Hubby thought my idea of removing 2,008 items from 12/1/07 - 12/31/08 was too lofty of a goal. He thought a more realistic goal of 208 items may be better. I agreed, knowing that if surpassed, the goal could be adjusted.
And with that, we began December and I started purging.
Here we are, 12 days into the month and already I've met the goal. In fact, I have surpassed it. I will be honest here and say that I was clearing out a room and got rid of a lot of items that the children had outgrown or had never used. I thought it was important for another child to have a happy holiday season and donated items to both a friend of my mom's and to families on our local freecycle board.
Without further adieu, I give you my list.
| Item Number | Description | To |
| 15 | Elmo Collection | Mom's Friend Nora's Gkids |
| 4 | Clown pics | Mom's Friend Nora's Gkids |
| 1 | Baker's Rack | Freecycle |
| 1 | Stationery Kit | Freecycle |
| 1 | monkey beaded curtain | Freecycle |
| 1 | Yamaha Recorder | Freecycle |
| 1 | Kid toy | Freecycle |
| 1 | Spinning circle disk | Freecycle |
| 1 | Sunglasses | Freecycle |
| 1 | Sunglass cord | Freecycle |
| 1 | Perfume | Freecycle |
| 1 | passie | Freecycle |
| 20 | baby clothes | Freecycle |
| 1 | Lunch Bag | Freecycle |
| 1 | Set of Checkers | Freecycle |
| 3 | Books on CD | Freecycle |
| 1 | log for internet | Freecycle |
| 1 | key chain | Freecycle |
| 1 | kid toy keychain | Freecycle |
| 2 | small jewerly box | Freecycle |
| 1 | travel alarm clock | Freecycle |
| 1 | butterfly necklace | Freecycle |
| 2 | toe ring | Freecycle |
| 1 | digital organizer | Freecycle |
| 1 | Reading glasses | Freecycle |
| 1 | Glasses Case | Freecycle |
| 1 | Sunglasses | Freecycle |
| 1 | Bug massager | Freecycle |
| 1 | heart lock | Freecycle |
| 1 | monkey beaded curtain | Mom's Friend Nora's Gkids |
| 1 | frog beaded curtain | Mom's Friend Nora's Gkids |
| 1 | jacobs ladder | Mom's Friend Nora's Gkids |
| 1 | mokey full of hair bands | Mom's Friend Nora's Gkids |
| 1 | gel pen jounal | Freecycle |
| 1 | set of kids paints | Freecycle |
| 1 | Ello Kids Set | Mom's Friend Nora's Gkids |
| 1 | Set of fuzzy dice | Freecycle |
| 1 | LOTR Collector Set | Freecycle |
| 1 | candle & holder | Freecycle |
| 1 | candle & holder | Freecycle |
| 1 | picture frame | Freecycle |
| 1 | black paper notepad | Freecycle |
| 1 | set of headphones | Kit |
| 1 | FLUKE multimeter | Freecycle |
| 1 | 27" TV | Shamron |
| 3 | puffie tail pieces | Kit |
| 1 | box of mini dolls | Kit |
| 1 | small bag of beads, etc | Kit |
| 1 | Roly Kit | Freecycle |
| 1 | Stuffed Raccoon | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 1 | Gift Box | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 1 | ottoman (air filled) | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 1 | Cabbage Patch Kid | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 1 | wine glass w/candle | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 3 | bath products | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 1 | large batch of hair ties | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 2 | posters | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 3 | stuffed animals | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 3 | books | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 2 | paintable drums | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 4 | hat | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 2 | misc dolls | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 1 | set of hair clips | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 1 | heart box | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 1 | set of baby doll clothes | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 2 | Coloring posters | Bobbie Sue - Freecycle |
| 6 | sweatshirts | Russ & Beth |
| 5 | Nice Sweaters | Freecycle |
| 6 | pairs of shoes | Freecycle |
| 1 | Scientific Calculator | Freecycle |
| 50 | Books (or more) | Kayla |
| 1 | Mushroom Chair | Kit |
| 6 | pairs of pants | Cheryl - Freecycle |
| 3 | pairs of capris | Cheryl - Freecycle |
| 4 | pairs of shorts | Cheryl - Freecycle |
| 1 | skirt | Cheryl - Freecycle |
| 14 | Shirts | Cheryl - Freecycle |
This totals 218 items!!!
I found, via a reader, the "7 Things" Project. I am going to be looking into that today. It may be a nicer way to go about this. Who knows, perhaps I could start my own project - "The Ten Things Project" because I love a challenge!
