Throwing away trash takes a long time!

One thing that I didn't anticipate when remodeling my house was how long it would take to get rid of things I didn't want anymore. Instead of putting all the junk in my garage into a big pile on the curb, I spent hours trying to figure out how to salvage, or reuse, or recycle those items.

I even started to dread throwing anything away. I knew it would involve an internal fight with myself on whether I could justify throwing it away. It usually ended in the decision to not throw it away. Usually, it just left me with more questions. The few things I could justify throwing away still made me second guess myself for at least a couple days afterwards. You really can't go back, once you know what is the right thing to do.

Overall, I'm happy with most of the decisions I made. Goodwill and ReStore were the main beneficiaries. Although it took a lot more time and effort to figure everything out, I feel like I made a small difference. Even though I will still always question myself whenever I open the trash can lid, it's a small price to pay.