#reverb10 – day 11

December 11 – 11 Things What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life? (Author: Sam Davidson)

1. Guilt about not getting everything done on my to-do list. Stop making so many to-do lists… even in my head. Those ones count too.

2. Books bought and cluttering up our small home. Keep going to the library… and convince husband that an e-reader really isn’t such a bad idea.

3. Those last five pounds of stubborn baby weight. Keep eating well and forcing myself to go for walks every day – even when it’s raining.

4. Spur-of-the-moment purchases. Start using the iXpenseit app on my phone again to drive home how much of my spending is truly frivolous.

5. Free crap. Just say no – to free product samples, free pens and trinkets from tradeshows, free crappy stuff we don’t really need.

6. Dust. Create a house cleaning schedule (just a little each day!) and stick to it.

7. Ten million newsletters. Take time to unsubscribe from things I don’t read anymore.

8. Twenty million blogs. I know I keep thinking that one day I’ll get to them, but I never do. Take time to unsubscribe from the ones I’ll never read.

9. Wrinkles. Ok so I can’t eliminate them but I can delay new ones.Get better acquainted with sunscreen.

10. iPhoto. It’s so annoying when I have to email photos and it’s a complete mess, anyway. Make time to reorganize things and going back to Picasa.

11. Worrying about people. Remember that they’re grownups and can figure it out themselves, and worrying about it won’t help anyone.

How will eliminating these things change my life? It’ll improve it, of course. But only slightly. In thinking about this prompt, I’ve realized how happy I am with my life as it is. And that’s about as good as it gets.

Learn more about this project at reverb10.com.