Packing Party (lite)
I really felt like I was cheating by not packing everything up, but I did thoroughly clear out some junk.
I started in the bathroom. My apartment is small so I don’t have room for a dresser. All of my clothes that aren’t hung up, I keep in this linen cabinet. Here’s what it looked like before I got rid of some stuff:
and after:
This is a bit deceiving, however, because I just dropped off a bunch of clothes at the laundry. Here’s the closet
before:
…and after:
I’ll see how all of this feels after I add back the clothes that are at the laundry. I have a huge black garbage bag with clothes to donate tomorrow.
I also tackled this junk drawer:
now it looks like this:
As a point of reference, here’s a photo of everything I owned when I left Houston just over 7 years ago. How quickly stuff accumulates!
It feels like I put a big dent in things today, as well as another big batch of paper scanning. More sheet music OUT THE DOOR! More tomorrow!
I applaud you for taking on this challenge. I’m always looking at ways to minimize and/or get rid of things. Sometimes, I make some good progress. Not all that long ago, I cleared out my own junk drawer. So. Many. Pencils. Where did they all come from? A bunch of pens, too. I actually donated the pens (along with some other things) to the local homeless shelter.
love this post, the before and after photos… very cool to see in action.
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Cool intro for many of us starting out on the minimal #zerowaste journey. The before and after images are really powerful. Letting go is the way to go, right?
Thank you
Bren