Not quite a horder - decluttering

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  • GramE
    GramE Member Posts: 5,056
    edited May 2011

    Wendy's chili for lunch today -- thanks for the suggestion...

  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited May 2011

    Another day and the stuff is still riding around with me.... is it  because I'm not motivated or is it because I'm trying to find the "best" place for this stuff.I thought I did good getting rid of the two chairs... this is getting ridiculous!

    I love Wendy's chili and their iced tea is the best. I order 1/2 1/2 that is 1/2 sugar and 1/2 without so it's not so sweet. I usually drink my iced tea without sugar so this is a treat! Wink  What I'm really anting is the chocolate ice-cream, that doesn't suck up in the straw.... I never could figure that one out!

  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited May 2011
    Well, that's a thought.... but wouldn't it cost me? Laughing
  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • GramE
    GramE Member Posts: 5,056
    edited May 2011

    We have a drive through Salvation Army drop off, open 10-4 Mon thru Sat and it is great to just pull in and a couple of men will unload your car and give you a donation receipt.   

    Since I am allergic to chocolate, I found individual Bear Claws with almonds at the local 7/11 and that is today's "breakfast" before I go off to the Legion flea market to sell soda and water.   It is cool and cloudy, so I should not sweat my @$$ off.... Then bingo tonight.   Enjoy, Hugs, Nancy

  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited May 2011

    Today, I'm going to go to my DD and help her declutter her house... me with the stuff still riding around in the back of the SUV... I'll probably add to it with  her "stuff" just so the kids don't want to snatch up the toys going to GW. This should be fun!

  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited May 2011

    Just checking in to see if anyone has a list to do this weekend.... I'm hoping to get a receipt for the stuff still riding around in my car. Really getting quite a load, found more to add to the lot. The charity box will be filled!

  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited May 2011

    Things have been so busy since I started back to work, that I am doing good to just get te house dussted and vacuumed.  I know I want to do more around the house just got to make time for it.

  • GramE
    GramE Member Posts: 5,056
    edited May 2011

    Our first flea market at the American Legion was cancelled due to rain, but I did get the stuff unloaded from my car and into a storage closet over there.   Not a lot, odd and ends of kitchen stuff, bowls, cups and 2 chairs I rescued from the apartment dumpster.    It all will go towards the roof repair project.    

    Other than that, I schredded  a bunch of papers and weeded thru my filing cabinet a bit.     

  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • GramE
    GramE Member Posts: 5,056
    edited May 2011

    This apartment building has a trash chute at the end of each floor, but does not recycle.   I do by putting paper in one bag, glass and metal in another , then the rest of the trash in another.   At least it is separated when it goes down the chute.    There is a large dumpster for furniture and large items - where I got the 2 discarded chairs.    

  • Linda-n3
    Linda-n3 Member Posts: 2,439
    edited May 2011

    Samsu, thanks for being a taskmaster this week!  I needed the nudge to commit:

    Planning on cleaning bathroom and cleaning out one closet on Saturday. 

    Still have bags accumulating "give-aways" in my utility room and should make a date to take them to our local charity Graceworks. 

    Have discussed what to do with quilting frame from my great-grandmother - about 89-100 years old - and will look for senior center or living museum to donate.  Time frame is next 1-2 weeks to make contact for that.

    Plan to clean out planters in garage this weekend, and either USE them or LOSE them!

    Linda

  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited May 2011

    My plan is to shred old file papers...I even got some lubricating sheets made for my shredder so it doesn't bet bogged down. I guess they're supposed to keep the "teeth" sharp. We'll see!

  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited May 2011

    I had never heard of lubricating sheets, that sounds like a good idea.  I wonder if shredding aluminum foil would help sharpen the blades?  We used to cut foil with our scissors to clean them up.

  • GramE
    GramE Member Posts: 5,056
    edited May 2011

    I have worn out close to a dozen shredders over the years and never heard of lubricating sheets.   After buying a rather expensive shredder the first time around, I refuse to pay more than $29 for one and just throw it out when it stops shredding.   One thing I found is if the top part starts to get warm, it slows down a lot.   Let it cool off and it is back to shredding like before.    If it has a reverse setting, run that every dozen or so times and it helps clear the blades.

    Heat is on the way with the next few days at least 80 degrees.    Somehow Spring never got here except for a couple of days.   Cool right into Hot - none of that nice weather where a sweater or sweatshirt is the outfit for the day.   

    I could use a couple of pots for my balcony, but will make do for now.   IF I ever get over and get a couple of plants to put in the window box....      

  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • samsue
    samsue Member Posts: 757
    edited May 2011

    I've been buying the "native" plants for my containers and flower beds. I have a couple of geraniums that have lasted thru last summer. True, it doesn't freeze here but the native weeds look great in my yard! There is one that looks like a daisy, another is lacy with tiny white flowers. They're doing OK for me. I bought them at a native plant show last spring.

    I bought the shredder lubricant sheets at Office Depot.

  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited May 2011

    So my Pastor gave the okay for me to organize a yard sale at the church.  It will be in July so I should be able to get rid of lots of stuff, small stuff, hanging around and will donate all my proceeds to one of the church ministries, youth, missions, school - something.  I'm a happy camper!

  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • Heidihill
    Heidihill Member Posts: 5,476
    edited May 2011

    Great idea, patoo.

    Today, I gave away two shelves of vhs tapes along with the video player/recorder. Yesterday, I made my sister take away her art supplies from my basement. She had forgotten about it and was happy to be reminded of them.

  • Arayasunshine69
    Arayasunshine69 Member Posts: 50
    edited May 2011

    Hi!  I really appreciate your tips...My hubby and I are planning to relocate in October to another province, and I am slowly going through our stuff.  Sometimes I'll open a box I haven't looked in, in years, and will "ooooh" and "awwww" over some of it's contents. "oooooh, this is soooo cute!" But then I'll tell myself that it can't mean that much to me, if I forgot I had it. lol  This decluttering is so much work, but I don't want to pack stuff I don't need.  I plan to donate all my baby girl stuff, she's 2 now, and my oncologist thinks having another child would be a bad idea for my health.  I wanted to donate all her stuff to the victims of Slave Lake, here in Alberta. (1/2 their community burned down in a forest fire) but they have 3 warehouses full of stuff that people donated, and aren't taking anymore.  So instead, I'll donate it to young mothers in need, I think it's called Bent Arrow, here in Edmonton.  Anyways, thanks again for your tips!

    Cheers!

  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited September 2017
  • Linda-n3
    Linda-n3 Member Posts: 2,439
    edited May 2011

    I have a housecleaner/organizer scheduled to help me the week of June 6!  I had to admit I cannot do this on my own by myself, so have hired someone to help.  She will also take things out of the house to our local charity, so that takes one more barrier away from me!  Smile

    Wish I had the energy to do a yard sale, but mostly I just want to get some order back into my environment.

  • Wonderland
    Wonderland Member Posts: 3,288
    edited May 2011

    Linda,

    Good for you for hiring someone to help you! It can be just too overwhelming sometimes to do this. Good luck! Keep up posted on your success.

    Wonderland

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