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Own Less than 250 Things
One of my big goals for 2011 is to get really really simple. The most obvious way to start doing this is in my physical possessions. By the end of Jan 2011, I wanted to have reduced everything I own to under 250 items. (Caveat: This does not include any replenishable items like toiletries, stationery etc)
Back in December, I moved house, and I took that opportunity to really cut back on 75% of my stuff. I recycled, threw away, gave away, and sold most of my possessions, and it felt GREAT! After doing a bit more cutting back since moving into my new place, I managed to hit under the magical 250 item mark!
Inspired by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle fame, I decided to photodocument all my possessions, as a nice way of visually tracking my progress as I move further and further towards hitting under 100 items.
Another caveat: things that I have not taken pictures of but have included in a final count are:
So, may I present:
Everything I Own in the Whole Wide World
- 1. My Mac including peripherals
- 2. LaCie Hard Drive
- 3. Mouse, myÊconstant desk companion since I was 16.
- 4. Mannequin Dude, Mouse's best buddy
- 5 - 8. Mirror/ Make-up box/ Desk Tidy thing/Lamp
- 9. Headphones
- 10. Straighteners
- 11. Printer
- 12. Backpack
- 13. Throw for snuggling
- 14. Blanket for snuggling some more.
- 15. Banksy Print 1
- 16. Banksy Print 2
- 17 . Banksy Print 3
- 18. Phoenix Cinema Print
- 19. PomodoroÊNotebook
- 20. Apple hard drive
- 21. Wacom tablet
- 22. Passport
- 23. Holepunch
- 24. The most dilapidated Travel Sewing kit in the whole world
- 25. TravelÊPadlocks
- 26. Screwdriver things
- 27. Box of stationery
- 28. Travel headlight
- 29. Travel tags
- 30. Box of writing stuff
- 31. Bag
- 32. Hat
- 33. Wallet
- 34. Scarf
- 35. Coat
- 36. Boots 1
- 37. Boots 2
- 38. The best game ever. Perudo
- 39. Sketchbook (large)
- 40-42. Geeky books
- 43. Sketchbook (small)
- 44-45. Project files
- 46. Business Cards
- 47. Notebook
- 48. Awesome Samurai Print 1
- 49. Awesome Samurai Print 2
- 50-56. Books plus bookends
- 57 - 99. DVDs
- 100-101. Towels
- 102. Laundry Basket
- 103. Alien thing
- 104-106. Bed stuff (counting this as one + 2 cushions)
- 107. Comic Book Store print
- 108. Iphone + peripherals
- 109. Headphones
- 110. Laptop
- 111. Umbrella
- 112 - 132. Jewellery box (and jewellery)
- 133. Hairdryer
- 134. Converse
- 135. Boots 3
- 136. Boots 4
- 137. Flats 1
- 138. Flats 2
- 139. Heels
- 140. T-shirt
- 141. T-shirt
- 142. T-shirt
- 143. T-shirt
- 144. T-shirt
- 145. T-shirt
- 146. T-shirt
- 147. T-shirt
- 148. T-shirt
- 149. T-shirt
- 150. T-shirt
- 151. T-shirt
- 152. Top
- 153. Top
- 154.ÊTop
- 155.Top
- 156. Jumper
- 157. Jumper
- 158. Jumper
- 159. Trackpants
- 160 - 163. Jeans
- 164. Jumper
- 165 - 170. Cardigans
- 171. Dress
- 172. Boyfriend Shorts
- 173. Camera plus peripherals
(View the set here)
So, the photographed items come to 173 items, plus 50 items that I haven't photographed here = 223 items! This is considerably under the 250 items that I wanted to achieve!
As you can tell from my list, I've still got a lot that I could potentially cut. By April, I want to have reduced to 100 items or less. Watch this space to check on how I'm doing!