Following on from days 10-19 of #minsgame (see previous post) it's time to document the last 11 days of this rather invigorating challenge from January. As usual, the aim is to throw away a certain amount of items each day and it definitely became more difficult as the month progressed. I can now say after completing one round of the mins game, it's both easy and difficult to part with posessions. The words 'just in case' crept up all too frequently, but the phrase 'does this add value to my life?' remained prominent. So here it goes:
day 20 - sixteen bath products and four leaflets
day 21 - fourteen dvd series and seven single dvds
day 22 - two storage boxes (no longer filled with junk) two candles, six books, one old diary and eleven greeting cards
day 23 - fifteen plastic wallets, two catalogues and six pens
day 24 - twenty four useless paper documents shoved in a box
day 25 - one magazine rack, twenty four desktop folders
day 26 - fifteen packs of old/empty medication (seriously, why?) and eleven pencils
day 27 - twenty seven video files on my computer (mostly of the back of people's heads)
day 28 - twenty five product packaging (I really should throw them out sooner) and three candles
day 29 - four purses, six books and nineteen hair elastics
day 30 - thirty physical photos that were doubles/backs of heads/blurry
day 31 - eleven necklaces, three bracelets, five rings and twelve bottles of spray/perfumes/lotions
So, a grand total of 496 items.
Wow, four hundred and ninety six items that are no longer in my living space. If you're looking for a quick fix of immediate clutter, then by all means give the minsgame a go. Be prepared to be ruthless and begin to scan your surroundings for junk that can be let go from your life and space.
