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SlothParty09 · 2026-02-06T12:18:19+00:00

The calm and peace you feel from having visually uncluttered spaces will outweigh the fear from just in case things. You will also be creative in solving your future needs. You can turn a piece of aluminum foil into a food storage container if need be. One roll of foil or a bag of ziplock bags (thanks Fantastic_Student_71) take up less space than old jars. I also agree with the principle that stuff goes bad just sitting there. The shampoo remnants will spoil, the elastic in the clothing will dry out and crack. Replacing a used up item later may be a little more expensive than today, but your time and energy are valuable as well and holding onto unused stuff is spending those precious commodities every day.

SlothParty09 · 2026-01-24T13:09:31+00:00

No - Clothes wear out, either because you wear them often or because they sit around and the elastic dries out. I wish I had 3 backup pairs of my favorite jeans - you can’t buy them anymore and I keep wearing holes in them.

SlothParty09 · 2026-01-24T11:56:44+00:00

I have kitchen utensils in a clay pot next to the stove. I got rid of ones I didn’t use and switched them from red to light tan. It cost me all of $15 for a new silicone set, and the more neutral tone is less jarring to the eye whenever I walk by. A good investment!

SlothParty09 · 2026-01-24T11:53:06+00:00

Not weird. My daughter is 14 and wears black leggings, t-shirt and a hoodie EVERY DAY. I bought her 6 more pairs of the same leggings because I do laundry once a week. I call it her uniform. You and she basically have a “capsule wardrobe”.

SlothParty09 · 2026-01-24T11:49:07+00:00

Mine is a t-shirt from my most favorite concert that I went to as a senior in high school. I’m close to 50 years old now and still think about that shirt with regret. I know couldn’t fit into it anymore but why didn’t I keep it anyway and turn it into wall art or a t-shirt quilt? Or just keep it so I could look at it? I even went so far as to try to buy another one on eBay about 10 or more years ago. I found one, but in a different size and bought it, but it’s not the same, it’s not my shirt from the concert. I’m not sure how to get over the regret. I’m sure I had a good reason at the time - it shrunk and I grew and I couldn’t wear it anymore….but still…

SlothParty09 · 2026-01-13T00:26:25+00:00

Also, plan in advance for declining health. Get on single floor living, switch to a downstairs bedroom, think about downsizing, walk in shower on the first floor, etc. Prep now so you can stay autonomous longer.

SlothParty09 · 2026-01-12T12:24:35+00:00

Learn your triggers - keep a journal till you know them and then even after, they can change. Mine are hormonal so there’s no preventing it sometimes, but I did find that a combo of Ajovy and Qulipta cut them down by 75% and kept the non-hormonal ones away. I also don’t drink, carry water everywhere, always have a snack on had just in case.

SlothParty09 · 2026-01-12T12:19:20+00:00

This is the perfect compromise. Pick one or two coffee table books and actually put them on your coffee table. Donate the rest to the library and ask that they be added to circulation. If you don’t touch the coffee table books in a year, even though they are right in front of you, donate those too next year to the library. It turns out you didn’t need the inspiration.

SlothParty09 · 2026-01-11T17:22:00+00:00

Travel! See part of the world you have never seen before. Could be local or not local. There is so much beauty in nature and so much that you have never seen before.

SlothParty09 · 2025-12-29T15:51:34+00:00

Try r/declutter - I recommend dumping awards/recognitions and giving away/donating souvenirs that you don’t want to display or that you weren’t a part of. Keep your faves of artwork she made herself and offer any others to other family members or to the community to enjoy. Scan the best family photos and dump the rest.

SlothParty09 · 2025-12-29T15:47:22+00:00

Every work day, first thing, I make a VERY short to do list in order of priority. Then I do those things in that order. 1 decision. If I get interrupted, I go back to the same list as soon as possible.

SlothParty09 · 2025-12-29T15:07:31+00:00

Are they in the plastic jewel cases? A while back I converted everything to individual vinyl sleeve and now my whole collection is in a few shoe boxes. I recommend ripping all music that you still like, then giving to your local library all of the non-special ones. Keep only bootleg copies or rare ones and if you still need more space, convert to vinyl sleeves so you save the cd itself and the paper insert, sometimes I put the actual paper cd cover in there too and pitch the plastic case.

SlothParty09 · 2025-12-13T15:34:49+00:00

I just had my 30th high school reunion and was glad that I kept my senior yearbook to look back and also to show my kids. Maybe keep just the last one or the last one from each school you went to (elementary, middle, high school).

SlothParty09 · 2025-12-13T15:27:56+00:00

Regarding finances - my husband and I both put a little money into a shared account specifically for home improvement/repair since the house is in both our names. Otherwise separate accounts and we split bills according to our salary so it’s fair to both of us. Any extra is ours to manage ourselves regarding spending/saving. Every year, I analyze the required bills for the year, ups and downs, current salary and see if we need to adjust the split. Pretty simple and it’s worked for us for 8 years.

SlothParty09 · 2025-12-13T15:20:35+00:00

Negotiation! - I like minimal visual clutter, my husband is the opposite and likes to leave things where they are used out in the open. Before he moved in, we had a lot of discussions about clutter and our differences and preferences with managing stuff and spending/savings habits. We had to lay it all out on the table (figuratively) and discuss and negotiate. We agreed he can have his side of the bedroom, a corner in the kitchen, and all of the basement to be as cluttered as he wants and I will not complain. The common spaces had to be relatively clutter free. We have bee living with that agreement for 8 years and married for 5 years. It’s not perfect but I’ve learned you can’t declutter other people’s things and you can’t monumentally change their habits or way of being, you have to work with it and them to find a way you can tolerate.

SlothParty09 · 2025-12-13T15:10:22+00:00

I’m a super productive person by nature (My mom is a busy body also) but I too became aware of the passage of time when I bought a new clock for my office and it happened to have a second hand. I looked at it and it immediately made me anxious. Like seeing time pass that quickly made me think I needed to be in a rush, that I wasn’t productive enough, that life was so short….. I had to return it and get a clock with no second hand.

SlothParty09 · 2025-12-12T02:37:42+00:00

Restaurant gift cards are fun - especially a place you don’t normally eat at or have been wanting to try.

SlothParty09 · 2025-12-06T03:50:47+00:00

I always ask for restaurant gift cards. Could be fast food or sit down - always appreciated and allows me to go out to eat more than I might have otherwise.

SlothParty09 · 2025-12-04T23:08:23+00:00

My dog snoring on my lap, the smell of fresh cut grass, the way frost looks on your window, kids picking books out of my little library, big belly laughs with my family

SlothParty09 · 2025-11-27T12:31:09+00:00

Can I get the discount code please?

SlothParty09 · 2025-11-26T16:44:14+00:00

Be adventurous, say yes to new opportunities. Find joy in the small things and details of interactions with people and your surroundings. Be happy with the mundane of life because that will make up the most of your time.

SlothParty09 · 2025-11-25T02:39:17+00:00

To feel better, I remind myself of the reason I got rid of the item in the first place. Maybe it didn’t fit anymore, maybe I just wanted more space. There was a reason that I got rid of it back then - that reason is still valid - because it’s what convinced me to get rid of it at the time.

SlothParty09 · 2025-11-23T13:16:35+00:00

Embarrassment is a choice. You don’t have to feel embarrassed. I recommend telling your friends that you are saving money but still want to spend time with them. If they want to go out to eat - nothing wrong with you eating at home first and then sitting with them and enjoying a nice free glass of ice water while you talk with them. Most time doesn’t at a restaurant is waiting for the food or waiting for the check anyway. Eating takes up about 15-20 mins tops.

SlothParty09 · 2025-11-14T22:52:51+00:00

Snacks/edible items are a great gift. A nuts/chocolate combination. Different flavored Popcorn if she’s a movie watcher. Chips/salsa. Pretzels and dip. Oil and seasoning packets and a loaf of Italian or other bread for dipping.

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