Oct 18, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Incredibles blankets [purchase info] Given to my kids for a Christmas gift [time in my possession] Approximately 6 years? [last used] Last winter [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None [info] I like...
Oct 17, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Boy’s coat [purchase info] Given to me by a friend, her son had outgrown it [time in my possession] Approximately 2.5 years [last used] Last winter [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None [info] My...
Oct 16, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Boy’s Nike coat [purchase info] Given to me by a friend, her son had outgrown it [time in my possession] Approximately a year [last used] Last winter [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None...
Oct 15, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Women’s Columbia fleece jacket [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store for $7 [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] Over a year ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None...
Oct 14, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Women’s sleeveless winter coat / jacket [purchase info] Purchased at W*****t. :0 [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] Last winter [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Pretty easy [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] No...
Oct 13, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Women’s long winter coat / jacket [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store for $8 [time in my possession] Approximately 10 months [last used] Once, but it looked ridiculous… [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Hard...
Oct 12, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Creative doodling book [purchase info] Purchased on Amazon [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] 4 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Says eBay, but it went to the thrift store [replacement item] None...
Oct 11, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Bogen monopod [purchase info] Purchased new [time in my possession] Approximately 7 years [last used] Almost 7 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] eBay (or craigslist) [replacement item] None [info] I just never use this. I...
Oct 10, 2011 | One year of downsizing |
[item] Coach leather purse [purchase info] Received as a gift, in beige. I exchanged it for the orange. [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] 2 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] I decided. Thrift store....
Oct 9, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Lot of 3 t-shirts [purchase info] Purchased at thrift stores [time in my possession] Approximately a year [last used] A long time [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None, although I do purchase a piece of...
Oct 8, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Gap Body robe… missing the belt [purchase info] Got from a friend, she got it for $1 at a thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] A long time ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Mostly easy [destination] Thrift store...
Oct 7, 2011 | One year of downsizing |
[item] Placemats [purchase info] Purchased new in Africa [time in my possession] Approximately 6.5 years [last used] Over a year ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] A fundraiser [replacement item] None [info] I really love these, but in my...
Oct 6, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] 3 t-shirts [purchase info] Purchased at thrift stores and one given to me [time in my possession] Approximately a year [last used] A few months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] A fundraiser [replacement item] None specifically,...
Oct 5, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Spongebob Squarepants pajama pants [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift stor for $2.50 [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] A few months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Difficult. So? I like Spongebob. He’s happy with...
Oct 4, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] 2 pairs of flip flops [purchase info] Purchased one new, one used [time in my possession] 7 years for the brown, 7 months on the other [last used] Brown ones, several months ago, other… never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy...
Oct 3, 2011 | One year of downsizing |
[item] Nikon camera battery and charger [purchase info] Came with my D100 [time in my possession] Approximately 7 years [last used] Almost 4 years ago? [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Given to a friend [replacement item] Nothing purchased...
Oct 2, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] At Home in Mitford book [purchase info] Purchased on eBay used [time in my possession] Approximately 9 months [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Fundraiser [replacement item] None [info] This one book represents many...
Oct 2, 2011 | A better way, One year of downsizing, Save $
I’m on day 224 of 365 days in this challenge. Today marks a milestone, not in the days or numbers, but how I feel about this process. Difficulty. It’s increasingly more difficult to find areas in my house that I haven’t downsized. For some reason,...
Oct 1, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Twin size waterproof mattress pad [purchase info] Purchased new at a discount store [time in my possession] Approximately 3 years [last used] Several months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] eBay [replacement item] None [info] This...
Sep 30, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Dark wood dresser [purchase info] Purchased at the thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] A few months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] Sold to a friend [replacement item] Nothing purchased, I...
Sep 28, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] A huge lot of small hardware / housewares items [purchase info] Purchased new or at thrift stores [time in my possession] Anywhere from months to years [last used] A long time ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Freecycle [replacement...
Sep 27, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Black/brown Ikea wall shelf that was my fireplace mantle [purchase info] Purchased new at Ikea [time in my possession] Approximately 2 years [last used] A couple of months ago until my cat knocked it off the wall [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium...
Sep 26, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] A flower beaded choker necklace [purchase info] Given to me by a jewelry client [time in my possession] Approximately 8 years [last used] Several months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Gave it to a friend [replacement item] None...
Sep 25, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] 2 Napkins with funny sayings and a plastic wrapped paper towel [purchase info] All give to me [time in my possession] Approximately 2 years [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] I used them, you know, like regular...
Sep 24, 2011 | One year of downsizing
[item] Old brass porch light fixture [purchase info] Came with the house [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] A month ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] A new brushed nickel, modern porch...
