30-day minimalism challenge: 210 + 105 fewer items

20 days later after participating in a 30-day minimalism challenge to have fewer items – what was the outcome?

This is the follow-up of our previous article 30-day minimalism challenge posted some weeks ago.

We introduced that we will participate in this fun challenge and will get rid of things we do not need. Basically, the challenge works like this: find a friend, family member, or co-worker who’s willing to minimize their stuff with you next month. The idea is very easy: each person gets rid of one thing on the first day of the month. Two things on the second. Three things on the third. So forth and so on.

As it was said that giving away few things in the first week was not so complicated at all, but it got harder after day 10. As in each day, you have fewer items to depart with. We were very persistent and went through ALL drawers, pantries, and closets. I didn’t forget clothes, but I didn’t include them in this challenge. I need a bit more time to go through these and let items go. My main wish was to declutter and get rid of meaningless things, which we found quite a lot.

210+105 items, off you go!

Amazingly, in 20 days I was able to gather 210 items and Eve participated for 14 days letting go of 105 items. So 315 fewer items in our home! We did this just to challenge ourselves and to get rid of things in a fun way. While we had trouble getting rid of things before, we were quite okay to let things go while participating in the challenge.

We gathered the things for some time in two cardboard boxes, and then at one point, we started taking things out. It was starting to be a bit too much, you know. Luckily we had mostly smaller items to give away. We were taking the little boxes out one by one out and guess what? They found new homes very fast!

Most of the things we were getting rid of we have been trying to sell or trade for months, so we knew that selling or trading didn’t work. Since we do not throw things in the garbage, but share instead with friends or strangers, putting out a cardboard box with a sign free – worked the best for us.

Changes we noticed after the 30-day minimalism challenge:

• things we own now all have a purpose
• our counters and top of the furniture is clutter-free
• bookshelves look presentable
• the lunch containers drawer is closing with ease and looks organized
• we don’t have food at home anymore we do not consume
• overall pushed us to be tidier and keep it that way
• it is easier to keep things tidy and have more space to move things around in closets
• fewer items around you just feel better

Conclusion

If you want to have fewer items in your home, please take the 30-day challenge. It is a fun way and doesn’t take long. And, remember you just have to engage with it until you have the needed amount for a particular day together. You can continue the next day where you stopped. Or gather more and have the items ready for the next day. Remember you can always repeat this challenge if you feel like you need fewer items at your home.

P.s. Don’t forget to check #minsgame to see what others have been doing 🙂