Stuff! Lonely socks, old eye glasses, scratched CDs, piles of papers, and other flotsam and jetsam are everywhere around me. Where did it come from and what do I do with it all?
Letting go of things feels so freeing afterwards. Before and during? Overwhelming and full of second-guessing. "But I may NEED it." "But what if I find the other one?" and "What if the economy crashes for real and I wish I had more stuff to make into other stuff when there are no more stores?" are questions that come to mind as I look at thing I come to in my quest for the simple and streamlined.
I've whittled my make-up routine down to only the stuff I actually use 95% of the time. Specialized lotions and potions are out. Tried and true multipurpose favorites are in.
My latest project is preparing for travel. I have 2 toiletries kits. One for luxury travel (anyplace climate controlled) and one for camping. I've had these bags for a while now, but it's hit and miss as to them being ready to go. Making a laminate-able list for each back and a commitment to keeping them ready to go. Part of my unpacking routine will be to refill and repack each kit before I put them away.
Oh and since when do I own 4 hair dryers? But there they were, lurking in the dark space beneath my sink. So one now lives in the guest bathroom. One got tossed (broken) and the other two are travel dryers. One teensy, one merely tiny. Perfect. Didn't need to buy a thing.
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