I’ve finished the first chapter of Throw Out Fifty Things, and I’ve thrown out eleven. Here’s the count:
-Dress (I thought it looked cute until I caught a BLIMPSE of myself — misspelling on purpose! — in a mirror!)
-A pair of skivvies (sounds cuter than undies, doesn’t it?)
-Eyebrow pencil (I have no idea why I own an eyebrow pencil. Must have thought it was a good idea at the time!)
-T-shirt from a company I used to work for (it makes me sad every time I look at it)
-Box full of hangers that was sitting on my windowsill (since we moved in 6 months ago)
-The plastic storage box the hangers were in (I have no idea what happened to the top)
-Eyeliner fixative from MAC (I would like to be the kind of person who uses eyeliner fixative, but alas, I am not)
-Facial cleanser (I got it as a sample and found something I liked better)
-Half-used candle I didn’t like the smell of (replaced with a delicious-smelling candle!)
-Single earring I’d been hoping I’d find the mate to
-Cropped jeans that I got at Kohl’s and wasn’t too crazy about but I wanted a pair of cropped jeans (replaced by a nicer pair from JCrew that I was thrilled I could fit into after two weeks of Weight Watchers!)
As far as how this all feels, tossing stuff ALWAYS feels good. The hardest things for me to toss were the old t-shirt (I put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into that company!), but I took Gail Blanke’s advice to heart:
If you don’t know what to do with it, or where to put it or why you ever bought it in the first place, or if looking at it depresses you, throw it out! Never keep anything that makes you LOOK or FEEL heavy.”That made it much easier to let it go. And I’ve already got my eye on a couple of non-physical things I want to get out of my life… stay tuned…
Week #1
Total items: 11
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