100 Item Challenge

[MysterYvil]

Mrs. is going through the whole house, top to garage, getting rid of things we don't use. Some is going to family and friends (if they want it), some to secondhand stores, a bit right to the dump.

It is amazing how much crap we have inadvertently built up. Things that other people can use.

Around a year ago we purged our household of lifestyle gear we are no longer able to use. Got a lovely pic of a friend's partner sporting a bespoke latex dress that was made for Mrs. out at a party. Reduce, reuse, recycle at its finest. :teeth

 

[byke]

Minimalism is cool, but it's funny how people group things together to make them one thing in their list of a hundred items. Take it a step further and I only have one item; my apn kit.

 

[dravnx]

We did the same during the Santa Rosa fires. Packed all the shit up that we cared about and then went through everything that was left. Sorted and disposed of a big pile of stuff.

 

[rsrider]

I'm too lazy. I'll wait till I die and the family can sort through the shit.

 

[MysterYvil]

I'm too lazy. I'll wait till I die and the family can sort through the shit.

Been there done that with a ton of my grandfather's stuff.

To my mother's consternation I held an epic garage sale. A fire sale, practically (and literally) giving things away.

We only made around $500 but the smiles and hugs and handshakes were worth it. :teeth

(A displaced Haitian got all my grandfather's edgers, blowers, and other lawn implements for around $25. He founded a lawn care business.)

 

[russ69]

Been there done that with a ton of my grandfather's stuff.

To my mother's consternation I held an epic garage sale. A fire sale, practically (and literally) giving things away.

We only made around $500 but the smiles and hugs and handshakes were worth it. :teeth

(A displaced Haitian got all my grandfather's edgers, blowers, and other lawn implements for around $25. He founded a lawn care business.)

Excellent, lots of good karma coming your way and I don't even believe in karma!:thumbup

 

[MysterYvil]

Excellent, lots of good karma coming your way and I don't even believe in karma!:thumbup

I don't believe in karma, either. I do believe in helping people have what they need.

Hang together or hang separately. :thumbup

 

[bruceflinch]

I purged a bunch of stuff after the ex moved out 3 years ago. I love an uncluttered house. I will purge more as Retirement gets closer.
OTOH, the Garage is off limits to purging! :x

 

[CDONA]

Full time RV living will teach you about living small too

 

[NorCalAthlete]

I purged a bunch of stuff after the ex moved out 3 years ago. I love an uncluttered house. I will purge more as Retirement gets closer.
OTOH, the Garage is off limits to purging! :x

My goal for a house is to have a big enough garage to fit both cars AND bikes...and still have room left over for a workbench, tools, storage, etc. One of my favorite garages I've seen was on a BMW forum. Guy lives in Australia, but...check this out:

Sorry for the pic spam. Dude has the whole garage wired up for AC / fans, an air compressor completely separated from the house and noise isolated that he can turn on by remote because everything is smart-home wired as well, and the hose reel is hidden inside one of the cabinets too. I figure that even if most of us don't have a garage big enough for all of it, he had a lot of good ideas in the design that we can integrate piece by piece into our much smaller bay area garages.

edit - point being, to keep the thread on topic, that I'd say this level of meticulous organization can also help out a lot with keeping things clutter-free once you purge.

 

[HappyHighwayman]

I hate that guy

I'm waiting till I give the dog back to do a deeper garage clean. I use it for storage and growing vs. a car which I don't own.

As I get older I try and get rid of more stuff than I acquire.

 

[NorCalAthlete]

I hate that guy

I'm waiting till I give the dog back to do a deeper garage clean. I use it for storage and growing vs. a car which I don't own.

As I get older I try and get rid of more stuff than I acquire.

:laughing He initially just posted a pic of the M4 he bought in the garage to show off his new car, and like 90% of the replies were "yeah yeah nice but fuck the car, show us more of your garage!"

 

[lefty]

That garage is insane- it's nicer than my house!!!!

OP-
Great idea. I have WAAAAY Too much crap that i never use. My Wife is really big on eliminating clutter. She is teaching me to let go of crap I don't use/need.

 

[HappyHighwayman]

I always wonder what crazy shit I could do with this house if I had a lot of money and didn't want to just buy a bigger place. Paint the floor, built in storage cabinets, hanging storage, tool wall etc.