October Purge

[happystuff]

Didn't see this month started yet so...

Had our town wide yard sale yesterday. Didn't sell much, but anything I didn't have to take back into the house meant it was a success! I will be boxing up remnants today for a donation pickup on Tuesday - actually two xerox boxes of items. It's a good start to the month for me.

[Tybee]

Just returned from parents' house where sorting through items. Purged a large outdoor garbage can full of moldy clothes and shoes, a broken fan and vacuum cleaner. Purged and replaced broken toilet and purged moldy drywall from where there was a roof leak.

My son took his grandfather's tuxedo, white linen jacket, and seersucker jacket, all of which were a perfect fit. So items were moved along to new owner.

[Yppej]

Replaced a broken blind. Got a new garbage disposal to replace the broken one but still need to switch that out. DS wants to look at the manual and see if he can do it himself.

[saguaro]

Getting rid of our old double bed and a 10 ft metal ladder which I will not climb up anymore (it's fire detectors with 10 year batteries and painting with extension poles after this). Called local the Habitat for Humanity chapter and after some back and forth emails, have a date for pickup in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to having more room in the garage after that.

[rosarugosa]

Coaxed DH into going through his clothes and filled a large bag for fabric recycling and 2 large bags for donation. I culled 2 more pairs of shoes and several scarves from my stuff. I guess we're still wrapping our heads around not needing all this corporate wear anymore.

[iris lilies]

Just returned from parents' house where sorting through items. Purged a large outdoor garbage can full of moldy clothes and shoes, a broken fan and vacuum cleaner. Purged and replaced broken toilet and purged moldy drywall from where there was a roof leak.

My son took his grandfather's tuxedo, white linen jacket, and seersucker jacket, all of which were a perfect fit. So items were moved along to new owner.

This clothing score is very cool! A vintage seersucker jacket is so so cool. Tuxedo will always be handy.

[Yppej]

The last of my brush for the season is in barrels to be picked up Monday. Any leaves will wait for spring.

[Teacher Terry]

I took 2 bags of stuff to the thrift store today.

[Gardenarian]

I'm using the outbox system. I keep adding clothes and shoes to some bins, and every 6 months or so I go through it and see what I'm ready to let go of.

It's less stressful to me than immediately getting rid of stuff, and we have the space.

[Yppej]

I use the outbox system for clothes, only I call it purgatory.

Today I got rid of a lamp that annoyed me. The base was rusting. I took the matching lamp and put it on my side of the bed. It took me awhile to get to this point because it involved admitting there's not likely to be someone on the other side of the bed to use the other lamp.

[Teacher Terry]

Y, I know lots of people that met their partners in their 50’s and 60’s using dating sites. Get out there if you want someone.

[Yppej]

I'm just not that motivated TT. I don't want to put in any effort. I want something that's fun and easy not work. If it happens it happens, if not I am fine the way I am. I gave too much of myself in the past and things were not balanced.

ETA the other lamp was wobbly, much as its last user was morally wobbly, so I trashed it too and am using a spare from my downsizing parents until I find one I like that matches.

[Tybee]

I got rid of two pairs of pants that had an irritating cut and also a tee shirt that bugged me.
I did buy two more pairs of pants to replace these as I need long pants that are not capri length--it is freezing here.

[Teacher Terry]

Y, my current husband is easy and no work. It’s a decision for sure to put in the work to find someone. You never know when you will meet somebody.

[rosarugosa]

We dropped off all the stuff we culled from the closet to Saver's yesterday, and did not go in to browse (thanks to DH for that part). We also gave away a sewing machine that has been sitting in our cellar in its original box for about 10 years (I had gotten it for free as an award I had selected from the Nielsen survey folks). DH has a co-worker who was excited to receive it. If I do ever learn to sew some day, THEN I will consider acquiring a sewing machine.

[Teacher Terry]

Took another bag to thrift store and plan to look at closet tomorrow

[mschrisgo2]

Dropped off a bag of "unworn for over 2 years" clothing to the thrift yesterday.

[rosarugosa]

Dropped off a bunch of VHS tapes to Savers that we helped Mom purge (she no longer has a VHS player).
I was fussing at DH for tracking mud all over the house. Turns out the very old pair of shoes I was wearing, that had not been worn for years, had soles that were just crumbling away with every step I took. So DH got an apology from his DW and another pair of shoes were purged from the household! We are fortunate to have a bin for recycling textiles ()including shoes within shouting distance of our house, so that is where the crumbling shoes are destined.

[JaneV2.0]

We have a community waste drop-off Saturday, so I'm taking flattened cardboard. used batteries, and styrofoam.