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random thoughts, ideas and chaosspace heater [minimalist challenge item #103]
[item] Small space heater [purchase info] Purchased new in Mexico [time in my possession] Just under 2 years [last used] 5 months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Between easy and medium. [destination] Fundraiser [info] I bought this in Mexico on a winter...
electric guitar strings [minimalist challenge item #102]
[item] Red metal electric guitar strings [purchase info] Purchased new [time in my possession] Approximately 2 years [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Fundraiser [info] I bought these to put on a guitar as an art project but...
auto electrical splitter [minimalist challenge item #101]
[item] Electrical car outlet splitter [purchase info] Purchased new [time in my possession] Approximately 8 years [last used] 6 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Fundraiser [info] I bought this years ago when I used to travel to...
scooby doo fork [minimalist challenge item #100]
[item] Scooby Doo kids fork [purchase info] Given to me with a lot of silverware [time in my possession] Approximately 3 months [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Fundraiser [info] I don't have any kids utensils and this was...
last day of the challenge, first day of… [day 365]
Wow! It's been a year already. A year of no retail shopping. It started off as a year of no retail shopping, however it ended up as a year of so much more than that. It would be impossible to sum up the year in one blog post, but I can say this. It's changed the...
plastic flamingos [minimalist challenge item #99]
[item] 2 painted pink plastic flamingos [purchase info] Received as a gift [time in my possession] Approximately 3 years [last used] A month ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] Fundraiser [info] I have several of these, too many really....
stock photo collections [minimalist challenge item #98]
[item] Stock photos cd's and dvd's [purchase info] I made these collections and used to sell them on eBay years ago [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] Never, these are unsold copies [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination]...
tomorrow is the last day! [day 364]
No, I'm not predicting the end of the world. It's the last day of the challenge! It's been a really good year. I thought I might look back at the post from day 1. Wow! A lot has changed since then!! Here's the first post. Day one of any long time period...
sheet of plywood frame [minimalist challenge item #97]
[item] Full size sheet of plywood with 1x1 framing [purchase info] This was the backing for a giant Jesus painting that was donated to my church [time in my possession] Approximately 3 years [last used] 3 months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy...
a sign of peace [day 363]
I decided to take the day off yesterday and spend some time playing. I haven't been to a thrift store in a while but I needed to find some flip flops for my boys and boots for all of us. Yes, I know it's summer, but I'm tired of ruining shoes on my urban...
solar lights [minimalist challenge item #96]
[item] 3 colored cracked glass solar garden lights [purchase info] Purchased at Sam's new for around $30 (set of 4) [time in my possession] Approximately 2.5 years [last used] A couple of months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Fundraiser...
act now! only 3 days left! [day 362]
Okay, so there's really nothing to act on. They call this anxiety marketing or pressure marketing. But I'm not marketing anything. I'm just letting you know there's only 3 days left in the no retail shopping challenge, but I don't plan to change my ways. I'm not...
seriously… behind again? [day 361]
Yes, it's almost the end of the challenge and I'm behind again in blogging. I have the momentum and the desire to keep up the no shopping thing, but I need a break from the journaling thing. I want to sleep in one day instead of getting up at 5am. I scheduled a...
2 games, adversity and big fat lies [minimalist challenge item #95]
[item] Adversity and Big Fat Lies games [purchase info] Purchased new at discount stores [time in my possession] Approximately 2 years [last used] Never on adversity and a year ago... once, on the other game [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination]...
computer sleeve [minimalist challenge item #94]
[item] Black neoprene computer sleeve [purchase info] Given to my kids for their black MacBook [time in my possession] Approximately 3 years? [last used] 2 years ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Fundraiser [info] My kids computer crashed...
folding chairs [minimalist challenge item #93]
[item] 2 folding chairs [purchase info] Purchased new, but on sale [time in my possession] Approximately 2.5 years [last used] 1 year ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Fundraiser [info] I bought these for a movie night in Frisco Square. I...
doing a 360 [day 360]
I guess if you're changing something in your life, doing a 180° turn is completely changing to the opposite of whatever you were doing. So, in the case of the no retail shopping challenge, I think I did a 360° turn. Yes, I made a full circle. When I started the...
art easel [minimalist challenge item #92]
[item] Travel are easel [purchase info] Purchased new, on sale at an art store [time in my possession] Approximately 3 years [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] Fundraiser [info] This is the perfect example of buying...
think different [day 359]
This is part of an old Apple shirt that I made into a new shirt. I like the tagline 'think different'. It's a great slogan and it can be applied to many things. I didn't think about this when I was coming up with my new domain name, but it's the same concept....
you can learn a lot from a dummy [day 358]
I get teased pretty often about my use of paper towels, or should I say lack of use? Over the last year I might have used almost 4 or 5 rolls and 3 of them were in the first part of the year. I don't have any now. When people come over to eat and I did have paper...