De-Cluttering!

I am not the type of person that likes a lot of clutter so naturally I was alarmed this week to find that it is getting harder and harder to stuff my keys into my pocket, why?, well take a look at the old key chain:

So....the first thing to go is the mace:

Although very handy, I am sure that the purse might be a safer place for it! Next off the key chain, the pocket knife:

I think that removing this one is going to settle the library workers down a little bit, they seem to get shifty eyed when I hand them my library card that is next to my pocket knife that is hanging from my keys. As much as I love India, I have two key chains that I was given while I was there and one of them had to go, so this one is next off the key chain:

I hope none of my Indian friends are offended. I also love New York City but this one has to come off too:

The two most recent key chains that I have received are these two:

The little Russian nesting girl was a gift from Rebecca and came from Moldova and the awesome whistle/thermometer/compass was a gift from my sister because she knows how crazy I am about knowing where north is at all times, I found a happy spot for these two in the Subaru. This one on the other hand.....well I don't even want to talk about what I am going to do with it....my gym membership:

Knocking off the keys to Jemela's old place and the garage where my bike is stored and the mail key:

this is what I am left with:

All the essentials! The two keys to Ian, my house key and the key to the parents, work key, a reminder from my dad that he loves me and a key chain from India. I wonder how long it will take for things to pile up again!