The Year of the Half
Feb. 5th, 2009 02:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
morslaWe have finally finished moving out of North Melbourne, though it will be at least a few weeks before we make any real progress on unpacking in Somerville. Since spending a full day moving on Saturday, I've spent 6-10 hours every day cleaning, carrying boxes down stairs, loading and unloading the car. I'm now very, very tired.
Disgusted at the sheer volume of stuff I own, my new year's resolution is this:
By December 31st, 2009, I will find new homes for at least half of my possessions.
I've taken many boxes to the Red Cross donation bins over the last month, but haven't made a dent in the majority of things. Most of what I own is not essential. Too much of what I own has been retained out of habit or sentimentality. I'd like to break the former, and have no room left for the latter.
In order to make a start on things, here are a few categories:
Unsurprisingly, this will be a year when I take Discardia far more seriously than I have in the past...
(PS: still using dialup this week - if anyone needs to contact me, call me instead as I won't be reading LJ or checking email often)
Disgusted at the sheer volume of stuff I own, my new year's resolution is this:
By December 31st, 2009, I will find new homes for at least half of my possessions.
I've taken many boxes to the Red Cross donation bins over the last month, but haven't made a dent in the majority of things. Most of what I own is not essential. Too much of what I own has been retained out of habit or sentimentality. I'd like to break the former, and have no room left for the latter.
In order to make a start on things, here are a few categories:
- Models: In order to buy any new figures, I will sell two that I already have. I'm already limiting myself to only spending money raised from painting; now I'll actively reduce the number of figures as well.
- Roleplaying books: If a publisher won't sell PDF copies, I'm not interested in their products. I have bought my last paper RPG for the forseeable future.
- Music: I already only buy digital copies, unless I'm at a concert. This won't change. Many old CDs can also be given away.
- Paperbacks: Give away anything I won't re-read often. Join a library or three. I've bought my last novel for the year.
- Clothes: Keep only what I'll wear often. Give away all the rest. Sentimental clothes only stay if they are still being worn. I've aleady sent all my old shoes and boots to the Op Shop.
- Kitchen equipment: If one item can do the job of several, all the other items can go. I like cooking for people, but don't really need enough equipment to serve 20 people at once. The Op Shop will be getting a load of old cutlery, crockery, pots and pans once I unpack those boxes.
Unsurprisingly, this will be a year when I take Discardia far more seriously than I have in the past...
(PS: still using dialup this week - if anyone needs to contact me, call me instead as I won't be reading LJ or checking email often)
