Author: chrissy

111 items.

This is the number I am stopping with.

I’m happy with this number.

Dont worry.  There will be more posts about stuff I’m letting go of in November

Next Tuesday I plan on taking my items to the thrift store and to the cosignment shop. I’ll post pics of the boxes and such.

Until next time….

Here is what I am letting go of today.

The marbles have been sitting on my steel table in the basement for 6 months.  I love marbles.  We used to play marbles at recess in grade school and I was good at it.  I was going to put them in a jar, but why?  They serve no purpose. I like them but I don’t love them so they have to go.  I found the large paperclips in the little bin in the back of my filing cabinet drawer a couple of weeks ago. There was another bin with small paperclips in.  I haven’t used either in a year or more.   I kept 10 big paperclips and put them with the little ones. The rest of the big paper clips and the bin have to go.

Last night when I came home from work I started to go through the file of my novel notes.

What a mess!

I have the start of the first five chapters typed out and a ton of notes and half started chapters hand written and a bunch of notes with done and the date written on them.

I think I continued writing it in 2018 but then something happened to my computer and I lost what I had written so I stopped.

As I read through the pile I tried to group ideas and or what I think should be chapters together. After an hour I’m not even half way through my notes, but I shredded a bunch of notes and 30 sheets of themed paper that was turning color around the edges.

Guess what? I’m using the small paper clips and I’m using the medium size lined green sticky notepad that I kept to write on what the topic of that group of notes is.

Because I organized and let go of items I knew exactly what I needed and where it was. Instead of going out and buying what I needed because I knew I had it some where but I couldn’t find it.

This makes the last month all worth while.

I’m really proud of myself.

I’m starting to plan out November. I know I want to continue to clean out. Maybe letting go of 30 items in November while I clean out my office. I want to participate in NaNoWriMo but I think I’m going to do it on a smaller scale. Maybe 800 words a day or maybe just working on it for an hour a day. I’m definately not posting every day. Maybe twice a week updates. I was thinking on starting on November 2nd. We are cutting down trees on the 1st.

I dont know, but I’ll keep you posted.

Until tomorrow….

Today I’m putting letting go of stuff on the back burner.

The thought of doing NaNoWriteMorhas crossed my mind more than once this month. Probably 20 times. So over the weekend I found the notes for the novel I started during NaNoWriMo in 2017.

In 2017 I didn’t make it very far. Only 8 days and 2913 words and then I gave up.

It was my first time. I wasn’t prepared. I didn’t have my characters worked out. I really didn’t have a lot of notes. I didn’t have an outline. I had a whole lot of nothing.

Over the I have looked at it once in awhile when the characters speak to me and I write notes and stick them in a file folder and back on the shelf they go.

On thing I’ve learned during this letting go process is that everything needs order. Including this file folder full of notes.

What a perfect time to go through this mess and decide what direction I want to go in.

If I finish NaNoWriMo great. If I don’t that’s fine too.

At least I know where I stand.with that project.

My writing life. This whole area needs to be cleaned out. Emotionally and office wise.

I’d like to use the month of November to figure out what that phrase means.

My writing life.

November is the perfect month to get started. Figuring out my writing life is actually on my Finishing The Unfinished list for the year.

I’m ready to dive in and see what’s there. What’s truly there and what it means.

It’s really time I get that part of my life cleaned out.

Yes, I am letting go of four things today but I’m only counting it as one because they came as one.

That’s all for today. Gotta go to work. I’m excited. It’s my 24th anniversary at the company I for today. I’m bringing snacks and it’s going to be a great day!

Until tomorrow….

I love positive words.  Phrases.  Sayings.  Affirmations.

I put them in places I can see/read them every day. 

Positive words are important to me. They help me believe in myself and my abilities as I move along my path. 

These are the three sayings I am letting go of today.

I’ve had these and three others in my office for the last year or so.  I decided to let go of three.

These are the three I’m keeping.

These three fit me the best.  They inspire me and help me to stay on track and keep moving foward.

I think part of this letting go journey is you let go what doesn’t fit you anymore and making room so what does fit can come into your life.

I think with less stuff you see who you truly are and what you want.

You see things more clearly. Things you may not want to see, but it gives you the opportunity to fix them so they do work.

Positive words turn into positive thoughts which turn into positive habits.

Until tomorrow ….

Here’s what I am letting go of today.

I don’t use them.

I was kinda sad today when I added these items to my donation box today.  I’m going to bring my stuff to the donation center next week. 

I’m not sure I can do it.

I am thinking of a prayer or something I can say before I the boxes it on their way.  Something positive and uplifting.  Maybe picturing in my head happy people receiving my stuff.

Part of me wants to put all of the stuff back in its place and not let it go.  Why disrupt my life?  Wasn’t I fine with all of this stuff.  What will happen if I let it go?

I’m scared.

There’s a lot of stuff in those boxes.

The other part of me can’t wait to donate it.  I am proud of myself for admitting I have to much stuff, figuring out what that is and letting it. Good stuff has already come into my life.

Don’t worry.  I’ll let it go.

Som days are harder than others.

Until tomorrow….

Yesterday before work I looked through a cabinet and found nothing to let go of. 

Later on that day at work a light bulb went on in my head. I realized there were a couple of things in the cabinet I could let go of. I know. I have too much time to think at work. Lol.

Heres what I am letting go of today.

I bought the bin to put my husband’s mail in during the week while he’s gone. It’s been in the cabinet with spring decorations in it for the last year. The yellow Easter egg I only have one of. The wedding day photo holder is cute but I have five other ones. This is my least favorite.

I’m bringing the bin and picture holder to the consignment shop.

I love the bin. It’s cute, but I can’t find any use for it so it has to go. I’m not going to hold onto it until I find a use for it.

I bought a new canister set today. When I swap the new for the old this week I’m not counting them. Why? Because even though I’m letting them go I’m replacing them. I didnt create any open space. I probably shouldn’t have counted the book yesterday either since I replaced one with the other.

Oh well. I’m almost at my goal.

Until tomorrow……

This is what I’m letting go if today.

WordPress 2020 arrived at my house yesterday so the old one has to go. My husband bought me the egg maker five or so years ago. I’m letting it go because I don’t like it. It’s hard to wash. I love that he thought of me when he saw it, but I haven’t used it since we moved to this house. I think the item on the bottom right of the pic is the bottom half of a Turkey baster. Where the older half is I don’t know.

When I looked in cabinets today I noticed how nice they looked. They were organized and not cluttered and it was easy to find what I needed.

That makes this whole letting go of stuff journey worth it. I still have cabinets to go thru but seeing the other cabinets makes me want to clean out the rest and make them all look nice.

I’m a happy girl.

Until tomorrow….

I let go of 92 items so far.

Yeah me.

I think I deserve a break so I’m taking one.

Have a great day everyone!

This is what I am letting go of today.

This morning I went thru the cabinet next to the sink in the kitchen. 

Four sample cough drops I picked up to try at a craft fair a year ago.  As you can see I never tried them.  Trash.  Not sure where the lip stuff came from.  I dont remember it and it’s used.  Trash.  The supplements came from my acupuncturist over a year ago.  I dont take them anymore.  Not many in the bottle.  Trash.  And the Bailey’s was a Christmas gift from my boss.  We dont drink so it’s going to the thrift store.  I’m sure they can use it somewhere.

What I noticed this week is I am happier and more confident.  I find myself dancing for no reason and cranking music in my truck that I really enjoy.  I feel lighter.  Blessed.  Grateful.

That’s very cool.

I’ve been going thru my desk area at work, too.  On Monday they officially ended my old job.  I haven’t done it since January, but I still had stuff that went with my old job and didn’t use at my desk.  Yesterday IT took away the computer I used.  I was sad.  I didn’t get to say goodbye.  I had my old job for 10 years.

I plan on going thru some more stuff today, but I’m wondering what changes that might bring.  I feel the stuff from my old job was a wall of protection for some reason.  Maybe I’m just afraid to let go.  Maybe if I let go good things will come into my life. 

I feel a shift coming at work and that scares me because really like what I am doing and don’t want to change it but I know that job isn’t my calling in life. I want to help people thru my writing.  All my life I have done what other have expected of me work wise and now its time for me to walk my own path.

I’ll keep you updated with what happens at work.

Even though letting go of stuff is hard, I think this is one of the best things I have ever done for myself.

Until tomorrow……