I'm not a hoarder. My Wife and I are still in our first house. I've been quite good about getting rid of things when I don't need them anymore or so I thought. Like video games or what not after I've played them. Its still amazing how much stuff I have accumulated. In my parents house you can barely walk through the basement. My parents can be sentimental about things but I wouldn't call them hoarders and messes like that result from not getting rid of anything. So many people think of their basement as a bottomless pit where you can keep sending everything you don't want to get rid of and have it out of sight.
I've wanted to clean house for quite a while and have started going through a few totes per week. We have about 2 dozen totes, clothes in bags, and other various boxes. The clothing items were probably the easiest thing to sort through. Some I've had since high school. I dropped the usable stuff at a charity. I did have a few totes of video game stuff that is going on ebay. I'm also getting rid of my baseball cards. I don't even really like baseball and the cards are nearly worthless. I'm going to check some values but will probably sell everything for whatever I can get.
I look at things differently now on whats important to keep. However some minimalists are just silly. Some go for 100 items which might make sense if you really need the mobility but others might even suggest not to have any artwork or portraits on your walls. While I'm not going that far I'm vastly reducing what I own and don't use. Books and music are digital only purchases for me now unless its a reference book or something else nice to have on paper. Its incredible how a huge library can fit on a kindle. I still buy physical copies of movies but in extreme moderation.
I am quite excited by this project. While I have no intentions of moving anywhere soon its good to know I have less things to deal with should I ever have or want to. Photos are probably the most important things to keep and thankfully those can go digital now too. I've found the tiny house videos on youtube to be quite intriguing as well. However most of them are either single or don't have kids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDc...ew-vl&list=PLMRx8kgwkvhKUiW-UraPBN2rlmkyH1_fC
I've wanted to clean house for quite a while and have started going through a few totes per week. We have about 2 dozen totes, clothes in bags, and other various boxes. The clothing items were probably the easiest thing to sort through. Some I've had since high school. I dropped the usable stuff at a charity. I did have a few totes of video game stuff that is going on ebay. I'm also getting rid of my baseball cards. I don't even really like baseball and the cards are nearly worthless. I'm going to check some values but will probably sell everything for whatever I can get.
I look at things differently now on whats important to keep. However some minimalists are just silly. Some go for 100 items which might make sense if you really need the mobility but others might even suggest not to have any artwork or portraits on your walls. While I'm not going that far I'm vastly reducing what I own and don't use. Books and music are digital only purchases for me now unless its a reference book or something else nice to have on paper. Its incredible how a huge library can fit on a kindle. I still buy physical copies of movies but in extreme moderation.
I am quite excited by this project. While I have no intentions of moving anywhere soon its good to know I have less things to deal with should I ever have or want to. Photos are probably the most important things to keep and thankfully those can go digital now too. I've found the tiny house videos on youtube to be quite intriguing as well. However most of them are either single or don't have kids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDc...ew-vl&list=PLMRx8kgwkvhKUiW-UraPBN2rlmkyH1_fC
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