Last night I had to borrow a truck to load up all my stuff for our local consignment sale this week. I had so much stuff I couldn't fit it all in my car. I was so excited, thinking- wow, with all this stuff gone I'll really see a difference. But you know- I can hardly tell anything is missing! Ugh. It's like eating Grape Nuts. You eat half a bowl but you still have a whole bowl full somehow. Must keep purging...

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I totally agree. We got rid of a lot in June - a whole garage full. I am having to go through the kids' clothes, toys, etc. all over again and weed out. I'm filling my garage up once again! I guess we'll be having a fall garage sale too.

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I know what you mean! When we moved in I plowed through getting rid of more than half and we still more needs to go!

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I know exactly how you feel! I did that in the summer and the closets and dresser drawers look the same. UGH!

I so feel ya! We cleaned out our garage/storage Sunday. Our curb is lined with trash (neighbors are loving us) and the back of the truck was packed full of stuff to go to Goodwill. I ended up emptying 8 storage bins...woo-hoooo! On to the next room...

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The other night at 10 pm while DH and I were watching tv I talked him into cleaning out and organizing the garage. It took a few hours and probably wasn't the best project to tackle at that hour, but our garage looks so good. It's amazing how fast stuff accumulates in our garage!

The garage is our trouble spot too. Every couple of months we have to tackle it so we can fit our cars in there. I have done a pretty good job keeping a handle on the boys' clothes since we moved into this house. I don't buy as much as I used to and they seem to wear everything they have. I have not bought anything for the baby except pajamas and he is drowning in hand me downs. When we moved I sorted them all in bins according to size and they are stacked in the attic, ready to go. That is one good thing about moving. It gives you a chance to get a grip on all the stuff and start fresh and organized.

jnbythesea - I love your grape nuts analogy. I know exactly what you mean!

I feel you all. We moved into our new place the end of April and I sorted through everything before it came into the house. I thought that I got rid of a ton of stuff but I guess not cuz I am seeing signs that I need to start purging-again! Its just a never ending cycle!