Today I threw away a set of bamboo placemats we used outside. In the southern humidity, you can guess how they fared being on the screened porch table.
Keep up the great work! I think that after the first month, we should post a synopsis of our progress. (Is that a teacher thing to say???)
As I look around my house, I know that I have made a lot of progress, but I still have a VERY long way to go! Keep up the good work, everyone! :o)
ReplyDeleteI have to post what I did today: I cleaned and organized my pantry..woo hoo! I tossed a months worth of stuff and added other things to the "give away" pile, and my pantry looks great!
ReplyDeleteBTW, Heidi, glad you're not "tossing" your friends ;-)
Was in Richmond all day, but when going to the freezer for dinner, I once again "kicked myself" for the fullness of the freezer and decided that my simplifying today would be to toss some things that are SEVERELY expired....for example, the softshell crabs that have been in there for at least a year and a half. I have more to toss, but at least there is a bit more room in there than before. Why, oh why, do I buy things and forget to use them???
ReplyDeleteHeather, great job! Someday I want to see not just your pantry, but your lovely home. Cheryl, I know...out of sight, out of mind. I read one time of a family that would have "poor month" every once in awhile and they couldn't buy anything new...just used up what they had. Interesting concept.
ReplyDeleteIvy - oh my goodness, I'm with you - happy with what I've done, such a long, long way to go for me!
ReplyDeleteHeather - awesome work!
Cheryl - every small step helps!!
To Simplify and all ~ we are having a bit of a parenting crisis and I cannot make simplifying a priority today and maybe not for a few days. I have been keeping track in a separate place of all the things I've tossed, given back, and put in give-away or yard sale piles and the total so far is 95 items. So, due to the crisis, I am going to give myself a break and let it go for just right now as we deal with the heartbreaking part of being a parent. I will probably continue to read Heidi's blogs and comments...just may not find something to get rid of every day. My energies are going to be focused on our parenting emergency...but I am not giving up on the prize of simplifying. Be back as soon as I can. ~Julie