Mid-week uncluttering

[fred_mouse]

How goes the uncluttering these last few days?

I have repurposed a quite lovely 'plastic backpack' that was used as the plastic bag for something partner bought at the apple store as the new op-shop bag, and it now has a book (it's been 5+ years, the recipient is never getting it) and a piece of clothing (put it on, realised I hate it, put it in the bag) ready to leave the house.

I also bought a pack of 8 glasses (on special, $8) which are going to be jam jars for the lemon curd I plan to make with the pile of lemons I was gifted a while back. So kind of in, but kind of the next step in getting something dealt with.

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[yukonsally]

5 things to the handmedown box. The box isn't quite full enough to send.. I might send it anyway.

[fred_mouse]

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[vae]

I seem to have gathered a few things to go out of the house, but haven't managed to make them leave yet! Some of it will go to textile recycling and get collected tomorrow, then I'll have to put a bag together for the charity shop and try to remember to bring it into work so I can take it on my lunch break.

[fred_mouse]

Good luck with remembering to get it out of the house!

[redsixwing]

Nothing done, but several steps taken toward getting the new boxes prettily finished so I can use them to organize things.

Am now resisting the urge to go acquire More Boxes. That form will not work for everything and I know it. Uh, call it preventative uncluttering.

Jam jars, I am convinced, Do Not Count. They tend to go away anyway, as I can never eat the amount of jam that even a modest canning session produces.

[fred_mouse]

No! More! Boxes! (I'm slowly getting rid of the excess boxes that I bought, because I'm slowly getting rid of the things stored in them)

And empty jam jars are a necessity for a jam maker, not clutter. I ended up buying cheap drinking glasses for making gifting jam, because it is about 1/3 the price of new jars.

[redsixwing]

I have successfully No More Boxes. /g Which is good because life is being itself again and I...haven't finished the first round. /o\

Oooooh. How do you seal the drinking glasses?

[fred_mouse]

Well done on the resisting of temptation! Sorry to hear that life is being life again.

I use "Kleerview Covers", which are basically squares of what looks like cellophane, but which shrinks a bit when it gets wet, so I wipe a wet cloth over, then pull it as tight as possible across the top of the glass.

[sauscony]

I got rid of four books, plus mailed three swap books. I also tossed a few underwear and socks that had holes in them.

[fred_mouse]

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