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@burghchick! Good for you on the purging, remember - slow and steady 'wins the race'! haha. Sometimes it feels like it takes forever (I can relate as I'm in the middle of my own declutter project!), but as long as you've stemmed the incoming purchases pretty much, you'll get there! For me, I used to try and bring in new stuff and wondered why I couldn't get rid of anything fast enough.
I think in regards to your specific questions and point (about getting rid of things vs. selling them and why it's so difficult, even though you know you should).....it's difficult when you feel like you've spent good money on something and now you're asking yourself to give it away (or sell it, which can feel like giving it away if you sell it for a lot less than you paid). You feel like justifying it to yourself ("I'll make sure I use it this week! FOR SURE I WILL!!!" and things along those lines). I think another poster mentioned having a 'use it' box and putting your maybe items in there and seeing if you do in fact use them or not. Maybe pick a date in the near future that will be your 'decision date' and you will have to sell or give them away if you haven't made good progress on them. I'm thinking of trying to do this with clothes, as I have tonnes.
While you do 'deserve' makeup as you mentioned, maybe consider having a conversation with yourself about what else you deserve: peace of mind (clear of mental clutter of having products 'weighing' over you), new products that you love and use regularly so there's no chance of bacteria, etc. You deserve great things! So if you're having trouble parting with things because they remind you of a time of victory (when you were finally able to afford the things that you wanted!), recreate that victory in some other way. Set new goals that you can achieve. Too often we keep things because they remind us of something that we achieved or a place we've been. It's a tough road to go down. Especially if you have trudge up unhappy memories that are mixed in with the good ones. But it'll be worth it.
I have found that selling makeup is a waste of my time (no offense to ladies that do! Good on you!!!) simply because I've been accumulating for so long and that money is LONG GONE for me. I feel like I'm better off personally to start anew with a fresh attitude and give away my makeup to young ladies that will use and love it, before it expires or goes out of style. Now that I've stemmed the inflow to nothing, I'm truly able to reflect on how long it takes to use up anything. It takes FOREVER. I was saying to hubs the other day that I could literally do a no buy for like 2-3 years as long as I could purchase mascara and face powder. I have that much. I wear eye makeup every day, so I'm trying to go thru things as fast as I can, but it literally takes ages.
So, back to your question - I think you really need to consider if your time will be well spent selling, and if you do need the money and you're forced to sell, look at it this way: down the line when you have the cash available, you can probably repurchase the things that you sold, if you're so inclined. Chances are though - You may have long forgotten what you got rid of
I only say this because that's the convo I have with myself every time I give away items ("I can rebuy it if I want!!) and so far, I've missed nothing. NOTHING.
I hope this was in any way helpful girl! The struggle is real. Just keep plodding along!
@veronikawithak - as usual, amazing. AHHHHHHMAZING.
@fakecake - Welcome to our little soiree! Thanks for your share. It's amazing how quickly the years go by and how little we reach for certain items, isn't it?
For my own update, I'm doing great! I'm lemming for a full size Better Than Sex mascara, but I can't buy it until next year...so I wait! haha. I have a few others to rotate through, so we good!
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