I eliminated several smaller boxes of stuff in the back room, plus pooled some other boxes together to eliminate 4 boxes from the pile back there, not including what got tossed.
I have a lot of stuff from where I work on computers stashed away, as well as overstock from supplies I've caught on clearance like notebooks, ink pens, liquid potpurri and bar soap. Yeah, and the paper towels I have still not used up since I started using cloth towels...
Some of this overstock will fade as it gets used up and some, like the paper towels, will not be replaced.
I made a sad discovery however: I have some of those bags you use a vacuum cleaner to pull all of the air out to compress things like blankets and quilts. One of these somehow managed to get water in the bottom of it when my pipes burst despite being sealed. The quilt my mother made me as a child and two quilts my grandparents made were molding in the bag.
I'm going to wash them and treat the mold . I'm confident I caught them in time, but disappointed in the quality of those space cubes. They weren't abused--the plastic is just cheap.
Word to the wise: Don't invest in those vacuum storage space cube bags. They do not hold up, and moisture will get into them with the right conditions... Much better to just invest in totes.
Sometimes the things and investments you make to create a simpler life just do not pan out. Oh well. Live and learn.