Yesterday and this morning were spent going through my summer clothes in my closet. I hung all my discards and too looses and too tights on hangers and brought them over to Changes Resale. They will try to sell the clothes at their store and I will get approx.1/2 the profit. I brought a lot.
I have $60 on the books from bringing clothes in last time. $60 for things taking up space in my house that I didn't even want. Clothes that didn't fit right. Clothes someone else might love. Clothes in my way when I try to reach for what I really like. How freeing!!! I didn't even buy one thing while I was there, so I consider the trip a smashing success.
Changes will also take small home decor, so I brought in a large framed picture I bought when my house was mauve. I was going to list it on Craigslist, but I just wanted to be done with it.
The consignment shop is next door to Mrs. Baird's Thrift Store, so I stopped in. The aroma of bread products engulfs you as soon as you take a step in the door. It can make a bread lover a little crazy in the head, grabbing more bread than you will be able to eat before it goes bad. I ended up with a loaf of bread, multigrain sandwich thins, ww hot dog buns, ww hamburger buns and ww bagels for $7 and then if you spent $6 you got to pick a free bread off of a cart and I got another ww bagel because they freeze good with very little quality loss.
I need to get back to the kitchen. JR had painted inside the cupboards and I need to go through everything he took out and see what I want to keep before shoving it all back in there. Kitchen sorting is very difficult for me. I love organization, but I also like back ups.
I have been in a simplify mood lately, wanting to get rid of all the extra stuff smothering me in this house. I had 2 paper shredders and asked Tressa if she wanted one and she said yes. It had been a few days and her shredder was sitting in the hall and JR told me he didn't think it would be a good idea to get rid of it because ours was broken. I said, "Really?!? I just used that!" I went to the office and looked at it and sure enough, it wasn't working.
So now I am ruined for decluttering. Get rid of the duplicates or hold on to them? What if one breaks? Simplify, simplify, but what about saving money by having a back up at your fingertips? ARGH!
Till next time.
Pam
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