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random thoughts, ideas and chaoscabinet knobs [minimalist challenge item #21]
[item] 10 cabinet drawer knobs pulls [purchase info] Purchased on eBay for just under $2 a piece [time in my possession] Approximately 4 years [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Craigslist [info] I'm selling these, as I don't...
poverty: the stress of a downward spiral [day 287]
My rent payment is $286. My utilities are $190 this month. I don't own a phone, I don't have a job and I have a baby to take care of. My name is Iris Isaacson... but only in this temporary make-believe world. This world I'm speaking of is a poverty simulation, a...
push broom [minimalist challenge item #20]
[item] Outdoor large push broom [purchase info] Purchased many years ago for full retail price [time in my possession] Approximately 10 years [last used] 3 weeks ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Freecycle [info] I used it a few weeks ago...
dumpster surfing [day 286]
I dropped off several bags at the Goodwill trailer, and the only logical exit is to drive behind the shopping center. It's a strip mall with a grocery store, a couple of restaurants and lots of small mom and pop type stores. As we were driving around back to head...
apple slicer [minimalist challenge item #19]
[item] Apple /pear slicer [purchase info] Given to me by a friend that had 2 of them [time in my possession] Approximately 5 years [last used] 6 months ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [info] I rarely use this and I can do...
hoarders on craigslist [day 285]
My friend was garage sale-ing and ran across an estate sale from a hoarder house, listed on craigslist. I had to work Saturday and Sunday, but decided to check it out after work on Sunday. Unfortunately they had closed up shop but I snapped a few photos while making...
like new computer backpack bag [minimalist challenge item #18]
[item] Case Logic backpack 17" computer bag [purchase info] Purchased about a year ago for around $35 online [time in my possession] Approximately a year [last used] Almost a year ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] Craigslist (this is...
go to your happy place [day 284]
I have many happy places, as well as many non-happy places. I guess we all have those lists. Sitting in my hot tub, happy place. Going to the mall, not a happy place. Jumping on the trampoline, happy place. Driving in traffic, not a happy place. Going to the...
17″ macbook shoulder bag [minimalist challenge item #17]
[item] InCase 17" MacBook padded shoulder bag [purchase info] I got this as a gift for my birthday [time in my possession] A little over 2 years [last used] About a year ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Medium [destination] Craigslist (It's still for sale,...
the sky is falling [day 283]
Giant, shrink-wrapped books. They're everywhere. I think it rained phonebooks, although I don't remember seeing that in my weather forecast. Flint Lockwood must have made another machine, but this one storms phone books. They're on top of the mailboxes, on the...
new t-shirt with tags [minimalist challenge item #16]
[item] Brand new with tags men's gray Old Navy t-shirt [purchase info] Purchased new for $7.50 [time in my possession] Approximately 2.5 years [last used] Never [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Given to a friend [info] I bought this t-shirt...
stuff is not an investment [day 282]
I had an eBay business while I was doing freelance work several years ago. I started eBay for one simple reason. I sell my Syquest Sparq drive and cartridges. Back in the late 90's, the Iomega Jaz drive was the industry standard for backing up you data. They were...
scarves and belts [minimalist challenge item #15]
[item] Lot of belts and scarves [purchase info] Some free, some from thrift stores, ballpark amount paid is $9.00 [time in my possession] 1 year up to 10 years [last used] Over a year ago [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [info]...
I’m scared… [day 281]
...of toilets. Yes, it's true. I cannot bring myself to fix one of these when it breaks. This fear stems from my childhood. When I was about 8, we lived in a house that had 1.5 bathrooms. My mom, being the neat freak that she was, only allowed us to use one of the...
batgirl ball cap [minimalist challenge item #14]
[item] Batgirl ball cap [purchase info] I received this as a gift [time in my possession] Approximately 3 years [last used] Over a year [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [info] I just don't wear ball caps that often, so this was...
a new hand-me-down [day 280]
This Children's Place t-shirt is for sale NEW, and not a used hand-me-down, even though it says it's a hand-me-down. Am I missing something here? I don't get it. Why would someone buy this new? If you buy it new, your kid is walking propaganda that you're a liar....
2 camisoles [minimalist challenge item #13]
[item] 2 camisoles - tank top bras [purchase info] Purchased new for about $12 each [time in my possession] Approximately a year [last used] One, last week, the other several months [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [info] Neither...
the digital garage [day 279]
I've been working lately on cleaning up my digital garage. Now that I've organized all my files, I can't find anything. It might have been a mess, but I knew where all my stuff was. The new system I set up will be good, it will just take a little time to get used...
knit purse & hat [minimalist challenge item #12]
[item] Brown knit purse & a pink knit skull cap [purchase info] Purchased at thrift stores, I paid $3.00 for both [time in my possession] Approximately 2 years [last used] Over a year [difficulty level in getting rid of it] Easy [destination] Thrift store [info] I...
leave the light on, but also leave the coffee pot [day 278]
My friend Lauren posted this photo on her Facebook page last month. It's her dead Mr. Coffee machine. I don't think I've ever seen so many comments on a photo before. This very basic coffee machine lasted 10 years. Now that's impressive. I found the...