How did my challenge go?

During October I set myself a challenge. To make some progress in decluttering / minimising some possessions.

I made a list of 31 items / categories that most households could probably reduce. Then each day I tried to address the category of that day.

That meant either listing something for sale, recycling it or safely disposing of it (eg. old batteries).

So did I do something every day?

No, not quite. Maybe most days. But that wasn't the point of the challenge. It was about reducing the overwhelm and making progress. So how much progress did I make?

Found a buyer for this unused cookbook :)

I reckon we put 47 items online through the challenge. Our current list is bigger by 20 (compared to pre-challenge) and another 27 have sold. (12 of those came from two people who bought six things each)

We had way too many tools

In addition I've taken a bunch of photos of items I'm still to list.

Record achievement?

I don't keep month-by-month records but that's definitely the most active month in a long time.

I definitely achieved my aim of overcoming overwhelm and getting on with the task.

You can do it any month

While I designed this challenge for me to do in October (partially to get some items listed before Christmas) you can do it at any time. Here's the list of 31 areas.

Get my free book

I've got a little ebook of my tips from selling items. You can get it for free.

One of my favourite tips helps people find more items they like - hence people buying six items. (Yeah!)

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