I started “The Purge” in January of this year. I have made a little bit of progress but I’m finding that more needs to be done (insert patented dramatic sigh …). However, let’s focus on my accomplishments (glass half full and all 😁).
As you know, I was looking to find homes for some of my costume jewelry (that I haven’t worn in probably 10 + years 😬). Lo and behold the lovely Jeanene posted that the local Junior League was looking for jewelry. You see they had first collected dresses for the young ladies who might struggle to afford dresses for prom. After receiving huge support from the community, they reached out again for anyone willing to donate jewelry for the same occasion. Well seeing as I had more than enough to go around, I sent some pieces to Jeanene to pass on. And boy did it feel good. I hope the jewelry bring as much joy to the next generation as they did to me 😊.
My next purge event stuck me with the shredder for about an hour 😆. I had read somewhere that going through files and getting rid of non-essential paperwork was quite liberating. So I decided to tackle one of the biggest files I had – my medical file 🩺. I had sooooooooo many explanation of benefits from time on end, that I just pulled most of them for shredding. And there really is a stress release just getting rid of unnecessary crap. Next up in ye old paperwork section – tax records (I know, I know keep the last 7 years 😊)!
Lastly, I started to work on purging photos from my computer. It amazes me how many photos I have that are irrelevant – particularly the ones with my ex 😆😆😆. I had tons of photos of him and his family just taking up space, but not any longer…. I still have some more to do in that folder because Apple has a way of arranging photos so that it isn’t always easy to find where some might be hidden. I learned this because Apple products also create “memories” for you and guess where some photos of my ex showed up? Yep, right in the ol’ memories gut 🤮. So, more work is required on that section of the purge.
It’s only a mini purge at this point, but it is really cathartic, and I highly recommend it. Especially if you’re like me and worry about becoming a hoarder (SHUDDER).
Next in line for the purge – horse tack, grooming supplies, et al (I discovered that I had at least 3 bot knives, four de-shedders and a boatload of brushes). Anyone need anything 😁?
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