What I got rid of today.

Gone forever.

Well folks – it’s been a great project. Over 400 entries. Probably around 800 items I no longer own.

And…as of today, it’s over.

You see, with my move to NYC, and the turn of the New Year, I’ve decided to RID the project itself. It’s been fun, so fun…in fact, that it’s time to move on to the next “self experimentation” project (coming soon.)

For those of you who’ve followed the project, thank you. Watching the traffic numbers swell over the last year and a half has been humbling, daunting, and encouraging…all at the same time.

For the final entry, I thought this box would do. It’s items from past relationships that I’ve decided not to blog about publicly. Only I know what’s in this box. And that’s the way it’s gonna stay.

After all, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the course of the project, it’s that you’ve gotta just let some items (and people, and memories) go.

Goodbye, dear readers.

It’s been a fun ride. (or RID.)

Was kind of tempted to play one last song on it from the stage...

Tonight, I give a speech on the TEDxPhoenix stage about the RID project.

I’m writing this entry pre-speech, but will post it immediately after.

You know, I really didn’t expect the RID project to strike such a chord with people (pun intended) when I started it. I simply started blogging the project because I thought it would keep me honest, and keep me doing it.

But there does seem to be something else about it – maybe we’re all looking for more simplicity, maybe we all have too much stuff, maybe it’s just interesting in some other way somehow – but I’m glad I did it, and even gladder I’m still doing it.

It’s become a way of life, a conscious form of giving on a weekly basis.

And, because of some news coming to this blog very soon…it’s also quite necessary.

More on that later.

Just water bottles.

Having kind of rough day today. Kind of one of those “everything that could go wrong…has” kind of days.

The kind of day that reminds me to drink plenty of water.

So, it’s kind of ironic today that today I’m getting RID of water bottles. Two of them. Just don’t need them cluttering up the house anymore.

So, if you’ll excuse me…I’m off to the drinking fountain.

Where no bottle is needed.