Week 3 - 15 in 15 in 15
jkayd_il5
8 years ago
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jewels_ks
8 years agogrammaj_gw
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Stuff, 15 items in 15 weeks in 2015
Comments (35)This will be easy for me now that two of three kids have moved out. I have been purging, decluttering, and organizing for about 13 months. Not non stop Or I'd actually be on top of the stuff already. I'm asking myself when I'm purging, Will I ever use this again? do I need more than one or two of this item? If I get rid of it will I have to get a replacement within 18 months? Where can I put it- that is as close as possible to the place it's to be used. And if I'm stumped and not sure whether to keep something emotional, I'll ask myself if my family would enjoy it once I pass away. If I think they wouldn't care eitherway, it goes, because I'm not taking anything with me. My biggest battle isn't letting go of stuff but what to do with the items. I live in the country, so no free on the curb drop off. I am on a few facebook "items for sale" sites, craigslist, Amazon and Ebay. That all takes time though, so things wait till I get to them. Most all the clothes go to a local charity but I just can't toss perfectly good items. Old, well used, dysfunctional item, yes those go into the trash but the ficus tree is still in the basement with hopes someone will love it again one day. Ok, that will be one of my 15 items out of the house this week. I'd like to do this with you too....See MoreWeek 1 - 15 in 15 in 15
Comments (25)I did pretty well. 1 old desk, two end tables and a bookcase are waiting for DH's son to come and see if he wants them. But they are cleaned up and stacked by the door, so they are ready to go out one way or another! I cleaned out Office Cabinet #3. 18 rolls of architectural prints from jobs we did years ago. They are in the shed waiting for a post-rain day for a bonfire. It was tad too dry and windy. I cleaned and re-organized the pantry. I actually didn't throw much away (we were pretty good about using up older food), but I can find stuff now! Like a 15 lb. bag of rice that I forgot about. And three liters of red wine vinegar. Guess I couldn't find the first two, so I bought another one. It doesn't go bad and I use a lot on summer salads. 3 ancient wooden folding chairs that collapse if you look at them are in the "waiting for bonfire day" pile. One set of dishes is washed and boxed up. That is going to DH's granddaughter, so she will have her great-grandmother's china. One huge box of paperbacks. A neighbor who volunteers at the library saw them and took the whole box. Two huge contractor-size bags of junk went in the garbage. This week is recycle week! So there's two cans waiting for them. A bunch of old glass jars mostly. I used to use them for dry goods in the pantry, but I've started using canning jars instead. They look prettier on the pantry shelves, and I have cases of those, too. Might as well store the canning jars full rather than empty....See MoreWeek 6 - 15 in 15 in 15
Comments (12)I did pretty well last week (Week 5 - I never know whether to post on that one or this new one). Cleaned out the linen closet and took a huge box of towels and sheets to my vet's office Saturday. Plus a few self-warming cat/dog blankets. Those are great, as they reflect the animal's body heat - snuggly warm with no electricity required. Took one pickup truck load of old electronics to recycling. Have another load ready to go - maybe later this week, I'll get a friend with a truck to help me load up and git it gone. Decided the porch umbrella was waaaay past repair, so it's in the trash for pickup. Sent my lawn tractor and Gator off to be serviced. Now that I have a temporarily empty spot in the shed for two weeks until the equipment comes back, I set up some tables on sawhorses, and started sorting DH's tools. A friend lost everything in a house fire the day after DH died (he, his wife, and two kids got out with their pajamas and literally nothing else - even their cars melted in the garage). He would love some of the extra tools and I'd like to be able to find the ones I have! Plus some other kitchen things for their new house when that is rebuilt. Won't be for a while, but that's OK, I'll box them up for him. Still a long way to go, but a little bit every week helps a lot. It's not so overwhelming :-)...See MoreWeek 10 - 15 in 15 in 15
Comments (3)Week 10 is done. We are going out of town so needed to get this done early. We are taking a box of jelly jars for our son's girlfriend, she makes all kinds of different jellies. Also a box filled with assorted things is in the car to drop off at Goodwill. I still have a bunch to declutter but each thing gone helps out. It didn't take me very long to find 15 items, just needed to get to it. Good luck to the rest of you....See More
marcia_m
8 years agomarcia_m
8 years agoI started in the kitchen because I knew I wouldn't have much sentimental attachment to that stuff!
Pantry cabinet before and after.
Discarded a bunch of out of date products and discovered we have 8 cans of baked beans! The whole top shelf is now empty.
I also went through the cabinet above the pantry where I have cookbooks and misc. stuff stored. Threw away a lot of recipes clipped from magazines that I never used and discovered a box of powdered banana daquari mix from 1994. And I cleaned out the drawer under the oven and trashed or donated items from it. Now it is nearly empty.
Here is my car loaded with stuff that is good enough to donate. I guess I forgot to pack my discarded cookbooks.
Marcia
jkayd_il5
8 years ago
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