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random thoughts, ideas and chaoscreative doodlings [minimalist challenge item #235]
[item] Creative doodling book [purchase info] Purchased on Amazon [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] 4 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Says eBay, but it went to the thrift store [replacement item] None...
just sitting in a closet [minimalist challenge item #234]
[item] Bogen monopod [purchase info] Purchased new [time in my possession] Approximately 7 years [last used] Almost 7 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] eBay (or craigslist) [replacement item] None [info] I just never use this. I...
yes, this is the second Coach bag I have given away [minimalist challenge item #233]
[item] Coach leather purse [purchase info] Received as a gift, in beige. I exchanged it for the orange. [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] 2 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] I decided. Thrift store....
t-shirts [minimalist challenge item #233]
[item] Lot of 3 t-shirts [purchase info] Purchased at thrift stores [time in my possession] Approximately a year [last used] A long time [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None, although I do purchase a piece of...
a robe fit for a queen [minimalist challenge item #231]
[item] Gap Body robe... missing the belt [purchase info] Got from a friend, she got it for $1 at a thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] A long time ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Mostly easy [destination] Thrift store...
they should make them bigger & call them ‘placesheets’ [minimalist challenge item #230]
[item] Placemats [purchase info] Purchased new in Africa [time in my possession] Approximately 6.5 years [last used] Over a year ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] A fundraiser [replacement item] None [info] I really love these, but in my...
blogging for good… elsewhere
Over the past week, most of my blog efforts have been going to launching projectwarm.us. It might be crazy to try an collect 5,723 coats and blankets for the homeless by Thanksgiving, but that's not going to stop us from trying! I started this with my friend Lin,...
t-shirts [minimalist challenge item #229]
[item] 3 t-shirts [purchase info] Purchased at thrift stores and one given to me [time in my possession] Approximately a year [last used] A few months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] A fundraiser [replacement item] None specifically,...
spongebob is a minimalist [minimalist challenge item #228]
[item] Spongebob Squarepants pajama pants [purchase info] Purchased at a thrift stor for $2.50 [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] A few months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Difficult. So? I like Spongebob. He's happy with the...
flip flops [minimalist challenge item #227]
[item] 2 pairs of flip flops [purchase info] Purchased one new, one used [time in my possession] 7 years for the brown, 7 months on the other [last used] Brown ones, several months ago, other... never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy...
you just never know… [minimalist challenge item #226]
[item] Nikon camera battery and charger [purchase info] Came with my D100 [time in my possession] Approximately 7 years [last used] Almost 4 years ago? [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Given to a friend [replacement item] Nothing purchased...
this 1 represents a lot more [minimalist challenge item #225]
[item] At Home in Mitford book [purchase info] Purchased on eBay used [time in my possession] Approximately 9 months [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Fundraiser [replacement item] None [info] This one book represents many...
make an extra $8,760 a year! [downsizing update]
I'm on day 224 of 365 days in this challenge. Today marks a milestone, not in the days or numbers, but how I feel about this process. Difficulty. It's increasingly more difficult to find areas in my house that I haven't downsized. For some reason, I keep migrating...
rethinking good 5,723 times
My friend Lin called me a few days ago and asked me a simple question. "I have a few coats I want to donate. Do you know a good place where they can maybe help someone in need? Maybe a homeless shelter?" Well, if you've ever met Lin, she's my sister from another...
dear fast food places, I miss you
For the first time in several months, I missed fast food. I was craving a Wendy's chicken sandwich and fries. I was craving the food itself much more than the convenience of it, however that would be nice sometimes. My anti-fast food thing is more about the paper...
it’s waterproof [minimalist challenge item #224]
[item] Twin size waterproof mattress pad [purchase info] Purchased new at a discount store [time in my possession] Approximately 3 years [last used] Several months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] eBay [replacement item] None [info] This...
the more storage you have, the more stuff you have [minimalist challenge item #223]
[item] Dark wood dresser [purchase info] Purchased at the thrift store [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] A few months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] Sold to a friend [replacement item] Nothing purchased, I...
hardware junk drawer stuff [minimalist challenge item #222]
[item] A huge lot of small hardware / housewares items [purchase info] Purchased new or at thrift stores [time in my possession] Anywhere from months to years [last used] A long time ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Freecycle [replacement...
I could have used it somewhere else… [minimalist challenge item #221]
[item] Black/brown Ikea wall shelf that was my fireplace mantle [purchase info] Purchased new at Ikea [time in my possession] Approximately 2 years [last used] A couple of months ago until my cat knocked it off the wall [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium...
TOMS sling bags… make them for free
My boys needed a sling bag for a school camping trip. Now the really great thing about this, is that I tried to buy one of these for them at the beginning of the school year. They both said they didn't really need one and could find something else to use. "Mom, we...