r/declutter 3d ago

Success Story update- successfully decluttered 500+ items

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i completed the challenge! more than 500 items have been decluttered. i will probably keep decluttering in the following days to throw away anything i might have missed, but i already feel so much better, house feels cleaner and emptier (good thing) it's also really easy to locate my things and put them away because everything has a place and i put 1000% the effort to make sure that things had their place in the path of least resistance (or the path with less friction) i actually like being in my home now, so i highly recommend doing it!

all items have been either trashed or gifted to friends and family

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u/Putrid_Experience586 2d ago

Didn't know wthis was a challenge thing. Maybe I should have adopted something like this when I was decluttering. Congrats on your decluttering journey!

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u/13humanoid13 2d ago

Ah, now I wish I had started counting when I really started a couple weeks ago…

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u/Sufficient_Market226 2d ago

Damn, I feel like I should do something similar to this

Might actually motivate and get me pumped up for doing it.

I have tons of small things, do they also make the count, or is it just bigger things like pieces of clothing and etc?

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u/FormalTheory 2d ago

Seeing the numbers written down like this makes the progress so satisfying.

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u/Both-Reputation4487 3d ago

Decluttering 500 items is no small feat, what's the next step?

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u/Abject-Ad-9762 3d ago

Congratulations, that’s a huge improvement. I put together a bag of cosmetics I haven’t used in a while to either donate or dispose today. Feeling pretty good saying goodbye to these things.

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u/throwthisawayred2 3d ago

is this a personal challenge or can you link the challenge?

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u/AnamCeili 3d ago

Well done, congrats!! 😁

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u/Brilliant_Bluejay099 3d ago

Pics!!!

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u/PlutoPlaneta 2d ago

tomorrow: digital decluttering pics of decluttered items

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u/Brilliant_Bluejay099 2d ago

🤣😭🫠 I guess you’re right sorry 

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u/PlutoPlaneta 2d ago

hehe, well, personally I dont see digital items as clutter that bothers me but I see people here who do :)

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u/kostros 3d ago

Nice Numbers!

As far as gifting is concerned pls ensure that gifts will not become clutter to your friends ;)

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u/ActuatorNo3322 3d ago

does declutter mean you sorted through that many items or got rid of that many?? either way I’m super impressed! what were some of the big hitters? (like 23/08 and 24/08)

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u/SmartiiPaantz 3d ago

Good job!! I really need to do this!

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u/raelovesryan 3d ago

What a great idea to keep motivated. Gonna borrow this one

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u/sveltin4 3d ago

hell yeah

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u/DFamo4 3d ago

Way to go!