tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-01-01:683574 uncluttering one day and one thing at a time uncluttering one day and one thing at a time 2025-01-16T21:38:40Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-01-01:683574:250343 sisterofbloomerjunior 2025-01-16T13:10:46Z 2025-01-16T21:38:40Z Parody of the Philadelphia Eagles fight song accomplished public 5 Posted by: <span lj:user='sisterofbloomerjunior' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://sisterofbloomerjunior.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://sisterofbloomerjunior.dreamwidth.org/'><b>sisterofbloomerjunior</b></a></span><br /><br />We sorted through and donated Christmas ornaments! 🥳🎄 Now to wash out the containers we held those in and see how many can store blankets or other items! We also donated bedsheets and pillowcases to the Epilepsy Foundation.<br /><br />Brought up and scrubbed out some vases, which clears off quite a few of the shelves in the basement’s former pantry. Oh, and I just recycled my copy of this year’s Packers media guide. #sighpackers_sigh<br /><br />If I haven’t mentioned it yet, I’m participating in this year’s Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington Counties’ Zero Waste Challenge and will be in the Plastic-Free Challenge yet again in February.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=unclutter&ditemid=250343" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-01-01:683574:97482 fred_mouse@dreamwidth.org fred_mouse 2017-01-07T02:04:18Z 2017-01-07T02:04:18Z public 6 Posted by: <span lj:user='fred_mouse' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://fred-mouse.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://fred-mouse.dreamwidth.org/'><b>fred_mouse</b></a></span><br /><br />6th January is our traditional date for packing up the seasonal decorations. This year, I sorted through the boxes of items that hadn't been put out, and made the kids comment on the value of keeping them.<br /><ul><li>The stash of pine cones went - this hasn't been used except when I've been in charge of putting out decorations. That was half a (medium sized) box worth of space!</li><li>almost all of the 'artwork' that came home from school/kindy/daycare/etc went in the bin. I kept a few that had photos on, but there was a lot of plastic tat</li><li>several items in poor condition with no sentimental value* went.</li></ul>Now, all of the decorations fit into two boxes! Mostly what went on display were the items I've been buying each year at the Oxfam shop (pretty, and they usually have items that can be identified as Solstice, rather than specifically for religious ceremonies). Many that didn't go on display came from my childhood, and while tatty, you can't get decorations like that any more. My guess is that when the kids leave home, we'll do a split of the decorations, and then I'll have to decide whether I want to keep those for the nostalgia, or whether they are too tatty, and throw them out. &nbsp;<br /><br />[there has also been quite a lot of movement of Stuff! from other parts of the house. The 16 yo and the 12 yo have both managed to come up with a washing basket full of unloved toys and bits; the 16 yo has also managed about the same volume of outgrown clothes. The front hall now has a teetering mound of Stuff! to go elsewhere, although I've had some luck with passing it on to visiting friends]<br /><br />* there are a number of quite tatty ones I can't bring myself to throw out -- these are the type that were thread wrapped around a ball, and they went fuzzy quite easily. I also can't bring myself to throw out the tinsel, even though I hate it and it mostly doesn't get put out. That is for No Good Reason at All. Maybe next year.&nbsp;<br type="_moz" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=unclutter&ditemid=97482" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments