Hit 50 items out the door this weekend and it felt weirdly emotional

I finally counted everything I decluttered from my bedroom closet on Saturday (garbage bags, donation boxes, the works) and it added up to 53 items. That number surprised me because I honestly thought I owned way less than that, you know? The wild part is my closet doesn't even look empty, it just feels more like mine now. Has anyone else kept a running count and gotten a number that totally threw them off?

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kelly3851mo ago

The part about your closet not looking empty but feeling more like yours really hit me. I used to think decluttering was all about seeing a big visual difference, like before and after photos you see online. Then I cleared out my kitchen last month and got rid of about 40 things, mostly old plastic containers and chipped mugs. My cabinets still look full, but now when I open them I don't get that weird guilty feeling about stuff I never used. It's like my brain finally relaxed about it.

the_lee1mo ago

Exactly... clearing the guilt from your stuff makes more of a difference than making it look empty.

mary_west1mo agoMost Upvoted

Huh @kelly385, but isn't all that stuff just taking up space you could use for things you actually want?

the_lee1mo ago

Yeah exactly. The goal isn't to have an empty house, it's to not feel gross about your own stuff.