so pretty...

I thrifted these delicate crochet coasters last year when Violet was in town and they're still inspiring me :) I recently made a commitment to myself not go thrifting till September (i usually go weekly). It's a good decision for me because I was collecting too much stuff and realized I need to evaluate what I actually neeeeed. I'm working on a long-term spring cleaning over the next few months so it'll be smart to not bring in more while I'm trying to let go ;) What kind of Spring Cleaning are you doing?

21 comments:

  1. getting rid of 1/2 of the things i own... is that A+ cleaning?
    well... don't give me my gold star till i actually get it done. :)) LOVE YOU!

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  2. i have been working on clearing out and redesigning the "flow" of my studio loft today, which is a project i loooooooove!

    as for the rest of the house, i have been setting a timer for fifteen minutes once a day and just clearing out one little space.

    wooohoooooo for spring! <3

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  3. wow. i am so loving that ....the colors. awesomeness. great job pretty!

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  4. I cleaned the crumbs out of the toaster. baby steps...baby steps...

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  5. Well, I could never quit thrifting, but that's why I have to start selling again - My collection is getting scary looking...pretty but scary. We all gotta do what we gotta do. XO

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  6. we are moving and i am a hoarder. my boyf is seriously depleting my thrifted collections.

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  7. NO thrifting!!!
    that is all i heard.
    wow.
    that would be incredibly hard for me to do!
    good luck sista with the commitment and with the cleaning out. . . i LOVE spring cleaning. if i had it my way. . . i would make spring cleaning a year round event! ;)

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  8. Our home needs constant cleaning, it's one of those houses that collect dust! We moved in here last year and we are still working on making it our perfect home! I tend to collect things too, but I don't know if I could go without thrifting until September...yikes!! Have a wonderful day!
    xoxo~Meg

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  9. So cute LA! I bought a potholder almost just like that this week! ;)
    I am trying to get in the spring cleaning mode too! In fact I decided to run a huge "Spring Cleaning" sale on my etsy!
    [ http://littlemissfamous.etsy.com]
    And as for the house, I've been dropping stuff off at Goodwill all week!

    xoxo,
    Bri!

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  10. hey! i so cute. :)
    http://roseblack217.blogspot.com/

    <3

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  11. i, too, have put a stop to the thrifting for a bit!! for the past week i have been pretending niecy nash is next to me and going through each room getting rid of things.

    if i don't absolutely love or need it, back to the thrift shop (where is most likely came from!) ir goes!!

    xo

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  12. i just wanted to wish you luck...i wish i had that kind of willpower!

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  13. Last weekend I just couldn't take it anymore. I cleaned up me entire house big-time. My biggest accomplishment was taking everything out of my closet and re-organizing it all. I ended up with 4 grocery bags of stuff for good will, and a closet that no longer looks like a bomb went off in it:)

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  14. my idea of spring cleaning is starring at my stuff and getting so annoyed with everything that i just leave it alone. i know that one day i will get the urge to do a big time cleaning spree =).

    cute doillies!

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  15. Oh wow, that is admirable! I'm not sure that I could make it. Good luck!

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  16. Love the doilies! That's such a beautiful, vibrant red.

    And your will power around thrifting is shocking!! I'm staying tuned on how you manage this =)

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  17. I'll take anything you don't want any more! =] lol Dibs!

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  18. we just finished up a big move which has encouraged a HUGE spring purge. I'm loving it!

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  19. you're goals and commitments for this year are totally inspiring me, keep it up!! and *great* job <3

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