During the covid-19 stay-at-home, social distancing order I find I’m more stimulated to declutter the house.

Then I happened onto a list of 250 things to throw away.  Some of these things I do own but are stashed so deeply away I never think of them.

So to begin I looked at the list and chose items I could easily part with.  In the next little while I’ll be getting rid of the following 17 categories:

1. Old belts
2. Never used handbags
3. Old lingerie
4. Old stockings
5. Old eye glasses
6. Curling irons
7. Old hair products
8. Extra plastic containers
9. Food processors
10. Crocheted doilies
11. Old toys
12. Costumes
13. Old calendars
14. Old computers
15. Excess vases
16. Old musical instruments
17. Old x-rays

I feel this is a manageable list.  I have already collected my old eyeglasses (#5) which I was keeping in a drawer.  I haven’t needed glasses for the past 15 years so I don’t know why I was even holding onto them.  Some aren’t even mine.  I have two options for local donation so whichever one is more convenient at this time is where they’ll go.

I also have 3 curling irons (#6) which I have never used.  Does anybody still use curling irons?  Is there a use for them beyond hair styling? I’ll list them for a very small amount on Facebook Marketplace.

I have collected our x-rays (#17) from the past 20 years from the bottom of the drawer where they have been kept.  I put them through the shredder one sheet at a time.  I have kept a few of the heavy plastic sheets for future arts projects as I know they make great custom-cut stencils.

Finally I have 2 trumpets (#16) that no one in the house can play.  Surely someone needs them.

I’m hoping to finish purging this list of 17 items in the next 30 days.

Jo