Living a Catholic Life in the Modern World
This is week one, day one, of my 40 trash bag challenge. If you remember the goal is to get rid of 40 bags of stuff from my home in eight weeks. A somewhat daunting task if I think about it, but no where near as daunting as the fact that I know that it can be done…. that there is that much “stuff” poked into corners, shoved into bins, stuffed into closets, draws and Lord know where in my house making my life more complicated every day.
I was hit by a bit of inspiration last week over at “In the Heart of My Home“. That empty box says so much: Elizabeth has been busy getting rid of stuff. I can’t help but want to follow her lead being that I am overwhelmed with stuff. So I am issuing a challenge to myself (and anyone else who might care to join in) 40 bags of stuff out the door in 8 weeks. It can be donated, tossed, handed down, recycled or otherwise disposed of, but it can’t stay here. It can be clothing, papers, toys, things of any sort, but not the usual trash.
While I was thinking on this I figured that the size of the bag is up to you (I will be using the big kitchen size). Some people have less stuff to de-junk and others have more so if you want to play along you might opt for a different size trash bag. That sounds perfectly reasonable.
I hope you join me and have fun. As often as I can I will be posting updates here on my progress.
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