The Year of Living Minimally - Week Thirty-one

Can we call this post "Round Two"?This week I recirculated through the house, opening closets and drawers and pulling out clothes and shoes. And I realized that when I first attempted to pare down my wardrobe, I picked the easy things - dressy dresses from 2003, high heels I no longer wear, that brown sweater I never liked and never wore, the extra black trousers.This time, I looked at my clothes with new eyes. (This is what I do as a writer, too - get that first draft written, do a quick self-edit, then tuck it away for a few weeks. When I go back to it, I see how much needs to be rewritten.) I pulled shirts that I haven't worn in years. Christmas placemats and tablecloths. A couple of purses I'll never use.Living minimally is an ongoing project. Last week I bought new socks and underwear for my husband (because he probably wouldn't have). Adding means subtracting - and old socks and underwear don't go in the donation bin! I hate drawers stuffed with...stuff, crammed with t-shirts and rolled-up pairs of socks. Everything needs its place, and sometimes that place is the trash.We have lots of things that need to go somewhere else. They're useable, and neither of us wants to throw away anything that can be used by someone else. I think this is why I've avoided dealing with...the extra microwave, the china, the sheets and towels. But I must. And I will.