Chain bracelet thing someone gave me 6 months ago - donated.
Set of three reusable lids that no longer fit anything - trash (counted as one item)

602/500

5 items encountered during post Christmas clean up. Not all Christmas items.

I don't know how much progress I will make tomorrow.

Pots out - 149
Items out - 66

I worked on my bedroom briefly, mainly the storage cabinet. It was harrrd, so I had to stop.

- an origami box thing I have saved for like 9 months
- a Book of Remembrance for my son, who is now 30, that was given to me when he was born but I never filled out any pages

604/500

I did it!

Worked on a cupboard I hadn't opened in a while and a set of plastic drawers in the basement. 9 more pots out and 38 other items! A lot of them were small, but each one was a decision. Also found some bits of trash and recycling - which I did not count, but did put in the appropriate bags to go.

Pots out -158
Items out - 104

Not as impressive as 2024, but still good progress.

328 net items over the two years. I can't really add the pots, because I didn't inventory what I made, but I think I will next year.

Wow! Good job SubC! I am proud of you.

Friday -

sorted the back of my car so I can fit the donation boxes in there to be dropped off. Found 2 items to donate. Also sorted a box of books someone gave me to use at a work event and took out a good amount to donate, but not counting those are they never came in my house. I also found another item in my bedroom to donate.

494/500

Sunday

Cleaning my bedroom. Pulled everything from under the bed - super dusty, random stuff. Also sorting on surfaces.

Donated a large book.
Threw out an old bra, a couple of sad dog toys, some old face mask stuff that was under my bed, and a bunch of old meds and bottles of stuff from a bin under my bed.

14 more items out.

590/500

One bag of key rings and one book that makes me sad, donated.

It is getting so hard to find things to donate from my bedroom. I have someplace to go, and I think when I get back I will try to find personal care items to throw away from my personal bathroom off my bedroom, and a box of personal care stuff that's sitting in my room, so that I can fit everything in the bathroom cabinets.

496/500

Sunday night, last little shot at my bedroom for today.

Eight items donated including another water bottle, a brand new set of sealed lip gloss, a new set of sealed nail polish, 4 packages sealed new sheers (like curtains, were for Teen's room but she changed her mind and they never got hung) and one more thing I already forgot.

598/500

omg I did it. I came home and sorted lotions, makeup, personal care items that were filling up my bathroom cabinet and found 9 items to throw away and one (new makeup pouch) to donate.

I hit my goal for the year!

506/500

Lila,

You have gotten rid of so much stuff this year! You are going to break 600!

Working on my bedroom...

1 sweater donated, an old notebook and craft paper into the trash. 3 items total.

509/500

This morning I found a dusty old thin cloth grocery bag in the corner, covered in hair and dust. I threw that out.

I also finally took the broken, not working, old dusty lamp off my nightstand, took it apart, and put it in the trash.

2 items out!

600/500

In my bedroom was a CD tower full of CDs. In the storage bedroom was another one plus a box holder full of CDs. I sorted these before but sorted again, donated 19 CDs and now all of them fit into the rack and box in the storage room. Progress!

528/500

Lila, you are crushing your goals!

We had Christmas with my in-laws.

I received two pendants (a Christmas gift and one because Dh mom is handing some of her family jewelry down and I liked it) and a pair of socks.

Pots out - 149
Items out - 94

Let's wrap up the year with a good effort, SubC!

5 jars of good quality spices, out of my bin and being given as gifts for Christmas.

533/500

Sorting boxes off the floor in my bedroom.
Trash - old pair of earphones
Donated - new wood light switch cover, new light switch, mechanical pencil, a new padlock and keys still in packaging. Five items out total.

538/500

Chipping away at my room.

I sorted some things in the small bedroom/storage, threw out a few things, donated some stuff (new coloring books and unopened packages of paper, some other stuff from there and my room), gave 5 notebooks and coloring books to Tot, threw out Teen's old phone which is super old, very very cracked, has no SIM card so I deleted everything and locked it and threw it out.

Also went through another box on the floor, put items where they go and threw 2 out. Another empty box for donations.

16 items gone in all.

554/500

Good progress Lila!

I have loaded the car at my parents' house and am driving home.

Acquired:
4 toys with multiple pieces from when I was a kid - calling it 4.
One hand me down decorative mug sized sleigh I asked for.
Shirt, puzzle, ornament - 3
And stationary and edible treats that are consumable and don't count.

So 8 things.

My mother's house is beautiful, but so big, and so full! Every surface is decorated. I look around and think about how someday, hopefully not for a long time, I'm going to be making decisions about everything. If I emptied my entire house, I couldn't keep 25% of it. It gives me motivation to clear out the things that need work or are just "ok."

Anyway

Pots out - 149
Items out - 86

It is getting easier to let things go that I am somewhat ambivalent about. I had a new sweatshirt in my drawer for who knows how many years, so today I tried it on. It fit but was slightly too tight, and the wrist part was definitely too tight. I think for years I kept thinking that I would lose weight and it would fit, but this time, I was like... I don't love it, anyway. So it went into the donate box.

555/500

Good job Lila!

I will tally up all the things I received today - so many! Later, but I have handed out all the teacher gifts I am passing on, so non-consumable teacher gifts in - 1 glass, two ornaments, fabric gift bag, and a snowman garland (currently individual snowmen, but they will be tied together, so I'm calling it one)

Pots out - 149
Items out - 81

Way to stay accountable, SubC!

I worked on my bedroom, sorting things, moving them into boxes to go in the little bedroom/storage room.

Donated: 2 stone crosses, a rubber ball
Trash: a tin of old candy, a box of treats someone gave me that no one likes, a couple old ornaments that no one else would want.
So far, 7 items out!

562/500

I got really emotional and upset about something so after a good cry, I channeled that emotion into sorting my jewelry drawer. This is a big, shallow drawer in top of my dresser that has had most of my jewelry tossed in it for 20+ years. The things I mainly wear are on TOP of my dresser or in a jewelry box across the room.

There were all sorts of necklaces tangled together, chains, bracelets, rings. Also a scattering of coins, keys, safety pins and junk. It took me about a half hour to take each piece out one by one, untangling as I went.

I found 12 pieces of jewelry I wanted to donate and put them in sealed baggies. I threw out some junk. All the rest is piled/laid out on a large box. I will think about each piece as I put them back and probably donate a few more. It is hard. I also put some of it into a very small jewelry box one of my kids gave me like 15 years ago but sat empty on my dresser all this time. Gosh I feel pathetic.

Needed a break before finishing. I also found like 4 baggies of my kids' hair. I think all of it might be Teen's from when she was a little girl. Ponytails in bags. I saved them to show her the color change from how golden it was. I also found several little-girl bracelets I saved for her. I think my heart broke a little again. I think I will stick all of it in the other room with the other few things I saved for her. Don't really want it in my room anymore.

474/500

Good afternoon.

Lila, I am looking forward to your final tally for the year.

We have rested and tidied up. My last count of non-consumable items in for the year is 20. Mostly used books. Also some grandson made magnets and ornaments, a couple of cool art fair items, and a nice shirt and a pair of boots.

I am hoping to work in the basement next week and bring my yearend tally up to 100, but it may be a stretch.

Currently
Pots out - 149
Items out - 61

another update. Man what a hard day.

While putting the jewelry back, I chose another handful of pieces to donate. Then I sorted the next drawer down and threw out several underwear that are getting old and thin and not comfortable. Also donated and tossed several other things from on top of the dresser.

I also took Teen's little jewelry and special things plus the ponytails and put them all in a plastic box, and put it into the other room. Those do not count as they are still in my house, but they are not in my bedroom anymore.

17 more things out. I am emotionally exhausted.

491/500

Five items from my bedroom:
2 books my grandkids tore but I was saving to fix but it's not really worth it in their condition, into the trash
3 other items donated: heart gem, metal water bottle with its cover that I have saved for years but never use (counted as one item), one other thing I already forgot
Plus a frying pan from the kitchen that I noticed has a place with the nonstick coming off, into the trash.
Six items in all.

568/500

Lila, that was a big day!

You won some hard battles today. Be proud of yourself.

Wow I am making some real progress.

Sorted a big pile of journals/planners in my room.
Tore out the few pages with info I need.
Put 6 in the trash. Put 2 with hardly any pages missing in the donate box.

8 more items gone.

576/500

Keep going SubC!

One partial box of tea that I have had awhile, made a cup last night and realized I am not really a fan. Instead of keeping it forever like usual, I threw it out. (It was expired and not individually wrapped so not donate-able). New habit.

452/500

Good habit Lila! Storing things you don't want and won't use doesn't keep them from being wasted, it just makes your house the dump.

Three more cars for Birdy

Pots out - 144
Items out - 77