The battle against junk is the never ending story at my place. I can’t say, “never ending story” without singing it like the theme song of the movie. How bad did you want to be the princess when you were a kid? Yeah, me too. Did you hang a necklace on your head and get teary eyed over your impending doom? No? Oh, nevermind. Moving on…
On Saturday morning we donated a load of crap to the Goodwill. After that we went to my parent’s house for lunch and they were cleaning the garage. A few hours later we left with more junk than we gave away that morning.
Here’s the breakdown, did we lose or did we score?
Gave away:
6 blue wine glasses left in old apartment by crazy ex-roommate
1 annoyingly short scarf
2 Helly Hansen jackets in good condition but embroidered with a large philanthropic logo and never worn
1 homemade cave girl Halloween costume
1 coffee percolator without its cord
1 ancient Pyrex dish sans lid
1 terra cotta dish of unspecified purpose
2 bedding sets
Took home:
1 red fuzzy OSU Sooner’s golf club cover (disclaimer: I’m from OK)
1 black shelf
1 German rotating Christmas ornament thing w/ candles
2 boxes of Lake City Rotary 1999 golf balls
1 portable tool set
1 All Clad slow cooker
1 Polo fleece jacket
1 shoe box of old pictures from Jr High and HS
1 pistachio tin full of old notes from HS (funny stuff, BTW)
1 shoe box of old craft supplies
Now, before you vote that we totally scored I have to let you know that the All Clad slow cooker was ours to begin with. I let my parents borrow it a couple of weeks ago and just took it back. I think we scored but Dan thinks I’m a crazy hoarder. What do you think?
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I want to see those HS notes immediately! Were any tainted with Taco Bell Doritos or have mention of the Holy Homies??
xo. Kristi
I think your right about wanting to be the princess....and who didn't want a flying dog named Falcor?? Okay...i think i took it to a whole new level...
Love the movie, love the dog. He looks like our old dog Kitty.
Lit, I have to say...Hoarder. Hahahahaheehee!
JK, keep the crap if you want it.
Love- Ally
Here is an excerpt from an email I sent to Mariana earlier today. We are her friends and need to help her with her addiction!!
"So...I've been thinking about your hoarding...it needs to end.
1. YOU are from OK, Dan is not. Do you golf? Do you have your own golf clubs? If not then the golf club fuzzy needs to go into the trash ASAP. Dan does not need it or want it.
2. Do you have a place for the black shelf? Did you immediately hang it with the items listed in #5? If it is not hung within the week...toss it.
3. I'm speechless about the German rotating Christmas thing w/ candles. Are you German? Do you put up a Christmas tree??
4. Does Dan need more golf balls? And PLEASE tell me that they are meant to be used and not "special" balls meant only to be looked at. No balls are that special. NONE. They either need to go into his golf bag immediately, or face certain death in the dumpster.
5. Like I said in #2, if this item was promply used to put up said #2 item, than you have proved its worth. Please put it in the closet neatly until the next home improvement project. If it is now sitting on top of your old tool set which you have never used, SHAME ON YOU! Get rid of it immediately.
6. Everyone needs a slow cooker (who likes to cook food fast, anyway?!). If you use it within the next month, than OK, if not...find it a new home.
7. Who is the Polo fleece for? Are you/is he REALLY going to wear it? If not, there are a bunch of homeless people who would like to be a little less FREEZING ASS COLD this winter and if they can do it in style, hey? Why not.
8. You know that none of those pictures are cute, and most you wouldn't even want to show anyone...(we were not as cute as we thought we were in HS. Trust.) Pick your favs, store them in an album or journal and toss the rest (preferrably in a shredder...leave no evidence behind.)
9. Old notes from HS. YOU DONT NEED THESE. Read over them and then GET RID OF THEM...preferrably in the same shredder as the rejects of #8...remember, leave no evidence!)
10. Since when do you craft?? Hemp necklace supplies do not count, and you can't smoke it either smarty...so into the trash it goes!!!
Hope this helps! I'm am the queen of throwing things away. You need a 12 step program, and this is the beginning!"
xo Kristi
The above post has sealed the deal for me that Kristi and I are destined to be best friend. Throw everything away right now! Except for the slow cooker, even if you use it only once a year, it is worth keeping. Let me know if you want any recipes.
Brilliant post..! Well, in these days homemade Halloween costume is the best way to save money.
Kristi, when can you come over and help a sister out....i have a serious hoarding problem....not as bad as some people...not naming names....but isn't the first step to progress admitting it??
you crack me up with the step by step program...
Score!!! Any notes from me?
"What handouts?" LOL
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