Good progress, Happy!
Sister and I decluttered a couple of boxes of stuff from Mom's house yesterday.
Good progress, Happy!
Sister and I decluttered a couple of boxes of stuff from Mom's house yesterday.
Just sold a smaller cast iron tub on Marketplace. It's been sitting in my side yard for MANY years! YAY!
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Decluttered a Valentine's Day table runner. I took it off our coffee table because one of the cats kept messing it up whenever he would lay on the table. I got tired of fixing it. Ended up liking it without the runner so it's gone.
This week I gave away via FB:
Heated mattress pad from Mom's house
Unopened Colace supplement from Mom's house
Two water pitcher filters that a friend gave us, but are not compatible with our pitchers
Partially used calcium supplements from our house
One person needed a nudge, but overall the pickups went smoothly.
I'm sure it's faster and easier to just donate things, but I also know the thrift stores get more stuff than they can handle. I figure as long as I have the time and inclination, it is better to get things directly into the hands of people who actually want them; there is less risk of them ending up in the trash. Plus I would not be able to donate supplements, especially opened ones.
I also recently culled a bunch of pottery from the boxes in the cellar, and my sister took it all and gave it away in her condo building. The pottery boxes in the basement stress me out a bit when it feels like the collection is just growing.
How do you approach decluttering health and beauty stuff - lotions, makeup, shampoo, supplements etc. that you purchased and then decided you don't like or need?
Toss it. I don't donate anything anyways so that's my answer for everything.Originally Posted by pinkytoe
Yes, me too. Either it’s good enough to go to Goodwill or it goes in the trash because I do try to not load up Goodwill with tons of crap. I shopped there regularly and I don’t want to see crap when I go there.Toss it. I don't donate anything anyways so that's my answer for everything.
That said, our house cleaner has taken a few things off my hands, foodstuffs and a clothing rack.
I have two or three pieces of furniture coming up that I will take to the auction house and we might get a few bucks for them.
The auctioneer Has an antique store and he’ll keep whatever he doesn’t sell for us at auction, by that I mean, we will donate it to him.
Last edited by iris lilies; 2-21-26 at 9:17pm.
okay----i added to my clutter, and am proud of it. But yeah---a guy about 35-40 was decluttering his and his late fathers home shop tools. They hadn't been used in awhile, either. He made me a real good deal on some power tools i can definitely use, but not enough to justify purchasing new. Nope. Anyway---he said he was selling everything he owned, so his wife could take a new job in Spain. In Europe. Many 1000's of kilometers away. He sure was no Tom Selleck or Brad Pitt or Jack Kennedy, but as i started to leave she appeared, and i concluded that he would probably have a very hard time replacing her AND the kids, if he didn't march in lockstep with Mama's plan. For a gal that age, she was a honey, looks-wise. Yup. But yeah--i've got to find a spot for these tools, pretty quick. Hope that helps you kids.
I guess it depend on the item. If it's something that comes in contact with my body, e.g. lip balm, roll-on deodorant, I would toss it. But partial bottles of supplements or shampoos, lotions etc. are often offered on FB and people respond enthusiastically. The woman who took my Caltrate said she was grateful because she had to take it every day. What she got from me was worth between $20 - $30. so I saved her some money.
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