Fortunately, the start of every school year coincides with a seasonal kids consignment sale I participate in. The first days of school for the kids mean I get to go through all their crap and decide what gets sold.
It is very disheartening to me when I begin this process. I haven't even gone through their toys and games, and I have loaded 99 items into the consignment inventory. That is 99 pieces of clothing, shoes, and books.
After entering these 99 items, I went back to the boys' room and pulled out probably 10 more books and a set of sheets that is pretty babyish given that the baby will soon be 7 years old.
The kid-stuff purging results in a general all-around purging in my house. I start tossing everything and really looking with as objective-as-I-can-get-them eyes.
I ask myself these questions:
Are these items of any legitimate use to me?
How long has it been since we've used these items?
If these items have been sitting in a pile for 6-8 months, what is the likelihood that I will actually use them for anything other than pile-sitting?
Do I really like these items at all?
What astounds me is that I don't really like to shop and, yet, we still have all this stuff.
It is usually at this point that I think about what a terrible pioneer I would be for many reasons, but most of all because I couldn't get everything I own into one wagon.
It is very disheartening to me when I begin this process. I haven't even gone through their toys and games, and I have loaded 99 items into the consignment inventory. That is 99 pieces of clothing, shoes, and books.
After entering these 99 items, I went back to the boys' room and pulled out probably 10 more books and a set of sheets that is pretty babyish given that the baby will soon be 7 years old.
The kid-stuff purging results in a general all-around purging in my house. I start tossing everything and really looking with as objective-as-I-can-get-them eyes.
I ask myself these questions:
Are these items of any legitimate use to me?
How long has it been since we've used these items?
If these items have been sitting in a pile for 6-8 months, what is the likelihood that I will actually use them for anything other than pile-sitting?
Do I really like these items at all?
What astounds me is that I don't really like to shop and, yet, we still have all this stuff.
It is usually at this point that I think about what a terrible pioneer I would be for many reasons, but most of all because I couldn't get everything I own into one wagon.
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