Give away or throw away something every week

My New Year's Resolution this year is to give away or throw away something every week.

I am going to do this for a year and I hope it will serve to...

• simplify my life,
• de-clutter our home,
• free up space so we can actually appreciate and use what we have, and
• make me happier.

Throw away

I hope that this will also be an exercise in generosity for me, and that others will benefit. I am however aware that Goodwill (and other similar organizations) receive all sorts of crap that they just have to throw out... so I will try not to give away any 'crap'. I will also recycle my 'throw away' items when possible.

I also plan to blog about this project over the next year, once a week, to make sure I actually do it, and to have a bit of fun with it. Plus, I am counting this as my 'creativity cycle' that I said I would try.

This apple-head doll was recently made by my daughter in school; fortunately she is in full agreement with my plan to throw it away. She spent many hours on it, but doesn't like the scary eyes and is happy to see it go.