tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229144702024-03-18T10:05:43.402-04:00Two Can Anne + 2simplifyanne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.comBlogger5240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-14545111350378504162013-01-24T13:06:00.002-05:002013-01-24T13:06:21.148-05:00Basta, Stuff!<a href="http://www.raptitude.com/">Raptitude</a>'s David and I are drinking the same Kool Aid, it seems. He's set himself a goal to <a href="http://www.raptitude.com/2011/01/i-dont-want-stuff-any-more-only-things/">delete the <strong>stuff </strong>in his life and only keep the <strong>things</strong></a>. And there is a difference. anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-45458078494848597772013-01-09T13:23:00.002-05:002013-01-09T13:23:23.941-05:00You Have Too Much And Others Don't Have Much - Where to Donate Stuff So much to post while I'm decluttering, downsizing, and simplifying my life and so little time so first please forgive me and second, let me say, Happy New Year! <br />
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We're back home with a brand new kitchen, the old me would find a places to cram 10 lbs of crap into a 5 lb bag. The new me, however, is doing it differently: Evaulating all the stuff and making decisions about how I feel about each thing. The useful and beautiful stuff stays and the rest goes elsewhere. <br />
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Here's a list of NYC organizations which accept donations. If you're pressed for time and space, however, i'ts best if you drop your donations off to locations yourself; not surprisingly, most of the charities I contacted this morning - including the Salvation Army - admitted they they too are overrun with too much stuff, and wait times are long for their Pick Up Services via truck. <br />
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<br />More soon on other ways to move the un-used and un-loved stuff in your life out to those who could really use them!anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-70364610588611233322012-12-07T15:37:00.001-05:002012-12-07T15:37:52.790-05:00The Minimalist Kitchen: What's Necessary?<a href="http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2008/07/01/the-minimalist-kitchen-what-you-need-and-dont-need-to-set-up-your-first-workable-home-kitchen/">What deserves a place in my newly renovated, soon-to-be-completed kitchen? </a>anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-57382706489313216872012-12-07T15:17:00.002-05:002012-12-07T15:17:49.984-05:00Less is More When It Comes to Decision Making Too <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5966189/why-too-much-information-makes-decision-making-impossible">Why Too Much Information Makes Decision Making Impossible </a><br />
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This certainly explains a large part of my shopping-related anxiety. Give me three choices, and I'll select the best of three. That I can do. anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-80206061519980269482012-11-13T13:16:00.001-05:002012-11-13T13:50:35.048-05:00Fortune Cookie Brilliance: There Can Be Economy Only Where There is Efficiency<div style="text-align: center;">
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This fortune is spot on! So accurate that I kept it in my wallet for a few months until I had a chance to write this post today. (Now that I have, I am tossing the fortune -as small as it is- into the recycling bin as proof that I'm staying on point here : no matter how tiny the piece of paper, it no longer needs to take up space in my life that I've shared the wisdom online).</div>
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We generally believe that more choice is "more better" and that more is more is more. More options. More supplies. More bulk = more savings. But more stuff than one needs usually has only one guaranteed result: getting in the way of getting things done. Inefficiency wastes time, our most precious resource. </div>
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What kinds of things do you keep and why? <a href="http://www.missminimalist.com/2011/10/exorcise-your-clutter-ghosts/">Miss Minimalist's article on Exorcising Your Clutter Ghosts</a> shines a light on those scary corners of your closets and helps you face the fear and reap the rewards of living with less. </div>
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anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com94tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-39083116460228574862012-11-13T13:10:00.000-05:002012-11-13T13:10:29.962-05:00How to Change Your Mind<a href="http://www.thechangeblog.com/how-to-change-your-mind/">Remember: You <em>can</em> change your mind! </a>anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-24675344240270222122012-10-26T16:21:00.004-04:002012-10-26T16:21:37.228-04:00Owning Less is Easier Than Organizing MoreDid someone say easier? Music to my ears!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">■ "It doesn’t benefit anyone else. The possessions that we rarely use sit on shelves in our basements, attics, and garages… even while some of our closest friends desperately need them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">■It doesn’t solve our debt problems. It never addresses the underlying issue that we just buy too much stuff. In fact, many times, the act of rearranging our stuff even costs us more as we purchase containers, storage units, or larger homes to house it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">■It doesn’t turn back our desire for more. The simple act of organizing our things into boxes, plastic bins, or extra closets doesn’t turn back our desire to purchase more things. The culture-driven inclination to find happiness in our possessions is rarely thwarted in any way through the process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">■It doesn’t force us to evaluate our lives. While rearranging our stuff may cause us to look at each of our possessions, it does not force us to evaluate them… especially if we are just putting them in boxes and closing the lids. On the other hand, removing possessions from our home forces questions of passion, values, and what’s truly most important to us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">■It accomplishes little in paving the way for other changes. Organizing may provide a temporary lift to our attitude. It clears a room and subsequently clears our mind, but rarely paves the way for healthy, major lifestyle changes. Our house is too small, our income is too little, and we still can’t find enough time in the day. We may have rearranged our stuff… but not our lives."</span><br />
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Read the rest of the article <a href="http://www.becomingminimalist.com/dont-just-declutter-de-own/">here...</a><br />
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And for more, inspiration and ideas from Joshua Becker, visit his website, <a href="http://www.becomingminimalist.com/">Becoming Minimalist</a> !<br />
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It's true that our belongings can define us sometimes or feel like a part of us; oftentimes not even because we love or like them but simply because they've been in our lives so long. <br />
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Decluttering and reducing the stuff in our lives can seem like a punishment because sometimes it's admitting to yourself that you made a poor purchase and getting rid of them seems like a huge loss: <em>I know they don't fit well and I never wear them, but I paid so much for these shoes!</em><br />
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Focus on the gain, not the loss! anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-30183234438003258752012-10-23T13:07:00.000-04:002012-10-23T13:12:49.542-04:00Cindy's Not Perfect Either! The Latest from Cindy at 365 Less Things: Cindy's Weekly Wisdom on Perfectionism! <br />
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It's amazing how much stuff was in either location - even after purging a majority of it. The process reminded me that decluttering is a daily mindset that requires daily decisions in order for it to work-- just like diet or exercise -- and though the process of reviewing stuff and deciding its fate can be angst-ridden at times-- it does get easier with practice, and the results are so refreshing and rewarding it's worth it. <br />
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While I unpack belongings in the new locales, I'll make sure not to keep things I packed in haste or packed fearing waste-- because I only want what I need and nothing more. Until very recently, I thought that minimalists were snobs with no personality or interests. Now, I'm realizing they're just more realistic. How many file folders will I need at this job in a given week? Seriously. 25? 50? 100? 200? 300? From the looks of what I brought to my new office, I'll have to work about 60 more years to use them all. <br />
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Good Housekeeping with 52 Clutter Busting Tips <br />
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anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-69999576089216693552012-10-10T23:37:00.000-04:002012-10-11T12:55:53.300-04:00It's Time to De-Clutter If This Drawer Is Not the Junk Drawer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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* <strong><a href="http://www.salvationarmy.org/">The Salvation Army</a></strong> now comes to you! They'll happily collect the items you've set aside for donation; simply call 1-800-SATRUCK to schedule a pickup, and everyone wins: more space for you, more help for others in need!</div>
anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-87450591349676308762012-10-08T10:48:00.000-04:002012-10-08T10:48:12.284-04:00Where Did All This Crap Come From? Check Your Email<br />
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<li>TWO DAYS ONLY 25% off - act now! 48-Hour Sale! </li>
<li>Last Chance to Save - These Sales End Tongiht</li>
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anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-34108971805298942352012-10-07T12:54:00.003-04:002012-10-07T12:54:47.639-04:0020 Things to Toss Today <br />
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But sometimes you need a reason--a reason bigger than yourself--to make a change in your life. Sure, deep down you really have to want it for yourself in order for the change to stick, but to get started and see a difference, doing it for someone else can be the kick in the pants you need.</div>
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Because despite what I think I deserve, he deserves no less. When John was born, clean became priority. Then came the eventual "shoes off policy" we adapted when he started to crawl. We started "shoes off" for his benefit, but ended up keeping it for everyone based on nothing other than logic: In NYC, our feet is our transportation, our sidewalks are our highways, and dog poop is our road kill. If you drove over a skunk, why would you then park your car in your living room?<br />
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It's been a clean space for a long time, but it wasn't always a clear space. I didn't see the importance of that until later when John was learning to walk. Once when he was toddling around, I never noticed the bag of crap I had put there for no other reason than I didn't have a place for it. The big bag of crap had probably been there for days, weeks or even a month before I noticed it at all, let alone that it was in the way, everyone's way, until I was taking pictures. Pictures of my beloved son, learning to walk, with this huge bag of crap in his path.<br />
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Yep, a big bag of crap, not important enough to have a place or purpose in my life, but somehow too imporant to discard. I moved the crap out of the way because it was ruining the shot. After I took the picture, I put it back.<br />
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Staging pictures in my own house? I care less that the bag of crap is impeding my child than the fact that the bag of crap is impeding the picture? What's wrong with <i>that</i> picture? Time with my family is more important to me than my stuff, and this stuff is costing me time? I toss the bag of crap in the middle of this floor only to find that I miss it, can't I always buy another one? I can't buy more time.<br />
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Bye, bag of crap.<br />
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Spaces clear of things are more open, brighter and easier to clean. Less time cleaning means more time playing!<br />
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<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5936920/get-rid-of-clutter-by-pretending-youre-moving">Get Rid of Clutter By Pretending You're Moving </a><br />
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anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-43786401150395446092012-10-05T22:46:00.000-04:002012-10-05T22:46:10.548-04:00Hi, I'm Anne, and I Have Too Much Crap in My House<br />
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Hi, I'm Anne, and I have too much crap in my house.<br />
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I'm almost 80 years old and it still takes me 3 hours to pack. <br />
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"I won't need a fleece, right? I'm not bringing the fleece."<br />
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Greetings!anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-38307643284278109682011-02-24T21:39:00.003-05:002011-02-24T21:41:38.137-05:00I'd Like a Trampoline, PleasePreferably a mini trampoline. Thank you.anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-54005339787057456162011-01-18T16:26:00.001-05:002011-01-18T16:29:50.220-05:003 Days of Winter as Witnessed from a Conference Room in Paradise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIGzTZokpq2FAQmLqiGsAK5vTan348HT4JM0Awnse_3CWyaIIQwUFnRwxZM84B7BRnQUFnd0u4WQV9drH47q45wo1lpPvcaGqOtlZTtVo09xkFyYZibuds-uGTmCMYA7XrkyF5g/s1600/skyline1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIGzTZokpq2FAQmLqiGsAK5vTan348HT4JM0Awnse_3CWyaIIQwUFnRwxZM84B7BRnQUFnd0u4WQV9drH47q45wo1lpPvcaGqOtlZTtVo09xkFyYZibuds-uGTmCMYA7XrkyF5g/s320/skyline1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Lower Manhattan Facing South ~ January 7, 2011</div><br />
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I guess there's no point in you trying to talk me out of it.anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-36348419611499330772011-01-10T21:23:00.001-05:002011-01-10T21:25:52.066-05:00The Friends, Family and Recent Ex-Girlfriend Plan<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px;"><a href="http://www.frontpagefilms.com/">The Friends, Family and Recent Ex-Girlfriend Plan</a></span>anne altmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09901430266523112459noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22914470.post-36063296385221551912011-01-07T12:14:00.000-05:002011-01-07T12:14:05.696-05:00If You Like Pretty PicturesThen you'll like my friend John-Paul. He takes beautiful pictures. Of people, places, things. Name a noun, and he can take a beautiful picture of it. For example, <a href="http://www.jpteutonicoblog.com/2011/01/04/la-cucina-di-gianina-gnocchi-fatta-in-casa-homemade-gnocchi/">here's a series of shots he took of gnocchi recently</a>. Anyone who can make a lump of potato dough look beautiful is seriously talented. Wonder if I should have him take my picture. Ark ark ark. Get it? I made a joke about myself resembling a lump of potato dough. I'm also seriously talented. <br />
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