I have been downshifting my life and trying to eliminate having too many material possessions in my life because I feel that it takes me away from what is really important to me. It has not been easy deciding what to donate or throw out, especially because I regretted throwing away a few things. These things I threw away because of the categories I made for them. Richard Kuo's challenge in his blogpost "If you only had a backpack's worth of stuff to take with you...or a trunk, or a car's worth...what would you take?" really got me thinking, and has given me a clearer idea in how to decide what else to throw out. I have already thrown out a great deal, but I have about 6 backpacks worth of clothes still, and I think that is still a bit much.