I am genuinely puzzled that I am still clutter clearing almost two years since I started the blog (Simply Get Rid/Simply Bin It, Mar). When I think about it, the current clearing is from the attic and the shed, so I guess that is progress. I didn't think of myself as a real hoarder, or a particularly keen shopper.
So I thought I'd look at exactly what went to the recycling depot yesterday. An old garden table which I had intended to repaint. If I had needed somewhere to put my cup of coffee I would have painted it, but I clearly didn't need another table. So why did I keep it....
A great big bag of plant trays and plant pots. Served me well in the past (they've been used and reused many times) but I don't grow and sell on the scale that I used to, and everyone has trouble getting rid of them - so if I ever need more....A box of shabby old files and folders. With the advent of the internet I'm not quite paperless, but I've discarded all the contents, so why keep the files?
A huge bag of offcuts of bubble wrap that had got soaked - I've no idea how. And where could I spread it out to dry at this time of year and am I really going to save it till a sunny windless day and spread it all around the garden? A broken box I kept my seeds in. Kind of cute, and it could have been fixed....with patience and wood glue, but we don't tend to fix things these days, do we. But in the meantime I keep it, just in case one day I get the urge to fix it! some incense sticks I've never liked the smell of. I've kept them for about three years!
A big bag of assorted coat hangers, because I replaced them with new ones and straight away got rid of the old - Ah! there's a clue, and a key. It's that old something in, something out rule, which I always think is such a sensible idea, but don't actually follow.
It might just make the difference if I did....