The 100 Things Challenge
May 25, 2008 · Filed under: Personal.
“Could you cut your personal possessions down to 100 things?” That’s the basic concept behind The 100 Things Challenge. Ever since I read this a few months ago, I decided I would challenge myself once I got my own place and just have 100 things to take with me. I made a list and 100 things doesn’t look like much, but!:
Things not included:
- Stuff that’s shared between you and other family members.
- Non-personal stuff, like dishes, cleaning supplies, etc.
- Books.
- Tools.
- Collections count as one item.
Still challenging, but definitely doable for me. Especially since books aren’t included. I have about 60 or so that I was taking with me, so that would have screwed me over right then. Why do this in the first place? Well the author gives the following reasons:
1. To help you declutter your home.
2. To make you realize what’s necessary, and what you love, and what you don’t need.
3. To free yourself of the burden of possessions.
4. For fun.
5. To force you to stick to the limit, even if you get new things.
And I have mine: I’m always up for a challenge, especially one that forces me to declutter (<3) and have fun at the same time. Believe it or not, the thought about declutter and living simply gives me a huge boner. But mostly, I just want to see if I can do it.
I've already started making my list and it looks something like this:
- Ring
- Pearl necklace
- Pearl Earrings
- Diamond studs
- Keys
- Cellphone
- Shirt
- Shirt
- Shirt
- Shirt
- Shirt
- Shirt
- Jeans
- Jeans
- Jeans
- Jeans
- Belt
- Sneakers
- Flip flops
- Moleskine
- Camera
- Paint supplies
- Toothbrush
- Hairbrush
- Perfume
75 more things to go. I’ll let you know how it goes.