I didn’t! I just don’t have
time to blog about stuff every day so I’ll have to chunk it. Also, for the fun of it (and for potentially
repeating the process next year) I’ve added themes that complete the directive,
“Pass along something…”
2nd day: “…that
is broken.”
Today we sold a desk and
matching chair on craig’s list. It had a
broken drawer, and had been well used by our whole family for the past 8
years. The drawer was fixable, but neither
of us wanted to do that, or pay to have it done on something that was already
in fairly worn out condition. Plus it
doesn’t match any of our other furniture (which is no crime, we definitely
lived with mismatched furniture throughout college, grad school, medical and vet
school, and 7 years of residencies).
Furniture that plays well together is enjoyable for me and so the broken
desk is now gone.
3rd day: “…that
is an unnecessary duplicate.”
Today I donated our old
duvet cover. It was one of those things
I had thought of keeping because it was still in decent condition, but really,
when am I going to use that, ever? Plus
it was annoying because it had pin tucks.
Have you ever tried to tug gently on something with pintucks? (when you
are making a bed for example)? Don’t do
it, it rips them out, which looks bad. Not
a good purchase choice on my part and keeping it reminded me of my failings.
4th day: “…that
you’ve been holding on to only because it was a gift.”
Today I donated a piece of
pottery that was given to us as a wedding gift.
I liked it for the first 6 years, then I stopped liking it as much, and
now it doesn’t fit with anything else we have and the guilt surrounding getting
rid of it because it was a wedding present is cloying. But, it is gone. Sweet relief.
5th day: “…that
is uncomfortable/annoying.”
Today I sorted through my
sock drawer and got rid of a bunch of socks.
I need to remind myself not to buy socks in sets, because inevitably
half the set has colors I like and the other half I don’t, so they get shoved
in the back of the drawer and never worn.
I also have a bunch of socks that annoy me because of the way they feel
inside my shoes (my kids are super sensitive about sock seams, I wonder where
they get it from…) so those are gone too.
The remaining socks can now luxuriate in their spacious drawer.
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