“to protect the boring” hahahaha!

I saw that on their blog and have been itching to do it as well but my husband always gets upset when I get rid of stuff. He thinks we may be able to use it or something I guess. It’s hard for him to part with things since we don’t have money to go buy new things but the point of getting rid of stuff is to not really replace it! He doesn’t get it. I might do this while he’s gone in January for three weeks. Muhahahahaaaa!

We’re a family of 5, so I’m hoping to find AT LEAST 200 things to get rid of. We are in need of a major purge!

I am going through my daughter’s old baby stuff and getting things organized for when the new baby arrives. I have FOUR ginormous tubs full of baby girl things that I will be donating/consigning sometime in the next year. I think I met 50 x 100 on that challenge. LOL

One of my biggest pet peeves is a boring yoga class! I went to one recently where we basically did neck rolls the whole time. I spent the hour daydreaming about downward facing dogs and cobras. Lol.

I could toss 400 things..no kidding! My house is a state!!

My husband and boys are pack rats…I could easily do 200 things, but I think I would get into a lot of trouble!

Have you been icing and elevating your knee? I know you’ve used that method in the past but it really is such a big help if you’re just looking at overuse issues. That and running shoe/insert issues. I’m 7 weeks from marathon #1 and so nervous of injuries. My ankles were sore during my first 17 miler (started after mile 16) but were fine when I stopped so I’m hoping they just need to adjust an get stronger for the distance. Fingers crossed! Hope your knee is on the mend.

I could totally do it. I could probably do a toss of 500 if my husband weren’t trying to do his best impresion of a hoarder!

My husband and I throw out stuff all the time. We have a tiny NYC apartment and keep our belongings to a bare minimum. We usually exchange experiences instead of gifts (lift tickets, hockey game tickets, etc) and always ask family not to get us anything at Christmas. It keeps my mind free of clutter, too!

What a coincidence! I was and still am tossing & donating stuff around the house. I can’t wait to be clutter free, especially by giving away stuff that I don’t use to charity.

If you haven’t checked out Makeunder My Life (http://makeundermylife.com), you should! I started doing a weekly exfoliation at the beginning of this year thanks to MML, just by going over my stuff and getting rid of a few things at a time so that I don’t have to do major overhauls as often. Plus, I love her idea about loving everything you own, and the term “exfoliation” is perfect!

Also, LOVE LOVE LOVE YHL!

50 things wouldn’t be a problem for me. I am in the process of dejunking our house in the hopes that we will be moving in the spring. I’ve gotten rid of 6 bags of clothes between my closet and my youngest son’s. My oldest son’s outgrown clothes were stored for the youngest. It feels great to have less stuff sitting and hanging around the house.

I play a game by myself just about weekly that I call “52 pick-up” (no not with cards). The goal is that I have to deal with 52 things in an afternoon. This can be mail, laundry, and inevitably it gets down to sorting through books, clothes, shoes etc…just to get to the magic number. works like a charm

While reviewing documents for a conference, I saw you will be speaking at my alma mater tomorrow! I will be participating in a panel as well. What a pleasant coincidence!

So true! On the news tonight they were saying how the average family has $25,000 of unused items in their house. Wow, if we could all just manage to donate or sell our stagnat stuff!

I have complete empathy for you, as I am recovering from my second knee injury & my second knee surgery. If there is one thing I learned, it’s this: Don’t push it! I definitely pushed it too much and ended up worsening my condition. I have spent over 6 months paying for it. Hopefully though, you’ll be fine!!!

I love tossing things (I think I am in the minority there!). I just recently gave a bunch to good will and a lot of old clothes (still in excellent condition) to my fiances younger sisters. It feels good to cleansE!

I could do a 20 things toss … maybe … the hubby makes me toss things a few times a year, because I tend to accumulate 🙂

When my husband and I reached our first major milestone in our weight-loss journey we also kind of hit a plateau and did a huge clean out of the house and got rid of so much stuff, including all our old clothes that were massive on us. They were our safety net clothes that we hid in for years and it was so therapeutic to get rid of them.

Also, lightening our load around the house made us feel productive even while experiencing a plateau!

I love cleaning my closet and do it constantly, there’s always a box in the closet to collect the give-aways. I host a “naked lady” party every few months where women all bring their items together and trade. It’s awesome! I got a pair of Express jeans that fit perfectly last time. The leftovers go to the thrift store. It’s economical, environmental, social, and a good excuse for a ladies party!

I love doing this! My closets have been packed for awhile. There is so much I don’t wear/use and I’m just itching to get rid of it. A ‘New Year Cleanse’ may be in order for me…somehow January is just around the corner!

I NEED to do the 100 things toss; maybe next week when I have off from work. And “protect the boring”~ too funny! 🙂

I have recently been doing a house purge in stages, though I don’t read Young House Love. I have gone through several rooms, purged everything that needed to be thrown out, and bagged up the rest to donate. I don’t know where to take donations to in Tokyo yet, so we have huge bags of stuff sitting in our bedroom corner for the time being! I’m sure there close to or more than 100 items in those bags already.. mostly clothing.

Last night I also tackled the kitchen cabinets looking for expired pantry items. I’m a hoarder when it comes to dry goods and I’m disgusted to say that a lot of things have been forgotten and wasted up in my overhead cabinets. My goal is to no longer stock up on pantry unless I know I will use them to cut down on waste.

Also, I tried out a Yoga class at my gym last week and was similarly underwhelmed. It was a 10 am class, though, so probably aimed at the elderly morning members.

Caitlin – thanks for all your support on twitter yesterday for my new blog – the launch day went well – I had over 1500 hits in the first 3 hours! Lets hope everyone keeps coming back.

Loving this idea for a charitable clear out. Once I have some time I will definitely give this a go. I actually have a heap of clothes on my office floor “ready to ebay” – they have been there 2 weeks! Maybe they are the ones that should get the 50 things treatment!

Thanks

Julia x
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