1/2 update

SOOOOO,

my attempt to clean out my house of some it's clutter and pass along my items to charity is slowly going. My friend will be having a yard sale in a month or so to benefit the American Cancer Society and thus far I have given her a wall shelf and 12 bags of assorted household items. I went through all of my books

(anyone who knows me realizes just how big of a deal that was)

and passed along in some manner my duplicate copies or books that have sat for much too long!

Next step is under the bed and my DVD collection, wish me luck

the half project, my version

I read an article about this family who decided to stop taking & start giving. They sold their million dollar home, purchased a smaller one at half the price and gave $80,000 to charity.

I love to hear about this sort of thing.

I don't have much financially to give, but I do have quite a bit in the way of possessions.

I am doing a major cleaning of my home this year, a true spring cleaning, and have found for me it is not so much about making money as it is being free of those items that have been hiding under the bed or in the closet.

I want to own my possessions, not have them own me.

side note here, if you have never heard George Carlin's bit on stuff....check it out!

I found some things I of course will keep, like my photos and fave books, but also found lots of stuff I do not know why I felt the need to hold onto.

My goal is to have at least 2 bags of items going to a local thrift store, homeless shelter or just given away via freecycle to someone who needs it each week until I am purged of all of it.

wish me luck as this is going to be a major undertaking for me.