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How I'm Getting Rid of 2018 Things in 2018 #2018MinGame
How am I getting rid of 2018 things in the last couple months of 2018? Using the classic #MinimalismGame format, of course! Let me walk you through how you can do it, too, and give you an update on my minimalism journey so far (3 years in the making)!
How am I getting rid of 2018 things in the last couple months of 2018? Using the classic #MinimalismGame format, of course! Let me walk you through how you can do it, too, and give you an update on my minimalism journey so far (3 years in the making)!
What is the 2018 Minimalism Game #2018MinGame Challenge?
Well, the basic premise is that I will be doing my very best to get rid of 2018 items in the remaining few months of 2018.
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That’s pretty much it.
But HOW are you going to do it?
Ok fine, I’ll elaborate. I’m getting inspiration from The Minimalists and their 30 Day Minimalism Game, the classic month long challenge in which you get rid of one thing on day one, two things on day two, three things on day three, and on and on until you hit day thirty! In the 30 Day Minimalism Game, you get rid of 465 items total (if you make it to the end).
So, I’m just doing the EXTREME version of that same concept. Instead of getting rid of 465 things in 30 days, I will be getting rid of 2018 things by December 31st, 2018 (in approximately 4 months or 122 days).
Now technically I would only need 64 days to complete this challenge using the method set out by The Minimalists on their blog. But I’m trying to be realistic here. Clearly. So I’m doubling my time to ensure success! (This is wishful thinking at it’s finest but just go with it).
This challenge is ridiculous. I fully admit it. BUT when the idea popped into my head I just new I had to try it. To be honest, I don’t know if I even own 2018 things. But I’m going to find out! And I’m going to get rid of a lot of crap along the way. I’ve completed the first 10 days of my challenge so far, and purged 55 items! It feels so refreshing to be actively decluttering again. You can see the first 55 items I decided to part with in this video (skip to 20:18 to start with Day One - no really, that’s actually the time stamp. I couldn’t have planned it better if I tried.)
So join in, if you feel like a challenge, and tag #2018MinGame on social media so I can see how you’re doing! I’ll be updating you on my progress primarily on my Instagram, so follow me there if you haven’t already!
Check out the video I made for my YouTube channel to get a more thorough overview and to see what I decluttered for the first 10 days (totalling 55 items) along with my 3 year minimalism update! Watch the video here on my blog or hop on over to YouTube (and subscribe, while you’re at it! wink wink)
Ok, that's it! Happy decluttering.
Until next time,
xox Elizabeth
30 Day Minimalism Game!
Honesty moment: I went into November with the full intention to complete this challenge... and I failed. Not miserably, I still minimized about 50 items from my home, which is great! And considering I just spent months clearing over 50 percent of my belongings, that's a pretty impressive number. But I know I can do better. So I'm recommitting to a slightly tamed version of this challenge in December, and I really hope you'll join me!
Honesty moment: I went into November with the full intention to complete this challenge... and I failed. Not miserably, I still minimized about 50 items from my home, which is great! And considering I just spent months clearing over 50 percent of my belongings, that's a pretty impressive number. But I know I can do better. So I'm recommitting to a slightly tamed version of this challenge in December, and I really hope you'll join me!
What is the 30 Day Minimalism Game?
Originally posted on the minimalists, this game has very simple rules:
- Get a partner (or two, or three!) who's ready to purge their excess stuff;
- Each day of the month each of you discards the corresponding number of items (so on December 1st you each discard one item, on December 2nd you each discard 2 items, and so on.);
- You may discard whatever you like and in whatever fashion you desire (sell, donate, toss), but it must be out of your home by midnight;
- Whoever goes the longest wins!
#PBBMinGame
So how am I going to participate in the challenge this month? Rather than requiring myself to be rid of the items the same day (which is very difficult as I try to sell and donate as much as possible, and that can take a bit of time and coordination), the items must be out of my home by the last day of each week (Saturday at midnight).
I am also not going to discard each day. Instead, I am going to discard three days a week. I'm going to discard on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays to give myself a couple of days to get rid of the items at the end of each week.
Using this schedule I will be discarding a total of 226 items from my home over the month of December! While I expect to receive a couple gifts this holiday season (and already have received some lovely ones from Jason), they definitely won't outnumber the items I'm letting go of. And isn't that just the most exciting idea ever? Minimalist holidays for the win!
Ready to join me for the challenge?
Comment below letting me know you're in and be sure to like my Facebook page where I will be posting my discarded items all December long! Tag me on instagram and twitter @elizabethturn so that I can see what you're getting rid of and how you're doing. Be sure to use the hashtag #PBBMinGame so that I can see each and every post!
Until next time,
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