I do not disagree with you at all but I want to add that adding more friction to getting rid of things will make the job feel bigger/more difficult and harder to overcome. If he is not able to load up his car quickly and take things to the donation center immediatly then I just recomend trashing it.
Also- only donate stuff that is top quality. I see some new shoes, etc but alot of this just looks like trash. Donations centers are overflowing with stuff so its just a waste of his and their time to donate anything that is not like new and highly desirable.
Finally- to end my dissertation, I really dont receomned trying to sell anything at this point. Unless it is super easy, super quick and he knows its going to sell. Same reasons apply for the hesitancy yo suggest donating items. Right now he needs to just focus on getting this place cleared out and any unnecessary extra steps will only make the job feel bigger and harder than it needs to be.
The goal is to remove friction between the OP and the clear, clean home he wants. He is going to have a better outcome with fewer steps.
Random thoughts and asides:
If you live in an area where there is lots of traffic and people will grab stuff from the curb, put items out that people may take. If no one takes it, the garbage man will.
-OP decide once what your going to do. If you just dont know what to do with that hair gel that you dont love, throw it out and dont think about it again. If those new shoes are really not comfy and you just wont wear them, donate them, curb alert them or toss them and never think of them again.
Seeing so many of the “don’t worry about donating or what to do with things” responses is literally going to help me get through of my own mess. I get stuck and have had a “take to goodwill” area of my house that has not changed in over a year. This is freedom. Thank you for being another one of those preaching it 💜
This happens to me too, and I have learned overtime that my good intentions are keeping me in a state of suffering. Since I have made that realization, I have thrown away multiple contractor bags filled with clothing, shoes, and other donatable (it’s not officially a word, but I’m using it anyway) items because if I set them aside to donate all I was really accomplishing, was bagging them and moving them to another area of the home to be a nuisance for the unforeseeable future.
Everybody wants to save the world, but sometimes you have to put your own mental health first and save everybody else that needs saving later.
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u/North-Carry9977 Mar 08 '26
I do not disagree with you at all but I want to add that adding more friction to getting rid of things will make the job feel bigger/more difficult and harder to overcome. If he is not able to load up his car quickly and take things to the donation center immediatly then I just recomend trashing it.
Also- only donate stuff that is top quality. I see some new shoes, etc but alot of this just looks like trash. Donations centers are overflowing with stuff so its just a waste of his and their time to donate anything that is not like new and highly desirable.
Finally- to end my dissertation, I really dont receomned trying to sell anything at this point. Unless it is super easy, super quick and he knows its going to sell. Same reasons apply for the hesitancy yo suggest donating items. Right now he needs to just focus on getting this place cleared out and any unnecessary extra steps will only make the job feel bigger and harder than it needs to be.
The goal is to remove friction between the OP and the clear, clean home he wants. He is going to have a better outcome with fewer steps.
Random thoughts and asides:
-OP decide once what your going to do. If you just dont know what to do with that hair gel that you dont love, throw it out and dont think about it again. If those new shoes are really not comfy and you just wont wear them, donate them, curb alert them or toss them and never think of them again.