Comments on: Three Months Later—The Biggest Mystery of My Life, Solved

By: GarbageGirl

GarbageGirl — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:29:40 +0000

So glad you were able to demystify the dumpster industry! It seems like you mastered dumpster sizes and were able to cut the clutter! For more suggestions on recycling and how to save money on your next dumpster rental, check out the DumpsterSource blog at http://blogs.dumpstersource.com

The experts there can help you resolve the junk mystery, too!

By: Getting Rid of Loads of Books

Getting Rid of Loads of Books — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:40:54 +0000

[...] move inspired me. In the process of moving, she got rid of a huge amount of stuff, and now she has a clean house. Wow. I’d like a clean house, one where everything has a spot and there’s a spot for [...]

By: Sidni

Sidni — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:04:53 +0000

Purging is wonderful. My sister and I do not buy anniversary gifts for one another, instead we go to the other’s house and help with an “anniversary purge.” Last year it was my kitchen and though I have a pretty neat and tidy home, I cleared out a PICK UP LOAD full of stuff out of my kitchen cabinets. This year I am cleaning my clothes closet and am so excited.

By: What’s Up Saturday – June 6 - Ms. Bookish

What’s Up Saturday – June 6 - Ms. Bookish — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:27:10 +0000

[...] Sometimes you just get to a point where you know you’ve got to do something about things. We’ve reached it. We’re renting a dumpster and we’re going to be going through everything over the next few weeks, and sorting them into the following categories: to dump, to recycle, to give away. Hopefully we’ll have an uncluttered house again. Sure, it still needs things like drywall and doors but at least it will be uncluttered! And I was thrilled and encouraged to read that the rent-a-dumpster route worked exceedingly well for author Holly Lisle. [...]

By: Why Less is Better « A Green Fire

Why Less is Better « A Green Fire — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:29:32 +0000

[...] 5, 2009 I follow Holly Lisle’s blog. She’s a writer who recently moved. She wrote a great post about the move, and what she learned. I just wanted to [...]

By: MJ

MJ — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:45:27 +0000

My SO is brutal. He honestly goes through everything every few months. When he gets to an item he hasn’t used/worn in a year, he chucks it. He’s a great influence, and I’ve been doing the same thing the last 5 years, except for the library. I do occasionally get rid of books I no longer love. But I love books much longer than I love other crap. LOL

So when we moved last year from a 1000 SqFt apartment to a 1500 SqFt house, we got rid of TONs of stuff. House = neat, organized, and company-friendly. The house is bigger than the apartment, and _so_ much easier to keep clean!

Goodwill, the salvation army, the local library, and friends’ churches are my friends. They take many things off my hands, and put them into the hands of those who need them.

By: Tyu

Tyu — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:43:16 +0000

Holy crap and I thought my husband was bad with packratting. We moved into a tiny one bedroom apartment in November, and he’s got so much junk, especially old computer parts. He’s got stuff I would have either tossed long ago or left at my parent’s place, but he won’t hear a word about getting rid of his legos. *eyeroll* Me? All my stuff just barely fit into the back of his Chevy s10. I’m sure I’ve acquired more now, but I tend to leave a lot of crap behind when I move.

Our main problem at this moment is boxes of emptiness, and no storage space for the boxes still filled with things. We buy stuff online then save the boxes because well, you never know when you need a box! A lot of the boxes that were filled with stuff when we moved are now all about half full, and if I had the time and patience, I’d go through them and fill/empty and toss as I see fit, but I just see it as a waste of time. All the junk has been there since November, it isn’t impeding our movement, though it is an eyesore and sort of embarrassing when maintenance comes around to check the smoke alarms. We’ll probably be moving again this fall when our lease is up anyway, since I don’t really care too much for this place.

By: gin

gin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:48:37 +0000

Very cool, Holly. And a good reminder. I almost did the dumpster thing last year and forgot I meant to do it this year… I’ve been treading water, so to speak, using http://www.flylady.com methods, but they’ll work so much better after a dumpster dash.

By: Anthea

Anthea — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:00:18 +0000

This lady: http://www.spaceclearing.com/html/articles/english/ has some interesting ideas on clutter and energy. I have her book “Clearing Clutter with Feng Shui” and it occasionally inspires me to purge, straighten and clean. I’m still a packrat, alas, so it’s an eternal struggle that I’m currently on the losing side of again :-p

By: djmills

djmills — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:12:41 +0000

Now you have twice the cleared floor space and can sweep it clean in half the time as before so more free time to write, read or relax and the house looks cleaner for longer.