Not quite a horder - decluttering

I just made the banana bread... using two recipes and kinda made up as I went. Used almond flour, quinoa flour and reg. Added walnuts. How long does baking soda stay good?? I used some that was "old" so hope the bread doesn't end up flat.

It cleared off yesterday afternoon long enough to mow the grass so I did that instead of cleaning the garage. (rained later) Still haven't put the jumpy, round baby seat in the attic. Can't figure out how to take it apart. Guess I'll have to ask DD.

Visited my parents this weekend, and Mom had a bunch of boxes that I've promised her I'd go through ready for my inspection. I did manage to throw out some souvenirs from a Girl Scout trip I took in HS (each participant had to make a trinket related to their home town or state, etc. I kept the Mt. St. Helens ash but dumped the bookmarks and wheat wreathes). I did have trouble getting rid of (don't laugh!!!) my old HS and college notes. They are so darned orderly and neat! Maybe someday I'll want to review the Russian tsars.....

The hard part was the box of greeting cards. I had already gone through it a while back and these are the ones that 'mean' something - cards from relatives who have passed, my 16th birthday, ex-boyfriends. Of course it got me all sentimental about the 'could have been.' I threw 2 out and told my Mom the rest would have to wait for later. 

But I'm making progress on the home front. Magazines are getting tossed one by one and I got rid of the old PC tower that was taking up space. 

i soo understand about the cards.. i put them in my library in the computer, then a flash drive; delete from computer. so, they're there whenever i want to see them, and i still made tons of room. in the house, AND in the computer.......3jays

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  Windlass, Thanks for the information.  I love books.

 I have 8 apple boxes of books in the garage which are part of the final pile of stuff to clear out. I've already gotten rid of several boxes of books!  I'm going to have one big bookcase in the house and then if one comes in that I can't part with I'm going to have to find one to give away.  I'm trying to practice the art of 1 in 1 out.  Those books in the apple boxes aren't doing anybody any good. It is so hard to part with our stuff and things.  I looked through my 40 pairs of shoes and got rid of 2 so far.  Still room for progress. 

Kindle is very convenient but lots of people not only like to touch books but also to lend or trade with others.  If I have a great book and want to loan it out I have to loan my Kindle - not happening. 

Went through my den tonight and have three bags so far for pickup Thursday and another bunch of stuff that I am starting to put together to take over to Goodwill.

Teka - I need to get up and go with all this stuff that is just driving me nuts!

Samsue - yes, some organizations now have a convenient way to schedule pick-ups online and so you have to get it together.   You don't even have to be home because you just tell them where you will leave it, like along the driveway, on front steps, back porch, whatever. 

Good for you!

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If you have tons of books to donate or give away and do not remember if you read them or not - pick a page (like the date of your birthday (easy to remember...) and write or print your initials in the corner.   This way if a book looks interesting and you can't remember if you read it, check the page.   

It's nearly the weekend and I'm here trying to get inspired... If it's cooler, and I'm really hoping it is and it's not raining, which I think is in the forecast. I'm working in my garage! It should take me all day to get things sorted and what's not needed tossed out. My washer/dryer is in the garage so I can also take care of the lint and dust from that too.

Teka, please send some of it here! It looks like we're going to have a boomerang weekend with the cooler front that went thru the beginning of the week coming back on us as a tropical wave! Longing for cooler temps. It sounds really neat to be pulling carrots! I had a container "garden" with tomatoes, bell peppers and one miserable squash plant. It's about time I can put the tomato plants in again... they'll be ready by the end of Nov for harvest.

Ladies, I just started cleaning out my cabinets.  I bought new Rubbermaid plastics without BPA's that might cause cancer.  I googled to find that any plastics marked with #7 or #3 should be thrown out.  You will find the numbers in the recycle triangle on the bottom.  Stay safe....

ditto stage1, thanks for the info.  and it's another way to declutter all those plastic tubby things I will never use.