Luigi and Mario

I’m having a garage sale in a week.  I hope you all come:)  Garage sales are not my favorite thing to “host” as they always end up being a lot of work for $37.42 not so much profit.  It is, however, motivating my husband to purge.  My 5 year old not so much.  I’m pretty sure he is going to try to buy back every toy that was his.  We’ll be losing money and gaining stuff…isn’t that the opposite of a garage sale?

Well our house is all aflutter with “garage sale talk”… “Mom how much do you think I can get for this legless Mario Lego?  Five dollars?”  Clearly they are in for a let down.  That aside let’s talk purging.

I’ve got an assignment for you over the weekend.  Take a garbage bag and set the timer for 12 minutes.  Pick EITHER garbage or donate.  DO NOT MULTI-TASK.  It’s EITHER Garbage OR Donate.  For 12 minutes you must try to fill the bag with whichever you chose.  Here is a list of Don’ts:

DO NOT answer the phone, whether house or cell while you are doing this.  It’s 12 minutes!  C’mon!

DO NOT decide that the silverware drawer is gross whilst tossing the 14 pairs of unused (or used) chop sticks from it.  Now is not the time to sort it, clean it, or stare at it.

DO NOT do ANYTHING else BUT fill the bag with garbage or donations.  Say No to the multi-task.

And no, taking out the trash from the kitchen does not count as filling a bag.

That’s it.  That’s the assignment.

Here’s a variation:  Instead of 12 minutes and filling a bag JUST AIM FOR 21 THINGS.  Either purge or donate 21 things. Stop when you get to 21.

Feeling crazy?  Keep doing it every day or every other day and see  what a difference it will make.  12 minutes or 21 things.