Time to get rid of some of my old stuff
@dramagirl26 (3259)
Ringgold, Virginia
July 5, 2017 10:35am CST
One of my goals this year was to get more organized in my home. I did get a headstart a couple of months ago, but lately I've been slacking off. There's just so much to do, it feels overwhelming. But I'm determined to get the job done.
One thing that I think will help with organization is getting rid of old stuff that I don't need. I know there's a bunch of clothes, jewelry, and books that I don't need anymore so I've decided I'm either going to try to sell them or just donate them to charity.
It's better to give the items to someone who can use them instead of them sitting around collecting dust.
Do you donate/sell your old items?
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@JohnRoberts (109848)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Jul 17
I have done a little of both.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
6 Jul 17
@JohnRoberts What types of items did you get rid of?
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@JohnRoberts (109848)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Jul 17
@dramagirl26 Books, clothes etc.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
13 Jul 17
@JohnRoberts Clothes are the number 1 items I get rid of. Most of them came from my aunt or cousin and since I'm not going to wear them I give them away.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
6 Jul 17
@carebear29 That's good. Do you ever have any luck selling your items?
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@DianneN (247205)
• United States
6 Jul 17
@dramagirl26 I try, but they have different tastes than I do. I'm working on them!
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
6 Jul 17
@DianneN It's nice that you give your stuff to your daughters-in-law.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
5 Jul 17
Yes, we do donate and sell our unwamted things
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
6 Jul 17
@Courtlynn Do you have much luck in selling your unwanted things?
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@Luke35 (81)
• United States
5 Jul 17
Best way to "get rid of stuff" is to sell your house and move. My mom just sold her house to downsize to an apartment. From April through June - we probably put out over 60 large trash bags of accumulated junk! (She has lived there for 46 years).
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
6 Jul 17
@Luke35 Wow! That was a lot of stuff she accumulated over the years.
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@Luke35 (81)
• United States
7 Jul 17
@dramagirl26 Yes. Although in fairness, a good portion of it was my dad's doing. He had stuff up in the attic (only accessible through a trap door in the top of the garage) and that was at least 15 or 20 bags of trash! She also made about $500 one weekend at a garage sale from some of the 'junk'!
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
5 Jul 17
Even I was thinking the same. I normally donate old stuff. Selling used things are not common here
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
6 Jul 17
@amandajay I usually donate clothes to Goodwill, but with books I try to sell them.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
7 Jul 17
@dramagirl26 here we can donate books as well for schools and other organizations which have less
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@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
6 Jul 17
I do it every year before Deepavavali festival ( October - November) it makes me feel so much better when I get rid of all the accumulated junk ..I have a regular man who.comes every year to help me clear out ,pays me a little and sells it to make some profit for himself..
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
6 Jul 17
@kiran8 It's better to get rid of the stuff and let it got to someone who can use it.
@just4him (310102)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Jul 17
@dramagirl26 Clothes, books, two sewing machines, odds and ends.
@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
13 Jul 17
@just4him What type of items did you give away?
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
6 Jul 17
Thanks @HazySue I'm going to get started on it this weekend.
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@Deepizzaguy (95951)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Jul 17
Yes our old material goes to a second hand store in the Lake Charles area to CARC Treasure Chest or to Goodwill.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
13 Jul 17
@Deepizzaguy It's great that you donate to Goodwill. They do a lot of great work to help others.
@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
6 Jul 17
@Kandae11 Sometimes it's better to donate items than money because you never know how much of your money is going to the charity.
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