Decluttering - Conclusion

I got rid of a lot of things over the 21 days.  It definitely made me stop and think about what i own, why i own them, and whether or not they still serve me.  Hopefully, this exercise will remind me to contemplate future purchases as well.  Here's the complete list of what i parted with:

• bag of sage
• 2 USB drives
• empty sunglasses case
• small table
• tennis ball
• 2 plastic mini footballs
• baseball
• cricket ball
• 8 golf balls
• 2 Bank of America coozies
• fuzzy bucket hat
• plant
• Cleveland Indians locker room sign
• Cleveland Browns tee shirt
• 4 tee shirts
• cookbook
• pint glass
• Bob Marley poster
• lotion
• sunscreen
• hair wax
• cologne
• after shave balm
• white dress shirt
• AVL decal
• suit
• Carolina Panthers blanket
• 3 long sleeve tees / henleys
• pullover fleece
• my high school baseball glove
• old license plate

Decluttering - Day 21

Today, in the final day of my challenge, i will throw away my old baseball glove and my old license plate.  These are nostalgic items that i wasn't sure i wanted to part with, but i thought it'd be a good way to end the 21 days.

Decluttering - Day 20

I'll donate these 3 tee shirts, 2 long sleeve tees, a henley, and a fleece pullover.

Full disclosure: a local clothing store had it's annual warehouse sale so i went out and bought more items than i'm giving away here.  One of my goals is to replace the clothes that i own with organic or sustainable, local-when-possible, items. (as you might recall from my Christmas List Email to Mom post)  Everything i purchased today met these requirements.

Decluttering - Day 19

Today i'll donate this Carolina Panthers blanket.  I got this for Christmas probably over a decade ago.  I live in Carolina now so maybe somebody will appreciate.

Decluttering - Day 18

Today i'll donate this suit.  I wore it to homecoming both my junior and senior years in high school.

Decluttering - Day 17

Today i found this AVL decal in my bookcase so i'm throwing it away.  I need to think more about the things i take blindly because they are free.  Nothing's free.

Decluttering - Day 16

Today i'm getting rid of this white dress shirt.  I bought it because i needed to wear it in a wedding.  In haste, i didn't read the tag.  It's not wrinkle-resistant.  I'm not ironing.  Donated.

Decluttering - Day 15

Today i went through the stuff in the bathroom.  Here's what i got rid of: a small bottle of cologne, an expired bottle of sunscreen, really old lotion, after shave balm, and hair stuff. 

Decluttering - Day 14

Today i'm parting with this Bob Marley poster.  It's torn and i really have no place to hang it.  Been with me since sophomore year of college so we've had a good run.  I'll recycle it.

Decluttering - Day 13

Today i'm getting rid of this pint glass.  I have two of them and this one has some junk stuck on the inside that hasn't come off in the last three dishwasher cycles.

Decluttering - Day 12

I'll donate this book.  I bought it because it was on clearance but it's an Anheuser-Busch cookbook and i don't drink that bullshit.  A deal isn't a deal if you aren't going to use it.

Decluttering - Day 11

Today Otto bit a hole in my shirt so i'm throwing it away.

Decluttering - Day 10

Today i'm setting free this Cleveland Browns tee.  I have (had) two nearly-identical brown Browns tees so i don't feel too bad about letting this one go.

Decluttering - Day 9

Today i'm getting rid of this sign.  It's a cool sign but i really have no place to hang it and it's been in my closet for quite some time.

Decluttering - Day 8

Today i'm getting rid of this plant.  I've had it for quite awhile and it's made the trip down from Ohio.  However, its time has come.  

Decluttering - Day 7

Today, i'm reluctantly giving up my Kangol fuzzy bucket hat.  I wore this to homecoming my junior or senior year.  I'd never wear it again i just like it.  This will be donated or sold.

Decluttering - Day 6

The gf made this easy today.  She brought these home.  Big bank.  Made in China.  No thanks.  Straight to the trash.

Decluttering - Day 5

Today i cleaned off my key ring   There was a key to a filing cabinet i no longer owned and a key to the gf's apartment that she no longer lives in.  I threw the keys away before remembering to take a picture...

Decluttering - Day 4

Today i went through a bag with a bunch of sporting goods in it.  Here's what i ended up throwing away:

An old tennis ball, 8 golf balls, (don't even have clubs anymore) a baseball from Dairy Queen, 2 plastic footballs from h.s. that cheerleaders would toss into the stands, and a cricket ball i apparently stole from my Indian roommate in college.

Decluttering - Day 3

Today i decided to get rid of this table.  I've used it for years (purchased as a freshman in college) but now that the lady has moved in, there's not much room for items like these.  Guys in a similar situation will know what i'm talking about. I'll donate this item as well.