I almost forgot about it… again :D

• 2 hairbands - donated
• winter hat - donated
• 3 sweaters - donated
• shirt - 1 donated, 1 sold
• dungarees - donated
  
• trousers - donated
• half face mask - donated
  
• 2 pairs of shorts - donated
• dress - donated
  
• hoodie - donated
• 3 lanyards - donated
• 2 badges - donated
• backpack - donated
• safety reflector - donated
  
• 3 dices - donated
• toy - donated
  
• spectacle case - donated
  
• rope - donated
• cap - gave away
• adapter - gave away
• 2 pendants - gave away
• T-shirt - 1 sold, 1 donated, 3 thrown away (and upcycled)
• yukata - sold
• 3 stationery sets - sold
• Tarot cards - sold
• leaflets - thrown away
• old gums (used in sewing) - thrown away
• 5 letters - thrown away
• 4 gift drawings - thrown away
• invitation card - thrown away
• old documents - thrown away
• sketches - thrown away
• operating manual - thrown away
  
• trading card - thrown away
• disposable cutlery - thrown away
• a lot of small boxes - thrown away
• 3 (huge) boxes - thrown away
  
• 20 zippers - thrown away
• 24 various buttons - thrown away
• a lot of small textiles - thrown away
• 4 buttons sets - thrown away
• beads set - thrown away
• needle - thrown away
• barrette - 1 thrown away, 2 donated
• broken spool - thrown away
• broken pendant - thrown away
• 3 shopping bags - thrown away, 1 donated
• pair of socks - 1 thrown away, 3 donated
• bottle of perfume - thrown away

The list seems to be long, but I got rid of not many items ;)

By the way, I want to mention that I make two kinds of donations. Things that are in very good condition I donate to various foundations and the things that are in worse condition (but still good quality) I put into containers for used clothing. I believe it is enough and even if the thing won’t reach new owner, they will be recycled properly. Textiles recycling is really crucial!

Greetings! 

Hello February! January decluttering sum up.

I let go to 294 of 1000 things. Those were probably the easiest things to declutter ;)

• tops: 33 donated, 2 gave away, 1 sold
• trousers: 5 donated, 4 thrown away
• underwear: 8 thrown away, 6 donated, 2 gave away
• other pieces of clothing: 5 donated
• accessories: 19 thrown away, 1 donated
• 30 CD-boxes - gave away
• old camera - gave away
• phone holder - gave away
• 13 magazines - thrown away
• old tokens - thrown away
• 2 small balls - thrown away
• 2 shop member cards - thrown away
• 3 pens - thrown away
• pencil sharpener - thrown away
• 2 toys - thrown away
• 4 stickers - thrown away
• basketball ball - give away 
• 2 notebooks - thrown away
• 35 tourist guides and leaflets - thrown away
• old notes - thrown away
• bookmark - thrown away
• 3 CD’s - thrown away
• 23 drawings - thrown away
• 1 stress ball - thrown away
• old charcoals - thrown away
• 6 small pencils - thrown away
• 3 tortillons - trown away
• 7 broken brushes - thrown away
• 2 markers - thrown away
• 2 batteries - thrown away
• fidget spinner - gave away
• pumice - thrown away
• broken glasses - thrown away
• 13 body creams - thrown away
• 2 nail polishes - thrown away
• body sponge - thrown away
• old toothbrush - thrown away
• baby porridge after date - thrown away
• 30 pyssla images - thrown away
• 13 old letters - thrown away
• broken vibrator - thrown away
• a lot of photos - thrown away
• 2 needle pillows - thrown away
• crochet hooks - thrown away
• needles - thrown away
• 2 needle boxes - thrown away
• some ugly or broken buttons - thrown away
• some pins - thrown away
• ribbon leftovers - thrown away
• some confirmations from post office - thrown away
• 2 mugs - thrown away
• photo album - thrown away
• medal - thrown away
• old condoms - thrown away
• toothbrush holder - gave away
• old glue - thrown away
• pencil case - gave away

… and lots of actual garbage. I can’t believe that I collected so much things in my life. Sometimes it is difficult to get rid of something, but I really feel better after starting decluttering. 

My rules of getting rid of 1000 things ;)

As i mentioned last time I’m getting rid of 1000 things in 2020 in order to more minimalist lifestyle. I decided to make my own rules (but remember I don’t want it to be very difficult!) ;)

• I count things that I throw away, donate, sell and give away.
• I don’t throw out if I can donate, sell or give away.
• Also if I can renovate or upcycle something I do it and decide what to do next.
• If I persuade somebody living with me under the same roof to get rid of something that we don’t use - I count it.
• I count things as pair of boots as one item, but for example jewellery which can be worn separately as two items.
• I count packagings of cosmetics that I can use up (for example body lotions, I still have a few in packagings).
• I also count new things that I obtain and will compare it in the end of the year. 
• I’ll do a sum up and share with you my progress every month ;)

To be honest I’m not even sure if I’ll find 1000 things to get rid of :D Let’s see what will happen ;)

This year I decided to get rid of 1000 things due to minimalism lifestyle. I am not really sure if I can do it but I will make my best to complete the challenge till 2021.

I feel strongly inspired by this youtube video, Marie Kondo’s programme and also I am really done with my parents cluttering our house all the time (okay, I have my share in it). Since I can remember our flat and now our cottage was full of needless things and to put it bluntly - garbage. 

I want to reduce the amount of my items but I’ll try convincing my mother to do the same (my father will not listen to me at all), but my chances are really… low.

I have already made list for things to get rid of (donate, sell or throw away if needed). 

I also encourage you to take part in it! Let’s declutter our homes together! Good luck!

Korean Word of the Day

버리다

To throw away