Give it away, give it away, give it away.

Happy May Day everyone!

So April was about breaking bad habits that I felt were holding me back. One of those habits was griping about my cluttered house, but not doing much about it. All that is about to end, because for the next 30 days, I will be giving stuff away!! Some of it will go to charities, some of it will be sold on Craigslist, some will go to specific people, and some will be recycled, but most importantly. IT WILL NOT BE IN MY HOUSE ANYMORE.

A lot of people (myself included) seem to be bogged down both physically and psychologically by the sheer amount of stuff in their lives. Now, we are not quite at the point that the Hoarders people are knocking on the door, but we definitely have a lot of stuff that we have outgrown, don’t want, don’t need, or don’t use. My friend, Holly, writes a fabulous blog called Good Karma Housekeeping. One of the ideas she writes about a lot is finding the right home for items she no longer wants or needs. Another friend of mine, Runi, has decided not to acquire any new stuff for an entire year. As much as I love both of these ideas, my biggest concern right now is just getting stuff OUT.

My kids’ school is having a recycling drive tomorrow for electronics and soft goods, so I will be able to get rid of my dead food processor, and probably a lot of stuff in my attic like the piles and piles of stuffed animals that live up there.

Hopefully  by the end of the month I can put a significant dent in the amount of unneeded stuff that clutters up my house. I will be posting my progress here, but I will probably only be blogging two or three times a week. Keep reading! I might be giving away something you could use!