Five Things To Let Go Of In 2012

Guest Post by Robyn @ She Makes Hats
It’s the time for making resolutions, goals lists, and decide what we want to bring into our lives in the coming year. Every year I make a plethora of these lists, end up feeling overwhelmed, and end up checking off approximately 1/5 of what I thought I would. So this year I’m doing things a bit different – I’m writing a list of five things I want to let go of in 2012. Many of them are universal, so I thought I’d share!

01 / Physically Owning Books. I’ve got a Kindle, and read most of my books on it already, so I’m taking the plunge. My “desert island” shelf will be re-read one last time, and as I read each book I’m going to decide if I still want to keep it around. If I do, I’ll buy it for my Kindle and donate the physical copy. My goal is to have zero books of my own by the end of the year.

02 / Unused Supplies. Whether they’re craft, cleaning, or any other sort of supply, there’s no need for me to have a stockpile. Under our sink are cleaning products we haven’t used in over 2 years – gone. In our office are craft supplies for things I’ll never actually make, projects long forgotten, and crafty habits I no longer wish to have. Rather than try to use it all up, I’m going to let go of those things which will never actually be used, and enjoy the space!

03 / Coke Zero. Did you hear that? It was the sound of my heart dying just a bit – I love me some Coke Zero! The health benefits of cutting soda out of my life are too great however, and so I’m going to figure out a way to say goodbye. Maybe reward myself for kicking the habit with a long-wanted iPad?

04 / Most of my DVDs. I’m not going to touch the husband’s or the boy’s treasured disks, just weed through and let go of the ones that are clearly mine. 13 Going On 30? Gone. Along Came Polly? I haven’t watched it in three years. We have Netflix Instant, so there’s no need to hang onto so many disks. The goal here? From our three cases down to just one.

05 / All those clothes I’ll never actually wear. We all have them in our closet – we hang onto them season after season thinking “someday” or “in five more pounds”, but we never put them back on. I’m thinking of participating inhttp://www.theproject333.com/Project 333 again, and it would be the perfect way to weed my closet out for good!

Is there more to add to this list? Most certainly. But by letting go of just these five things, I’ll lighten my footprint, my conscience, and my spirit! What all can you let go of in 2012?
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So I’m beginning again, on January 1, 2012. This time I’m setting the goal a bit higher, and making the reach a bit broader: I aim to knit and give away 10,000 hats in my lifetime for friends, family, and charity.I have blogged about many other things, and in many other spaces. And for many different reasons. This time it’s for me – a way to honor my goal, a way to track my progress, and a way to document a life lived with hats always on the needles.”