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[rainbow]

in: 3 packets of onion seeds

out:
4 toys
1 pile old papers
7 broken necklaces
1 box doll clothes
6 pairs holey socks
3 holey shirts
2 pairs holey sweat pants
14 books
1 mini christmas tree
1 mini holiday wreath
1 old ornament
2 fancy tins
1 tarot card box (less 2 decorative bits for the wall)
1 motheaten silk shirt
1 broken thread organiser
1 antique cocoa pod from south america (good lord, i'm conflicted on this one! i've known for years i should get rid of it, but dr. y.t. tyler of berkeley collected it on her travels in the 1930s and gave it to me in the 1970s. it's been gathering dust ever since. it's *cool* but... )
total out 47

total down this week: 44

previous down total: 53

new total down: 97

Totals and actions

[rmc28]

Last week I wrestled with the local freecycle list and got rid of some bulky but not-saleable items.

I also looked up how long we need to keep financial paperwork for. This obviously varies by country, but for the UK, the advice is here: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/sa/record-keeping.htm#3 and means by default I can now get rid of everything up to 5th April 2009. (Unless I want it for some specific reason other than tax).

My husband was a bit skeptical that this was "worth bothering with" because the volumes are relatively small, until I demonstrated on his own paperwork that it turned a folder bulging at the seams into a slim and easy-to-use folder. I'm also setting a note for next 1st Feb to purge everything up to 5th April 2010 ...

I found a memory box: a large shoebox handpainted by my son at nursery for Christmas. It should hold everything I've got tucked away in 3 or 4 different "important memories" places, once I feel up to the mental hit of walking down memory lane.

Totals:
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