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Our county hazardous waste folks are starting back their first Saturday of the month drop off tomorrow morning. We cleaned out our garage in March right before the shut-down, so we've have a corner full of old paint cans, etc., that I've had to look at since then. We will be there at opening time of 9:00 to drop off our pile of hazardous waste.
Wow, Beckyliz, that is awesome. I so wish they'd do that here, and I could get rid of paint.
I am running out of things to paint with old paint.
I sold a violin and shipped it off today!
Teacher Terry
6-5-20, 2:57pm
If you pour paint on newspapers and leave it outside it dries out and you can throw it away.
I don't know if they all do it, but Sherwin Williams stores will take old cans of paint. We are considering selling our house later this summer so this month's purge is all the various landscaping supplies in the backyard - bricks, pavers, rocks, mulch etc that is left over from various projects. I am trying to use it "creatively" in various areas just to get rid of it. Today, I am constructing a drain garden beneath a gutter spout which willl use up lots of rocks.
Thanks, Terry, great tip.
The drain garden sounds cool, pinkytoe.
Started cleaning out the old shed that will then be torn down. Filled the garbage can and have a couple things to list for sale. It's a start!!
I gave away a hanging plastic plant pot on the local FB give it up page.
iris lilies
6-7-20, 8:47am
Yesterday I drove my mom’s 1940’s swimsuit around town, looking for an open vintage clothing store where I could donate it. No luck, they are still closed due to .covid19 regulation. I will try later in the month.
here it is in all of its pert striped glory:
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5 books.
1 pan splatter protector/cover
2 too small size shirts for my son.
2 cookie jars that I have been trying to sell and I am over the effort.
Iris- that is so cute!
Papers, my eternal nemesis.
Teacher Terry
6-7-20, 5:20pm
My kids may be moving into a one bedroom apartment and if they do I will take their twin bed for my office and give away the double. It will give me more room. Normally I would sell it but with the virus will give it away. I will ask my neighbor first because money is tight and they have taken everything I have offered.
I found three old cans of peaches in the back of a kitchen cabinet and I am eating them up. That's one way to declutter!
A pillow that has lost all shape, an item of clothing that is worn, tight and constricting.
Continued with the old shed clean-out and have, once again, almost filled our garbage can. Have a couple of things to take pictures of to list for sale, so hopefully they will go quickly.
Was going to put our jacuzzi tub that has been sitting in the garage for 7 years on Craigslist. Yesterday we dug it out and unwrapped it and found mice had eaten teh blankets covering it and nested--so purged 3 tarps and 2 blankets, and thoroughly sanitized and cleaned the jacuzzi, and it looks wonderful and we are keeping it. But if we had not decided to sell it, we would not have dealt with it, and now it's dealt with.
Teacher Terry
6-9-20, 12:19pm
Tybee, our climate is perfect for the tubs as we can use it year round. It’s most enjoyable in winter.
I am trying to purge some books but DH refuses to let go of his 1980s new age books that haven't been touched in years. There is a stack of them about three feet high. Ugh...not worth an argument so I guess I'll box them up.
happystuff
6-10-20, 12:26pm
Just sold three more out-of-the-shed items!!! YAY!
early morning
6-10-20, 12:50pm
Tossed a small power-washer that had all of its tubes and wires gnawed by mice and chipmunks. And we donated an old car which will be picked up today, decluttering the drive. Have two large bags of items in the car, ready to go to Goodwill on the next trip out, as they have reopened here.
rosarugosa
6-11-20, 6:11am
We cleaned out our shed yesterday and several items are going out with today's trash. I'm giving away another bird feeder and ornamental birdhouse via local FB giveaway page.
happystuff
6-14-20, 10:10am
Had put stuff out on our "magic sidewalk" a couple days ago and the last item was gone as of this morning! Yay!
Sold an ugly light fixture on FB Marketplace that had been sitting in a corner the past two weeks. Yeah! It's gone.
Two file cabinets and a grill out on the curb and gone!
more to the curb and gone--a very cool hipster metal and plywood chair (since it was part of a pair and the other one looks great and I don't feel like fixing the other,) three parson's tables, a bookcase with annoying back that got wet and needs to be replaced, from Target, and three planter pots.
rosarugosa
6-20-20, 7:10am
Wow Tybee, you are getting rid of some big stuff! Must be making an impact.
Wow Tybee, you are getting rid of some big stuff! Must be making an impact.
Well, it's a start. And I am taking a closer look at stuff and saying, do I really want this project, or do I want someone else to undertake it? My problem is husband wants to have a yard sale to make money and I just want to get it all gone right now, instead of having a big lump of garage sale stuff clogging up the place.
happystuff
6-20-20, 10:23am
Moving right along, Tybee!!! Congrats!
We are clearing an area behind the house. It had been a dumping ground, but with the new window that went in with mini split, we’ve been looking at it, where we hadn’t. So, it’s being cleaned up. The old trash is mostly gone from there, logs that we were going to split, a bench, part of the old cold frame, etc. it’s been raked. When all the junk is gone, one large pile remains, and after we’ve leveled it, we’ll put gravel down and move the lawn chairs we're keeping there too. Maybe, eventually, we’ll put down flagstones and make it a sort of informal patio.
So, part of our monthly purge is the other lawn chairs, the leaves, rot wood, asst. metal stuff, etc. that had been piled there.
also, I sold a table and some books. And donated 1.5 boxes of books too.
Teacher Terry
6-20-20, 10:54am
I got sick of garage sales after helping my friends that were downsizing have 3. Now I either sell stuff online or give it away. The last one was 6 years ago and that friend has asked me numerous times to help them again to which I say no way!
I've been to too many to want to have one myself, haha.
yesterday we put out an Eastlake bed that had a crack in it, a wooden bookcase, and a very cool but distorted old wooden mirror. Also some wood and metal rails DH got from barn--all the furniture gone but the wood still out there.
I told him to put all of the wood in one place and put an ad on Craigslist for someone to come get all of it as a lot of people burn in those outside wood burners around here. He has a woodshed full of wood and we don't have a woodstove here.
iris lilies
6-23-20, 1:40pm
I’m having such a hard time with a particular object. It stops me in my tracks in life when I run into something like this, One that I cannot make a decision on. It is vintage, could be expensive I don’t really know, it’s sentimental, it’s a beautiful thing that I will not move to Hermann and I don’t now use. UGG.
Really, just when I think that I have a good handle on the physical objects in my life and I know what to do with them and I can let the sentimental stuff go or at least pack it up tightly in a way that it takes up a tiny bit of space – I run into this.
rosarugosa
6-23-20, 3:33pm
I’m having such a hard time with a particular object. It stops me in my tracks in life when I run into something like this, One that I cannot make a decision on. It is vintage, could be expensive I don’t really know, it’s sentimental, it’s a beautiful thing that I will not move to Hermann and I don’t now use. UGG.
Really, just when I think that I have a good handle on the physical objects in my life and I know what to do with them and I can let the sentimental stuff go or at least pack it up tightly in a way that it takes up a tiny bit of space – I run into this.
Are you going to leave us forever wondering?
iris lilies
6-23-20, 4:58pm
Are you going to leave us forever wondering?
Oh I didn’t know if anyone actually cared. OK here it is, a vintage Chinese robe, all silk. I don’t hang it up and display it because— Oh I don’t know some reasons, too much trouble not really my decor especially current Decour, pet odors and pet hairs will cling to it and it’s not washable, etc. But I do love it because I love eastern textiles.
My old boyfriend bought it for me 30+ years ago, so it brings back memories of a magical surprise and a magical Santa Fe trip. Really, tho, I can keep those memories with a photograph.
I have a plan for offloading stuff that has some obvious value, and in the next year I want to sell it carefully while keeping a tally, and donate those proceeds to our Park Conservancy. I don’t know if I should go to a vintage shop of just regular clothes and they won’t really pay me anything for it, or I should try harder to find a vendor that seeks antique Chinese robes. I poked around on eBay to find out who is selling vintage Chinese robes. I don’t know how to contact those shops outside of eBay.
The antique sales website “1st Dibs” has a similar robe listed for $1300, but my experience with 1st Dibs it is that their prices are hugely inflated, at least on the Chinese pottery I have seen there.
My robe
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The similar robe listed on 1st Dibs
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rosarugosa
6-24-20, 6:11am
Wow, that is a tough call. Very pretty though!
happystuff
6-24-20, 8:51am
Very pretty! I can see why it is a tough call.
Not sure if tried this or not, but if you can find the shop name on ebay, you can always then try googling it outside of ebay.
happystuff
6-24-20, 8:53am
As part of the "old" shed clean-out, I had found several pieces of sports equipment that actually belonged to the local recreation organization. Had a hard time finding a contact to return the stuff to, so went to one of the fields and dropped it all off into the equipment box! Easy-peasy! 4 items gone!
Teacher Terry
6-24-20, 11:35am
Beautiful robe!
IL, not sure if it would help, but I once found something on a men's coat I had bought for the wool and I saw it had a lapel button. I researched it and found someone who was an expert on lapel buttons and I emailed him and sent him a picture and he bought it for 15 dollars. (Not bad considering coat cost six!)
Maybe you could contact someone who sells them.
Sold a spare scuba hood and spare dive computer. $200 made.
iris lilies
6-24-20, 1:21pm
I guess I just need to work harder at identifying the eBay sellers of old
Chinese robes and finding their contact info.
I passed on 7 books of my daughter's (with her blessing) to a friend who runs a charter school so that she can pass them out to kids there for summer reading.
Sold a mandolin on Craigslist.
Took 13 items (mostly books, a couple toys) that my daughter and I weeded out of her room this week to some friends who have younger kids and returned 3 items to Target.
Total for month: 23.
Also returned one item to the Container Store. New total for month: 24.
I have gotten into the habit of deleting 10 electronic items (email, download, etc) a day at home and deleting emails regularly at work.
That's a good practice, Yppej.
A pillowcase I did not like.
Husband cleared out a ton of wood from the barn and made a stack of pallets for people to take, as he was going to cut it all up and I said why bother, someone will take the pallets. So hope I'm right!
Husband cleared out a ton of wood from the barn and made a stack of pallets for people to take, as he was going to cut it all up and I said why bother, someone will take the pallets. So hope I'm right!
We had accumulated 5 pallets at the cabin from pellet deliveries. We put them at the roadside and they didn't last 15 minutes!
Had a garage sale with a friend Saturday from about 8-1. Got rid of 25 (?) pieces of clothing, some exercise equipment, purses and household stuff. Made about $125. We may have another one at her house in October (she's got LOTS of STUFF). After that, whatever is left is donated. My goal is to go through my Christmas decorations and reduce down a couple of storage containers by selling at the October sale.
Hub pulled 4 clothing items from our small armoire at the cabin. They are all in great condition but he thinks he's worn them enough. Into the goodwill bag along with 3 from my closet that are too big now.
happystuff
6-29-20, 6:30pm
Sold one of the tires that came out of the old shed. Took the one with no rim and am going to turn it into a planter for tomatoes or something.
Good for you Beckyliz. I'm glad you were able to have a yard sale in these times.
Glad your pallets went--ours were gone by the next afternoon, hooray! Also some tarpaper for roofing that he put out there.
Took two boxes to Goodwill, am downsizing the games collection.
I am counting the removal of brush---trimming the azaleas that had gotten to 5 feet tall! They are now at a controlled height and there's a fine path between the shrubs and the house. We put the brush in the newly cleared brush pile in the garden ( a big job) so have a good place for the clippings to dry for later removal.
The magic sidewalk has come through again! A set of 13 old golf clubs in a heavy golf bag was taken yesterday.
We're putting a chipper on Craigslist, fingers crossed--husband has sold a lot of big stuff like saws and trailer since pandemic. He is turning into a Craigslist whiz, although we have had a lot of scammers, so that's been an education in itself.
Teacher Terry
7-2-20, 12:30pm
We put our washer and dryer on 5 sites. If not gone in a few days will reduce the price.
Teacher Terry
7-2-20, 3:03pm
Sold it within a hour. Had 6 people contact me.
Sold it within a hour. Had 6 people contact me.
Terry, that is fantastic!
I took advantage of a truck going to take things to Navajo nation to add in 2 glass gallon bottles (I'm too old/weak to handle the gallon size anymore) and a bunch of bar soap. I also gave shoes my feet have gotten too big/mishapen for to Pete's Place--for unhoused people.
Larknm, I just gave away two heavy beloved glass mixing bowls for the same reason. Asked a chef we know if he would use them and he said yes. Got some much lighter bowls with rubber nonslip bottoms.
Teacher Terry
7-5-20, 12:01pm
I had a huge glass casserole dish that I gave away because once it was full it was too heavy.
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