haha well you must already be fairly decluttered if you think 40 days would be too long - so that's awesome! I'm just going to cut it into tiny little sections at a time - so that no one day feels too overwhelming. :)
You bring up a great point about what to do with the stuff. I should have talked about that in my video! I'll plan to donate anything that is usable (food, househould items) If the item has some value I may try to sell it first. One thing i've found though, is if the item sits around too long trying to sell - i'll just put it away again. haha Sometimes it's just better to donate it and get it out of the house. :)
Yeah, I guess that will work against the whole idea! Last year I had to clear out a house of a family member that passed away. We ended up putting everything in front of the house with a sign "free to take". I was surprised at what people took. Something that has no value to one person means the world to someone else :)
After thinking about it for a day (I mean the 40-day clutter challenge), I'm actually realizing I would be able to do this for 40 days! I'm considering following your example :)