Fun article about how to decide which books to shed in the New Year, via NY Times, "Books You Can Live Without".
Monday, December 28, 2009
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We're sisters recovering from our propensity to accumulate stuff. Self help and organizing methods have worked...uh, not so much. Instead, we've decided to get rid of one thing a day, every day, until the end of 2010. Join us!
The Rules
One thing a day. It counts only when it leaves the house.
We'll report on origin, how long we've had it, usage, where it is going, and why we've held onto it.
Click here for more on The Rules, which are arbitrary and subject to change without notice!
Oh, yeah: sense of humor and kindness are both essential.
We'll report on origin, how long we've had it, usage, where it is going, and why we've held onto it.
Click here for more on The Rules, which are arbitrary and subject to change without notice!
Oh, yeah: sense of humor and kindness are both essential.
The Reasons
Someone Might Need It.
It's Perfectly Good.
It Might Be Useful.
I Might Fix It (and it will be useful).
It Was A Gift From (fill in the blank).
It Belonged To (add name of dead relative).
I Forgot That I Had It/Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind.
Someday, It Will Be Fashionable Again.
It Will Fit Me Again Someday.
Free-Floating Guilt.
Nostalgia.
It's Worth Money, If Only I Had A Buyer!
It Was Free.
Should Have Said "No."
Good Crafting Intentions Gone Bad.
AAArrrgghhh!
It's Perfectly Good.
It Might Be Useful.
I Might Fix It (and it will be useful).
It Was A Gift From (fill in the blank).
It Belonged To (add name of dead relative).
I Forgot That I Had It/Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind.
Someday, It Will Be Fashionable Again.
It Will Fit Me Again Someday.
Free-Floating Guilt.
Nostalgia.
It's Worth Money, If Only I Had A Buyer!
It Was Free.
Should Have Said "No."
Good Crafting Intentions Gone Bad.
AAArrrgghhh!
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- With an Assist from "A"
- Guest Posts -- Doubling Up: "CD Babies" and "yeah...
- Re-Giftbagging
- CocaCola cap (and other bottle caps) recycling
- If I Didn't Recycle, This Rust Would Sleep -- With...
- Guest Post: "Candy decor no more"
- Scrubbed
- Oxy-Clone, Not
- Returned with interest
- Note To Self: There Will Always Be More Books
- Return To Lender
- Roll with it
- Dry Goods, Gone
- Ah a very good year.... Like a fine bottle of wine
- Exceedingly Lazy Susan
- Ho, Ho the Mistletoe...and Plenty of Packing Material
- Wrap it up!!
- Kale Kale Rock 'n' Roll
- Wrapping Paper: It Might Be Useful?
- Guest Post: "Peruser, infuser, diffuser...all need...
- Number Please
- Stuff We All Got: Why?
- Cancer federation pick-up
- Guest Post from "S", Part Deux: "We had faces then!"
- "S" Weighs in: "I still love NY..."
- Not Exactly Christmas Stockings
- Burn Out
- Extremely Secret Santa
- Hubby's addition: Can we finally get rid of the we...
- Slipping away
- I'm Not Leaving The House Today
- I love freecycle
- Junk drawer cleaning
- "M" Rocks!
- Dates With Destiny
- I wish I wish with all my might
- Monitoring My Closet Space
- Breaking Up With Mark
- Recycling is the spice of life
- Sarah, We Know You Thought It Might Be Useful!
- Green Trifecta
- Pantry raid
- Sayonara, Space Eater!
- OTC aaarrgghhh
- Lotion purge
- Shred-a-rama
- Gone daddy gone
- Good bye TV
- Guest Post: I'm keeping the yellow ones!
- Nope, They Won't Be Useful
- Someone Else's Nostalgia
- Oops I'm late
- It's A Shoe-Out
- I'm not old Mother Hubbard
- Old Media: The Sequel
- Poor poor lilly
- Drop This!
- Rx for saving the water hole
- Did I Mention That I Don't Really Cook?
- Bag it!
- Our First Guest Post...Thanks, "S"
- Not My Stuff! Now or Ever
- Old Media, I'm So Over You
- The Sound Of Two Hands Clapping
- Coffee anyone?
- Waiting for ... I don't know...
- "M" -- sadly per the rules this doesn't count
- Warning: Keep This Plastic Bag Away From Packrat...
- Things 365 is my Rx for clutter-free
- Hairy, But Not Too Scary
- Ebay-o-rama
- It's Only A Gift When You Give It
- Polly want cracker -- I think NOT
- Note to Self: Avoid Purchasing Condiments
- Argghh old coupons
- May the Spirit of Christmas Past, Remain Past
- Crafty & cross stitch items
- Living in the past - "M" part 2
- Who says they don't come with instructions (it's a...
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