Minimalist WIP | Second Decluttering of 2017

A few days ago I decided to go through my clothings once more to see what are the clothes I haven’t worn in a month or I no longer wish to wear. This is the pile I was able to compile.

Here’s the list and reasons why:

• Sun hat - I seldom use it
• Short dress - too short for my current tastes
• Duvet cover - too childish, I prefer solid colors or minimal patterns/prints
• 1 pair of socks - size too big, it was a gift
• Two pairs of denim pants - seldom use it, and whenever I do get to wear them, they make me not want to wear them (do you have clothes that makes you feel like that?)
• Pink hoodie - second hand from a friend, I realized I had more than enough hoodies in my wardrobe. It’s not needed.
• Black jeggins - worn out and has holes
• Black winter jacket (not pictured) - wasn’t happy with it, no zippered pockets, too tight around shoulders (I have pretty broad shoulders for person my size/height...)

Most of these items I was able to give away to my landlady. She loves taking things from me, yet tells me I am wasteful. However, in my perspective, if I am able to give it to someone who can give it more use, it is not wasteful. It is wasted on me, if anything. What do you think?

Minimalist WIP | First Decluttering of the Year 2017

Without a doubt, as time goes by, things will accumulate. This will be my first time documenting my declutter experience this year. I believe I might have done mini decluttering sessions at the beginning of this year but I did not take the chance to “document/record” it for… records keeping of my own - so to speak.

Ah, spring break, what a good opportunity for spring cleaning. Throughout the week of spring break, I was able to pace myself to declutter my place a bit. So the categories I decluttered mainly were: clothes, shoes, jewelry/accessory, and kitchen appliance(s).

After decluttering my place, I decided to organize all these things. As for clothes, I did laundry and tomorrow I will organize it by season and (finally) put away any winter clothing. I shall be showing you the aftermath of the things I decided to let go of (some of which are in my eBay store - you can go check it out by clicking on the “eBay Store” tab).

And…. behold!

Now, from left to right:

1. bag of plastic bags - to be dropped off at a nearby Rite Aid
2. Leather military lace up mid calf boots - still in great condition, wore it for more than 5 yrs; but this year I decided to switch out of animal leather products. It will be donated.
3. Electric kettle - have not been using it for an entire year; it has a crack on the lid, but works perfectly. It will be given to a friend.
4. Three bags of clothing/textiles - bottom two are clothings which will be donated; top bag is scraps of fabric, products of costume making hobby.  The scraps bag will still be under my roof until I can find a place in NYC to donate it to if possible.

If you happen to know any good resource to donate fabric scraps in NYC - please let me know! I’d greatly appreciate it!

“I refuse to live in fear of not having enough.” - Courtney Carver (https://bemorewithless.com/)