A few weeks ago, I was reading an article in Real Simple magazine about going through your house and throwing out 50 things.
I made the decision several years ago that I was going to own my stuff and my stuff is not going to own me. Since I have moved almost every year since turning 18, it helps keep the amount of crap in my life to a minimum. However, I did not move this year and I have plenty of crap, so here is my list so far.
1) Candle-given to me as a gift, I love it, but I can't even light it any more, so out it goes.
2) Issues of alum magazines.
3) Old Sports Illustrated that my husband agreed to get rid of. (I let him keep the ones he really wanted.)
4) My collection of root beer bottles (but I saved my Dr. Pepper bottle collection)
5) Several days of newspapers.
6) An old Bible study that way 100 pages long.
7) Sunday school lessons that we never looked at.
8) Sudoku book (I had filled most of the puzzles out)
9)Women's ministry registration form (I am not signing up to minister this year)
10) A packet of info on my albuerol inhaler.
11) Old Pottery Barn catalog.
12) Half of a bottle of mag citrate.
13) Mr. M's muscle rub (that expired in 2000)
14) Birth control pill wallets (2)
15) Erythromycin oint for an eye infection several months ago.
16) Big Red chewing gum (it was really hard)
17) Used boarding passes.
18) Used post-it notes.
19) Watch links
20) Bed and Breakfast evaluation card.
21) Lots of rubber bands.
22) Old sponges
23) Nursing protocols (they have new ones now.)
24) Old envelopes
25) Best Buy reward zone card
26) Credit card applications
27) Gift registry cards (please don't put them in your wedding invitations, it's tacky!)
28)Coffee pot (we got a better one)
29) Old socks that I don't wear anymore.
30) Old lip pencil
31 & 32) 2 sets of commentaries.
33) Random books we didn't want.
34) Box of tea (the flavor was just bad)
35) Old perfume bottle
36) 5 phone books
37) A pair of shoes.
38, 39, 40 & 41) 4 bags of clothes from my closet to good will.
42) Old movie tickets
43) Old support letters
44) 2 compacts of eye shadow.
45) Box for perfume
46) 4 hair clips
47) Old tea kettle (we got a much nicer one from Heather for our wedding)
And now, I am just stuck, I just can't come up with the last 3 things I should get rid of, any ideas?
About Me
- Misplaced Texan
- I am a flailing woman swimming in a sea of grace, committed to leading a thoughtful life of faith. I encourage other grace swimmers to thoughtfully consider their lives so that we can more fully enjoy the grace and love of God. Sometimes this looks like a book review, sometimes it looks like a recipe to make you life easier. Most of the time, it looks like sitting around a table with your favorite hot drink and encouraging each other. I was born and raised throughout Texas, but have been wandering since marrying my husband. We currently live near Charlotte, North Carolina. One of my favorite things to do is grab a coffee, or a tea, or a hot chocolate, and get to know people. This is a place to share life and the table. I have 3 children, my table is messy, but please come anyway.
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