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Purge Campaign

My office is moving in a couple of months, and in preparation for this we are having a series of "purge campaigns" designed to give everyone a jump on getting rid of stuff so it doesn't have to be moved. I'm a bit behind schedule with this (surprise!) from being out so much with health stuff, but once I started it was really kind of fun. It turns out, of course, that we all save stuff we don't need to save. Some things I come across and think, "I know I saved this for a reason, but who knows what the heck the reason was!" Another thing I really like is that by purging, and then ultimately moving to an entirely new place, I will get rid of the "ghosts" left by people that used to use this office. For example, here's a pen that was here when I moved in, that I kept for some reason but didn't actually use. Or, here's my stuff organized the way the person who used to be here organized stuff, but not necessarily the way I would have if the office was completely empty when I got here. And recycling large quantities of paper, well, it's good for the soul, I say.

As I may have mentioned before, this same thing needs to be done in my house. For lack of a better term, this goal or mission of mine will be called a purge campaign, though it is more than that. I have to get rid of stuff, surely, but I also have to get things I keep moved to where they will be more useful. I really hate living in all my clutter, but even worse, I would hate to end up in a situation where I'd be forced to do the purge really quickly, like if we found a great deal on a house and decided to move, or something. So I want to get it done before any situation like that arises. So I've decided that this blog will mostly document the progress of that.

I'll be back with a plan.

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4:59 PM, Jun. 26, 2007 .. Posted by redsmom94

I do that every once in a while, too. It always feels so good to let go of the clutter that was weighing me down, whether it's at home or at work.

A good way to get rid of stuff that you don't want but is too good to just throw away is Freecycle.org. Maybe you know about it, but if not, check it out.