Music-junkie, throw some of those papers you need to shred in with your work stuff while you are thinking of it!

Angelique, I like the idea of throwing the boxes away without looking, but it's impossible for me to do it. I always find 'treasures' in there. It can be fun to go through those things, too.

Strawberry_bunny, congrats on all your progress! I think I am going to have to watch one of these hoarding shows if I can find one online -- I need some motivation. I seem to ebb and flow with this stuff.

Blue-bird, I hope cleaning your room goes quickly!

We also have those chrome wire shelving units - my boyfriend loves them. I am kind of reluctant to get anymore because I would rather get rid of the crap we are storing on them.

I have really been thinking about 'does this bring me joy' with regard to the insane amount of food I have stored in my house. I made brownies the other day (which I almost never do because they aren't my thing) and thought it would be a good chance to use up the cocoa my boyfriend brought when he moved in ... SEVEN YEARS AGO NOW. I started looking at it. Maybe it was fine, but I decided to throw it out.

I also threw out the special hiking sneakers I bought three years ago that have been giving me blisters for the past six months (at least). Why did I keep these for so long??

I sometimes don't throw stuff out because I think 'oh, when I move to a bigger place...' but I have been here ten years now and am not in a position to buy something else.

I can't believe how fast time goes by and how long I have lived like this.