I have this ongoing fantasy that one of these years I'm going to manage to average 100 items out of the house each month and 1,200 out for the year. But, so far, the most I've reached is in the 700s. Nevertheless, I think keeping a count of what I get rid of is a nice, gentle motivator to keep purging.
This past weekend, my daughter and I went through her clothes, and even though we found plenty to get rid of, I was struck by the fact that most of her clothes still fit her or have just recently become too small. That's a consequence, I think, of the fact that she and I have gone through them pretty regularly these last couple of years so we haven't kept too many pieces longer than we needed to.
Anyway, got eight books out the door yesterday to the little free library at the college where I work. A little baby step to start off with.