The first time I thought about getting rid of my Wii was 2 years ago when I moved into my apartment and got a new entertainment system. Everything was slick and black and the white Wii stuck out like a sore thumb.
Few weeks ago I realized I haven’t powered up my Wii for over a year. How insane is it to have something intended for regular use and not use it for a year. My theory for keeping it thus fur... maybe someday when people come over we will play together. Of course my 42” Sony Bravia XBR LCD is too precious to let some poor-motor-skilled non-gamer mongrels to wave their hands in front of. The only reason it got some use last year was because I purchased a Wii Fit.. which I used for a total of 1 week, probably 6 hours TOTAL.
How many things do you own that serve no purpose at all besides taking up space?
It took me two weeks to muster up the courage to finally put the Wii and the Wii Fit up for sale. The few days leading up to it I’ve started to realize how I just have a bunch of stuff I never use. It’s all just clutter and doesn’t add any real value to my life. Not even for entertainment purpose. So I started thinking of a plan for a more Zen style life. Less clutter, more inner peace kind of deal. I decided to purge “stuff” out of my life.
The Wii is the first of many things I plan to let go. Since I’m not independently wealthy I will put the items up for sale rather than give it away or sell it, and all the cash I make will go into a special fund. Something that I have always wanted to do.... go to Paris and visit the Louvre. I’m thinking of it as a do over for spending money more wisely.
Things I’m thinking about letting go:
the Microwave. Not even sure why I own one of these. Seemed like it was a must get item for when I moved into this apartment. Presently used to heat up coffee. I don’t buy frozen dinners to eat at home and I use the stove to cook. It uses a ton of counter space and I’m not so sure heating things up in there can be healthy.
DVDs. I don’t know the actual number of DVD’s I own. It’s A LOT. Some are still in their original shrink wrap. Ask me when was the last time I thought... ooh I want to see this movie which I already have watched before. NEVER. That NEVER happened. Unless it’s a movie I haven’t previously seen chances are slim to zero I will pop that into the DVD player one day. The “slim” chance belongs to my all time top faves like LOTR or any of the Pixar movies. But I have a bunch of movies that are just so so. Why? Because I used to belong Columbia House and they send me DVDs without asking if I wanted them. Probably a good time to push these out before DVDs as a technology become completely obsolete.
Sex and the City DVDs are part of that mix. I bought them for my sister but it's too hard for me to just pop one of these up and not think of her so I need to get rid of these.
Purses/bags. Well this one is still undecided. I’m a girl that loves bags. I own LOTS of ‘em... the only thing is... I use 1 on a regular basis. And I own maybe 20 of “everyday” purpose bags. And countless “going out” bags.
WoW Crap. I used to be obsessed with World of Warcraft. When Burning Crusade came out... I pre-oreded a copy on Amazon, stood in line at midnight to get a copy and ordered a Limited Edition Set. Yes... 3 copies of the SAME thing. On top of that Guide books, and TGC cards... lots of 'em.
Crimson Nintendo DS - I played the HELL out of that thing initially and now it’s been sitting in a drawer for 2 years without being touched.
Dremel - Owned time: 1 year. Times used: Once. If you count the time when I first bought it, opened it, plugged it in to see if it works.
Books. Now before you start yelling.. Why would you want to get rid of books... I’m looking to get rid of only certain books that take up space and I have no use for them. Things like the Java Programming textbook from college, or Photoshop 7(!!!) tutorial books. Not really sale/buy worthy so I’ve kept them over the years since I thought it would be sacrilegious to toss out books. Anyone know of a place that takes old book donations?
Shoes and Clothes. I already only keep things I wear... well not shoes.. I have LOTS of shoes I don’t wear on a regular basis... but some of these I just can’t let go. I’m not ready =D
Things I don't know how to part with:
Computers (all 3 are my babies). Xbox 360, Original Playstation (sentimental value), Mariah Carey stuff (pure insanity)
So far the Wii is the only item that has a Craigslist listing: http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/vgm/1901234431.html
Wish me luck!
xoxo
fabgeekling
I've seen books at Goodwill, so you could take them there if your local library doesn't want them. If you have smaller books you could try paperbackswap.com (put them up for people to see, then people request the ones you want and you ship it to them).
ReplyDeleteAnd if you can't find someone to buy the DVDs there's swapadvd.com (you can see if any of the movies you want to get rid of are wanted by people on the site under Club Wish List). Some libraries might take movies as donations, too.
A blog I read might give you some other ideas--unclutterer.com
Best of luck to ya, Magda. There are some folks in Chicago that are gonna get some great deals. And I'm with you, I love the Pixar movies. Just watched Monster's Inc. the other night (Incredibles is another one I watch repeatedly).
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