only 361 items left.
Be sure to check out everyone else’s progress over at Amy’s Finer Things.
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You go girl! De-cluttering is good for you emotionally, physically and spiritually!
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I bet it feels great! I’ve been tackling my kids’ rooms and they feel so much better without the clutter invading their spaces anymore. Great job!
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What the heck?! I didn’t even finish reading all that you took away but I did conclude that you must have once decorated your kitchen in the “apple” theme!? Ha!
With all that “stuff”, why didn’t you have a garage sale and make some money from it? Not only would you be de-cluttering but also “getting freedom from debt”, ey?
Kudos for letting it go. Beware of any remaining stuffed animals, they reproduce in the dark!
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GettingFreedom Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 1:43 pm
@Sarah G– Ha! Yes, my kitchen used to be in the apple theme. I contemplated having a garage sale–but we have so much going on right now that there is no way I could organize one. I actually cringed at the thought of how much money I was literally giving away, but whats a girl to do?
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Sarah G Reply:
April 2nd, 2010 at 11:49 am
@GettingFreedom,
While I understand how the busy-ness can interfere in the money-making…a girl can have a really good friend who loves to have a sale as much as she goes to sales and help another girl out!
If nothing else, I hope you got your tax deduction statement from all that!
Have a wonderful Resurrection Sunday!
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Great job on decluttering… looking forward to reading how you do this month!
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Wow! You are on a roll!
Way to go!
I wish I could say just past 10 years out of high school. Double that for me! LOL!
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Nice Job for March!!
Where did ya send the Noah’s arc decor? haha! That is what I plan to do for my first baby’s room…. hopefully they’ll have something cute when I go looking!
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GettingFreedom Reply:
April 6th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
@Laura–Oh man! I would have loved to send it to you. I’ll look around, it’s quite possible I still have some.
We got a lot of ours from Thrift Stores and Ebay–you might check there.
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