Clutter?

One of the reasons I am hitting my resolution so hard (I know, on day 2) is that for a long, looonngg time I have felt somewhat drowned by my clutter. And I'm not talking about heirloom items or anything nostalgic.

Did you know I found a bag, a large bag, of cut up pieces of fabric strips that theoretically COULD be used to make about 1/3 of a wool rug? I'm thinking this bag found its way into my possession maybe before we lived in Plainview, MN - meaning we are talking maybe 8 - 9 YEARS ago. Not only does this mean I'm getting old, but my hobbies are getting pretty dusty. Now, wouldn't it be better to either donate or recycle these to someone who might actually use them?

The more I think about the job at hand the more I am convinced most of our possessions we accumulate rob us - of time, resources and joy. Or they at least have that potential.

New RULE:

Any item purchased or acquired should meet the following requirements:

a. Useful
b. Beautiful (according to its fashion)

And when it has outlived these for us it can then be:

Recycled or
Donated or
Composted (or combusted appropriately)