Christmas Ornaments, Pepsi Clock, and More!

As I'm keeping on with the decluttering for 2012, these are the items I have chosen to discard in the last thirteen days:

Day 16 - Monday January 16, 2012

A few Christmas ornaments I no longer use

Day 17 - Tuesday January 17, 2012

A historical visitors guide 

Day 18 - Wednesday January 18, 2012

A few empty, unused boxes

Day 19 - Thursday January 19, 2012

A pair of socks

Day 20 - Friday January 20, 2012

A top that isn't quite right for my body type

Day 21 - Saturday January 21, 2012

A bunch of pens that don't work

Day 22 - Sunday January 22, 2012

A Pepsi clock that no longer works

Day 23 - Monday January 23, 2012

Some old stale candy I found in a box

Day 24 - Tuesday January 24, 2012

Paper clutter

Day 25 - Wednesday January 25, 2012

Junk-drawer junk

Day 26 - Thursday January 26, 2012

Dead batteries. These went into the "Dead Battery" container. When it's full it will be given to the Battery Recycle Center in my community.

Day 27 - Friday January 27, 2012

House key. It's useless since I have a new lock.

Day 28 - Saturday January 28, 2012

Cassette tapes and floppy disks

Getting it all out of my house. It all adds up!!!!

Day 337 - Star Trek Book Set

My daughter gave me to the go ahead to donate her Star Trek book set. One more thing (or uh... set of things) out of my house! 

Day 322 - Book

Yet another book has been removed from my book shelves and will be donated. Someone will have a nice story to read.

Day 317 - Books

I cleared a few more books from my book shelves today; some old text books and a Spanish dictionary. 

Today's quote: “Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.” - Democritus

Day 309 - Quilt Books

Today I am clearing more books from my book shelves. This time it's a stack of quilt books that I will never miss.

Quote for the day: "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 

Day 307 - "How To" Books

I am releasing more books into the wild. Well, okay, I'm donating these two "how to" books to the Salvation Army. 

Quote for today: “In almost every case, a reduction in clutter leads to greater peace of mind, less stress, better relationships, an improved reputation, greater productivity, more time, more energy, a more comfortable living environment, more creativity, more ability to focus, and a more positive outlook on life.” – Betsy Fein, President of Clutterbusters!!

Day 289 - More Books

It is not easy to decide which books to clear from my shelves. It comes down to the question "Will I ever read this (again)? I settled on these two, which are going into the donation box.

Quote for the day: "It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny."- Jean Nidetch

Day 286 - Children's Books

When one of my sons was little, he loved trains! He didn't think about anything else. He played with them, talked about them, drew pictures of them, dreamed about them, wished for them, and of course, he read books about them. Talk about a one "track" mind! Ha! He wanted to be a train conductor when he grew up. Well, he's all grown up now and he is a computer programmer.  That did take some "training", but other than that, he doesn't think about being a conductor anymore. So today, as sad as it is, I'm letting go of these children's books all about trains.

Quote for today: "We are not the sum of our possessions.” ~ GEORGE H. W. BUSH

Day 285 - Hardbound Books

I love books. I like the feel of them, the smell of them, the look of them. I like the whole idea of them. Sorry, but the Kindle and the Nook will never replace real hardbound or paperback books as far as I'm concerned. (Should I say "in my book"?) But I have to admit that I don't read nearly as much as I would like. I know I will never read all the books I've collected, so I made the tough decision to cull a few from my shelves. Today I'm letting go of two old hardbound books by Catherine Marshall.

Today's quote:  “In almost every case, a reduction in clutter leads to greater peace of mind, less stress, better relationships, an improved reputation, greater productivity, more time, more energy, a more comfortable living environment, more creativity, more ability to focus, and a more positive outlook on life.” – Betsy Fein, President of Clutterbusters!!

 

Day 245 - Keepsake Book

Today I'm donating a keepsake book I got for graduation. Yes, I did say I got it when I graduated and that wasn't yesterday. Haha! I don't remember who gave it to me, and I never read it. Well, it's eons overdue to give it away, so today is the day.

Quote for the day: "What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Day 243 - Notebooks

I cringe at the thought of discarding these notebooks full of wonderful study notes, but after holding onto them for years always thinking I would refer to them from time to time, do you think I ever have? You would be right if you said no. They are only taking up space. So with very much will and purpose, I have chosen to let go of them. I trashed the notes, and the notebooks are going into the donation box. Making  room for newness in my life!

Quote of the day: "People hold onto stuff like their kids' old clothing as a way of holding onto the past. Or they keep things they think they might need someday as a way to control the future." - Peter Walsh

Day 238 - Book

Today I'm letting go of a book. Although I read the first few chapters, I will probably not ever get around to reading it in its entirety. It's a good book, but my bookshelf holds other books I am more interested in.

Quote for the day: "My riches consist, not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants." - Joseph Brotherton

Day 216 - Camera Manual

Today I added a camera manual to the donation box. I have no need for the manual since the camera is gone.

The quote for the day: "Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal." - Earl Nightingale 

Day 176 - Books

I have more books than I can read, so today I put a couple of hardbound books into the donation box.