On average, how many items come into your house every week? Think about mail, receipts, food containers, plastic bags, the pen you took from the bank, items you intentionally choose to bring home and things that are given to you. 

I have never tracked it but am certain the number skews higher than I like to think. 

That’s why I occasionally play the 100 item game and why I’ll be doing it again in January. For 31 days I’ll keep a sheet of paper on the kitchen counter and a donation box nearby. When I have a few minutes I’ll just randomly look for things to declutter. The paper is for keeping a running list of items and the goal is to hit 100 in 31 days. 

It can be a movie to pass on to a friend or old receipts bound for the trash (if I find a cache of receipts they count as one unit being tossed). The purged items could be delivery boxes to breakdown and recycle or unloved clothes to donate. 

If I’m waiting for dinner to heat, I might rifle through my own kitchen cupboards in search of things that can go. Sometimes I set an alarm for ten minutes to see if I can shed one item a minute. 

It’s easy to become overwhelmed with stuff. Honestly, I like stuff and border on packrat when it comes to some things. However, I have no qualms about shedding things that just takes up space. It becomes even easier when you gamify it too!