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]

'Music I don't listen to' would be an interesting challenge, given the way my tastes seem to cycle over multiple years. And yes, the 'at least a year' does have the value of 'didn't wear it in the appropriate season'.

I'm with you on the books.

Medication - my boxes all have expiry dates on them, usually in years. The salbutamol/ventolin I think is a year or two, but I go through it fast enough that I don't actually pay attention. The only reasons I can think that I would have expired medication would be that the prescribed number of doses was smaller than the provided amount, or it is emergency use only. I have had the latter expire, and really need to get a repeat prescription on that -- my asthma management plan includes steriods, and that ones I had have just expired. I reckon I've had them at least five years though. Epipens are the other thing I know of that can expire.