Decluttering!

This afternoon I took a whole carload of stuff to the thrift store to donate. It feels great to get unneeded stuff out of the house.

Much of it was baby stuff we were given that I know we won't use - like a used carseat. We were given multiples of many useful things - highchairs and baby bathtubs, for example. I appreciate the sharing, and didn't want to turn anything down, so I just pass along anything that I can't use myself.

I also weeded out some books. First, I looked to see if they could be sold on half.com for more than $1 - if it's something that there are lots of copies of and it's selling for 75 cents, I don't consider it worth listing. If it couldn't be sold, out it went.

I've also been sorting through my clothes, putting aside some things I like but that don't fit anymore, and getting rid of things that aren't in good condition or don't suit me well. It's much better to not have things that don't work getting in the way of my relatively limited clothing choices. I hesitate to buy too much in the way of maternity stuff now, because I will get bigger and because the weather will be so different by the end of the pregnancy (July).

I always find decluttering energizing. It just lifts your mood. For me, it's the perfect job for a grey January day.