Comments on: Turning simplifying into a game

By: We're back - Little Victorian

We're back - Little Victorian — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:01:11 +0000

[…] We do plan, however to do it again in February. Maybe I’ll make a Flickr gallery for it as Leena suggested. Anyone want to join […]

By: Mama

Mama — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 00:14:29 +0000

I did not start out slow as you did. You made the suggestion and I jumped in with both feet. I guess you could say I started off slow in a way because on November 1st I got rid of one thing and so on. By the end of the month I couldn’t wait to start over! I am really not even a “collector” of things but boy did I ever have enough to get rid of!!! I still do. It gets easier and more fun. Really. I set before me a bag for garbage, a bag for Good Will and a bag to give to friends/family that I know can use what I want to free myself of. It has been so great. I am much more relaxed and feel accomplished! I walk around my house and open drawers and cupboards just to look in them! I see how much neater and organized I have become and it is so satisfying. Now I just have to convince my mother-in-law to give it a go. I know she would be so much better off. It would go from daughter (Christina) to mother to grandmother. What could be better?

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 20:16:53 +0000

In reply to Tammi@1914house.

It’s great that you know that about yourself, I think so often that’s why we fail at things we try: we just don’t know how to work with ourselves yet. 🙂

I would not have been able to start our simplifying project with this challenge, I started out slow 6 months ago, and it has just gotten easier and easier.

By: Tammi@1914house

Tammi@1914house — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 06:09:53 +0000

I could NOT make it through the month. I would have too much anxiety. I become ridiculously attached to some things. It’s a process for me: I hold on to things for a while and then eventually I’m ready to let them go. But I’ve learned that I can’t push it, I just have to wait.

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 14:57:35 +0000

In reply to Leena.

You should definitely try, that would be great! I’d love to hear how far into the month you got. 🙂

Oh, a Flickr gallery is a good idea…

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 14:55:44 +0000

In reply to Karen. You'll love it if you do!

By: Leena

Leena — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:12:40 +0000

Wow! What a good idea before the holidays when usually more stuff comes to our homes.
I’m not sure I could do that, but I want to try.
You could make another contest from this! Flickr gallery from all the things tossed.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:02:12 +0000

What a cute idea! I need to force myself to purge my basement clutter, I might need to try this