I picked these bobbin clips up for next to nothing at my local thrift store. I figured that for all they cost it was worth checking them out as an organisational tool for my sewing threads. Well, they just didn’t work out for me so they can go back where they came from. I am not sure what sewing machine bobbins they would work for because although bobbins vary in shape, to my knowledge, they are all a similar size. These clips would not go through the hole in mine. It was worth a try and the dollar I spent on them went to charity. Maybe someone else will purchase them and the charity will double the profit. Either way I have regained a little space.

Despite the fact that I have made good use of this shirt, over six plus years of ownership, it is heading to the thrift shop. It is an awkward cut and fabric combination which, in turn, renders it an awkward fit. Not so awkward that I didn’t wear it but awkward enough that I no longer wish to own it. I just really don’t want clothing that isn’t completely comfortable anymore. I am not a fashionista, I am a middle age woman who just wants to be comfortable. As the seasons change and I move last season’s clothes to the storage box and this season’s out there will likely be more clothing culling going on.

Do to have clothes lingering in your closet that you no longer wear or don’t feel comfortable in? Maybe is is time to let them go.

My husband found these Nike runners, new in the box, by the recycling bin on our level of our apartment building. They were my size, which was convenient. However I wore them about a dozen times but they just weren’t comfortable for me. I could sell them secondhand for a good profit on Facebook Marketplace but decided to pay them forward and sent them to the thrift shop where the proceeds will go to charity. It is always easier for me to let go of items that were cheap of free in the first place. And especially when they didn’t suit me.

These are some items my grandson has well and truly outgrown, so off to the thrift shop they go. It is always good to have a few items on hand when one has grandchildren because sometime they visit for the day and then con grandparents into staying longer😊. These items probably should have been culled sooner, but he has such a little bum that they would do in a pinch. So I had tucked them away in the linen closet and forgotten about them. He is about to turn five and was toilet trained a long time ago so off to the thrift store they go.

Still functional but old and very shabby. I removed the buckles and zipper, that I could use for crafting another bag, and threw the body of the bag in the bin. I have another similar bag anyway. I always find it more difficult to dispose of items that have served me well but my desire for limited clutter overrules the urge to keep such items.

I have had some secondhand stools and fabric stash to reupholster them for some time now. This week I faintly put the finishing touches to the last stool. They came up pretty well and this bin full of trash is the last of the cast off pieces and out to the bin they go.

The old fabric samples I used to cover them had been around here for quite a while so it is good to finally use them. The hardest part of the job was the procrastinating but I decided to trust my limited upholstering skills and tackle the job and now at last it is complete.

I may have a lot of decluttering experience but I still seem to accumulate detritus in my handbag. Those tissues are clean by the way but have been in there for some time and probably picked up all manner of germs from hands going in and out of the bag. It was time for a clean out.

Decluttering a little paperwork. Knitting pattern items in fact. I store digital files these day so no longer require these to take up physical space.