20 Days, 3 Ways, __ Bags: Dishes

Piles and piles of dishes.
You get done with a meal and you wonder “where did all of these come from?”

You may have a dishwasher and you may not. Whatever your source is for washing them, you know that they can just keep piling up.

Then you need to find a place for them all. In fact, you might have to spend the next how many minutes, trying to fit them back IN where they belong.

What if you didn’t even have to worry about that? That each time you ate a meal, you had enough, but not too many (dishes used), and it didn’t take you how long to get them back in their rightful place?

Getting rid of unused and unnecessary dishes is just another step in living a life with less – with living a decluttered and simplified life.

A few questions to ponder:
1. How many people are in your home? Make sure you have enough dishes for all, but just a FEW extra for guests.

2. What is the max number of guests you have had over? Keep the average amount.

3. Are any of your dishes chipped, broken, or stained (beyond repair?)

4. Are you embarrassed with any of the dishes you own? If you don’t dare to use them with guests, is there really any reason to keep them for yourself?

5. If you have dishes that you rarely use, pack them in a box and if you don’t use them in 6 months to a year, get rid of them: donate or recycle them.

Dishes can pile up in many ways. Don’t let your cupboards cry for help because they are ripping at the seams. Use the necessary and get rid of the excess.

Your cupboards will thank you!