I started with throwing away, or putting it aside for donation, one thing a day. It could be as small as a single pencil, but one thing a day made its way into the garbage or the donation pile.
I donated everything that could still be used, and I am still doing that. The Veterans of America pick up guys know me by name now, and I know theirs.
I hope to sell anything of value, but that is a whole other ball game that I am reticent to step up to the plate for.
Just one thing a day. Try it. Of course it's usually much more than one thing that gets tossed, somedays whole drawers would be culled. My special technique. I'll write a book about that, to go with all the other books that have been written about that, only my book will have one sentence in it.
While we're sharing (I hate that word "share" so you didn't hear it here) I talk a good game, but here is a shot of my "desk" today:
on which we can see cat toys, a sweater I started more than twenty years ago, and a yo-yo, among other things
I'm often terrible at match-making, not just in the romance department, but in trying to unite "kindred spirits" - I'll read one author, think "You've got to read this other author; we all have so many passions in common!" - only to find the other authors totally ignoring each other, not into each other, and not into me either. ;) But... today I thought you'd enjoy these Steemians I just discovered (I've resteemed some of their stuff this morning):
@agmoore • 54 minutes ago
@abigail-dantes has another humdinger of a post out today. I think you'd enjoy it: https://steemit.com/psychology/@abigail-dantes/metacognition-neuroplasticity-and-pr-s-incredible-brain
Why thank you!
I think agmoore participates in mizu no oto but I have yet to read anything else of his.
abigail-dantes does indeed float my boat. Holy cow! major find. Thanks.
Later!!! I'm in no mood for another story!!! Enough of this for today!!!!!
xo
You're welcome... and, sorry you seem to have gotten an overload from me today.
Tomorrow is another day!
Not from you! Never from you!
phew
Heaven forbid I should burden anyone with reminders of life's burdens--there just aren't enough cat videos (or bleating goats on you tube!) to counteract the tragedies and vicissitudes of life. But I leave you with goats, all the same:
Now, @goat-girlz, feel free to add your own to the collection!
Start at 48 seconds to get my favorite... that goat speaks for me!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA! How on earth did you ever choose a favorite? I'm only 45 seconds in and they are all hilarious!
I'm so glad you tagged me in this comment, or I would have missed this post and would not be crying right now. I do love the goat yelling, of course, but this post is precious.
Priceless!!!
That photo totally makes my day!!!
And the one-thing-each-day motto. It's similar to advice to writers. Write just a few words, and see how it goes. Chances are you'll keep writing after the Five Minute Freewrite timer went off, because the prompt unlocked something.
Throw one thing away, and you might throw out a whole drawer full of things with it.
It's always mathematical, isn't it?
Oh, and me too: I hate that word "share" so you didn't hear it here. LOL!