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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Jul 10, 2009 1:53:04 GMT -5
 Congratulations everyone!The 3rd Annual Memorial Purge-a-thon was held from 1st June through 5th July, 2009. In addition to purging extraneous items, we also beautified our homes! Summary follows: Most of the purges are listed here: www.network54.com/Forum/571130/... with the remainder listed on the thread you are now reading. Adding up the items from ALL 25 participants who posted in the purge-a-thon (adding both those who posted at purge forum and here at this SOS thread) ... we collectively purged .... 12,552.5 items.That's Twelve Thousand, five hundred fifty-two, and five-tenths items. That total is comprised of: - 12,138.5 individual items
- 317 bags and boxes full of stuff
- plus 97 intangibles such as compulsive habits, paralyzing emotions, and toxic relationships.
Grand total = 12,552.5 items GONE from our lives! We had 25 people posting .... plus many others joining us in spirit!  Just terrific what we've accomplished. The power of everyone working together!  Over twelve-and-one-half thousand things gone from our lives ...  The list of items purged included:- 280-pound crappy cast iron bathtub
- tons of socks
- art enjoyed 25 years ago, but not now
- half-read mediocre books
- creepy crawly ewwww
- extra Christmas decor
- dead tree limbs
- junk mail
- spoiled food
- ugly things being saved "just in case"
- clothing
- hideous vase
- insects and their pods
- all sorts of odd things vacuumed from floor
- broken chairs
- broken appliances
- and lots of plinky little things.
Included in the grand total were 317 bags and boxes full of stuff. Those boxes and bags may have contained who knows how many individual items?  Intangibles released included:-
 Release of the compulsion to retrieve/replace previously purged items
- Purging a time-consuming compulsion that took away from cleaning time
- Release of the habit of dangerously working when injured
- Letting go of a no-longer-helpful friendship
- Purging an abusive boyfriend from one's life
The following emotions were experienced and RELEASED by many of us:- anger
- angst
- anxiety
- avoidance
- despair
- disgust
- embarrassment
- fear
- fear of judgment
- frustrations
- humiliation
- meltdowns
- mourning
- perfectionism
- procrastination
- resentment
- sadness
- shame
- stress
- stubbornness
- uncomfortableness
- venting
- and years of guilt
 In addition to purging everything .... we also ADDED BEAUTY to our homes!Welcomed into our homes were:- Purchases of quality attractive useful items that are already being put to use, are being taken care of, and already have designated places to put them away when not in use.
- Fresh flowers and fresh food from the garden
- Musical instruments now being played and enjoyed
- Self-care
- Health
- Peace
- Help from a friend
- Serenity
- Bravery
- Breath of relief
- Laughter
- Hope
- Appreciation of friends and loved ones
- Framed art hung on the walls
- Guests!
- and a new puppy
Congratulations to everyone!   To celebrate, we are having a party at the purge forum here: www.network54.com/Forum/571130/The purge chatroom is closed for the season but we can have a party in the SOS chatroom.
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Post by Meme on Jul 10, 2009 17:03:34 GMT -5
Meme just had to ask-- what is a half of something--  - can you throw half of something away and not count it as whole? I am so proud of us- I did not even think of the stuff that I tossed from my emotional life most of the time- and yet, I know lots of mind thoughts are gone. |
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Jul 10, 2009 18:10:28 GMT -5
- Grand total = 12,341.5 items GONE from our lives! Meme just had to ask-- what is a half of something--- can you throw half of something away and not count it as whole? Somebody purged: - 3.2 kilograms of something
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- a .3 meter thick pile of something else
That's how they listed it, so that's how I counted it! 3.2 + .3 = 3.5 Counting purged items is an inexact science. But I honored the numbers people reported.  - |
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Post by yearning4order on Jul 10, 2009 22:48:36 GMT -5
Purged:
-Gaming addiction
I threw away other things as well, but didn't keep track. That one was pretty important, since without it I could not have made any progress getting out of squalor.
The beautification section was very inspiring!
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Post by gifted on Jul 10, 2009 22:59:43 GMT -5
Lion, I posted, but only in my thoughts! Thank you for your invitation.
SG
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Jul 18, 2009 17:51:19 GMT -5
-  Hi everyone! I've updated the totals at the top of this page -- to include additional items purged from 1st June through 5th July. Update includes new/updated contributions to this SOS thread, and new/updated contributions to the purge forum. New total: 12,552.5 That's over twelve-and-one-half thousand items! - |
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Jul 18, 2009 17:56:18 GMT -5
- Clarification: The purge forum creator/moderator is Peppermint66. She sets the whole thing up every year. This year, I assisted with cheerleading and tallying. But the forum is Peppermint66's wonderful idea, and she gets the credit ! The purge forum is closed for the season now. It will reopen in November-December for a different sort of challenge.The details are now posted at the top of that forum: www.network54.com/Forum/571130/- |
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