After successfully completing the last challenge, it's time for the next one!
Who: YOU (and anyone else you want to encourage to participate!)
What: Get rid of AT LEAST 20 items that you own. Donate 10 and ditch (or throw away) another 10. Go for more if you want, but 20 is the minimum here, folks!
When: December 27th, 2010 through January 3rd, 2011
Why: Giving back is always important and meaningful to everyone involved, but this challenge begins right after the holidays. How many times do you get a slew of new gifts and realize you have no where to put them? This challenge will not only help you make room for your new goodies, but it will also encourage you to give back to those less fortunate who may not have gotten quite as many things for the holidays, if any.
Where: Your humble abode. Whether you're cleaning out your closet, dresser, pantry, that "everything" drawer you've got, your garage, it's gotta be something that you currently own but don't really need.
How: Go through your things throughout the week and figure out which items you own that you don't use or wear (or hell, maybe they don't even function anymore!) and set things aside. The challenge is come up with a minimum of 10 things that are still useable that you can donate to the less-fortunate and 10 things that aren't even worthy to be given away and belong in the trash. Obviously, this is the kind of challenge where "the more the merrier" and if you can come up with more items to donate or ditch, power to ya, we encourage it! But some of us may be a bit minimalist to begin with, so we decided to keep the minimum at 10.
Got questions about the "Change Your Life Challenge"?
Email changeyourlifechallenge@gmail.com with any questions or concerns you have.
Just the other day I was thinking I should clean out my closet before Christmas because I have so many things I don't wear or use. I did it a few months ago but I always find things that I don't need. If all goes according to plan next year, I'll be moving out of my parents' house in the Summer and there is no way I can take all of this stuff wherever I move into.
Anyway, I plan to do this (though I'll probably cheat a bit and work on it the day after Christmas because I have the day off) and everyone reading this blog should to! I plan to update more this time (the challenge last week fell during my finals, tons of work, and my cousin's wedding) both here on my blog and on twitter!
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