Minimalism Game Days 22-30
Day 22 – 22 bracelets
Day 23 – 23 bracelets (Goodness Gracious! She had so many bracelets & never wears any of them.)
Day 24 – 1 hair tie, 14 bracelets, 8 rings, & 1 lip gloss
Day 25 – A toy elephant that goes with the blocks, 21 blocks, 2 rings, and a bracelet
Day 26 – 9 magazines, car guide-book for a car we no longer own, 3 bracelets, a necklace, post it’s that didn’t stick well, a Halloween decoration, a huge stack of expired coupons, 2 dresses, a costume, leggings, 3 shirts, and 2 pieces of wood that we have no idea where they came from
Day 27 – Swimsuit top (Super cute but didn’t fit right), 3 books, a dress, 4 shirts, 5 bibs, some old mail, a toy, 2 bracelets, 3 necklaces, a ring, 2 pairs of earrings, a single earring (missing the other one), a dog statue, an owl statue
Day 28 – Olaf cup from Disney World, wet-wipe bag, 3 bibs, a cute hat, a map, paint samples, 3 balloon weight clips, a toy, scissors, part of a deck of cards, 2 sets of hair chopsticks with bags, a pin, 2 skirts, tights, 3 shirts, jeans, leggings, dress pants, and 2 pairs of tennis shoes
Day 29 – A set of curlers that have been on a shelf for so long that they are covered in dust, 2 bibs, 2 shirts, a sweater, a pin, 3 key chains, a bracelet, a badge clip, a name badge from an old job, 2 pot holders, 2 pens, and 12 markers
Day 30 – Huge amount of mail and credit card offers that we had just sitting in a bin because we never took the time to sort them. I stopped counting at 100!
We made it through all 30 days of the minimalism challenge. This was really hard at the end. It helped to jumpstart our journey into minimalism and was worth the effort. The whole family chipped in and we are enjoying the small difference it made in our home. Now that it has been over for a couple of days, I find myself looking around for things to get rid of next. It has made us think more about what is in our surroundings. I’m very proud of us for making it through all 30 days and not quitting when it got hard. It did get hard especially to find the time. I’m not sure if we will do it again but I think it was the start we needed. We will continue to simplify and get rid of the excess in our lives.