Catbird, a long-time user, posted a Challenge on Accompl.sh a few days ago that’s had me thinking ever since – Shed 100 possessions in 6 months.

I tend to do something drastic in my life around new years – typically I’ve either completely rearranged my room, painted it, rearranged my apartment, or up and moved to another coast. This year I’m planning to move into another apartment in NYC, but only because this place was a one-year holdover until I figured out where I wanted to live!

I’ve been thinking of downsizing the “stuff” in my life for a while now, but this Challenge plus some of the points in a book I was reading this morning (Tynan‘s Life Nomadic
), were the tipping point and I decided to take the idea more seriously. Plus, I love making a good list. So here goes: an attempt at shedding 100 possessions in 6 months. By August 4, 2012 I should be at least 100 possessions lighter.

This post will track that. Possibly sometimes with photos. I’m still debating that.

So far:

• 5 old issues of Lucky Magazine
• 1 random, crappy giveaway notebook
• 1 somewhat broken umbrella that I was going to try to fix.
• 2 old issues of Wired Magazine
• 1 somewhat broken umbrella
• 1 iPad cover I wasn’t using
• 7 books
• 1 knickknack eyeglass thing
• 1 fancy, but overly girly hair clip
• 1 large picture frame I never filled
• 25 bits of clothing (donated)
• 1 Aerogarden (sold on craigslist)
• 1 acoustic guitar I never used (sold on craigslist)
• 1 violin (actually just sent it down to my mom’s house for safe keeping)
• 1 decorative plant vase looking thing
• 4 clocks. yes, 4.

OK, so that’s a pretty slow start – just a few things that were in plain sight. Good thing I have 6 months for this…