Year of Less... Projects

Don't let this title fool you, I will definitely be taking on projects this year... The thing that I am planning to adjust, is just how much I take on. Specifically, how many projects at once, how much time per day am I willing to commit to working on projects, and how to divide a large project into smaller segments that can be easily achieved. - This might sound like a no-brainer, most of this stuff will, but I've had an "aha moment" smacking me in the face for the last 3 weeks!

How it went down...

2 weekends ago, my parents were across town all day on Sunday, so they asked us to check in on their pets. I decided to take that opportunity, in the open space of their living room (with access to a laundry and dryer unit), to Once and for All tackle my absurdly large clothing collection... boy was THAT an undertaking. My husband was dutifully on board and helped me to load up our Trailblazer (TWICE) with boxes and bags of clothing, towels and bedsheets. 

Admittedly some of this collection was his wardrobe, and while we BOTH need to pare back, I'm willing to admit that my half was more like 75%... and with a two-person household, filling a hatch-back SUV twice is really just Too Much Stuff.

The Wardrobe Project:

Items collected:

First car-load (From our spare bedroom, ALL mine, other than what accidentally was mixed in of my husband's):

12 boxes

4 bags 

Second car-load (collected from our bedroom & small scatterings around the house): 

4 hamper baskets
2 extra-large laundry bag
6 garbage/large shopping bags
Various little bags of items from around the house

 

This is a photo from the second trip (not as full as the first):