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martelvonc ([personal profile] martelvonc) wrote2008-04-14 10:14 pm

The Spring 2008 Haus Charlottenburg purge continues!

Today saw me moving my desk out of the dining room and into the basement. I got tired of seeing the mayhem and foolishness that was my desk right next to where I needed to eat. Beside all my crafts and SCA projects and research books are all in the basement. Having my desk near all that only made sense.

We are purging bits and bobs slowly but surely. This Thursday I will be-
1) going to the NESAP shop to drop off 3 bags of clothes,
2) the Swap Shop at the landfill to leave an old chair and a fireplace mantle,
3) the dump part of the landfill to get rid of the old fireplace parts,
4) Walmart to get two more clear storage bins for winter clothes and Erica "crap"
5) load the truck for ToC on Saturday.

busy busy busy!

I keep repeating a quote I heard a while ago,
"If you had to move tomorrow, would you really want to take it with you?"
If the truthful answer is no, then out it goes.

[identity profile] albreda.livejournal.com 2008-04-15 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
I like that criterion! My big question is "will I actually use it in a timely fashion, or will it just take up space and further my frustration?" That just got me to sort through four bags of hand me down baby clothes - now happily at home in drawers, in labeled boxes, or back in the bags to go get sold at our local kids used clothes store. Even better? My husband didn't complain when I told him he needed to find somewhere to stick 6 boxes of clothes!

[identity profile] elfsea-escapee.livejournal.com 2008-04-15 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
I was a little bit virtuous, too. After finishing my taxes today, I did the annual Filing Drawer Purge. I ditched all my 2006 receipts, and plan to go through the Medical and Dental folders tomorrow & purge them up till, oh, maybe last June. How much history do I need to keep, after all?

[identity profile] spranglady.livejournal.com 2008-04-15 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
wonderful job! I know how hard it is to get started, and how hard to keep going... just plug right on through. It's so worth it in the end. :)

Reminds me that I need to get my craft room going again. :P I kinda lost steam somewhere in there...

[identity profile] narniarose.livejournal.com 2008-04-15 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
What is "the swap shop at the landfill"?