The urge to purge

My husband always has the urge to purge, to the extent that he gets rid of some things that he later has to re-buy. I admire it, although I personally enjoy holding onto things. But I don't like feeling cluttered and like I can't enjoy what I have, so I also get the urge to purge...just not the same way my husband does.

I was reading a friend's blog and ran across the idea to purge 7 items a day...so today I did just that, I found a set of glasses at the back of a cupboard I have barely used and they are now in the purge bag.

The thing I like about the idea of 7 things a day (for a month) is that it is manageable. I do not have the ability or the energy to go through all of my things in a day, or even in a week and get rid of stuff. Not physically and not emotionally. Because yes, getting rid of things can be emotional. (I'm sure my husband is going to be ecstatic when he reads this blog post. lol. but honey, I may not get rid of the things you think I should...but it will still be a good purge, I promise.)

So wish me luck! I actually think it's going to be fairly easy to get rid of 7 things a day for a month. Heck, if I started in on Judah's toys, I could do it for 2 months and he'd still have an abundance. But I'm going to keep it focused on my own things & household things first. Toys are good to keep so you can rotate things in and not spend money on new toys.

How about you? are you feeling the urge to purge too? is it a January thing? All those fun christmas gifts and no where to put them? ha. yup. I am inspired. Time to lighten the load.