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  • April 18, 2016 at 10:06 am #102130
    Anonymous
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    Dear HippieChick:

    How about instead of throwing away your things, use them over time and don’t buy new items. When you are down to one shampoo bottle, then buy another. This way the process is gradual.

    anita

    April 18, 2016 at 10:13 am #102131
    HippieChick
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    Anita,

    That’s my thought this time as well. And I’m pretty sure I can make that work for shampoo, soap, etc. But I also have a hard time paring down my clothing. I read about a process for turning all the hangers in the closet the “wrong way” and then when you wear something hang it up turned the “right way”. Then, at the end of a certain amount of time (6 months, etc) you throw out or donate everything you didn’t wear. I’m thinking that might work.

    April 18, 2016 at 10:17 am #102132
    Anonymous
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    Dear HippieChick:

    You can also have your boyfriend help you with this. Get together with him for a party of sorts, have a nice breakfast let’s say on a Saturday or Sunday, have a good time together and then, let him hold your hand, go to the closet with a trash bag, place the clothes there and drive to a nearby donating place. Then have a nice lunch or dinner (however long it took) and celebrate. Just my wild idea.

    anita

    April 18, 2016 at 10:31 am #102137
    HippieChick
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    That’s a great idea. We live together but we’re moving in June or July as he’s buying a house so I’m sure he’d be glad to help have less stuff to move to the new place! Thanks for the idea.

    April 18, 2016 at 10:49 am #102141
    Anonymous
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    Dear HippieChick:

    I love it when I come out with a good idea once in a while!

    Take care:

    anita

    April 19, 2016 at 8:07 am #102218
    Joe
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    @HippieChick

    My rule of thumb is if I haven’t worn it, played with it, read it, listened to it, used it in at least a year and I can’t see me wearing it/playing with it/reading it/listening to it any time soon, it’s got to go. I always end up having a spring clean every year (always with the intention of embracing minimalism – I always end up accumulating more things during the next year!) and donating what I don’t use or need to the charity shop. Sometimes I have to force myself to not think about what I am getting rid of – I have to tell myself I don’t even use it anymore and it’s cluttering up the place (I am notorious for being very untidy and disordered!)

    Hope this helps

    Joe

    April 19, 2016 at 3:10 pm #102276
    HippieChick
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    That’s what I’m planning. A good “spring cleaning”. I’m definitely going to have to just not think to hard about things. Just let them go. Thanks for your input!

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