I spent my childhood and teenage years giving something up. Pop. TV. The ill advised year I gave up fast food, not remembering that I'd be on the choir/band bus to Florida (I ate a lot of granola an Subway).
In college, I started adding something into my life. I'm not Catholic, so I figure I can be flexible. Reading the Bible daily. Exercise. Getting up before 9am. Packing a lunch. Actually completing class readings. You know, grown up things.
I had no idea what to do this year until I read this today: http://augustfields.blogspot.com/2011/03/40-bags-in-40-days-preparing-for-easter.html
It was perfect for two reasons. 1) Lately I've been frustrated with our "stuff." It's getting in the way of what I want for our lives: more time with Levi, less chaos, closeness to each other and to God. 2) I've already started! Tuesday night I took 2 giant bags of clothes to the charity bin. So it doesn't matter that I missed Wednesday.
This is just the cardigan sweaters...
Last August, we had a giant garage sale. I got rid of almost half my clothes. Somehow, I still had way too much...so I got rid of more. Here's the "after" sweater picture.
Five seems much more reasonable. Yes, two are black. One is short sleeved.
So I got rid of two bags of clothes and shoes. I took pictures to remind myself what things looked like before, and that I will never really miss all those clothes I'll get rid of. Fingers crossed.
My goal tonight: figure out what to do with outgrown baby clothes!
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