jody's blog
random thoughts, ideas and chaos3 basketballs [minimalist challenge item #254]
[item] 3 basketballs [purchase info] ??? My kids dad? [time in my possession] ?? [last used] I never saw my kids using these. [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] These came from the boy's dad. They...
back in black [minimalist challenge item #253]
[item] 4 tops [purchase info] Purchased at thrift stores [time in my possession] Approximately 5 months, 3 years on the black shirt [last used] The black one, last year. The rest, never. [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store, pink...
in style [minimalist challenge item #252]
[item] 3 shirts [purchase info] Purchased one new, one at a thrift store and one given to me [time in my possession] 3 months to 8 years [last used] Never, once and a lot [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None...
wishful thinking will not get me into these jeans [minimalist challenge item #251]
[item] 3 pairs of jeans [purchase info] Given to me [time in my possession] Approximately 3 months [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] I really wish I could wear a size 2, but wishful...
the eco-awesome business model
I found a place of business a few days ago that models everything I believe in. The Grass Roots Eco Cleaners & Market is a wonderful place in Frisco that everyone should know about. So why is this place so great? The cleaning is eco-friendly The fixtures and...
hippie skirt & old lady capri pants [minimalist challenge item #250]
[item] Hippie skirt & old lady capri pants [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately 6 months [last used] Each one time, a few months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement...
I don’t do bling… [minimalist challenge item #249]
[item] 4 tops [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately 1 year [last used] 2 never, 2 not often [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] one was a different style...
non-breakable [minimalist challenge item #248]
[item] Orange and lime green plastic plates [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately 4 months ago [last used] Once, about 2 months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item]...
hunting vests [minimalist challenge item #247]
[item] Hunting vests [purchase info] Given to me [time in my possession] 6 months [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] A friend [replacement item] None [info] I just don't need them.
do you need this with a drought? [minimalist challenge item #246]
[item] Broken umbrella [purchase info] Purchased new [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] I don't know when, but apparently it was in a wind storm. [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] Trash? It's very broken. [replacement...
miscellaneous junk [minimalist challenge item #245]
[item] A bunch of misc stuff [purchase info] ???? [time in my possession] ??? [last used] Never for some of it, rarely for the rest [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Freecycle & thrift store [replacement item] None [info] This small pile...
shoes. maybe I have too many? [minimalist challenge item #244]
[item] 2 pairs of shoes / flip flops [purchase info] Purchased at a garage sale and thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately 6 months [last used] Blank ones, never, flip flops, once this past summer [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination]...
I hate getting rid of colorful stuff [minimalist challenge item #243]
[item] Pottery Barn quilted blanket [purchase info] Bought on eBay [time in my possession] Approximately 7 years [last used] A couple of months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None [info] I use this...
down vest [minimalist challenge item #242]
[item] Women's down vest [purchase info] Purchased new on sale [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] Last winter [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium, maybe difficult [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None [info] I bought...
capes are bad! [minimalist challenge item #241]
[item] Incredibles blankets [purchase info] Given to my kids for a Christmas gift [time in my possession] Approximately 6 years? [last used] Last winter [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None [info] I like...
boys coat [minimalist challenge item #240]
[item] Boy's coat [purchase info] Given to me by a friend, her son had outgrown it [time in my possession] Approximately 2.5 years [last used] Last winter [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None [info] My kids...
nike coat [minimalist challenge item #239]
[item] Boy's Nike coat [purchase info] Given to me by a friend, her son had outgrown it [time in my possession] Approximately a year [last used] Last winter [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None [info] My...
I work in a meat locker [minimalist challenge item #238]
[item] Women's Columbia fleece jacket [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store for $7 [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] Over a year ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] None...
I look awful in red [minimalist challenge item #237]
[item] Women's sleeveless winter coat / jacket [purchase info] Purchased at W*****t. :0 [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] Last winter [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Pretty easy [destination] projectwarm.us [replacement item] No...
it’s gonna cost what?!? [minimalist challenge item #236]
[item] Women's long winter coat / jacket [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift store for $8 [time in my possession] Approximately 10 months [last used] Once, but it looked ridiculous... [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Hard [destination] projectwarm.us...