About this blog~

About this blog

It all started when I had to clean out my closets because they are too close to the wall and could build up mold. (My parent's room had it so there was a possibility for mine to have it too..) So I used that opportunity to "get rid" of stuff, mostly old pullovers or T-Shirts that don't match my style anymore. We usually bring some used but still in good condition clothes to my relatives in the Philippines, but I wonder to whom I can give the warmer clothes^^'
My room is kind of in a mess like always and somehow I stumbled upon some great blogs about minimalism. I don't plan on taking it too far but I want to get rid of most stuff I don't really use to make space for the stuff I do use. I'm also worried that the day when I move into my own apartment I'll have too much stuff to move. I have way too much stuff like lotions or colored pencils that I don't really want to throw away but have already been opened so can't be presented anymore.. so I'll also use this blog as a motivation to use these things up :D

Since I can't wait to start on January 1 I just start today.  :P

To sum it up:
I want to..
1) donate/give to relatives or upcycle things I don't use/like that are still in a good condition
2) use things (up)  [lotions, ball-pens etc.]
3) throw away things that are broken
4) only bring in freebies if I can use it within a week or have a definite purpose for it
5) clean the trash can more often :P
6) do data backups frequently (once a week)

So I want to use this blog as something where I'll write what stuff I used to motivate myself to use it :P

These are the categories in which I want to downsize:
1) clothes, especially t-shirts
2) body lotions (I have 6 which I already started but did not finish
3) pens and pencils

I have made a template to show progress (I guess):
What I used/wear today
What I bought today
What I threw away (other than regular trash)
What I reused/upcycled/made today
What I used up
What I gave away

So this is for today
Dec. 23
What I used/wear today
-mango body lotion(alverde)
-new winter boots
-Dickies girl shirt (haven't used it for a while)
-red Van Dutch pants
-my ecobag <3
-decotapes
-stickers
-yellow colored pencil

What I bought today
+a magazine with with stickers
+3 x-mas decotapes

What I threw away
-same mentioned magazine excluding stickers and cutouts

What I reused/upcycled/made today
-handmade envelopes

What I used up
-none

What I gave away
-none

If you like you can join me and post in the comments the answers to the patterned questions :D (or maybe you have suggestions^^?)

By the way the list above is by no way complete with everything I used that day but mostly with things that I don't usually use or tend to forget to use.