1 Thing, Every Day
One of our ongoing goals is to spend less time managing “stuff.” To that end, we have set a goal to recycle, give away, sell (garage sale, eBay) or otherwise dispense of one thing, every day. Here’s what we’ve cast forth to date:
10 paint cans (D)
3 containers of insecticide (D)
2 old rechargable batteries (D)
1 glider rocking chair and footrest (G)
1 telephone stand (S)
22 articles clothing (S)
1 lamp (S)
1 huge box Duplo blocks (S)
15 assorted glasses, mugs, cookware (S)
4 framed pictures (S)
3 large bags clothing & shoes/61 items (G)
1 Graco baby car seat (G)
Another large bag clothing & shoes/24 items (G)
1 lamp (G)
3 pairs drapes (G)
1 Snuggli baby carrier (G)
1 large bag of coats and blankets (G)
Total objects out the door to date: 132
D = Disposed
R = Recycled
G = Gave Away
S = Sold
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Urban Homesteader »&hellip | August 7, 2006 at 5:51 pm
[...] One Thing, Every Day [...]
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MP3AERO.COM » Blog &hellip | February 4, 2008 at 4:03 am
[...] only five items? Talk about simplifying your life - her plan sounded even more ambitious than our “One Thing, Every Day” goal! But further in the article, she says she’s selling the old stuff because she wants [...]
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frugalwench | March 28, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Good Job! If I can just stop procrastinating, I’ll get started on my junk ridding project as well. I was going to do the one thing to the Goodwill a day thing, then it became three, but nothing actually made it to Goodwill. The problem is, Goodwill is only a mile away, pretty much on my way to everywhere. I’m a slug. You make me ashamed.