40 Bags in 40 Days 2018 is Almost Here!

It's that time again!  Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day, and yes: 40 Bags in 40 Days!  This is the 4th year that we at Cowtown Minimalist have participated, and we encourage you to come along!

Tomorrow begins our 40 days of Decrapifying!

Are you asking yourself what is 40 Bags in 40 Days? 

It's the 40 Days of the year where we commit to getting rid of a bag a day (maybe you skip a day and do 2 bags the next?).  It coincides with the lenten period of sacrifice, but we care not if you celebrate Lent, Easter, and any religious holiday.  We just care about de-crapifying.

The bag can be small, like de-crapifying your junk drawer at home or the office.  It can be getting rid of socks that have no partner.  Or, if you're feeling ambitious, do the whole closet in your guest room, and we'll give you credit for at least 3 days!

The cool folks over at whitehouseblackshutters.com made this cool printable (click here for a copy) if you're into that.  You can jot down whatever you decrapified that day.  If you skip a day?  There will be no punishment or consequence.  We just want you to feel supported and de-cluttered! 

Who doesn't feel incredibly satisfied with a dynamite looking junk drawer?  Many minimalists encourage purging the junk drawer all together, but we enjoy our scissors and binder clips having a nesting place and we're not ditching it.

Keep up with us here at Cowtown Minimalist, and maybe share your progress on instagram and tag us at #cowtownminimalist if that's your jam.  Good luck and happy decrapifying!