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random thoughts, ideas and chaosmy cat broke them [minimalist challenge item #186]
[item] 3 glass vases [purchase info] Purchased at discount stores or thrift stores [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] A few weeks ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Trash [replacement item] None [info] While I was on...
I just don’t get the purpose [minimalist challenge item #185]
[item] Gift bags and gift wrap [purchase info] Received with gifts [time in my possession] Several months [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Given to a friend [replacement item] None [info] I know I go against culture, a lot,...
am I going somewhere? [minimalist challenge item #184]
[item] Pelican professional camera case, or suitcase... [purchase info] Purchased new for close to $200 [time in my possession] Approximately 6 years [last used] A few months ago for storage only. Last used in the field for a photo shoot was 4 years ago. [difficulty...
halfway there! [minimalist challenge item #183]
[item] 8MB SD card and neoprene case [purchase info] Purchased new [time in my possession] Approximately 6 years [last used] 5 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [replacement item] None [info] I don't know what you could...
glass vase [minimalist challenge item #182]
[item] Abstract glass vase [purchase info] Purchased at a discount store [time in my possession] Approximately 3 years [last used] A month ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [info] I have too many of these. This one doesn't...
nikon film camera & accessories [minimalist challenge item #181]
[item] Nikon 6006 film camera, film, cable releases, filters and a battery [purchase info] Purchased on eBay for a photography class [time in my possession] Approximately 6.5 years [last used] 5 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination]...
hand painted sanuks [minimalist challenge item #180]
[item] Hand painted shoes [purchase info] Purchased at Plato's Closet [time in my possession] Approximately 1.5 months [last used] A month ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium, maybe more toward difficult. [destination] eBay [info] I sold these on eBay,...
the bureaucratic conspiracy [minimalist challenge item #179]
[item] A huge pile of papers from my kids school... from last year [purchase info] Brought home from school at the end of the school year [time in my possession] Approximately 3 months [last used] 3 months to a year ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Super...
halogen lamp [minimalist challenge item #178]
[item] Ikea halogen table lamp [purchase info] Purchased new at Ikea [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] Several months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store (unless someone wants it... still in my garage...
clothing hoarder? [minimalist challenge item #177]
[item] Over 150 pieces of boys clothing (126 in the photo) [purchase info] Some purchased, most hand-me-downs. The purchases were probably 90% from thrift stores, 10% new. [time in my possession] Varied [last used] Some never, some last week [difficulty level in...
the most ridiculous minimalist item? [minimalist challenge item #176]
[item] My three story Bradford Pear tree [purchase info] Came with the house [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] 2 months ago when a storm broke it [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Highly difficult [destination] Landfill... the kind that...
it’s bent and broken [minimalist challenge item #175]
[item] Bent tire rim [purchase info] Came with my camper [time in my possession] Approximately 2 months [last used] 2 months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Says salvage, but I put it in the recycling bin [info] I have no idea if this...
lock it up [minimalist challenge item #174]
[item] Bike combination lock [purchase info] Given to me [time in my possession] Approximately 7 months [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Says thrift, but I found it a home [info] This came on the bike that is to be donated....
mountain bike needs a home [minimalist challenge item #173]
[item] Pink girl's mountain bike [purchase info] Given to me to donate [time in my possession] Approximately 7 months [last used] Several months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [info] I got this specifically to donate to a...
could I be oscar the grouch? [minimalist challenge item #172]
[item] Metal trash can with no lid [purchase info] Given to me, was a prop for a trash can band [time in my possession] Approximately 3 years [last used] 7 months ago for a video prop in my kids' recycling video [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium...
new dos, new shoes and nothing to lose
I got to participate in a really cool thing yesterday. New Dos and New Shoes at the Collin County Children's Advocacy Center. Under-resourced kids got new shoes and new hairdos for going back to school. Several hairdressers got together to provide these services....
the great pumpkin brought me a new one [minimalist challenge item #171]
[item] Broken broom [purchase info] Purchased new at a superstore [time in my possession] Approximately 7 years [last used] Several months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy to medium [destination] The pic says trash, but I found a use for it, at least...
young man! you will eat every bit of that candy!!
Yes, I said candy. If I ever needed to question how much I dislike wastefulness, this would be the telltale answer. A few months ago, my youngest asked if he could get some Jelly Bellies at the grocery store. I agreed after glancing at the rack filled with small...
pole sander… without the pole [minimalist challenge item #170]
[item] A pole sander, without the pole (What? I needed the pole for painting stuff.) [purchase info] Purchased new at Home Depot [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] 4 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift...
it’s hotter than… [daily good photo]
116°?!!?? I really have no idea how hot hell is, but I'm pretty sure we have to be close. So how is this good? I find a lot of good in this crazy hot weather. Don't get me wrong, I'm tired of it since it's been over 100° for over a month now. Okay, here's my...