Getting tripped up

[iris lilies]

This morning I tossed something that had been laying around Hermann for a few days, and in need of repair, almost emtirely a sentimental thing ‘tho it is kinda cute.

Took me a while to gather up resolve toss it. It had lived in our city attic for a couple of decades, so it’s not as though I couldn’t live without it.

[Klunick]

Not having to think about them any more is a HUGE plus!!

Yes. It pretty much made me finally get rid of them.

[Eric]

Has anyone tried the Aldous Huxley approach, using mind-altering drugs to encourage a mindset more able to let things go?

[ApatheticNoMore]

I guess that is keeping with the thread title.

[JaneV2.0]

I guess that is keeping with the thread title.

Hahaha!

[rosarugosa]

Has anyone tried the Aldous Huxley approach, using mind-altering drugs to encourage a mindset more able to let things go?

Not me, when I was doing that sort of stuff I was far too young to be concerned about decluttering!

[KayLR]

Oh it’s usually easier for me to get rid of things that irritate me! But I’m grappling with something right now. It is a an overly large quilted thing DH got just a few years ago from his sister. His sister took their dead fathers bluejeans and cut them up and made a quilt sort of thing.

The problem with this thing is that it is 1) ugly 2) cheap looking 3) most importantly —it’s too big to fit into the washing machine. I hate bedding that it is too big to fit into the washing machine, I cannot keep it clean. It is not tenable.


So I asked DH if he was attached to it and he said no. I piled into the car halfheartedly thinking I will either take it to Goodwill, or maybe I can find a place to dump it along the way where he won’t have to see it. Although, again, he did say he didn’t mind if I got rid of it. But this is not something that goodwill would find useful.


But this irritating thing has been bugging me, And it is now sitting in the car.Now I think I should cut it down into a lap sized quilt thing. Throw 3/4 of it away and keep 1/4 of it, yeah. Maybe.

Why don't you cut it down some, zip up the raw edges and donate it to the local pound. Aren't they always looking for blankets?

[iris lilies]

Why don't you cut it down some, zip up the raw edges and donate it to the local pound. Aren't they always looking for blankets?

Too late, I put it in the dumpster yesterday.


I have plenty of times Cut down quilts and soda bra edges, making smaller pads for our dogs to sleep on. Just not this time.

[SiouzQ.]

Whenever I get tripped up by stuff like this, I ask myself, " Will I even remember the dilemma three days from now? Will I have terrible regrets?" 99.5% of the time the answer is no, and I then take the item to our village Free Box, dump it there and walk away feeling lighter in body and soul.

[Klunick]

Whenever I get tripped up by stuff like this, I ask myself, " Will I even remember the dilemma three days from now? Will I have terrible regrets?" 99.5% of the time the answer is no, and I then take the item to our village Free Box, dump it there and walk away feeling lighter in body and soul.

That is exactly how I felt. Completely forgot about it as soon as it was in the trash.