Hello everyone! As I've been a little bit overwhelmed by physical things I own and with few areas in my room that have been cluttered recently, I felt the need to purge some of my belongings but not in a way that would be overwhelming. That's how I got the idea to find 30 things I could let go of and decided to share about it with you all.
When I go through my stuff I usually empty out everything - my closet, shelves, all the surfaces and put everything in one or two big piles. I usually do one pile with clothes, shoes, accessories etc. and another pile with everything else. Then I clean all the surfaces and go through every single thing I own, put it back and organize it. Even though this process can last all day and I regret it at some point, it always brought so much peace and clarity once it was done. I am someone who's mental state is much affected by the environment I live in and that's why clutter really bothers me. Lately I've let some of the areas accumulate more things than usual and to be able to put everything away, I need to get rid of some things and make space (designated home) for the things I want/need to keep.
30 things I am decluttering...
1-6: first pile of clothes I no longer need
7-12: second pile of clothes I no longer need (clothing items are going to the recycling)
13: old mini backpack that I used to love but it started to peel so I replaced it with a new one
14: I found this tube top later on as I was trying to reach my goal of 30 things to let go of
15: bra organizer I ordered from AliExpress that came looking like this and it's really hard to use, it just doesn't stay up the proper way and it's a task on its own to put stuff away properly
16: Exit festival bracelet from July this year
17: these few papers I am counting as one (I turned them upside down as I didn't want to reveal the information)
18: a shoe box that has been sitting around for few months now, I thought I would use it as a draw divider but I got a better one for that purpose
19-20: two paper bags I no longer need
21: sticky notes that I got many years ago, I am going to give them to my niece
22: correction fluid of poor quality plus the bottle is almost impossible to open
23: water colors that I am also going to give to my niece, I used some of them once and they have been sitting in a drawer for a while
24: medicine box I was holding onto because I thought I am going to need some information
25: I got this as a vitamin organizer but Monday is annoyingly always open and I didn't end up using it that much
26: scalp massager that I replaced with a better one
27: expired nail polish
28: used up deodorant
29: face cream, I used up almost half of it but I have a full container of my favorite face cream plus an unopened night cream for colder months
30: nail art tool that is just not working for me
There's a few things from these 30 items that were failed AliExpress purchases and that shows me I need to be more intentional with my orders. Since I started buying on this website, I had many orders and most of them were useful or decent quality items I wanted but I guess it's easy to fall into a trap of buying very cheap products that maybe I don't even need or want. Even though I thought it would be easy to find 30 things to let go of, I have to admit it was a little bit challenging towards the end. Over the past couple of months I did occasionally get rid of some things - few old makeup products and brushes, a couple of beauty products, the only pair of sandals I had that I replaced with new ones... Despite a little bit of a struggle this challenge was so much fun and I will try to do it again in October and December and share updates with you all! I am also planning to focus on mentioned cluttered areas of my room and do a much needed pantry declutter so I'll try to put together fun posts with before and after photos.