Possible inspiration: 50 things to throw away

[fred_mouse]

pinched from this image on tumblr - I can't tell where it was originally from. There are some, hmmm, I'll go with 'odd' choices in this list but eh, maybe some of you are less attached to 'things not used recently' than I am. :)

Challenge for the weekend, if you have the time an energy - pick one thing from the list and see what you can ditch!

And if you don't have the energy, join me in the comments for commentary on the oddness of some of the list.

• old magazines
• old couch pillows
• movies you don't watch
• movies that are scratched
• burnt out candles
• extra cords
• games with missing pieces
• old books
• broken makeup
• old makeup
• old nail polish
• old perfume
• old toothbrushes
• half empty bottles
• towels with holes
• anything you haven't used in the last three months
• socks without a match
• socks with holes
• underwear with holes
• clothes you haven't worn in at least 6 months
• clothes that don't fit
• earings without a match
• old ties
• old belts
• old purses
• old hats and gloves
• worn out shoes
• worn out blankets
• old pillows
• expired food
• take out menus
• restaurant sauce packets
• old coupons
• old cleaning supplies
• cups with missing pieces
• anything you have too much of
• excess tupperware
• rags with holes
• expired medication
• old mail
• old manuals
• old paperwork
• birthday cards
• broken toys
• happy meal toys
• anything with missing pieces
• things they never play with
• duplicates
• puzzles with missing pieces

Comments

[fred_mouse]

We did the 'towels with holes' earlier in the year, and have finally (this week!) passed most of them on. I guess the last couple need to be rehomed (mostly into the rag cupboard).

I'm not sure why 'rags with holes' is on this list - how is that an issue? I'm also bemused that there are four categories of '... with missing pieces', when one of those is 'things'.

There is one on there that I consider to be a Really Bad Option, but I left it there for completeness. 'Things they never play with' - just because you never see it, doesn't mean it doesn't happen, and throwing things out *for* someone is rarely the right choice. In this case, the assumption is it is kids, so aaaaargh.

On the the other hand, I did rather approve of some of the items, as reminders of things that have ended their functional lives.

[kaberett]

Rags-with-holes could be a sensible cutoff for "DON'T KEEP AN EVER-EXPANDING PILE OF RAGS FOREVER", but I'm not sure I actually want to give the author that much credit...

[fred_mouse]

Agreed. I do thin the rag pile sometimes. And sometimes the universe tells me to thin the rag pile, by causing flooding in the laundry, which then gets in under the laundry sink, which is where the rag pile lives.