tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post83258675664529301..comments2024-02-15T21:08:50.441-05:00Comments on TRISH'S DISHES: My story of stuffTrish Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038324441006141430noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-65015501455650908812009-01-23T11:08:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:08:00.000-05:00Given my experience with packing, unpacking and de...Given my experience with packing, unpacking and decluttering, if I ever move again I think I'll play sick and let the rest of the family deal with the toaster oven we never use, the patty stacker, etc.<BR/><BR/>(The older I get the more of a minimalist I become) <BR/><BR/>Good luck at your end!Holly Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336717023482533615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-80853600838006492512009-01-23T08:54:00.000-05:002009-01-23T08:54:00.000-05:00As I commented on Shauna Niequist's blog a couple ...As I commented on Shauna Niequist's blog a couple months ago when she asked this in lieu of her own move, THROW EVERYTHING AWAY. (Well just the stuff you can live with out and can't be hauled off to Goodwill.) MOst of the stuff we keep (ike my mom's old magazines) have no worth to us or anybody else. I am actually moving today to a new house with her and it drives me nuts how much junk she has AND is keeping. You won't believe the amount of eye-rolling she experienced this week as I tried to help her pack.Myownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519291684815749814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-91915582022184414302009-01-22T22:20:00.000-05:002009-01-22T22:20:00.000-05:00Really - you're not supposed to keep suits for a d...Really - you're not supposed to keep suits for a decade that you don't use? Nobody ever told me - I bet my suits from end-of-college interviews, complete with shoulder pads and double-breasting could compete with yours!<BR/><BR/>(Confession - last weekend, I cleared out 7 boxes of papers that I've moved 5 times!!!! You're not alone, my friend!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-10039629356774931742009-01-22T03:57:00.000-05:002009-01-22T03:57:00.000-05:00I'm the girl who has three closets full of boxes f...I'm the girl who has three closets full of boxes from the move ... clearly not the one to ask :)xxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348725618072239708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-80567716048449775512009-01-21T23:32:00.000-05:002009-01-21T23:32:00.000-05:00I too could use to have all of you help me out. I'...I too could use to have all of you help me out. I'm pretty sure there's a box that is still sealed up in my basement that made the move here over 9 years ago. Clearly I don't need anything in it. Just haven't gotten around to going through it or simply tossing the whole box, as the pack rat in me is certain there's sometihng important in there.ramblin' girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101217614181692147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-30762121039768739802009-01-21T22:02:00.000-05:002009-01-21T22:02:00.000-05:00i am constantly in declutter mode (adam and i both...i am constantly in declutter mode (adam and i both have pack rat tendencies that we get from our respective parents - my father and his mother) <BR/><BR/>for clothes - if i haven't worn it in the past year or if it doesn't fit i throw it away (no i will NEVER fit into those size 0 jeans ever again.) <BR/><BR/>for other stuff - i ask myself have i used it? do i know what it is? generally if one or both answers is no...i ask adam what he thinks. (we usually end up keeping it because of said pack rat tendencies) I SWEAR I'M TRYING TO GET BETTER.<BR/><BR/>we're looking into moving up to CT in the next year....and omg. I dread the day we have to start packing. *shudder* Good luck with the move!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-4853528311859916422009-01-21T21:26:00.000-05:002009-01-21T21:26:00.000-05:00I would say if you haven't worn the clothes in ove...I would say if you haven't worn the clothes in over 3 years, you should donate them to Goodwill. I try to donate books I've read and don't plan on reading again to the library several times a year. My friends and I are having a huge yard sale this spring, so right now I'm in the process of going thru movies, books and other stuff for the sale.mslizalouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346608035190326136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-42860174545212915282009-01-21T20:37:00.000-05:002009-01-21T20:37:00.000-05:00I also have a bag of hangers in the basement so I'...I also have a bag of hangers in the basement so I'm not the best person to ask.Sarakastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489373434924061620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-2044318328864900732009-01-21T17:54:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:54:00.000-05:00I think I need to have most of you over when I mov...I think I need to have most of you over when I move this summer! I tend to clean out as I'm tring to pack so that I can make a trip to Goodwill or something like that. I keep the pile of "stuff" by the door so that I can pick it up as I'm walking out-that way I can't "rescue" anything.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!<BR/><BR/>I'm also tagging you for this photo meme. Here's a link to the rules:<BR/>http://misadventuresofthedynamicuno.blogspot.com/2009/01/photo-tag.htmlThe Dynamic Unohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026571482014690883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-37439589305957362892009-01-21T17:47:00.000-05:002009-01-21T17:47:00.000-05:00My husband and I are military, and I know firsthan...My husband and I are military, and I know firsthand what a pain it is to move. (We moved twice in our first year of marriage!)<BR/><BR/>I try to donate what we haven't used in the last year or so. And if my husband asks, "What if we need it someday?" I always reply, "We can buy a new one." <BR/><BR/>Very rarely have I ever had to buy something that I gave away. <BR/><BR/>Best of luck!!tootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820959883657749639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-51219887692277091812009-01-21T15:53:00.000-05:002009-01-21T15:53:00.000-05:00Last July, in anticipation of an out of town guest...Last July, in anticipation of an out of town guest, I cleaned my condo, which included going through my closet. And 'by going through' I mean, trying on multiple items, often at the same time, regardless of said items pairing properly.<BR/><BR/>I tucked all to-be discarded items in two Hefties and then a few days later, got word the guest wasn't coming. I let the bags sit. And sit, and sit and sit. Last week, I went through them again. For the first time since tying them closed. That's when I realized that I really missed nothing in the bags so I should certainly donate the entire lot. Whodda thunk laziness would be the answer to purging?!?!?Paige Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291247610038922542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-36543313442504688362009-01-21T13:05:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:05:00.000-05:00Yikes! Don't envy you that task, but I agree that ...Yikes! Don't envy you that task, but I agree that "ruthless" is good. Rid yourself of the "stuff" that's no longer relevant and just taking up space. Lugging it from place to place like so much excess baggage can weigh you down ... remember Marley's Ghost from A Christmas Carol (chains and shackles, oh my!). Who wants to go through life like that?!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-53307359465457140902009-01-21T12:10:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:10:00.000-05:00moving is such a pain. but an excellent time to de...moving is such a pain. but an excellent time to declutter. i end up pitching loads of stuff--like jenkneebee said "ruthless". you have to be or you just end up lugging junk from one place to another. good luck!~V~https://www.blogger.com/profile/10008858304246310756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32908111.post-84622419092311213432009-01-21T10:58:00.000-05:002009-01-21T10:58:00.000-05:00I'm ruthless when I move. Anything that I haven't...I'm ruthless when I move. Anything that I haven't used in the last 6 months goes by the wayside because I can't stand the thought of packing and unpacking all that stuff. I can't even have friends over because they get all crazy about the stuff I'm getting rid of, but I'm not sure I'd recommend my style to most people.jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216297330449219606noreply@blogger.com