As a whole year of doing the seven things challenge is in sight I thought I might check my numbers. Someone pointed out once that I'd made an error in the "ins", so I knew there would be some readjustment, possibly meaning I had a lot more ins than I thought.
Um, well, yeah, there were a few more ins but there were a LOT more outs - more than 250 nett. Not that this has really been about numbers. It's no better to get rid of 700 than 7 if one's attitude to acquisition hasn't actually changed. I'd just be swapping old stuff for new if my mindset hadn't changed - and it took a BLOODY long time to change.
Anyway, the sidebar has been changed, and individual posts will be progressively changed as I get the time. It'll take me a week or so.
IN (5)
3 prs stockings VINNIES
1 top VINNIES
1 diary cover GIFT. Tired of me moaning about how I miss my Filofax but my little one is too small now my life is complicated by having to keep track of more people than me, TSS donated a Filofaxesque cover. I'm so happy I could squeal. Just have to get the diary part - unless someone has the Filofax holepunch I could borrow and then I could disbind my current horrible diary and transform the pages. I REALLY wanted to get a PocoProfile "Canberra" in purple kangaroo leather but baulked at the $165 price tag.
OUT (42)
36 balls yarn (that bloody awful white fluffy stuff). This is a bit of a cheat. Happy Spider and I did a swap for this yarn. She got some stuff to overdye and I got this to make trim. It wasn't ball for ball but smeh - she got 36 balls back and that's what's important to me! GIFTS & DONATIONS
4 hair towels. When my hair was long, I cut up a couple of worn out bath towels to make long, narrow towels to wrap around my head after washing it. My hair is now short and I have enough facewashers, tea-towels etc. BIN
2 books BOOKCROSSING
SIAA (1)
1 TTWC
Miserable amount, but with three days of training this week, there's been no bus knitting and no tea and lunch break knitting. Apparently I get a lot done in the 15 minute each way commute and during breaks.
TOTALS
IN 5
OUT 42
IN 5
OUT 42
NETT OUT 37
SIAA 1
SIAA 1
3 comments:
However you look at it, you are way out in front with the outs. And you are right about the mindset - it is difficult to change the habit of acquiring stuff!
Those binders are beautiful. Not too sure I could have stopped myself, actually!
You have done so well with your outs and ins. Almost a year? Wow!
Great job on the mindset thing .. that's the hardest thing to change, isn't it!
I *used* to have a Filofax hole punch, not sure if I still do. Will rummage around in my 'office stuff' box in the garage and look for you.
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