A horder ... that I am!

I have stuff, lots of stuff. And the sad thing is that I keep buying stuff. And many of my stuff are still in the plastic bags with tags on them. So those stuff couldn't have been very important or things that I needed urgently, otherwise I would be doing them right? Right! If you enjoy shopping like me, then you totally understand the thrill and satisfaction one gets from going shopping, until the bill comes *laughs*

My boyfriend shared this site to me and I finally managed to watch the full video (thanks to a horrible internet connection that makes downloading anything frustrating!). It's from this neat site called Story of Stuff. Its about 20 minutes long and gives you a good idea of the whole 'stuff' process from extraction to production, and then distribution for consumption to take place and how very quickly it moves to disposal (that is, in six months after buying stuff 99% ends up as rubbish!)

And I am very very guilty of this myself. I love stuff and how else could I have gotten myself into such bad debts before and now struggling to stay debt free! Anyways, back to my stuff. I am stuck right now. I am close to burying myself with my stuff. I have a room full of stuff that are currently chuck into boxes, collecting dust and it's not improving the situation I am in. It's embarassing to even do this but I am going to do this because I need to take hold of the situation right now and do something about it. So I put my camera to good use and took pictures of my stuff.

I have two cabinets filled with clothes and it's impossible to find my clothes when I need them. So what has happened is that I have a clothing stand (above photograph for clothes that I use daily for work. So thinking about it, all I need would be on that stand! But I have lots more and many of the clothes I cannot even fit.

So what I am going to do is this. I am going to go on a declutter journey. God knows how long this will take me but it took me a while to build up the clutter, it will take me some time to declutter. More importantly, I am starting. Not one to finish what she starts, I sure hope this one goes differently. If you take a look at the photo below, you can see how my former bedroom has been turned to a store room and lots of my stuff have been dumped into boxes and stack

I can't just get anyone else to clear my stuff because it's a process that I need to go through. I need to cut the attachments that I have with my stuff, especially the ones that I do not need. I need to decide which stuff to keep, which to go. I need to decide what to do with my stuff, give it to charity or sell it online and make a few bucks.

It's a daunting task because there's just so much to do. So where should I start? Hmmm, after looking around, I think I will start with my clothes. I have clothes that I can no longer fit but I still cling on to them, thinking that I will fit into them some day. Many years later, I still have those clothes and I still cannot fit into them. So maybe it's time to let them go? Here's the plan, two piles - one for clothes that I no longer want. And the other pile for clothes that I can't fit right now but may some day soon *laughs*. These two piles will go into black trash bags. By June 2009, if I still cannot fit into those clothes, I will tie the trash bags and drop them off to the Salvation Army Donation Bin! Yup, that's the plan now. After I am satisfied with the clothes part, I will move on to another area. Right now, will just focus on one thing at a time otherwise it can be too daunting and I might just give up. Small successes the way to go! Wish me luck!