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I like to spend time in the winter doing a little decluttering. I find that there’s a fine line between “prepper” and “hoarder” sometimes.
Is anyone else decluttering right now? Are there any shows or websites inspiring you?
(Not Marie Kondo though – she can bite me. She will never survive the zombie apocalypse!)
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AnonymousSame here! We declutter every January. We toss out things that can’t be recycled or sold – that we don’t need anymore or never have a use for. I can’t stand a cluttered house and we store seasonal things in our storage.
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Yes, Yes, I am. Cleaned out closets and gave stuff to prople that burned out. Going thru gardening magazines and tossing a lot of magazines. Putting things back in their place that I set down ‘temporarily’. Getting rid of curly light bulbs soon as I find a taker. I hate them and bought a lot of leds. I hate to throw things away if any one else can use them, but sometimes they actually do wear out. Some fabrics aren’t even good for rags. Since I’m a saver instead of a thrower outer sometimes its hard to just pitch something. I have to think hard about what I bring in.
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Also I’m an artist and crafter so I can see uses of something and sometimes when I get rid of something I think why did I do that? Sometimes I just need to reorganize but I have been giving craft materials to another crafter who will use them especially if they have been around too long and I finally realize I’m not going to use them.
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I reduced the contents of a completely stuffed hall closet to just one medium-sized box. It was mentally and physically so tiring. The closet was stuffed with tools and supplies for construction/renovation work, the majority of which was completed a year ago. I almost gave in to hoarding complex, thinking everything was too valuable to get rid of. But in the end I gave a lot away to a handyman I know, and I threw a lot away. I am finding it hard to declutter because whenever I start to get rid of something I think, “But I could lose all my money and become poor and then I will hate myself for getting rid of this.” So letting things go requires me to have a hopeful vision of the future.
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You sped right past me, Molly. Congrats on your decluttering!
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Thank goodness. I thought I was the only one worrying about crossing the line into hoarder! Lol.
I am trying to declutter as I get ready to sell my Philadelphia PA home and move permanently into my Up State NY home. I have so many of two if some items. It is so hard to decide what to keep.
I have followed @MollyMalone as she dealt with her closet. Kudos to her. Giving extra stuff to others is one of the best solutions. During the holidays, I gave two sets of 1920s family china to my goddaughter. Passing family stuff is always hard.
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You guys are moving right along! We moved recently and the place in the house that was supposedly going to be my office turned into a large walk-in pantry. I’m good with that because I like having all the extra food. But I’ve still got at least 30 boxes in my basement I haven’t even looked at yet. I’m going to go through them at the rate of one a day and donate a ton of stuff.
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I am getting ready to sell my home also. Gave drinking glasses away as I may end up paying more for packing materials then what the glasses are worth. Propane and lighters also found a new home.
Keeping all the sandpaper, as it doesnt take up much space and is expensive.
I have lots of papers that I need to go through, ugh.
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Moving is such sweet sorrow. I am loathing going through all that stuff.
I must admit that I came to the hard decision to just donate a lot of stuff. I don’t want to have 30 boxes in my basement to sort although I probably will end up with that many boxes in the basement. Lol. Right now the only boxes I have are seasonal and I know exactly what is in them.
I haven’t purged in years and unfortunately this move will require a big purge. The new house is much smaller and very different style.
My goal is to list the house end of April, so I have a bit of time to declutter and donate.
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OldMtWoman raises her hand and groans. Declutter is a bad word when you have a tiny space and ….well ‘prepper’ is a much nicer word than the “H” word. I admit my main problem is truly space ….{and my piles of papers/catalogs/lists/etc} I’m so backed up in Have To Do Right Away projects that anything requiring coherent thot keeps getting set to the side. Forever.
But since November, some of those piles have disappeared. A lot more need to go away too. I’ve been “creating space” for the past several months. Using poison for the rodents has opened up possibilities that were not there before this past 3 months. Now I have a chance…tho I’m so far behind it will take months make good progress. This time next year – I want to be able to say: …….. no, these are NEW piles! I got rid of all the old ones!
I’m joking…..and hoping it DOES NOT work like that! {roll eyes}
OldMtWoman…eating that big, tough old elephant one bite at a time
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I do a small purge at least once a year .
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Doing one now!
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Have started decluttering as well. Got all the 5 gal. buckets behind bookcases that I have now caddy cornered for. Had 24 buckets in 3 closets. They are all out now. 5 behind 2 bookcases and 8 more that I have lined up in small bedroom that I will be putting a board on and a tablecloth to use as a work table for my scrapbooking. That hides the buckets of food and gives me a place to work at without having to move it off dining room table all the time. Going through old books that I have read and packing them up to go to salvation army. My office right now is a big mess. All the food I canned this year was under the bed in small bedroom is now sitting in middle of my office. So need to get that back under bed as I won’t be eating that till last of the food from last year’s garden is all gone. Then going through clothes to get rid of what we don’t wear and is worn to a point of no return. Hubby hates when I go through clothes. But it is something that needs to be done. He will get over it. My office is the second largest bedroom and is used for multipurpose use. Crafts, office and sewing room. It is not big enough for all that. Need to figure out how I will address this issue. The bucket table will help with the scrapbooking as I can leave it all right there to work on and not have to keep moving it. But my other room has crafts, books, sewing stuff. You name it is in this room. Books I have read will be gone. This is the one room that is full of clutter. Wish me luck. Lots will be packed up and out of here.
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Daisy, I recently had a snow day at home so I binge watched Marie Kondo’s show Tidying Up on Netflix. I love seeing the transformations in people’s homes, but I know what you mean about Marie not surviving the Apocalypse. 🙂
A blog I’ve read in the past is Be More with Less: https://bemorewithless.com/project-333/.
There’s something on it called Project 333 where you whittle your wardrobe down to 33 items for 3 months (box up the clothes that you’re not going to wear). It includes jewelry, shoes and other accessories (but not underwear, PJ’s, lounge wear or the clothes you work out in). It’s a good exercise to do if you’re trying to get used to wearing fewer clothes or you just want to clean out your closet.
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…..then I start thinking: But….if this is the last clothing I will ever buy….
….if I can’t fit into those clothes cuz I weigh more but post-stuff-hitting -fan, I’ll undoubtedly weight less again…..
…if I can barter some of those coats I’m not using….
….if the kids/Grkids arrive and neeeeeed something….
Tell me I’m not the only prep-minded person who falls for that stuff????
Anyone else pull the “perfectly good” shoelaces before tossing footwear? Hey, I’ve seriously used those! lol
OldMtWoman …I AM clearing out ‘fancy clothes’ I don’t need/use. That’s easy….er.
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@oldmtwoman yep, yep, yep. Same here. When I start decluttering, I think, But I might need it in the future! So I have to cultivate a hopeful vision of the future. I have to believe that if I need that item in the future, I will be able to obtain it. For example, I had been hanging on to a pair of crutches since 2007!! Just in case I might need crutches again! Finally last year I gave them to a Salvation Army store. I have to believe that if I need crutches in the future, that I will be able to obtain them.
Also: I read someplace online that if you are trying to dispose of sentimental clutter, to take a photo of it. Keep the photo and dispose of the item. The sentiment lies not in the item itself but in the good memories and warm feelings you get when you see the item. Looking at a photo of the item can trigger those same good feelings and memories. This has been a helpful practice to me when I have set out to dispose of sentimental clutter.
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Molly that is a great idea about taking a picture of sentimental items that’s hard to get rid of. It is not the item but the memory you have. So taking a picture of it is a great way to keep those memories and be able to pass the items on to someone else to enjoy. I am finding that the older I get and seeing how this country is going, makes me want to get rid of anything I will not be able to use in a SHTF situation and make more room for the food and water, etc. that we will need. I am still working on closets and haven’t gotten to the clothes as of yet.
Old Mt. Woman, you are right about the clothes. I keep telling myself what if I can’t buy any clothes because of things going on. I look at the gov. shutdown and how they are coping. No money to buy what they need and they are living paycheck to paycheck. No back up plans for this sort of thing. Though it is a temporary problem, these people are caught with their pants down sort of speak. No money for food or to make the house payments not utilities, Let alone buy food for the family. I am getting ready soon to go through clothes but at more of 2 different angles as I first go through and anything I haven’t worn in a year goes in a get rid of pile. Then another pile of things that I might or might not want to keep. If another family member can wear it then they will come over to go through both piles. What’s left of what I haven’t worn in a year or more will be gone and the rest I will go through again to see if I could use it for bartering or maybe wear again but will box up for attic for the time being. If by a year I haven’t messed with that box of clothes and nothing has happened in the world, then I will be getting rid of that box as well. That way I can say at least I was safe to hang on to somethings just in case for a year only.
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MollyM…..LOL I have to laugh at your example of crutches. A year and a half ago, DH was at work and it was just me and the critters home. I stepped off the end of the bed onto what should have been floor. But a case had fallen sideways and my foot hit that and twisted over…with all my weight coming down on it as it slipped 2 more inches to the floor. All my weight tho I launched for the corner and did a quick tuck to fit. THEN….. silence. {How bad am I hurt?} I fall frequently but I NEVER actually injure myself beyond ouch! That one had complications and yes, for the first time in decades, I’d actually injured myself. DRAT!
Fortunately, a friend from “next door” …which is a half mile away… was coming over to get eggs from us. After unwinding myself, I crawled to fridge to get out one of many ice/gel packs and crawled to the couch. I know the routine: elevation and ice. Non-weight-bearing. So here comes friend and I holler out the window. He comes up and I give him two possible locations for…..CRUTCHES! He found them and he called his wife. Of course she told him to bring me to their house till we could evaluate this…do I need ER? Didn’t …but the crutches made it possible to be with people while we evaluated the possibility of something being broken. And tried to reach DH. His phone line at work wasn’t working. Pulled all ligaments in that foot but no break. Totally off foot for 2 wks and “light duty” with that foot for another week or more.
…..are you SURE you want to get rid of crutches??? 😉 I got those at garage sale or thrift store at least a decade earlier. That day I was very glad! But….with a garage space, I likely have more room than you might have. No matter what we’re stewing about……it’s ALL tough choices!!! 🙁
OldMtWoman …..definitely have clothes I could/should dump!!!
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Hi, All.
Old Mt Woman. Yes, yes, maybe, yes. Yes, you are not the only one. My mother and first mother-in-law were raised on farms and lived through the depression. The MIL kept stuff; like Tissue boxes for the grandkids to use for valentine boxes, empty foam meat trays, etc. I was not around when they went through her house. It would have been an archaeological dig, and I am sure much was thrown out that should have been sold.
I heard about Marie Kondo (?) from you all, but I am not following the KonMari method. Well, sort of. I do like the “spark” idea. I agree with Daisy…it is a fine line between Prepping and Hoarding. My house does not look bad. It is a house that has the souvenirs of “old” folks. Just don’t look into the basement and my sewing/craft room. At nearly the same time we inherited what was left from Hubby’s mother, my father, and Hubby retired from the university and brought all of his research papers home. We moved 8 years ago and all of that is still in boxes. Every once in a while, I will give him one of his mother’s boxes. It takes all day for him to go through it. Too many memories.
Yesterday we purchased three large Sterlite plastic boxes with lids. Two for my yarn, so I can see the colors and style. One is for Hubby to save his favorite things, perhaps that will spur him on to know it is ok to save some things.
I have one box of clothes to go to Salvation Army. I know there will be more. I have some fancy dresses, some I have never worn. Plus some business suits that I will never need…plus that was two sizes ago. But, like Old Mt Woman, I intend to keep some smaller clothes; if SHTF, we will need the smaller sizes. But, for OPSEC, we should wear some old, worn out clothes that are too big to confuse people when we need to leave the house.
Books: I checked with out local library and they only take books that are less than ten years old. So, perhaps the rest that we don’t want go to S.A., too.
There is a “permanent” garage sale in our small town. “Sue’s Garage Sale” in in the basement of a commercial building. She has several rooms filled with stuff. Good stuff! She will allow us a table, for a month, on which to place the things we thing will sell. The bad part, is she takes a 60% commission. But, since we live out of town, and no one will come here, or find us, for a garage sale taking things to her makes sense.
We have been watching Tiny House Nation. I do not want John Weisbarth to come in here and tell me we each only get two plastic containers for our new Tiny House. However, that is a dream of mine- to travel the US in a Tiny House. Hubby is slowly accepting the idea since he also loves to explore. Perhaps with a five acre lot here at home in MN, with a tool and gardening shed, garage, and large enclosed porch, a tiny house would work. So, that is my dream.
Plus, at 69 and 79, how much longer can we realistically live in a 4 bedroom home, on 19 acres, 1/2 mile from the main road and up a hill that is full of ice at the moment? My daughter’s parents-in-law sold the home that had lived in for over 50 years, bought a small one near a lake. They spend winters in TX in a double wide trailer. I was at the estate sale. They had so much junk outside and it did not look like they had even touched the inside of their house. After hearing my son-in-law, Tom, talk about the difficulty of selling, sorting, packing, moving, etc., He called while he was driving one of their trailers to the new house (two hours away) and he was both angry and nearly in tears. I have just the one child, with three grandsons. I do not want to do that to them.
So, my reasons for “death cleaning” as they call it in Scandinavia, is just that. Getting rid of the literal junk so my only child and her family don’t have to. A little bit each day…
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Cinnamon Grammy, You have the right idea. I to really need to rethink what I have. My house is not cluttered but like you, inter my craft, sewing, office room at your own risk. The room is a multi purpose room with no room to do anything. I have already cleaned out the smallest bedroom and rearranged furniture. It is much better now. Hubby never believes me when I say a bed won’t fit that way. Now it is set up my way. Much more room than before. And the room looks bigger. Now I am attacking the other bedroom which is my office, sewing and craft room. I remember my grandmother used to keep her sewing machine in the dining room. So I am going to move mine to our dining room as I will have more room. As it is, I use the dining room table for cutting out my patterns. My problem is books and clothes right now. I have books packed in shed that I forgot about and need to get out there when weather gets warmer and a bookcase overflowing with books in my craft room that I need to go through. It is good to know about the Library. We have one down the road that might take some of these books. But like you said anything over 10 years old, they might not take. I hate doing yard sales. But a cosignment shop sounds like a good idea. I know my daughter has used one in the past for the kids clothes as they outgrew them. We to are up in age with me at 68 and hubby at 81. It is time to get out of the prepping state and start decluttering on a very large scale. We really don’t know what is going to happen, be it weather related, war or even a financial colaspe of this country. I have been thinking of getting rid of more than I had planned. I am over trying to clean up around it. So the downsizing is becoming a must. I know a lady in my sunday school class stayed up half the night packing up stuff and getting rid of it. She had so much stuff she couldn’t move in that house. She got rid of a lot of old furniture that had been sitting in her garage and a lot of clothes she bought over the years that still had tags on them. She had emptied her house except for the bare necessities. I need to follow her plan. But afraid to go quite that far yet.
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I have 3 stacked storage tubs. I know what’s in the first two….and had to take them down to get something from the middle one. Then…..on a dare to myself….I lifted the lid to peek into the bottom one. Aaauuugh!
It was one of those that I grabbed up a big stack of paperwork, magazines, etc and shoved in there when house needed to be neater for some reason. And…forgot…allll about it. So yes I did clean that out. Have only a tiny stack of saved recipes [including a few heirloom recipe cards from DH’s Grma and Mom that I certainly didn’t know were in there]. A few other papers with data I still should have. But I could fit all of the remains in one hand. The rest in in the large trash bag. Whheeeeeee….
I’ve been doing this here and there since November. It’s trying to fill in behind me but….I’m waging battle.
OldMtWoman …and ya gotta be in a certain ruthless MOOD!
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I have sympathy for all of us trying to “de clutter”. Unfortunately I think I inherited the hoarding gene from my dad LOL. When I retired, I took 15, yes 15 large black bags of clothing ( 20 years of office work clothes, too small but I’m gonna get into SOMEDAY clothes, etc.) to the thrift shop plus 4-5 boxes of stuff we hadn’t used in 3-4 years but moved with us when we “downsized”. I have two more areas to clear out still. The stuff one collects Yikes!!. Took a big box of Christmas stuff and other things over to the thrift that we haven’t used in a couple of years last week. My Pop was the king of hoarders. Took DH and the person who was running the auction almost 3 months (of weekends) to get the property ready. I knew he had a problem but didn’t know the extent till he passed. We couldn’t figure out why he had so much crap. It was so disorganized that if he couldn’t find his hammer for example, he’d go out and buy another one or my favorite one, “it was on sale, it was a good deal, I may need that someday”. The joys of having a Depression baby parent, HA HA. Also found out both step brats were using him to dump their unwanted junk on him rather than renting a storage unit.
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Have now emptied several boxes, went though all first aid stuff as I am loaded with it from where the doctor I worked for gave me all kinds of stuff from the office when he was retiring. He saved me a boat load of money when he told me to hit the sample closet for meds we had to take. Also was able to get stitch kits, and a lot of other things like that. Had not gone through the medical things in a long while. Got that done this morning. Got it all tightened up now. Of course we have already used the meds and now have to buy our prescription meds. but saved us for a good 2 years. Still got a couple of closets to go through but still trying to get office/craft/sewing room straight. I have moved the sewing machine table into the dining room under the window. So that will give me more room in office. It has been so junked up that I couldn’t use the room for months. Looking better as I go though and pack things up for salvation army.
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Currently I’m trying to get rid of a lot of …….SNOW. Does that count? Decluttering the steps and pathways,and around gates and ….
OldMtWoman…..tired!
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Yeah I save the ‘good’ shoestrings from old boots and shoes also buttons from rags. If a friend or family member needs something on the spur of the moment I’m the one they go to. I had an unbelieveable stack of magazines.
A friend moved and gave me a bunch of her gardening magazines too. And cookbook? I couldn’t live long enough to cook everything or read everything so….. I’m eating the elephant one bite at a time. I have to say I’m glad I’ve saved some things that came in pretty handy and if I want to make something I have stuff to make it with….. but its gotten to be too much so a lot has to go.
Molly when you mention your horrible closet it reminds me of one of mine. I took some scrap boards and made shelves for a pantry, but honestly although it doesn’t look so good I’m not the crazy person who lived in your apartment before you, LOL.
I do like my sewing machine by a window as the light is so much better there and that reminds me I have some projects to do (or give up and toss).
And I am also decluttering SNOW! It was 20 and 30 below zero near here and I read on pinterest that you can blow soap bubbles that freeze before they pop, but forgot to try it. Might as well be in my second childhood while I still can enjoy it.
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An example of “saving it because I might need it one day.”
My former mother-in-law saved everything in her basement. Foam meat trays, etc…it might be useful. Well, 45 years ago, we were home from the Air Force on leave. My 3-year old son was outside and needed to use the potty. He had to go up the concrete outside stairs and reach a door handle that was higher than he was tall. We could not see him, he could not get it, he missed his opportunity. Well, MIL went down the basement and found a pair of PJs that my husband had worn at the SAME AGE. Knees were out, feet/toes were out, but the rest worked, so why throw it away? I think that just reinforced her need to save.
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As I sit here looking at that bookcase in my office overflowing with books. I must say it is a bit overwhelming to say the least. I have a assortment of bible study books I am no longer using so needs to go. Have studied all those over the years. Then there are books I think I should keep, such as where there is no doctor and my medical books as well. I have the whole set of Tim Lahaye books. Have read some of them at least 3 times. And so many more that I really need to just close my eyes and say they must go and pack them up. It will be Thurs. before I can begin going through them as we have a funeral to go to tomorrow. Sad but knowing she is in a better place is a wonderful thing. No more suffering.
For me I think letting go of books is going to be the hardest. I am an avent reader. Sometimes I will read a book 2 or 3 times in over a year or two if it is a really good one.
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Hey, Little Sister. I’m with you on the book matter….I simply love books! And, over the years I’ve had to let many go as I’ve moved but I still have a small library of books that have had major influence in my life. I’m beginning to send copies of my favorite books to my sons so they will have a sense of what was important to me in my life. And, perhaps they too will find value in them as well.
For example, sent my #3 son a copy of one of my favorite books today. Adventures in Contentment by David Grayson. First published in 1907 but so relevant to today. My son just turned 50, has been extremely successful in his career but is showing signs of looking for a simpler life. He’s been planting fruit trees on some farm property he owns and last year he had a fairly large garden. I think the outdoor work provides some relief from stress.
I ordered the jar seal thingy for my Food Saver today. I’m not sure I clearly understand this whole dehydrating activity and how best to save what I dehydrate but research and experience should prove valuable. And, I began writing down what I have in my pantry so I can get a better sense of what I need.
I’m so grateful for getting involved with these challenges. I’m really enjoying reading everyone’s posts.
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A quick dehydrating tip, Muffy. They all look pretty and interesting in glass jars on the counter….but light, heat, and of course moisture will shorten the lifespan of the food. Our strong mountain sun can bleach stuff in no time. Dark, cool, sealed from bugs and moisture. As with most things. And they do need to be turned over and eaten on a regular basis. The professionals use a gas sometimes to be able to last longer.
Now back to our regular programing with decluttering. I’m still decluttering snow and having crisis after crisis. My piles of stuff are getting deeper! Aaaack!
3 yrs ago I slashed my beloved book collection. I don’t like to hold hard cover books in my hands so when I had duplicates, I kept the paperback. I’ve still got tons and tons of books. Now they’re scattered all over the book shelves in only a bit of order. But I’m reading mostly ebooks and GUESS WHAT…..they take up no physical space! However, if the stuff ever hits the fan, my HUGE collection of FREE ebooks will go ZAP! 🙁 So ….I’ll just have to keep my paperbacks. 😉 I read a paperback before going to bed…..cuz of that computer light not being good for sleep???
Not succeeding in this decluttering right now. Phooey, was doing really good! I’ll get back to it…if the snow*melt*ice*snow*melt cycle ever stops.
OldMtWoman
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Went through the drawers of my sewing machine table. What a mess. All cleaned up now and only my sewing things are in them. Hubby still fussing over me moving my sewing machine to dining room. We don’t use it or the living room. So he will get over it. Just getting that out of this multi use bedroom has made a big difference. And it is under a window so I win. More light to see by.
After reading about vandalia and what is going on over there really makes me wonder about what I am getting rid of. If something like that was to happen here with those so called cards that you must have to buy and sell as China is doing this as well. We just might need those clothes and some other things we are trying to get packed up and gone. Starting to wonder if I need to rethink some things over again as from what the Bible says we don’t want those cards. Just another step closer to the mark. So much to get done before the garden gets started. I am really pushing the limit to get things done. And getting so tired trying to push those limits but must get it done.
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Greetings, All.
We also have a lot of books.
Hubby was a biology/ecology professor and he has all of the “high brow” books that only another professor would like to read. It is really tough getting him to see that they should be passed on; or even recycled because there is probably more current research.
Then there is me, Sigh. I craft. I have crafting books that I bought 50 years ago. I don’t need them. I have sewing patterns for clothes that I made 50 years go. They do not fit. I tried ribbon crafting; That did not get far, so those books, and the ribbons are in a pile to take to…somewhere. I am keeping the beads, but not the books on beading. I cannot get rid of fabric scraps. They might come in handy for mending, or using as an accent piece. Or perhaps even a quilt. I am managing to organize my yarn and work on some of the sewing projects that have piled up. I am trying to mend something every day before I sew something new.
Plus we like to travel and get out in nature. We have travel guides and books, maps, animal/flower guides about each state and national park. There is more current literature. I keep thinking I will learn one of the languages we have books and tapes for. Really? I choice of 5.
I am tempted to get a second Kindle. I’d like to have one with the serious and important items like business/financial/personal documents, recipes, prep articles, etc.; and another one for just books/ novels. I’d like to get some Kindle subscriptions and archives for favorite magazines, such as Backwoods Home, and give away the years of magazines.
Our house was built and added on to over the years. There was a window in the dining room. When the new room next to it became a kitchen, the window was just fitted with sheetrock and shelves and now holds my cook books in the window frame and depression. Way too many. So, I take one here, and another there, to add to the growing pile of donate. As someone else here said, I will never eat all of that food. Especially since, as a senior, and we should be cutting down on that amount of food we eat.
Little by little! We live in a small town, 30 minutes at least from anyplace that will accept donations. I make a pile, and wait for us to travel somewhere.
We are eliminating papers though. Decades of saved documents. And I an finding clothes that no longer have the “KonMari Spark”. They are washed, and added to the piles.
Time to go fill another bag of unwanted Stuff.
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OldmtWoman, I also have both the nook and the kindle. I like the kindle best as I can find lots of free books to read. As for EMP. I keep my kindle and nook in an EMP bag. I only have it plugged in when it needs charging. The bags are not that cheap but they are affordable when it is something you really want to be able to use in an EMP situation. Please Lord don’t let that ever happen. You could also take a good grade of tin foil and keep them rapped up in that for protection. You need to double and triple the foil though. Maybe make a pouch for it.
Cinnnamon Grammy, I also keep my scrap material. As you say, that will come in handy for quilts and even a patch here and there on clothes one day.
The decluttering is not as easy as I thought it would be but am getting there. The worst of it will be the shed that I bought a year ago to dump the attic and put it all in that shed. So this spring I will need to work on that. I did get rid of some things from the attic but have things that need to go but with hubby out of the picture. Some things like old coats that he has not worn since I have known him almost 36 years ago. He will not part with that stuff. But got them out of closet and up in attic and now in shed. He has not mentioned them in years. So while he is at market this spring cooking collards for them. I am going to get rid of them. Sometimes I have to do what I have to do. I also have tomato boxes of books out there. I think it is about 12 or 14 boxes of them. So they will go as well. I will go through to make sure of what I am getting rid of as I think I have some medical books I really do need to keep. The only book I really need now is a new PDR or the Phy. drug reference book. Mine is very old and new drugs are coming out all the time. That book is not cheap but going to try to find a good sale on one. I have had to reference a drug many times. My doc. hates that I do that and I just tell him it’s for our protection. If a drug has been on market less than 5 years we do not take it and doc has to find an older drug. Most drugs that have been on market less than five years will a lot of times get recalled for one reason or another.
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