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The Minimalism Game - 30 Days to Less Stuff! [Sept. 14 - Oct. 13, 2015]


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@ShadowLion: Way to go! I'm sooooo close to finishing the bathroom myself. Yay, complete rooms done! 

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Level 87 Wood Elf Druid

Druid: || 59 | 60 | 61 | 61.5 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 8485 | 86 | 87  ||

Ranger: || 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 ||

||Char/RPG||
STR: 57 || DEX: 59 || STA: 52 || CON: 47 || WIS: 59 || CHA: 59

 

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Go, darkfoxx!

It's a great feeling to finish one area completely. A deliberate part of my game strategy, knowing how some of my past efforts have stallled out due to a little here, a little there and then losing momentum. I know what order I'm going to go through the whole house.

Going for the easiest wins first to build my powers to slay the biggest monster.... the spare bedroom, otherwise known as "The Pit." I know what a dangerous beast dwells there.

Battle plans!

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:

but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.

~T. E. Lawrence

 

When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands,

flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. 
~John Muir

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@ShadowLion: That is my exact plan, too - though my "pit" is all the sentimental crap I hoard that I don't *actually* care about now, but have convinced myself I should keep anyways because I may want it when I'm 80. 

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Level 87 Wood Elf Druid

Druid: || 59 | 60 | 61 | 61.5 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 8485 | 86 | 87  ||

Ranger: || 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 ||

||Char/RPG||
STR: 57 || DEX: 59 || STA: 52 || CON: 47 || WIS: 59 || CHA: 59

 

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Found a few things in my car to donate!  Several toys, including a cat toy for my cat Gigi who...doesn't play with many cat toys.  Thus it was donated!  Now to scrounge for things for tomorrow's haul!

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Race: Were-Jaguar | Class: CodeMONKey

Level: 18 | STR: 46  | DEX: 41  | STA: 35  | CON: 51  | WIS: 57 | CHA: 47

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That is awesome, Jakkals! It is bookmarked for future viewing when my resolve weakens!

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:

but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.

~T. E. Lawrence

 

When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands,

flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. 
~John Muir

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@darkfoxx - Oh, the sentimental crap... :numbness:

 

I have managed to quarantine most of mine and - barring a few knickknacks and some clothes and jewelry that are hiding out in the bedroom - that SC now dwells in The Pit.

 

That SC has survived previous efforts to purge it, though, and has grown stronger from the fight. But vanquish it I shall, because of this PVP and the support of my fellow Rebels!

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All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:

but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.

~T. E. Lawrence

 

When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands,

flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. 
~John Muir

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@ShadowLion: We've totally got this. 

 

slay-all-the-dragons.jpg

 

I've considered calling in reinforcements to do so (Skype time & wine), but this can totally get done. 

 

Mine is going to have to be an incremental chip - all my crap is strewn throughout the house. Tucked in closets, behind books, in baskets on shelves ... pretty much behind the scenes everywhere in my apartment lives the crap I'm hanging onto for faulty reasons (and some stuff I'm hanging onto for slightly better reasons). 

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Level 87 Wood Elf Druid

Druid: || 59 | 60 | 61 | 61.5 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 8485 | 86 | 87  ||

Ranger: || 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 ||

||Char/RPG||
STR: 57 || DEX: 59 || STA: 52 || CON: 47 || WIS: 59 || CHA: 59

 

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Cool! The dragons don't stand a chance...

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:

but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.

~T. E. Lawrence

 

When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands,

flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole universe appears as an infinite storm of beauty. 
~John Muir

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I threw three bars of soap away because they caused the worst acne outbreak of my life... so those are now gone. That puts me at [103/903]. I'm two items away from the item count for day 14, so I'm gonna use the next couple weekdays to focus on school, and then use some of my free time this weekend to do another (hopefully massive) dedicated purge.

 

Like others have mentioned around here, I can't just get rid of one thing and call it good - if I'm gonna get rid of a thing, I have to go through all the related/nearby things too. Maybe that's why I find it so hard to get rid of things, because I haven't set aside dedicated sorting time till now...

 

But anyway. Finishing my laundry and paring down my wardrobe even more are the next tasks. (Upwards of 5 loads of laundry were hiding under my bed... I had no idea it had gotten so far out of hand. O_________O,, but it's almost done now.)

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Today is 11 popcorn buckets.  I've had these things for at least 7 years... I think I used them once.  I realized very quickly, that if I use them, then I have to wash them...... yeah, that's not happening... So they've been collecting dust in my pantry for 7 years.....

 

The only reason I've held on to them is because they're cute....

 

I have a lot of stuff like that.  I read or see some article about something like having a carnival themed birthday party for the kids, and then I start picking up "props" that are "just perfect for...."  

 

I should have worked in theater, and been in charge of the prop department! 

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Day 11's 15

Day 11


 

Travel Shit. I looooove travel shit, and used to have a massive hoarde of it. This is all stuff leftover from the last mass purge (I think it was 3 plastic grocery bags full)

 

Expensive Kiehl's lotion that I hate

Expensive Kiehl's shampoo that I wanted to love but don't have a need for

3 drops bath soap

2 sets toothbrushes

Expensive Kiehl's conditioner I also wanted to love but don't need

Yet another damn contact case

The safety for a razor I can't find

A razor

Mouthwash

Non-sulfur travel shampoo I won't use

A crappy comb

Crappy lotion that came from a hotel
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Level 87 Wood Elf Druid

Druid: || 59 | 60 | 61 | 61.5 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 8485 | 86 | 87  ||

Ranger: || 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 ||

||Char/RPG||
STR: 57 || DEX: 59 || STA: 52 || CON: 47 || WIS: 59 || CHA: 59

 

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THREE DRESSES GONE!  HAHA!  Plus a weird sash, a crappy straw hat, an empty shampoo bottle, an empty tea box, an old tiffin, and two magazines.  Who even has magazines anymore?

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LEVEL ONE APPRENTICE WIZARD RANGER: HUMAN UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE

 

Achievements Unlocked:  Breakfast Warrior, Pushupapalooza, Quadruple Nanomaster, Return From the Dead, Gainful Employment, Leap of Faith, Minimalism Game, Get Thee Behind Me, Coffee, Camp Nerd Fitness 2015, Return From the Dead 2: The Undeadening, Gainful Employment 2: Boss Edition, Fancy Comics Person, Rogue Hair

 

Tumblr of VERY INTERESTING ART: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/radicalwizardtimes

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@Rowan: I don't know how it happened, but a magazine showed up in the mail for me yesterday. It's weird - I used to absolutely love food magazines, and would pour over them for hours and hours -- this one I skimmed, decided it didn't have any info I wasn't already up on, and tossed within 5 minutes. 

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Level 87 Wood Elf Druid

Druid: || 59 | 60 | 61 | 61.5 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 8485 | 86 | 87  ||

Ranger: || 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 ||

||Char/RPG||
STR: 57 || DEX: 59 || STA: 52 || CON: 47 || WIS: 59 || CHA: 59

 

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Go you!  My roommate is constantly buying food magazines, and saying that she will cook things from them, and then surprise surprise, it NEVER HAPPENS.  So I just kind of...nudge them back into the black hole of her bedroom...without saying anything...

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LEVEL ONE APPRENTICE WIZARD RANGER: HUMAN UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE

 

Achievements Unlocked:  Breakfast Warrior, Pushupapalooza, Quadruple Nanomaster, Return From the Dead, Gainful Employment, Leap of Faith, Minimalism Game, Get Thee Behind Me, Coffee, Camp Nerd Fitness 2015, Return From the Dead 2: The Undeadening, Gainful Employment 2: Boss Edition, Fancy Comics Person, Rogue Hair

 

Tumblr of VERY INTERESTING ART: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/radicalwizardtimes

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Got my 11 in!  Started to clean out the pantry a bit of items that we don't use at in their.

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Race: Were-Jaguar | Class: CodeMONKey

Level: 18 | STR: 46  | DEX: 41  | STA: 35  | CON: 51  | WIS: 57 | CHA: 47

Spoiler

 

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Challenges: CURRENT

18TH | 17TH | 16TH 15TH 14TH | 13TH | 12.5TH | 12TH | 11TH |

 10TH | 9TH | 8TH 7TH | 6TH | 5TH | 4TH | 3RD | 2ND | 1ST

Accountbilbuddies: Artists unite for March/April 2017!

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"Everyone's the same height when you punch them hard enough"

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NF Character Profile | BATTLE LOG | Tumblr | DeviantArt | Warhammer 40k Shenanigans

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Day 12's 15
 

Day 12

 

A large travel bag that fit into a suitcase we no longer own

Vintage travel razor

3 more crappy combs - did these things multiply while I wasn't looking?

Bra straps for a bra I probably don't own any more

Travel face wash that sounds great in theory

YET ANOTHER CONTACT CASE

Expired pepto tablets

Another liner

Gross travel toothpaste

2 hair-a-ma-bobbies coated in purple dye because my Manic Panic exploded

A scrunchie from the 90s

Level 87 Wood Elf Druid

Druid: || 59 | 60 | 61 | 61.5 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 8485 | 86 | 87  ||

Ranger: || 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 ||

||Char/RPG||
STR: 57 || DEX: 59 || STA: 52 || CON: 47 || WIS: 59 || CHA: 59

 

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Whoah - so I was so excited by my new sneakers last night that I TOTALLY did not purge 11 items yesterday.  So, today when I get home I'm scheduled for...23 items?  Yikes!  I CAN DO IT THOUGH.

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LEVEL ONE APPRENTICE WIZARD RANGER: HUMAN UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE

 

Achievements Unlocked:  Breakfast Warrior, Pushupapalooza, Quadruple Nanomaster, Return From the Dead, Gainful Employment, Leap of Faith, Minimalism Game, Get Thee Behind Me, Coffee, Camp Nerd Fitness 2015, Return From the Dead 2: The Undeadening, Gainful Employment 2: Boss Edition, Fancy Comics Person, Rogue Hair

 

Tumblr of VERY INTERESTING ART: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/radicalwizardtimes

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12 things in my car, ready to be donated including old boxing gloves (I have better ones), clothes that no longer fit, shoes I don't wear at all, and a bookmark.

Race: Were-Jaguar | Class: CodeMONKey

Level: 18 | STR: 46  | DEX: 41  | STA: 35  | CON: 51  | WIS: 57 | CHA: 47

Spoiler

 

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Challenges: CURRENT

18TH | 17TH | 16TH 15TH 14TH | 13TH | 12.5TH | 12TH | 11TH |

 10TH | 9TH | 8TH 7TH | 6TH | 5TH | 4TH | 3RD | 2ND | 1ST

Accountbilbuddies: Artists unite for March/April 2017!

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"Everyone's the same height when you punch them hard enough"

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NF Character Profile | BATTLE LOG | Tumblr | DeviantArt | Warhammer 40k Shenanigans

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