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random thoughts, ideas and chaosfondue forks [minimalist challenge item #273]
[item] A set of fondue forks [purchase info] Purchased with my Calphalon pot [time in my possession] Approximately 8 years. [last used] 2 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] I have 2 sets of...
tie dye blanket [minimalist challenge item #272]
[item] Tie dye blanket [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] Several months, maybe over a year. [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None...
complicated shampoo [minimalist challenge item #271]
[item] Complicated shampoo and conditioner [purchase info] Given to me [time in my possession] Approximately 2 months [last used] A couple of weeks ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] ?? [replacement item] None [info] This stuff came with...
kitchen utensils [minimalist challenge item #270]
[item] Meat fork and butter brush [purchase info] Purchased new [time in my possession] Approximately a really long time. 10+ years? [last used] Years ago. [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] I'm...
le creuset [minimalist challenge item #269]
[item] Le Creuset salt and pepper shakers [purchase info] Given to me [time in my possession] Approximately 2.5 years [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] I like these and the people...
crayons are non-toxic, but I don’t want to eat them.
Being the extremely frugal person I am, I was not going to let the leftover queso go to waste. I was with a large group of people from church, half adults and half kids. I placed my queso in a non-styrofoam to-go container and realized my kids had leftovers too. I...
candle [minimalist challenge item #268]
[item] Vanilla candle [purchase info] Purchased from a fundraiser [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] A long time ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Freecycle [replacement item] None [info] I had 3 of these. I kept 2....
american eagle jeans [minimalist challenge item #268]
[item] American Eagle jeans [purchase info] Purchased for me by Amy [time in my possession] Approximately 4-5 years [last used] A week ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Difficult [destination] Art project? [replacement item] None... yet. [info] These were my...
pants suit [minimalist challenge item #266]
[item] Gray pants suit [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store for $2 [time in my possession] Approximately 3 years [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] I don't even know if it fit...
black trench coat [minimalist challenge item #265]
[item] Black trench coat [purchase info] Purchased new for $12 at Macy's outlet [time in my possession] Approximately 16 years [last used] A couple of years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None...
jacket [minimalist challenge item #264]
[item] Jacket [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately a month [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None [info] I just don't need it.
pinstripe pants [minimalist challenge item #263]
[item] Pinstripe pants [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately a month [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift [replacement item] None [info] They didn't fit. Too tight.
knit scarf [minimalist challenge item #262]
[item] Pink knit scarf [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately a year [last used] Last winter [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None [info] I bought this last year,...
pants & jeans [minimalist challenge item #261]
[item] A pair of pants and a pair of jeans [purchase info] Purchased at thrift stores [time in my possession] Approximately a year [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] The jeans never...
shorts [minimalist challenge item #260]
[item] 3 pairs of shorts [purchase info] Purchased new [time in my possession] Approximately 6-7 years [last used] A long time ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] I just don't wear them...
men’s tie [minimalist challenge item #259]
[item] Tie with neon hand pattern [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately a month [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] I bought this for a...
sports stuff [minimalist challenge item #258]
[item] Softball gloves, bat, soccer ball, wrestling gear [purchase info] Purchased mostly new [time in my possession] Approximately ?? [last used] A long time ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None...
it’s not my style [minimalist challenge item #257]
[item] 2 tops [purchase info] Purchased at thrift store and resale shop [time in my possession] Approximately 3 months [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift [replacement item] None [info] I just never wore these. The...
tank tops [minimalist challenge item #256]
[item] 2 tank tops [purchase info] Purchased at thrift stores [time in my possession] Approximately 1 year [last used] A long time [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift [replacement item] None [info] I just don't wear these enough.
adult garanimals [minimalist challenge item #255]
[item] 2 skirts [purchase info] Purchased at thrift stores [time in my possession] Approximately 1 month on the gray one, 6 months on the stripes. [last used] Never on the gray, once on the stripes. [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift...