Today, I got rid of...yay!

ruby_woo · 10-26-2011, 10:32 PM

After months of being so busy at work I could hardly breathe, I finally got a chance to clean up my file cabinet and get rid of almost a foot tall stack of old papers that I dumped into the "to be shredded" bin. I can now find what I'm actually looking for at work without digging through piles of garbage.

willow · 10-27-2011, 04:41 AM

Out of date stuff: binned.

1. Last years brandy sauce. To make way for this years brandy sauce which will be thrown out next year.

2. Jar of dried stuff in a coffee jar that I forgot to label and couldn't work out what it was.

3. 2 jars of paste. I have no recollection of buying that stuff. WHY was it in there???

4. Bottle of HP sauce.

In date yucky stuff: donated.

1. A chicken and vegetable tin pie (with gravy). *gag* I'm certain whoever ends up with that in their Christmas hamper will be as thrilled as I was.

2. Jar of picalily

3. Jar of Kenco coffee

4. 2 bars of dark chocolate

5. tin of dried milk bought for emergencies. I'd milk a flea first. So why buy it?

In date multiples I'll never use before expiry: donated.

1. 2 boxes of tea bags

2. 1 bottle of tomato ketchup

3. box of shortbread

4. jar of pasta sauce

5. 2bags of pasta. I still have enough pasta in the house to feed a small country.

6. jar of sweet pickle

willow · 10-27-2011, 04:53 AM

It may seem flippant to post about a cupboard clearout, but decluttering my environment is my way of cleansing the spirit and soul.

And, it lightens my heart.

iamkeri1 · 11-10-2011, 10:26 PM

Sold that foosball table two days ago. Unfortunately it did not genreate good Karma. Sometime during the sales transaction or in the moments following when I sprang out of my garage to yell at a dude who was driving through my front yard to get to the industrial parking lot next door to me, my purse dropped off my scooter without me noticing it. Only a few minutes went by before I noticed it, but I never did find it. I figure it fell when I was in the yard yelling at the guy. Hey universe - wazzup? I didn't even swear at the guy (and to his credit he didn't swear at me either) Maybe he picked it up, maybe someone else did. So I parted with some things that day that I did not intend to. Drivers licence, credit cards health insurance card and other ID, pics of my kids when they were little. My UAW union card that I have always been proud to carry, a "Free Hug" coupon I have carried since 1981. Two two-dollar bills; one my dad gave my mom when they were first made in the seventies, and one my late hubby gave me in 1987. I always said that I was never broke as long as I had them. Lastly and sadly a picture of my hubby taken when he was nineteen (around the time we met) that there is no other copy of.
Parting with the foosball table felt good parting with the purse felt bad -very BAD

Smooches,
Keri

Kelt · 11-25-2011, 10:04 PM

I got rid of a half dozen bags of clothes that have not fit me for over a year.

Little victories are good.

Every other month or so I should be able to do the same, I boxed things by size and dated them over the last year so there won't be any sorting.
Things will just "expire" when the date hits and off the boxes will go without even opening.

This time next year I will only have two sizes.

'Cause we all have our moments.

femmennoir · 11-25-2011, 10:13 PM

A big bag of assorted things went to the Goodwill, including two pairs of brand new pants I got at a Barney's sale, but they were low waist and I never wore them.
Also, I am working through my stash of yarn, knitting baby things for a craft shop for the holidays (they asked me) and for my etsy site (opening anytime soon). So lots of stuff will be leaving my apartment! However, the yarn stash only got a small dent in it, because it is huge! How can anyone have so much yarn? A knitter, that's who!

Elle*

funkyfemme · 11-25-2011, 11:42 PM

today i got rid of feelings that needed to be dealt with. it feels pretty good dammit. i knew early on that it wouldn't go anywhere but played along anyway. wont make that mistake again. wasn't fair to me or hym. lesson learned.

10-27-2011, 04:41 AM	#2
willow Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: sugar and spice Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: at the end of the rainbow Posts: 6,782 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 10,477 Thanked 6,730 Times in 1,825 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Out of date stuff: binned. 1. Last years brandy sauce. To make way for this years brandy sauce which will be thrown out next year. 2. Jar of dried stuff in a coffee jar that I forgot to label and couldn't work out what it was. 3. 2 jars of paste. I have no recollection of buying that stuff. WHY was it in there??? 4. Bottle of HP sauce. In date yucky stuff: donated. 1. A chicken and vegetable tin pie (with gravy). gag I'm certain whoever ends up with that in their Christmas hamper will be as thrilled as I was. 2. Jar of picalily 3. Jar of Kenco coffee 4. 2 bars of dark chocolate 5. tin of dried milk bought for emergencies. I'd milk a flea first. So why buy it? In date multiples I'll never use before expiry: donated. 1. 2 boxes of tea bags 2. 1 bottle of tomato ketchup 3. box of shortbread 4. jar of pasta sauce 5. 2bags of pasta. I still have enough pasta in the house to feed a small country. 6. jar of sweet pickle __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs11/i/20...ockAvatars.gif

10-27-2011, 04:53 AM	#3
willow Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: sugar and spice Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: at the end of the rainbow Posts: 6,782 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 10,477 Thanked 6,730 Times in 1,825 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	It may seem flippant to post about a cupboard clearout, but decluttering my environment is my way of cleansing the spirit and soul. And, it lightens my heart. __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs11/i/20...ockAvatars.gif

11-25-2011, 10:13 PM	#6
femmennoir Member How Do You Identify?: femme, naturellement Preferred Pronoun?: Elle Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: new york Posts: 686 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 76 Thanked 1,223 Times in 478 Posts Rep Power: 5661332	Going organic! A big bag of assorted things went to the Goodwill, including two pairs of brand new pants I got at a Barney's sale, but they were low waist and I never wore them. Also, I am working through my stash of yarn, knitting baby things for a craft shop for the holidays (they asked me) and for my etsy site (opening anytime soon). So lots of stuff will be leaving my apartment! However, the yarn stash only got a small dent in it, because it is huge! How can anyone have so much yarn? A knitter, that's who! Elle* __________________ You will hear thunder and remember me, And think: she wanted storms. The rim Of the sky will be the colour of hard crimson, And your heart, as it was then, will be on fire. Anna Akhmatova "White nights"

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10-26-2011, 10:32 PM	#1
ruby_woo Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme Preferred Pronoun?: her/she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 427 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,848 Thanked 1,939 Times in 376 Posts Rep Power: 17615392	After months of being so busy at work I could hardly breathe, I finally got a chance to clean up my file cabinet and get rid of almost a foot tall stack of old papers that I dumped into the "to be shredded" bin. I can now find what I'm actually looking for at work without digging through piles of garbage.

11-10-2011, 10:26 PM	#4
iamkeri1 Member How Do You Identify?: femme woman Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 302 Thanked 2,153 Times in 659 Posts Rep Power: 16642920	Sold that foosball table two days ago. Unfortunately it did not genreate good Karma. Sometime during the sales transaction or in the moments following when I sprang out of my garage to yell at a dude who was driving through my front yard to get to the industrial parking lot next door to me, my purse dropped off my scooter without me noticing it. Only a few minutes went by before I noticed it, but I never did find it. I figure it fell when I was in the yard yelling at the guy. Hey universe - wazzup? I didn't even swear at the guy (and to his credit he didn't swear at me either) Maybe he picked it up, maybe someone else did. So I parted with some things that day that I did not intend to. Drivers licence, credit cards health insurance card and other ID, pics of my kids when they were little. My UAW union card that I have always been proud to carry, a "Free Hug" coupon I have carried since 1981. Two two-dollar bills; one my dad gave my mom when they were first made in the seventies, and one my late hubby gave me in 1987. I always said that I was never broke as long as I had them. Lastly and sadly a picture of my hubby taken when he was nineteen (around the time we met) that there is no other copy of. Parting with the foosball table felt good parting with the purse felt bad -very BAD Smooches, Keri

11-25-2011, 10:04 PM	#5
Kelt Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Beach Butch Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,751 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 19,765 Thanked 15,285 Times in 2,538 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I got rid of a half dozen bags of clothes that have not fit me for over a year. Little victories are good. Every other month or so I should be able to do the same, I boxed things by size and dated them over the last year so there won't be any sorting. Things will just "expire" when the date hits and off the boxes will go without even opening. This time next year I will only have two sizes. 'Cause we all have our moments.

11-25-2011, 11:42 PM	#7
funkyfemme Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Gamey as Fuck Relationship Status: I move from person to person real quick. Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: A sad little town Posts: 800 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,059 Thanked 2,824 Times in 662 Posts Rep Power: 0	today i got rid of feelings that needed to be dealt with. it feels pretty good dammit. i knew early on that it wouldn't go anywhere but played along anyway. wont make that mistake again. wasn't fair to me or hym. lesson learned.