- April, 2011:
- Guest room clutter (See the post).
- A borrowed crib passed on to some one else (this was lent to us so it doesn't really count).
- Two boxes of baby clothes sent to my nephews.
- May, 2011:
- Spring give-away day:
- 7 bowls and vases that I made myself.
- 1 Snoopy mug.
- 4 vases that I received bearing flowers from my husband.
- 8 candle-holders.
- 2 spherical candles
- 4 miscellaneous dishes. (I've already forgotten what these were!)
- 6 CD's.
- 1 book. (The Happiest Toddler on the Block. He's happier now.)
- 1 cheese serving set.
- 1 brie baker.
- 1 garlic roaster.
- 1 coffee grinder.
- 3 straw baskets.
- 1 Hubble-like figurine.
- 1 painting, painted for me by an ex-boyfriend, in the early 1990's. Bye.
- A scrap book of Polaroids and mementoes. This feels good.
- A box of baby toys sent to my nephews. Happiest clutter bust! Totally win-win.
- June, 2011:
- Toiletries we weren't using.
- A great big down parka my parents got for me when I moved to this cold city. It was so big for me that it didn't keep me warm. My father-in-law was happy to have it.
- A potty-training seat insert that shifted precariously.
- 7 pairs of underwear that had seen better days.
- A handful of plastic food-storage containers, worn and orphaned.
- 5 food-storage containers returned to my mother-in-law (ongoing, and that's okay).
- Expired food (ongoing, but hopefully diminishing).
- 5 stuffed animals.
- Scuffed black patent pumps.
- 5 shirt boxes.
- Mini-donut pail (on second thought, no, I don't want to store J's golf balls in that clutter).
- The amazing hot-pink Laura Ashley tank I've worn every summer since high school. That was in the 1980's. So soft. So strong. So way too short.
- Lots of faded, yellowed, and otherwise unwearable clothes.
- More inedible food, this time from the freezer.
- Toys that J didn't particularly enjoy, and a few books that scared him, which I took to the consignment store.
- 14 pieces/pairs of clothing, consigned June 29, 2011.
- July, 2011:
- A dozen books.
- A few decks of cards and a Trivial Pursuit game.
- About a dozen old coats, mine and my husband's.
- A laundry hamper full of my husband's old clothes.
- Excess travel mugs and other dishes.
- August, 2011:
- Two replica trucks that my husband got for our son. They looked great, but they weren't tough enough for a toddler. Broken trucks are frustrating trucks, so I put them out for garbage pick up.
- A bag of old pots in really bad condition, culled from our camping gear.
- Two old pillows, old magazines, and I-don't-know-what-else that filled two garbage bags and a box.
- Lots and lots of things that sold in our garage sale. Pictures and CD's and books, oh my! Vases and tote bags and a Zipfly as well.
- September, 2011:
- ...
- October, 2011:
- From above the stairs. A stocking full of cat toys (Riley passed away in December). Expired groceries: 36 granola bars; a lot of microwave popcorn (this stuff expires?); unopened multivitamins; an unopened jar of salsa that expired in 2006(!). A lot of plastic grocery bags, recycled at the store.
Yes, I stopped maintaining this post!
