As I've been self-isolating at my parents house it seemed like a good time to go through the things I had stored in their attic to see if there was anything else that I could get rid of. It didn't go quite as successfully as I had hoped as there's still quite a few boxes to take to my next home, but I did manage to get rid quite a few things. The biggest issue this time round is that I'm not certain what the future is going to bring or even what work I'm going to be doing so I'm not sure what items I should keep and what things I can get rid of.
With that in mind I've kept all my outdoor/work gear as, even if I'm no longer working outside, I'll still be going outdoors as a hobby, all my warm gear, and all the kitchen stuff I've acummilated and which survived the last purge.
The easiest thing to get rid of was all the books I'd read in the digital form during my lockdown in New Zealand and just needed to pull out of the box and put into the charity bag.
Clothes were also pretty easy as I'd gone through most of my items whilst I was in New Zealand and there were just a few that I had left here and either didn't miss or knew I wasn't ever going to use again. I also added a hoody and an outer fleece to this pile after I had taken the photo. There's some fabric I'm never going to use and an outer casing for a wheeled suitcase I don't even own.
I'd already gone through all of my make-up brushes and gotten rid of the ones I knew I wasn't going to use but I completely forgot about these eye curlers. I compared what my mascared eye lashes looked like after using and not using the curlers and noticed absolutely no difference. I also can't be bothered to do this extra step, so they're heading off.
There were also a few pieces of jewellery that I either haven't worn in years or am bored of wearing now.
There's a few bags which are either falling apart or that I've tried but just haven't liked using.
Now for the more difficult items. Firstly, I decided that I would actually let go of all my David Attenborough and Disney DVDs. They've survived previous purges as I'm emotionally attached to them, but I've come to the decision that I'm not really going to watch them again, especially as I haven't had a DVD player for the last few years and it's very unlikely I will have one in the future either. So, it's time they went somewhere were someone is actually going to get some use out of them. I also got rid of a few other DVDs that I won't watch again any time soon. I have kept some DVDs which I'm not ready to get rid of just yet and some to watch over the next few weeks whilst I have a DVD player, but they will probably go after that as well.
Secondly, is the soft toys I've held onto, mostly because they were gifts from people and even ones that had been made for me. I did get rid of more than these but my nieces have already headed off with a few of them. I kept my first ever soft toy, a bear, and another older soft toy both of which I'll probably keep out, but it seemed a shame for the others to just be sitting in a box unused so they're off to where someone will give them the use they should have.
And that's it for now. I'll probably keep getting rid of things over the next few weeks, but this is at least a start and it's funny how much easier it has become to let go of things that I only have an emotional attachment to since I started decluttering a few years ago. I haven't regretted anything I've gotten rid of so far either. However, this is really an on-going process and I see a lot more decluttering in my future. I usually just have a bag which I fill up with items I find, but every now and then I'm in a situation like now where I have the chance of doing something a bit more thorough. Definitely worth doing this as a regular thing.
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