365 Less Things??

Since my major decluttering mission is over but I still have the major ‘minimalist’ bug I am going to try something new.  I have been a follower for a while of a blog called 365 Less Things.  And obviously, the idea is to de-clutter one thing per day.  After the huge purge of my home, I am not sure if I have 365 more things that I can remove, but I am sure going to try … anything that helps along the road to minimalism!  (And I'm already running over a week behind ... eek!)

Day 1 – My first item is a bit sentimental.  My Nana used these along with the rest of the set as her ‘everyday’ dishes. I don’t have the rest of the set, don’t know where they went, but these have been sitting in a Rubbermaid box, wrapped in newspaper since 2007.  I guess that means that I don’t use them, so I am taking a picture and into the Garage Sale they go!

 Day 2 – I’ve had this stuffie since we went to Hawaii when I was a child, probably about 30 years or so.  It sits in a box like so many other things that I have kept over the years.  Hawaii Lover has seen better days.  Picture and the donation box here we come!

Day 3 – I thought this might be worth some money – WRONG!!!  It was my Poppa’s, it’s a lovely little book but does no one any good sitting in a box not being admired.  I’m going to ask my brother if he would like it.

Day 4 – In 2005 my husband and I took our first trip to Las Vegas with my brother and sister-in-law.  I made the same little scrapbook for both of us, but again, memories aren’t memories in a box.  I scanned each page and saved it on a disc so I can look at the pictures anytime I want.

Day 5 – This photo book contains pictures from when my step-daughter was born.  Again, does not good in a box, so the pictures are getting scanned and the book is Garage Sale bound!

Day 6 – This is a picture of my Nana (isn’t she lovely?).  When she lived in the retirement home, the ladies got together and did a calendar (a la Calendar Girls) to raise money for addiction treatment for women.  All of the ladies in the calendar are wonderful but I like my Nana the best and would like to look at this picture more often – it’s getting scanned!

Day 7 – I am taking these bills to the bank with the rest of our miscellaneous money.  Not worth anything but I don’t need it sitting around here!

Day 8 – My Cabbage Patch dolls are in the Garage Sale already and these can go with them!