Not quite a horder - decluttering

woah. Good category for me. been working on clothes, books, tools. all kinds of things to go through and get rid off. tired of clutter. and like bunkie, i am also a food, what did she say, not compiler, but... stockpiler! thats me. 3 jars of capers, and lots of knorr leek soup mix. too many socks, and some have just outlived thier usefulness. i have sworn that i will not buy any more art supplies, until i use them up. got rid of all old magazines, though, and have gotten better at not dragging home books, since i read on iphone & kindle. food is another thing tho. i just browse n buy way 2 much. working on it tho, and much better at dealing with mail immediately. have to go thru make up, fingernail polish, and give wigs away, just keep a few good hats n scarves. Clothes. ugh. too many. like thrift stores, but think i am getting ready for a yard sale. Must. be. ruthless!!!!! we are so rich in this country, even when we are poor. some girl somewhere would probably love just one lipstick. bet i have 20.

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Teka - I was going to ask you about your pretty avatar.

Is that your Teka? Is she a big girl? All the Maine Coon cats I've known have been, well, substantial....

Wow this has been a busy site!! Teach me to get sick and not check in. Kidney stones and adrenal issues but doing ok otherwise. Just need a new body.

I have no idea why I buy so many of the same items.

Teka- I have dumped so many spices. Just do not use them like I did. Montreal Steak seasoning, Natures seasoning and Mrs Dash seem to be my staples. I do have a small drawer with some extras for holiday baking etc but that is all except my Tuscan Salad seasoning. I bought out all the sealed tins of that company when they stopped selling it back in 05. There are 16 tins left.

kathec - Yup it is stockpiling. Learned that on a Hoarders show on HGTV. You will be happy to know I have downsized the stockpile in the kitchen by about 50%. Then I went to the basement. 6 bags of Marie Callanders cornbread...that is an addiction. Trader Joes brownine mix...a dozen. OMG there was so much. It is almost gone. Most of it was outdated especially the Williams Sonoma stuff. They go bad fast. Back in the summer I thought I was wheat/gluten challanged so I bought a bunch of thier GF stuff. Well 3 mos later it is out dated. So much for them helping me stockpile!!! I have stopped using so many packaged foods and that includes mixes for chili, spagetti etc so I dumped the big package drawer out. Went through the freezer I kept and got rid of all the frozen stuff I tried but hated. Even some frozen dinners. That is my last fight to try to get healthy. Too many frozen dinners....Lean Cusines. Healthy Choice. I fighured they were safer than Burger King but after looking at ingredents I doubt it.

Keep up the good work everyone.

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Bunkie - That's our challenge. I buy GF food, thinking, "Oh, I'll have to make this" and then I never do, and it expires. Fortunately, we've thinned the pantry down to the bare bones, and it's easy to look for expiration dates, now that we write them on products with a Sharpie marker.

kathec - Yup. Watching "Hoarders" does it for me every time. I used to watch all the episodes, but now I find it hard to stomach some of them (human waste, dead animals, etc. in big piles inside the house....) We're cluttery but not dirty. As Peter Walsh once said on one of those cleaning shows, we're "Surface Abusers"... in other words, if there is a flat surface somewhere, we'll stack things on it.

Teka - a kitty that plays fetch... how fun...

CCFW - Congratulations on your one year anniversary. May you continue to heal and feel better every single day.

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TEKA,that is so beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing.

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So, I’ve been lurking your post and have decided to clean the kitchen cabinets. I’m trying to go through my clothes before the end of the year. I just don’t know how many to keep. I have heard 3 of each or 7 of each. Like 7-t-shirts, dress shirts, dress, etc. I have fat and thin clothes. I lost 30 lbs this last year and since TX begin have gain 13lbs back. I did find someone who can do quilts out of my favorite t-shirts. Any suggestions?

OK you ladies have been busy. I have done nothing much the last few weeks but did get rid of my dads MSU varsity jacket. My cousin came through on her way back to Atlanta and he son was covered in MSU stuff. So I went to the closet and pulled it out and it was just a tad big which is good. My dad would be happy and her son was crazy excited.

Got rid of all the extra dishes except my fiesta ware I use every day and my fancy stoneware that is discontinued I got in NM. One of a kind as far as I am concerned. Still have a ton of clothes I am going through slowly. They all fit but I am bored with them. 6 pair of the same style jeans is crazy. Isn't it?

I cleaned out my cupboards. They look really empty. There is space I did not know I had. I only have 2 or 3 of my usual 20 items each. Makes me see all the money I wasted STOCKPILING all these years. I always looked at this as my way of donating to the Food Pantrys once a year but there is a better way. There must be pills for this affliction!!!

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