Do I Want to Keep Up with the Care of This Item?

Sometimes going through your belongings is easy. That wrapper from the sucker your kid just popped in his mouth? Trash. That ripped pair of jeans? Trash. That outgrown toy? Donate. That book you won't read again? Donate.

Then there are things that are just a little more difficult to decide on. That teapot that your aunt gave you when you were ten years old? That perfume that you haven't worn in six months? What about that outfit that you loved on daughter when she was a toddler but now she is a teenager?

Each month I'm going to give you a question to help you think through whether or not you want to keep an item. There is no right or wrong answer. There is just your answer.

Legos, food processors, bread machines, tiny broken crayons...

Yes, these are things that you probably saw more of in 2020. And, yes, these are things that you just might not want to keep up with the care of any more.

Asking yourself "do I want to keep up with the care of this item?" is another way to help you think through what stays in your home and how you use your time on what matters.

Maybe less Legos (notice I did not say NO Legos) would be easier for you and your kids to keep up with?

Maybe a good kitchen knife will do what you need instead of keeping up with all those parts of a food processor?

Maybe a loaf pan will make that bread just as well as the giant bread machine? I mean, once you start baking can you really go back? ;) 

Maybe you could let go of those tiny broken crayons that no one is using anyway? If you're up for it, do a craft with them. If you're not, throw them away.

Keep looking out for more questions throughout 2021!